1 Your idea to invite ‘occasional teachers’ such as writers or footballers to 2 visit schools is nothing new. Schools have always invited experts to 3 share their skills and knowledge in various subjects. Indeed, earlier this 4 month, last year’s Nobel prize winner for medicine, Dr Tim Hunt, gave a 5 master class at Ashford school to an audience of pupils, staff and 6 parents. We, teachers, are happy to welcome ‘the best people’ as you 7 describe them, to enrich our pupils’ education.​

1. CONVENIENCE

I'm afraid it won't be convenient for me to see you tomorrow.

The house is conveniently situated near the centre of town.

This is very inconvenient! Can't you practise your violin somewhere else.

2. CREATE

I would like to show you my latest creation, which I have called 'Boats on a Lake'.

The chameleon is a very strange creature.

Conan Doyle was famous as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.

3. CRITIC

Why does everybody criticise him all the time?

After so much criticism he felt he had to resign.

They were very critical of his efforts to improve services.

4. DECIDE

They're going to announce their decision tomorrow.

He's so indecisive! He just can't make up his mind!

5. DECORATE

The decorator said he would charge me £1,000 a room.

During the festival decorations were hanging from every tree.

6. DEMONSTRATE

The demonstrators all sat down in the middle of the road.

He offered to give me a demonstration of how the machine worked.

7. DEPEND

We are dependent on other countries for most of our food.

Every year we celebrate our independence.

8. DICTATE

The boss wants you to take some dictation.

He acted in an extremely dictatorial manner, which made him very unpopular.

9. DIRECT

Are you sure we're going in the right direction?

She looked directly at me as she said it.

I had to look up the number in the telephone directory.

Hitchcock is one of my favourite film directors.

10. ECONOMY

My new car is more economical than the one I had before.

She studied economics at university.

On my salary we have to live as economically as possible.

If we don't economise on electricity, there will be power cuts.

11. ELECTRIC

He works as an electrician for a local firm.

The price of electricity has gone up again.

The fire was caused by an electrical fault in the television.

He is an electrical engineer.

12. EMPLOY

Last December the boss gave all his employees a bonus.

I've been unemployed since June. I must find work soon.

Her employer was so angry at her attitude that he fired her.

He hoped the employment agency would find him a job.