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Achieve: To bring to a successful end; to get by effort. Archaeology: The study of ancient cultures through examination of their buildings, tools and other objects. Art: A subject at school related to the products of people’s creative activities or making things considered beautiful or that express feelings. Auditorium: The area of a concert hall, theatre, school, etc., in which the audience sits. Bachelor of Arts: A degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of social sciences or humanities. Bachelor of Science: A degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of natural science, pure science or technology. Ballpoint pen: A pen having a small metal ball at the end that puts ink on the paper. Biology: The scientific study of the natural processes of living things. Board rubber: The object you use to wipe the blackboard clean from chalk. Boarder: A pupil who lives at school during term time. Boarding school: A school providing living accommodation for some or all of its pupils. Boring: Causing boredom. Dull, uninteresting. Botany: The scientific study of plants. Break time: The regular time in the middle of the morning for school students to talk or play, and sometimes have food or drink. . Business Studies: The study of the purchase and sales of goods for profit; trade; commerce. Calculator: A small electronic device that performs mathematical calculations. Catholic school: A school where education follows the Catholic beliefs. Certificate: An official document attesting to the fact that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorized to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma. Chalk: A small stick used for writing on a blackboard. Cheat: To take an examination in a dishonest way. Chemistry: The scientific study of the basic characteristics of substances and the ways in which they react or combine. Classmate: A member of the same class at a school or college. Co-educational school: A school where both boys and girls attend classes together. Diploma: A document given by an educational institution granting a degree. Discipline: To punish someone. Doctorate: The highest academic degree in any field of knowledge. Drama: The art dealing with the writing and production of plays. Drop out: A student who withdraws before completing a course.
Economics: The study of the financial aspects. Examine: To test the knowledge of a pupil or candidate by asking questions or assigning tasks. Examiner: The person who carries out an examination. Expel: To deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc. To force someone to leave a country, organization or school. Explain: To make something clear or understandable. Fail: To receive less than a passing grade or mark in an examination; not to pass.Fee: An amount of money paid or charged for a service or for the use of something. Foreign languages: Languages belonging or connected to countries that are not your own; not your native language. Fountain pen: A pen whose nib is supplied with ink from a container inside it. Geography: The study of the natural features of the Earth’s surface (including mountains, continents, seas, climate, soil, weather, vegetation, etc.) and man’s response to them. Geology: The scientific study of the rocks and similar substances that make up the Earth’s surface. Get a well-paid job: To be employed earning a good salary. Get through: To succeed in an examination or test. Graduate: A person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study at a university, college or school. Grant: A sum of money provided by a government, local authority, or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid, building repairs, etc. Gym: Physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment, especially when done as a subject at school. Headmaster: The man who is in charge of a school. Headmistress: The woman who is in charge of a school. History: The branch of knowledge dealing with the study of past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country or subject. Impatient: Indicating lack of patience; not patient. Infant: A child during the earliest stage of its life; especially before he/she can walk; baby. Intelligent: Having good understanding or a high mental capacity; smart; clever. Knowledgeable: Possessing or showing knowledge, insight or understanding; well-informed. Learn: To acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction or experience; to memorise. . Lecturer: Someone who teaches at a college or university. Library: A building or institution where books and other literary materials may be read and where they are kept for borrowing or reference. Lunch hour: The time you have to eat your lunch. Marks: A symbol used in rating a student’s achievement; grade. Any evaluative rating. Master of Arts: A master’s degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences; usually a postgraduate degree and in a non-scientific subject, or the holder of this degree. Master of Science: A master’s degree given usually in a specific branch of the natural sciences.
