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Exercise 1 11. A ...................................................... is a list of the main subjects in a course of study (sometimes
Complete definitions 1 – 14 with words and phrases from the box. You will not need all of them. called a curriculum).
12. A ...................................................... is a school for students between the ages of 12 and 14 or 15.
It is also known as a ...................................................... . From the age of 14 or 15, students attend
acquire class course day release degree discipline doctorate a ...................................................... .
elementary (education) elementary school enroll exam experience 13. A ...................................................... is one of two periods into which the school year is divided.
A ...................................................... is one of four periods into which the school year is divided.
faculty fail fees grade grades grade school graduate (noun)
14. A ...................................................... is someone who has completed a course at school, college, or
graduate (verb) graduate school grant higher degree higher education university. A ...................................................... is a college or university where students can study
high school junior high school kindergarten learn for a ...................................................... such as a Master’s or PhD.

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mature (student) middle school night class numeracy on line course Use your dictionary to check the meanings of the other words and phrases in the box.
opportunity pass physical education private school professor
Exercise 3
prospectus public school qualifications quarter resit (an exam) Complete this essay with appropriate words and phrases from the box in Exercise 1. You may need
resources secondary (education) semester seminar to change the form of some of the words.
SAT® (Scholastic Aptitude Test) sit / take (an exam) skills study subject
'You are never too old to learn.' Do you agree with this statement?
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Education is a long process that not only provides us with basic (1) ......................................................
such as (2) ...................................................... and (3) ...................................................... but is also
1. An ...................................................... is an educational course that you take at home, using your
essential in shaping our future lives. From the moment we enter (4) ......................................................
computer and the Internet. A ...................................................... is a lesson in the evening for
as five-year-olds, and as we progress through (5) ...................................................... and
people who work during the day. People who have a job might be given
(6) ...................................................... education, we are laying the foundations for the life ahead of us.
...................................................... by their employer, which means that they can take a day off
We must (7) ...................................................... ourselves to work hard so that we can
work about once a week to attend a course of study.
(8) ...................................................... exams and gain the (9) ...................................................... we will
2. The ...................................................... is an examination that students in the United States must need to secure a good job. We must also (10) ...................................................... valuable life skills so
take before they can go to university. that we can fit in and work with those around us. And of course (11) ......................................................
3. A ...................................................... is a period of time in which students are taught a subject in helps us to develop our bodies and stay fit and healthy.
school (also called a ......................................................).
For most people, this process ends when they are in their mid-to-late teens and they
4. A ...................................................... is a talk given to a group of students at college or university
(12) ...................................................... from high school. For others, however, it is the beginning of a
about a particular ...................................................... . The person who gives this talk is called a
lifetime of learning. After they finish school, many progress to (13) ......................................................
...................................................... . A ...................................................... is a meeting at which a
education where they will work towards a (14) ...................................................... in a chosen
group of students discuss something they are studying. A ...................................................... is a
(15) ...................................................... at university. After that, they may work for a while before opting
meeting at which one student, or a small group of students, discusses something that they are
to study at a (16) ...................................................... for a Master's degree, or a
studying with their ...................................................... .
(17) ...................................................... . Alternatively, they may choose to attend a
5. ...................................................... is the ability to read and write. ...................................................... (18) ...................................................... after work or, if they have a sympathetic employer, obtain
refers to basic skills in mathematics. (19) ...................................................... so that they can study during the week. And if they live a long
6. A ...................................................... is a small book that provides information about a university. way from a college or university, they might follow an (20) ...................................................... using the
Once a student who has read this book decides he / she would like to study there, he/she must Internet. In fact, it is largely due to the proliferation of computers that many people, who have not been
...................................................... (in other words, he / she puts his / her name on the official list of near a school for many years, have started to study again and can proudly class themselves as
students). (21) ...................................................... students.
7. A ...................................................... is a main department at a university. This word can also be
We live in a fascinating and constantly changing world, and we must continually learn and acquire new
used to refer to the teaching staff of a school, college, university, etc.
knowledge if we are to adapt and keep up with changing events. Our schooldays are just the beginning
8. ...................................................... refers to sports and exercise that children do at school as a of this process, and we should make the best of every (22) ...................................................... to develop
school subject. ourselves, whether we are 18 or 80. You are, indeed, never too old to learn.
9. A ...................................................... is a school that is funded by taxes.
A ...................................................... is a school where the parents of the children who attend it Exercise 4
must pay ...................................................... . Now try this essay. Use words and phrases from the vocabulary box in Exercise 1, and any other
10. A ...................................................... is school for very young children (aged four or five), which words or phrases that you think would be relevant.
prepares them for the first ...................................................... at school.
An ...................................................... is a school for the first six or eight years of a child’s education. Do you agree with this statement: 'The most important things in life are not learnt at school or
It is also known as a ...................................................... . college'? Use examples and details in your answer.
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