Activity 1: Check your pronunciation for the following words + Boost your

vocabulary (self-study)
1. authentic: real, true
2. old-school strict: traditional learning with punishments and controlling teachers
3.teacher centered: where the teacher is leading the class
4. encourage collaboration: learning together through discussions
5. pressure to meet deadlines: having to finish work by a certain time / date
6. assignments: homework or essays
7. sail through them: not to have to work hard and to find things easy
8. learning expectations: what the teacher expects from their student
9. role plays: acting out a situation to simulate or practice it
10.dictation: writing down what the teacher says, accurately and fast.
11. breakthrough: a new development
12. inspiring: something which makes you want to do better
13. intonation: the ‘singing’ sound of speech
14. paid off: was worth the effort
15. outdated: old fashioned
16. league tables: tables which rank the position of schools according to academic
success
17. alumni: students who used to go to a certain school or college
18. boarding school: where students live at school during the term time
19. extra- curricular activities: anything NOT academic, eg sport, drama
20. peer group: students of your own age, in your class
21. remote: not being physically there / learning via Computer
Activity 2: Provide English definitions for these vocabulary words and then memorize
them.
●​ Exclusively: to the exclusion of others; only; solely.
●​ Old-fashioned: not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past
●​ Surpass: to do or be better than
●​ Extracurricular:An extracurricular activity or subject is not part of the usual
school or college course
●​ Remote learning: Distance learning, via mobile devices
●​ Optional: If something is optional, you can choose if you want to do it, pay it,
buy it,...
●​ elective: (of a medical treatment) done at a time chosen by the patient, rather
than neededurgently
●​ Gain in-depth knowledge:have deep, profound knowledge of a certain field
●​ Self-discipline: the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do
even when you do not want to
●​ Self-motivation: self-generated motivation to do something when not in the
mood
●​ Specialized majors: Specializations specific to each field
●​ Solely: only
●​ Intonation: the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
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●​ Paid off: If something you have done pays off, it is successful
●​ Nursery school: a school for young children, mainly between the ages of three
and five
●​ Private education: school owned by individuals not the state
●​ Remedial: giving or intended as a remedy or cure.
●​ drop out (of school): a person who has abandoned a course of study
●​ tutorial: a period of instruction given by a university or college tutor to an
individual or very small group
●​ syllabus: an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching.
●​ request for leave (of absence): ask the teacher for permission to be absent from
some classes
●​ school records: student report card
●​ graduation ceremony: a college graduation ceremony
●​ Candidate–doctor of science: Bachelor of Science
●​ Inquisitive: curious or inquiring
●​ Procrastinate:delay or postpone action; put off doing something
●​ Enrollment: the action of enrolling or being enrolled
●​ Textbook: a book used as a standard work for the study of a particular subject
●​ Live up to one’s fullest potential: develop your full potential
●​ campus: the grounds and buildings of a university or college
●​ online courses: learning without face-to-face contact
●​ equal opportunities:the policy of treating employees and others without
discrimination
●​ hands-on learning:practical learning
●​ real-world application: practical application
●​ down-to-earth teaching methods: Practical teaching methods
●​ tailor made: (of clothes) made by a tailor for a particular customer
●​ empathy:the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
●​ sympathy: feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
●​ professional development: develop in a specialized field
●​ schoolwork: work assigned students by their teachers in school
●​ conducive environment: favorable environment
●​ progress:move forward or onward in space or time
●​ Service education: school services
 ●​ Post-graduate courses: Courses after graduation
●​ Cut class: division of classes
Activity 3: Read AT HOME all information about education in YOUR COUNTRY
and AROUND THE WORLD! Take note of any interesting things you come across
while surfing the internet.

Education systems around the world have some differences, here are some interesting
facts I learned through social media
- To facilitate disadvantaged children, in Australia, the “School of the Air” broadcasts
lectures via radio signals so that students in remote areas can study at home.
- China is the country that assigns the most homework to children. Shanghai teenagers
spend 14 hours/week studying at home.
- Although modern society tends to equalize gender. Men and women are taught
separately in Iran until they enter university. Even teachers must be the same gender
as the students in their classes.
- Unlike Vietnam, teachers usually retire at around 60 years old for men and 55 years
old for women. America is where you can find the oldest teacher in the world, Agnes
Zhelesnik, 101 years old.