School and education - vocabulary

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Teresa

01/06/2022

Learn vocabulary related to school and education

Infografía

Nouns

  • admission
  • architecture
  • assignment 
  • business studies
  • campus
  • canteen
  • certificate
  • chemistry 
  • classmate
  • college 
  • computing 
  • curriculum 
  • deadline
  • degree
  • device
  • dissertation
  • economics
  • education
  • essay
  • faculty
  • feedback
  • graduate
  • hall of residence
  • headteacher
  • humanities 
  • kindergarten
  • laboratory
  • lecture
  • lecturer 
  • lesson
  • literature 
  • marks
  • mature student
  • medicine
  • nursery school 
  • open day
  • physical education 
  • playground
  • postgraduate
  • presentation
  • principal
  • prospectus
  • pupil
  • qualifications
  • school-leaver
  • seminar
  • slideshow
  • student
  • students’ union
  • subject
  • task
  • teaching assistant
  • term
  • tutor
  • tutorial
  • undergraduate
  • university
  • vacation

Adjectives

  • comprehensive
  • compulsory 
  • practical 
  • primary/secondary/high school
  • private
  • secondary
  • state
  • stimulating
  • streamed
  • vocational

Phrases and collocations

  • bear in mind
  • change your mind
  • continuous assessment
  • do homework
  • do/carry out/ conduct a research project
  • do/enrol on/take a course
  • do/study for/ take a degree
  • enter for an exam 
  • fail an exam
  • get/receive an education
  • Give somebody a break
  • give someone feedback
  • hand in something
  • have an idea
  • have homework
  • have/take a break
  • make a point
  • make a suggestion
  • make sense / make sense out of something
  • make up your mind
  • pass an exam
  • pay attention 
  • question an idea
  • see somebody’s point (of view)
  • send in something
  • take an exam
  • withdraw from a course

Verbs

  • carry out (a research project) 
  • catch on
  • cross out
  • deal with
  • drop out (of)
  • get on with
  • give in
  • give up
  • keep up
  • learn
  • read
  • speak 
  • study
  • talk
  • teach
  • think over

Idioms

  • A drop in the ocean
  • Actions speak louder than words
  • Beat around the bush
  • Bite off more than you can chew
  • By the skin of your teeth
  • Couldn’t care less
  • Crunch time
  • Get your head around something
  • Hit the books
  • Leave no stone unturned
  • Make a long story short
  • Piece of cake
  • Where there’s a will there’s a way
  • Your guess is as good as mine

Adapted from: 

 

  • Mann, M., & Knowles, S. T. (2014). Destination B2: Grammar&vocabulary with Answer Key. Thời đại.
  • McCarthy, M., & O’Dell, F. (2017). English Idioms in Use Intermediate Book with Answers: Vocabulary Reference and Practice (2nd Revised ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  • O’Dell, F., & McCarthy, M. (2017). English Collocations in Use Advanced Book with Answers: How Words Work Together for Fluent and Natural English (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  • Thomas, B. (2015). Grammar and Vocabulary. For first and first for schools (1.a ed.). CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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