EDUCATION VOCABULARY

Going through college Sam and Ben are twin brothers. They have a very rich grandfather who
offered to put them through university. Sam sailed through his exams at school and easily got
into a good university. Ben wanted to go to the same university, but it was harder for him to get
in. However, in his last few months at school, he managed to get through all the necessary
exams. Both brothers wanted to major in law. Sam had worked in a law firm in several summer
holidays and this experience was able to count towards his degree. Ben spent his holidays
playing sports. Sam continued to study hard and soon lef most of the other students in his group
behind. At the end of six months, the professor creamed off the best students and moved them
up to the next class. Sam was in this group but Ben was not. The professor felt he was more
interested in rugby than law and this counted against him. He was marked down for careless
mistakes in a number of his essays and by the end of the year he had fallen behind the rest of
his year. His tutor says he’ll be lucky if he even scrapes through his exams. His grandfather has
arranged to come and visit him and Ben is feeling a little nervous.