Vocabulary

Exercise 1 - Endeavor to suggest and match idioms with their definitions:

• go to great lengths—to try very hard to achieve
• put off until later—to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later no pain, no gain—used to say that it is necessary to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress
• a know-it-all—a person who acts as though they know everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others
• a snowball effect—a situation in which something increases in size or importance at a faster and faster rate

Exercise 2 - Fill in the gaps with suitable words.

1. a snow-ball effect

2. know-it-all

3. no pain, no gain

4. put off until later

5. go to great lengths

Listening

Exercise 1 - Listen to the video and answer the questions

1. Working hours in the USA longer than working hours in other countries

2. She's spending extra hours because of planning lessons, grading student work and leading extracurricular activities

3. America spend more on security, other non-institutional costs than schools in other countries

Exercise 2 - Listen to a part of the video