Mathematics: The systemic study of numbers and the relations between quantities expressed by symbols. Maths: Informal: short for “Mathematics”. Mixed school: A school of mixed-gender education where both girls and boys attend. Music: The subject that studies the art of producing sounds arranged to have melody, rhythm, or harmony. Notebook: A book or binder of blank pages for recording notes, used by students in class. Notes: A brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference. Nursery school: A school for children usually from 3 to 5 years old. Open-minded: Having a mind receptive to new ideas and arguments; unprejudiced. Pass: To complete an examination successfully. Pencil case: A small bag which is used at school for holding pens, pencils, ruler, etc. Pencil sharpener: A small device for making a sharp point on pencils. Pencil: A long, thin object usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or coloured point at one end. Physical Education: Classes at school in which children do exercise and learn to play sport. Physics: The scientific study of matter and energy and the effect that they have on each other.Playground: An area designed for children to play in outside in a school or in a park. Private school: A school that does not receive financial support from the government. Professor:A teacher of the highest rank in a department of a university or college. Psychology: The scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences the behaviour, or the influence of character on a particular person’s behaviour. Qualification: An official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills. An ability. Retake: To take an exam again because you failed it or did not do well the first time; to resit an exam. Revise: To study again something you have already learned, in preparation for an exam.
To make changes to something in order to improve it. Revision: Study of work you have done, in order to prepare for an exam. To check something. Scholarship: An amount of money given by a school, college, university or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money. School bag: A bag that is used for carrying books for school, like a backpack or a satchel. Science: A subject focused on the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, especially by doing experiments. Single-sex school: Schools admitting members of one sex only; not coeducational. Sit an exam: To take an exam. Sociology: The study of human societies. Staffroom: A room in a school that is for the use of the teachers when they are not teaching. State school: A school that is free to go to because the government provides the money for it. Strict: Adhering closely to specified rules, ordinances, etc.; severe. Swot up: To learn as much as you can about a subject, especially before an exam. Swot: To study or work hard; concentrated effort. (Person: a swotter.) Take an exam à To sit an exam. Teach: To give someone knowledge or to train someone. To instruct. Teacher’s pet: A pupil who is a favourite of a teacher. Technology: The study and knowledge of the practical use of scientific discoveries, especially in industry. Timetable: A list of the times when classes in school happen. Train: To prepare someone for a job, activity or sport by learning the skills or by mental or physical exercise. Training course: A series of lessons to teach the skills and knowledge for a particular job or activity. Understanding: Comprehension, knowledge of a particular thing. University: An institution of higher education having authority to award Bachelors’ and Higher Degrees, usually having research facilities.
Achieve: To bring to a successful end; to get by effort. Archaeology: The study of ancient cultures through examination of their buildings, tools and other objects. Art: A subject at school related to the products of people’s creative activities or making things considered beautiful or that express feelings. Auditorium: The area of a concert hall, theatre, school, etc., in which the audience sits. Bachelor of Arts: A degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of social sciences or humanities. Bachelor of Science: A degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of natural science, pure science or technology. Ballpoint pen: A pen having a small metal ball at the end that puts ink on the paper. Biology: The scientific study of the natural processes of living things. Board rubber: The object you use to wipe the blackboard clean from chalk. Boarder: A pupil who lives at school during term time. Boarding school: A school providing living accommodation for some or all of its pupils. Boring: Causing boredom. Dull, uninteresting. Botany: The scientific study of plants. Break time: The regular time in the middle of the morning for school students to talk or play, and sometimes have food or drink. . Business Studies: The study of the purchase and sales of goods for profit; trade; commerce. Calculator: A small electronic device that performs mathematical calculations. Catholic school: A school where education follows the Catholic beliefs. Certificate: An official document attesting to the fact that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorized to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma. Chalk: A small stick used for writing on a blackboard. Cheat: To take an examination in a dishonest way. Chemistry: The scientific study of the basic characteristics of substances and the ways in which they react or combine. Classmate: A member of the same class at a school or college. Co-educational school: A school where both boys and girls attend classes together. Diploma: A document given by an educational institution granting a degree. Discipline: To punish someone. Doctorate: The highest academic degree in any field of knowledge. Drama: The art dealing with the writing and production of plays. Drop out: A student who withdraws before completing a course.
