LEARNING

Complete the following colloquial expressions:

1I've been revising all day long and I'm pretty confident I know the subject ........ out.
a) within

b) in

c) inside

2Have you heard about Andrea? She passed her exams with flying .........
a) colours

b) flags

c) banners

3I've been racking my ........ all day but I just can't remember the name of the author!
a) head

b) mind

c) brains
Now complete the gaps with the missing words.

4 A) Juan would be good to have in the quiz team. He

knows the subject inside .

B) I'd been really worried about the results and was so

pleased to hear I'd passed with colours.

C) Come on. your brains. Surely you can remember

where you put it?

Make them your own!

1) Can you remember a time when you learnt something inside out?
2) What are your chances of passing your next exam with flying colours?
3) What kind of information do you often forget and need to rack your brains to remember?