Education vocabulary

1. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word has been given.

Education differs from country to country. In Britain, school consist of pre-school, (1) p........ school and secondary school. (2)M.......... for different subjects are given in figures out of 10, 20 or 100; (3) g........ are usually expressed in letters, А, В, С, etc. A certificate is given for success in a particular (4) a........ of study (for example the Cambridge Certificate); a diploma is awarded by colleges and a (5) d........ by universities.

2. Underline the correct word in each of the following sentences.

1. She got/took a good report from her teachers.

2. They said she had done/made progress in all subjects.

3. She had done/made very few mistakes in her test.

4. She is well-behaved and pays/gives attention in class.

5. She always takes/does notes when the teacher talks.

6. She likes physics and enjoys doing/making experiments.

7. She hates being disturbed when she is revising/reading for an exam.

8. She feels a bit nervous when she has to sit/revise an exam.

9. When she gets/takes her degree, she wants to go abroad.

3. Put the following story in the correct order. Translate.

a) Her research is in international law.

f) When she was at junior school, she loved history.

b) When she was at playschool, Maria played and had fun.

g) She got a place at university to do law.

c) After finishing her BA, she took a year off.

h) She graduated with a first-class degree.

i) She decided to do postgraduate work.

e) She got into grammar school and did well in all subjects.

j) In the sixth form she studied A- level to get into university.

d) In her infant school, she began learning how to read and write.

4. Read the following conversation and then make suitable changes to it, using the verbs in bold type. Write your answers in the blanks

A. Do you enjoy (1 be)__ at university?

B. Yes, I do, although I often miss (2 see)…………. my old school friends.

A. Don't you mind (3 travel)__ so far every day?

B. No, it only takes me an hour or so (4 get)………..there. Sometimes I manage (5 work)___ on the bus.

A. Don't you hear all the noise and people prevent you from (6 concentrate)__?

B. Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you got a job? A. I'm still at school. I hope (7 go)__ to university next year, but I haven't applied anywhere yet.

B. I suggest you (8 apply)__ soon – it's getting late.

A. Where would you advise me (9 apply)__?

B. What subjects are you studying?

A. Physics, chemistry and biology. I want (10 study)__ physics at university.

B. I would recommend (11 apply)__ to Newton University first of all, but why don't you apply to one or two other universities as well?

5. Put a circle round the letter of the correct word to use in each blank.

1. Linda What's the next_?

A lesson В timetable С programme D hour

2. David Just a moment. Let me look at my……... .

A timetable В class С syllabus D plan

3. Linda Oh, it's history - my favourite……..

A knowledge В study С subject D matter

4. David ….I usually like history, but I didn't care for the………last year. We did nineteenth century European history. It was boring!

A syllabus В study С plan D timetable

5. Linda We're studying the Roman Empire this year, and I'm also taking a……in archaeology at evening school.

A lesson В course С syllabus D curriculum

6. David It's a pity that archaeology isn't included in the ….here.

A lesson В period С curriculum D topic

6. Read the following sentences and write the correct word in each blank. Choose the words from the list below.

describes, shows, learns, explains, teaches, lectures

Mr Shaw 1…….. physics at the University of Hong Kong and 2………… mostly to third-year students. The students like him a lot because he 3……. how things work in simple language. Mr Shaw says that he often 4…………..a lot from his students. His wife is an English teacher in a secondary school. In her lessons she 5……….. her pupils how to write short stories and 6……… people and scenes she knows in her stories.

7. Read the following article about holiday English Language courses in Scotland. Write the correct word in each blank.

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