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EDUCATION IDIOMS
Check your knowledge of education idioms. Match idioms and their meanings.
The correct answers are given below. GOOD LUCK!!!
1. back to basics A an approach in education which uses traditional ideas
2. teach one's grandmother to suck eggs or methods that have been successful in the past
3. bookworm
4. cap and gown B someone who reads a lot
5. copycat
6. count noses C the special cap called a mortarboard and the robe that
7. draw a blank is worn during academic ceremonies such as graduation
8. honor roll
9. Ivy League D someone who copies the work of another
10. learn by rote
11. teach someone a lesson E count the number of people
12. teacher's pet
13. pass with flying colors F get no response from someone when you ask them a question
14. know one's ABCs
15. live in an ivory tower G a list of people/students with exceptional achievements
16. university of life
17. play hooky H a small group of older and famous eastern United States
18. take the roll colleges and universities such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton
19. the three R's
20. school of hard knocks I know the alphabet or the most basic things about something
J learn or memorize something without thinking about it
K not be aware of the realities of everyday life KEY: 1A, 2P, 3B, 4C, 5D, 6E, 7F, 8G, 9H, 10J, 11R, 12S, 13L, 14I, 15K, 16U, 17M, 18O, 19T, 20N
L pass something easily and with a high score
M not go to school when you should
N the ordinary experience of learning from work and daily life
O call the names of students in an attendance book
and expect them to answer if they are there
P try to tell or teach someone who knows more than you
do how to do something
R do something to someone in order to punish them
for their bad behavior
S the teacher's favorite student
T the three basic skills for a basic education
- reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic
U learning from daily life and work rather than going to university
2 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LISTOPAD 2012
EDUCATION IDIOMS
Check your knowledge of education idioms. Match idioms and their meanings.
The correct answers are given below. GOOD LUCK!!!
1. back to basics A an approach in education which uses traditional ideas
2. teach one's grandmother to suck eggs or methods that have been successful in the past
3. bookworm
4. cap and gown B someone who reads a lot
5. copycat
6. count noses C the special cap called a mortarboard and the robe that
7. draw a blank is worn during academic ceremonies such as graduation
8. honor roll
9. Ivy League D someone who copies the work of another
10. learn by rote
11. teach someone a lesson E count the number of people
12. teacher's pet
13. pass with flying colors F get no response from someone when you ask them a question
14. know one's ABCs
15. live in an ivory tower G a list of people/students with exceptional achievements
16. university of life
17. play hooky H a small group of older and famous eastern United States
18. take the roll colleges and universities such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton
19. the three R's
20. school of hard knocks I know the alphabet or the most basic things about something
J learn or memorize something without thinking about it
K not be aware of the realities of everyday life KEY: 1A, 2P, 3B, 4C, 5D, 6E, 7F, 8G, 9H, 10J, 11R, 12S, 13L, 14I, 15K, 16U, 17M, 18O, 19T, 20N
L pass something easily and with a high score
M not go to school when you should
N the ordinary experience of learning from work and daily life
O call the names of students in an attendance book
and expect them to answer if they are there
P try to tell or teach someone who knows more than you
do how to do something
R do something to someone in order to punish them
for their bad behavior
S the teacher's favorite student
T the three basic skills for a basic education
- reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic
U learning from daily life and work rather than going to university
2 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LISTOPAD 2012
