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1.4 Complete these sentences with the correct prepositions. There are similar sentences in 1.2.
My brother graduated from Harvard University in 2009.
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2
special needs are taught in mainstream schools.
In some countries, children
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The professor toured the world, lecturing his educational theories.
4
Successful teachers are those who have a good influence their students.
Children often learn better
5 doing things themselves rather than listening passively.
6 Students who have a positive image
themselves are usually happy and successful.
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Ever since I started school, I have had a real love learning.
Everyone can succeed at something. This idea is fundamental
8 my beliefs about education.
WORD BUILDING Complete the table with words which have related meanings.
Noun Verb Adjective
establish
(event, process) graduate x
(person)
education (general noun) (of a person)
(person) (for this purpose)
(thing, idea, process) innovative
(person)
influence
(general noun) motivated (of a person)
motivator (person) (of a thing, ideas, process)
motivational (for the purpose of
increasing this)

1.6 II COLLOCATION Choose the correct adverbs for the adjectives in bold in these sentences.
Use a dictionary whelp you.

The newly/firmly established early years centre is already serving a large number of local families.
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The historic university is newly/firmly established as top choice for international students hoping to study
in the city.
3 We are seeking advice on how to recruit the highly / poorly educated workforce needed for these
skilled roles.
4
He plays the character of a highly / poorly educated caretaker who has an innate gift for mathematics.
His theory was
5 increasingly / highly influential in the development of educational practices in the latter part
of the century.
6 increasingly / highly influential as the publication of its papers in top journals
The department will become
continues.
7 Focus groups showed that parents were strongly / politically motivated to do the best for their offspring
whilst being wary of other parents' competitive behaviour.
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The announcement today of additional grants for poorer students has been seen as a strongly / politically
motivated attempt to deflect allegations of a U-turn.
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