Are you A SMART COOKIE?

The theme for Friday Lab in Midtown this week is EDUCATION, and here are some #vocabulary & #idioms to get you in the mood for Lab. :-)

CRAM for an exam (study a lot of material in a short time)

• Tom's cramming for his exam tomorrow.

ACE a test (do very well/get a 100% on a test)

A SMART COOKIE (an intelligent person)

• Sally aced her test again. She's such a smart cookie!

 

KEEP IT DOWN (don't make a lot of noise)

PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER (Study/work all night)

• Let's keep it down. John is pulling an all-nighter. He has to finish a huge project.

 

MAJOR IN (focus on a field of study)

• Sue's majoring in engineering. Her sister Patty is majoring in political science.

 

HAND IN (submit; turn in)

• The teacher asked his students to hand in their homework at the beginning of class.

 

Now try filling in the blanks below with the #vocabulary above. The answers are just under the dialog, but NO PEEKING!

Your choices are CRAM, ACE, SMART COOKIE, KEEP IT DOWN, PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER, MAJOR IN, HAND IN. Remember to put your answers in the correct grammatical form.

A: Paul is such a 1.______________. Did you know he graduated first in his class?

B: I had no idea! I remember once he told me he thought he was going to fail a test, but he actually 2._________ it!

A: That sounds like him. He's always ready for a test. If he's not, he usually 3._________________ to make sure he does well.

B: I know; he studies every single day, so I'm sure he never 4._________ for a test.

A: Nope, not Paul. His roommate says he can't play loud music. He always has to 5._________________ because Paul is always studying.

B: We were in the same biology class last semester, and while some of us were late with our homework, he always 6._____________ his on time.

A: You were in a biology class? I thought you were studying engineering?

B: Oh, I haven't told you. I decided to 7.______________ biology because I might apply to medical school in the future.

A: Really? Good for you!

So, how well did you do? Don't forget to practice, and feel free to write your sentences below or on social media and tag them #ilovenylc.


Until next time!


-- Joe Yu, ESL instructor



ANSWERS:  1. SMART COOKIE   2. ACED   3. PULLS AN ALL-NIGHTER   4. CRAMS   5. KEEP IT DOWN   6. HANDED IN   7. MAJOR IN