The document is directed to students who wuld like to improve their English into Advanced level. There is not only useful vocabulary, but also a number of exercises to the topic given.

1. VOCABULARY 1. Education and career.<br />Verbs and phrases (formal):<br />To assess the composition – ocenić wypracowanie<br />To be awarded a diploma/ degree – otrzymać dyplom/ stopień<br />To be devoted to making the career – być oddanym robieniu kariery<br />To be rich of experience – mieć bogate doświadczenie<br />To commit sth to memory/ to memorise – nauczyć się na pamięć, przyswoić<br />To contribute to the heated discussion/debate – brać udział w gorącej dyskusji/ debacie<br />To emphasize the importance of sth – zaakcentować ważność …<br />To exhaust the topic – wyczerpać temat<br />To get easily distracted – łatwo się rozpraszać<br />To graduate from the high school – być absolwentem wyższej szkoły<br />To grasp/ seize the golden opportunity – skorzystać z niezwykłej okazji<br />To improve the mental efficiency – poprawić wydajność umysłową<br />To meet the deadline – zdążyć przed terminem<br />To meet/ live up to the requirements – spełniać wymagania<br />To participate in the additional activities – uczestniczyć w dodatkowych zajęciach<br />To pursue the dreams/ personal goals – spełnić marzenia/ osobiste cele<br />To reduce anxiety – zmniejszyć niepokój<br />To reveal the hidden potential – ujawnić ukryte zdolności<br />To revise to the final exams – powtarzać do matury<br />To undertake some research – podjąć badania<br />To undertake the (further) education – przedsięwziąć (dalszą) edukację<br />To use mnemonics – używać sztuczek<br />To verbally abuse a tutor – słowem obrazić nauczyciela/ wykładowcę<br />To widen the perspectives – rozszerzać perspektywy<br />Verbs and phrases (informal):<br />To chew over the problem – przeżuwać problem <br />To cram – wkuwać<br />To fall behind sb – mieć zaległości<br />To jot down the useful phrases – zapisać użyteczne frazy<br />To learn the poetry by heart – uczyć się poezji na pamięć <br />To play truant – chodzić na wagary<br />To rule the class with the rod of iron – rządzić klasą twardą ręką<br />To step up the career ladder – wspinać się na szczyty kariery<br />To use the carrot and the stick – używać metody kija i marchewki<br />Nouns:<br />A breadwinner – osoba zarabiająca na życie w rodzinie<br />A comprehensive oration – zrozumiała przemowa<br />A considerable majority of the class – znaczna większość klasy<br />A controversial issue – kontrowersyjna kwestia<br />A covering letter – list motywacyjny<br />A distractive pupil – rozpraszający uczeń<br />A gap year – rok przerwy<br />A learning aptitude – zdolność uczenia się<br />A lifelong process – proces trwający całe życie<br />A literacy and a numeracy – umiejętność czytania i liczenia<br />A lucrative career – opłacalna kariera<br />A mischievous adolescent – psotny młodzieniec<br />A plagiarism – plagiat<br />A privileged student – uprzywilejowany uczeń<br />In pursuit of – w dążeniu do<br />The conditions – warunki<br />The rate of – wskaźnik czegoś<br />The speaking task – zadanie ustne<br />Synonyms: <br />A lot of - ……………………………………….<br />Able - …………………………………………..<br />Amount - ……………………………………….<br />As a result - …………………………………….<br />Basic - ………………………………………….<br />Become smaller - ………………………………<br />Become worse - ………………………………..<br />Before - ………………………………………...<br />Better - …………………………………………<br />Big - ……………………………………………<br />Small - ………………………………………....<br />Sure - …………………………………………..<br />Any other options: <br /> <br /> <br />Practice part 1:<br />Ex 1. The mind map:<br />A teacher:<br /> 1. ………………………..<br /> 2. ……………………..… <br /> 3. …………………….….<br /> 4. ………………………..<br />A student:<br /> 1. ………………………..<br /> 2. ……………………..… <br /> 3. …………………….….<br /> 4. ………………………..<br />(arrogant, demanding, abusive, strict, mischievous, industrious, privileged, devoted)<br />Ex 2. Complete the sentences:<br />The ………………… student verbally abused his course tutor.<br />The ………………… teacher rules the class with the rod of iron.<br />When the tutor is …………………, he or she may grasp a golden opportunity to step up a career ladder.<br />Our teacher uses the carrot and the stick in our class, however, as far as Tom is concerned, we are convinced that he is a …………………….. pupil and never gets punished.<br />When our tutor assesses the compositions, he seems to be extremely ……………………. and does not accept the plagiarism.<br />Sandra is undoubtedly the most ……………………… pupil in our class. She always learns all the rules by heart and participates in the range of additional activities.<br />The headmaster has just expelled from our school three …………………….. students who played truant and fell behind the class with the material.<br />I am not sure, whether calling Jim …………………. is really justified. I agree that he likes to speak about the controversial issues, but I have never heard him quarreling with the tutor, as you have said.<br />Ex 3. Choose the best answer from the suggested list:<br />Lisa easily learns and that means that:<br />She has got a learning aptitude;<br />She crams all the time;<br />She has got good conditions to learn;<br /> When the speech is comprehensive, that means:<br />Being boring;<br />Being understandable;<br />Being controversial;<br />Jim never meets the deadline, so:<br />He does nothing on time;<br />He lives up to the boss’s expectations;<br />He is said to make a lucrative career;<br />When someone graduates from the university, that means:<br />Being expelled from it;<br />Undertaking the further education;<br />Being awarded a degree;<br />Practice part 2:<br />Ex 1. Choose an appropriate phrase due to the context of the sentence:<br />The process of education lasts the whole life, so it is a …………………. process.<br />We have nothing else to say about it whatsoever. The topic is just ……………….........<br />When everyone contributes to a controversial discussion, we call it a ………………… debate.<br />You should listen to your teacher’s advice; he is undoubtedly ………… of experience.<br />Using mnemonics is one of the most advisable methods of improving the ……………. efficiency. <br />If I were you, I would start revising to the …………… exams before it’s too late.<br />Were you to be in search of the job, just send us your …………………. letter and we’ll contact you soon.<br />Well, children, you don’t have to write down the answers. It’s your …………………….. task.<br />(exhausted; final; covering; speaking; mental; lifelong; heated; rich;)<br />Ex 2. Explain the statements below:<br />A literacy - ……………………………………………………………………………..............................;<br />A numeracy - …………………………………………………………………………………..................;<br />A gap year - ……………………………………………………………………………………………….;<br />A breadwinner - ………………………………………………………………………………..................;<br />The pursuit - ………………………………………………………………………………………………;<br />Ex 3. Find a synonym to the words:<br />Change - ………………………<br />Deal with - …………………….<br />End - …………………………..<br />Fairly - …………………………<br />Enough - ………………………<br />Have - ………………………….<br />In the end - …………………….<br />Know - ………………………… <br />Later - …………………………..<br />Less and less - ………………….<br />Let, allow - ……………………..<br />Long - …………………………..<br />Ex 4. Link the verbs with the proper noun:<br />To commit sth<br />To emphasize <br />To pursue <br />To reduce<br />To undertake<br />To widen <br />To chew over<br />To jot down<br />To reveal<br />The anxiety<br />The hidden potential<br />The useful phrases<br />The problem<br />The perspectives<br />The goals<br />Some research<br />The importance<br />To memory<br />