School matters

6. the power of the mind to think in a logical way, to understand and have opinions;
7. how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity;
8. study again (something already learnt) in preparation for an exam;
13. to make somebody want to do something, especially if it involves hard work and eff ort;
15. something that causes problems and stops somebody /something from succeeding or making progress;
17. too unpleasant, painful, or annoying to deal with;
18. the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
19. to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving smth;
20. to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, a competition, an exam, etc.;

1. to see the good side of something, welcome it;
2. to make or to become better.
3. to perform a series of operations on information in a computer or in one’s brain;
4. set up
5. something that temporarily stops an activity or a situation;a time when an activity is stopped;
9. learning a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam, for example;
10. to make an action or a process possible or easier;
11. unable to pay attention to somebody / something because you are worried or thinking about something else;
12. to make it possible for somebody to do something;
14. worried about something;
16. to mark part of a text with a special coloured pen, or to mark an area on a computer screen, to emphasise it or make it easier to see;