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English B2
Education
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lawa flow destroyed | the movement of something in one direction |
| the aftershock struck at 3.35 pm | a sudden movement of the earth's surface that often follows an earthquake and is less violent than the first main movement |
| Police defuse terrorist bomb | to prevent a bomb from exploding |
| flood warnings not heeded in time | to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning |
| flee (fled, fled) the war | to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear |
| the ship sink (sank or sunk) | go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance |
| it was a disgrace | to be a very bad situation |
| children start their education in a crèche | a place where young children are cared for during the day while their parents do something else, especially work, study, or shop |
| go to a nursery school. | a school for children between the ages of about two and five |
| children attend primary school | in the UK and other countries, a school for children between five and eleven years old; in the US, a school for children between five and nine years old, or an elementary school |
| enter a comprehensive school | a school in the UK for children of all abilities above the age of eleven, that is paid for by the state |
| traditional grammar school | in the UK, a school for children aged between eleven and 18 who have passed an examination |
| gain admission by sitting an exam | get permission to be on exam |
| public schools | in England, an expensive type of private school (= a school paid for by parents and not by the government) |
| fee-paying schools | A fee-paying school is one where parents pay the school directly for their children's education; used to refer to people who pay for something rather than getting it for free |
| study at a sixth-form college | study at ____ |
| go on to higher education | continue |
| take/do/sit an exam | have an exam |
| resit an exam | take it again if you did badly first time |
| take formal end-of-year exams | in the end |
| a lot of students sit their university entrance exams | an exam that you take to be accepted into a school, etc. |
| pass and do well | pass exam |
| skip classes | miss deliberately; infml |
| do badly in the exam | fail exams |
| With an LMS or a VLE | Learning Management System or Virtual Learning Environment: computer system that controls all aspects of teaching and learning |
| do distance learning | without attending classes, e.g. from home |
| do blended learning | using a mix of classroom and online learning |
| monitor students’ activities and progress | check regularly; note: progress is uncountable |
| choose courses and/or modules | individual elements or parts of a course |
| submit work | send/ give their work to the teacher |
| What’s the school-leaving age? | age when it is not comulsory attend school |
| At what age does compulsory education begin? | which you must do, by law |
| get the minimum grade/get a high grade | the basic of grades which you must get to pass exams/opp |
| I’ve missed a couple of classes this term | skipped classes |
| get below the minimum grade | don`t get a minimum |
| take the exam again | resit exams |
| sit my university entrance exams again | resit entrance exams again |
| be given marks | 75% |
Created by:
Anastasia Kudriashova
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