1 In our school, most classes have about 35 pupils in them

Ex 1

1 In our school, most classes have about 35 pupils in them.

2 Every year, two new prefects are chosen from the best students in each class.

3 The university accepts around 2,000 new students every year.

4 When he finally graduated, Victor felt he had achieved everything he set out to do.

5 The work we're doing now will make more sense when you have reached the sixth form.

6 Who taught you how to play the drums like that?

7 I would love to learn a new language I don't know anything about, like Swedish.

8 Children in England go to primary school from the ages of five to eleven.

9 In Britain, grammar schools, public schools and comprehensives are often referred to as secondary schools.

10 Americans usually refer to their secondary school as a high school and there are often separate junior and senior schools.

11 The exam results come out today and I'm really nervous. I hope I've passed.

12 I was so proud when my exam certificate finally arrived in the mailbox.

13 I would prefer to go to university and do a degree in astronomy, rather than start work.

Ex 2

people appear to learn in different ways . Some people expect to make mistakes in their studies and are capable of benefiting from their mistakes . They don't mind being corrected by their teacher and indeed often ask to be corrected .

Others,however , dislike making mistakes . They try to avoid doing anything which they might do badly . They would rather perfect something in small steps and be sure they have got it right than attempt to do task based on a subject they don't feel they have finished exploring yet .

Both ways of learning seem to be equally valid , but a combination of the two may be the best solution . In order to learn effectively , students have to remember to take risks sometimes . But they also have to feel comfortable and secure with what they're doing so as not to become demotivated . All students should at least think about questioning the way that they approach learning