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