Academic vocabulary: Group 36

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allocate - assert - besides - bold - classify - confront - consume - convince - debt - enormous - feasible - forthcoming - gradually - manifest - multiply - occupy - odd - province - radical - tough

classify	1.	A common task in the English classroom is to ........... the parts of speech into nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc.
convince	2.	It's no use trying to ........... me that your father speaks 10 languages. I just don't believe you.
multiply	3.	The number of students in the school will continue to ........... in the next few years as Frankfurt increases in popularity.
enormous	4.	She is having ........... difficulties in mathematics. I think she needs a private tutor to help her understand some of the basics.
tough	5.	That was a ........... question. Let me ask you any easier one.
consume	6.	The new Smartboard in my classroom must ........... a lot of energy. I've already had to change the bulb 3 times.
feasible	7.	Mobile phones have made it ........... to contact someone anytime and anywhere.
debt	8.	Thank you for helping me. I shall forever be in your ........... .
forthcoming	9.	Today we will practise for the ........... test.
bold	10.	The government took the ........... decision to decrease tax.
occupy	11.	The unpleasant incident in the computer lab is sure to ........... my thoughts in the next few days.
radical	12.	Some people have ........... ideas about education. For example, that children should be allowed to choose whether or not to attend lessons.
allocate	13.	The school plans to ........... €10,000 to buy new computers next year for the science lab.
province	14.	The main ........... of the school is the teaching of science and mathematics.
assert	15.	The students ........... that I promised to show a DVD on in class today, but I cannot remember doing so.
gradually	16.	Your English is ........... improving, but you'll have to make greater effort if you want to get better more quickly.
manifest	17.	Her problems began to ........... themselves after she was absent for more than a month.
besides	18.	I was surprised that ........... me there were only about three or four people in favour of the proposal.
odd	19.	It was ........... that he did not do well in the vocabulary test. I know he had learned most of the words.
confront	20.	Teachers do not always immediately ........... bad behaviour in class. Sometimes it is better to have a quiet talk with the student at the end of the lesson.

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