Economics: The study of the financial aspects. Examine: To test the knowledge of a pupil or candidate by asking questions or assigning tasks. Examiner: The person who carries out an examination. Expel: To deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc. To force someone to leave a country, organization or school. Explain: To make something clear or understandable. Fail: To receive less than a passing grade or mark in an examination; not to pass.Fee: An amount of money paid or charged for a service or for the use of something. Foreign languages: Languages belonging or connected to countries that are not your own; not your native language. Fountain pen: A pen whose nib is supplied with ink from a container inside it. Geography: The study of the natural features of the Earth’s surface (including mountains, continents, seas, climate, soil, weather, vegetation, etc.) and man’s response to them. Geology: The scientific study of the rocks and similar substances that make up the Earth’s surface. Get a well-paid job: To be employed earning a good salary. Get through: To succeed in an examination or test. Graduate: A person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study at a university, college or school. Grant: A sum of money provided by a government, local authority, or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid, building repairs, etc. Gym: Physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment, especially when done as a subject at school. Headmaster: The man who is in charge of a school. Headmistress: The woman who is in charge of a school. History: The branch of knowledge dealing with the study of past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country or subject. Impatient: Indicating lack of patience; not patient. Infant: A child during the earliest stage of its life; especially before he/she can walk; baby. Intelligent: Having good understanding or a high mental capacity; smart; clever. Knowledgeable: Possessing or showing knowledge, insight or understanding; well-informed. Learn: To acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction or experience; to memorise. . Lecturer: Someone who teaches at a college or university. Library: A building or institution where books and other literary materials may be read and where they are kept for borrowing or reference. Lunch hour: The time you have to eat your lunch. Marks: A symbol used in rating a student’s achievement; grade. Any evaluative rating. Master of Arts: A master’s degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences; usually a postgraduate degree and in a non-scientific subject, or the holder of this degree. Master of Science: A master’s degree given usually in a specific branch of the natural sciences.
Mathematics: The systemic study of numbers and the relations between quantities expressed by symbols. Maths: Informal: short for “Mathematics”. Mixed school: A school of mixed-gender education where both girls and boys attend. Music: The subject that studies the art of producing sounds arranged to have melody, rhythm, or harmony. Notebook: A book or binder of blank pages for recording notes, used by students in class. Notes: A brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference. Nursery school: A school for children usually from 3 to 5 years old. Open-minded: Having a mind receptive to new ideas and arguments; unprejudiced. Pass: To complete an examination successfully. Pencil case: A small bag which is used at school for holding pens, pencils, ruler, etc. Pencil sharpener: A small device for making a sharp point on pencils. Pencil: A long, thin object usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or coloured point at one end. Physical Education: Classes at school in which children do exercise and learn to play sport. Physics: The scientific study of matter and energy and the effect that they have on each other.Playground: An area designed for children to play in outside in a school or in a park. Private school: A school that does not receive financial support from the government. Professor:A teacher of the highest rank in a department of a university or college. Psychology: The scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences the behaviour, or the influence of character on a particular person’s behaviour. Qualification: An official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills. An ability. Retake: To take an exam again because you failed it or did not do well the first time; to resit an exam. Revise: To study again something you have already learned, in preparation for an exam.
To make changes to something in order to improve it. Revision: Study of work you have done, in order to prepare for an exam. To check something. Scholarship: An amount of money given by a school, college, university or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money. School bag: A bag that is used for carrying books for school, like a backpack or a satchel. Science: A subject focused on the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, especially by doing experiments. Single-sex school: Schools admitting members of one sex only; not coeducational. Sit an exam: To take an exam. Sociology: The study of human societies. Staffroom: A room in a school that is for the use of the teachers when they are not teaching. State school: A school that is free to go to because the government provides the money for it. Strict: Adhering closely to specified rules, ordinances, etc.; severe. Swot up: To learn as much as you can about a subject, especially before an exam. Swot: To study or work hard; concentrated effort. (Person: a swotter.) Take an exam à To sit an exam. Teach: To give someone knowledge or to train someone. To instruct. Teacher’s pet: A pupil who is a favourite of a teacher. Technology: The study and knowledge of the practical use of scientific discoveries, especially in industry. Timetable: A list of the times when classes in school happen. Train: To prepare someone for a job, activity or sport by learning the skills or by mental or physical exercise. Training course: A series of lessons to teach the skills and knowledge for a particular job or activity. Understanding: Comprehension, knowledge of a particular thing. University: An institution of higher education having authority to award Bachelors’ and Higher Degrees, usually having research facilities.