Reading comprehension
Read the article ‘Words, Words’, about idiomatic expressions with the word ‘school’, on pages 18-19 of
English Now
No 99. Then match the definitions on the left with the correct expression on the right.
| 1. traditional, old-fashioned | |
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| a. drop out of school |
| 2. to give away a secret | |
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| b. the old school tie |
| 3. describes someone who doesn’t do things in a conventional way | |
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| c. well-schooled |
| 4. People who don’t finish their studies do this. | |
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| d. old school |
| 5. a method of learning through experiences of life, sometimes difficult ones | |
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| e. school of hard knocks |
| 6. skilled | |
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| f. too cool for school |
| 7. If you receive help from someone from your old school, you are using this network. | |
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| g. to tell tales out of school |