Academic vocabulary: Group 33
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align - blame - controversy - criterion - dispute - dramatically - extraordinary - inherent - intense - manipulate - massive - motivate - negotiate - owe - rational - resist - territory - undergo - violate - widespread
| violate | 1. | If you ........... the rules about downloading internet files, you will not be allowed to use the computer lab. |
| undergo | 2. | The school is will continue to ........... problems in its attempt to attract new students unless it reduces its tuition fees. |
| motivate | 3. | Some students are difficult to ........... . You can try anything in class but they just are not interested. |
| widespread | 4. | The illegal downloading of music via the internet is ........... among young people. |
| extraordinary | 5. | It was an ........... idea to allow the students to write their own test. |
| negotiate | 6. | It is not usual that students ........... with their teachers whether they must do homework or not. |
| resist | 7. | He continues to ........... all our efforts to help him. |
| manipulate | 8. | She was able to ........... the Smartboard screen controls so that the presentation was visible to everyone. |
| inherent | 9. | A respect for other cultures is ........... in the philosophy of our international school. |
| massive | 10. | She has ........... problems with her spelling. There was hardly a word she got right in the dictation. |
| intense | 11. | The sea froze over in the ........... cold. |
| align | 12. | Frankfurt International School needs to ........... its curriculum with that of German state schools. |
| territory | 13. | The last ........... on earth to be explored was Antarctica. |
| dispute | 14. | A common cause of ........... between the teacher and a student, when the student comes late to class for no good reason. |
| rational | 15. | Giving up the course was a ........... thing to do. He had no chance of passing it. |
| criterion | 16. | What is your main ........... for a happy life? - Good health! |
| blame | 17. | I ........... my teacher for not preparing us properly for the test. |
| controversy | 18. | The expulsion of a student for smoking in the toilets caused a big ........... in the school. |
| dramatically | 19. | She will ........... reduce her chances of success if she continues to drink so much. |
| owe | 20. | Remember that you ........... me €20. |
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