Unit 15:Education-Qualifications-Ready for FCEEducation: Schools

boarding school (n) /bd skul/ He went to a boarding school when he was only 8.

comprehensive school (n) /kmprhensv skul/ Did you go to a comprehensive school?

grammar school (n) /grm skul/ Many grammar schools were closed in the 1970s.

nursery school (n) /nsr skul/ There are many more nursery schools these days. primary school (n) /pramr skul/ My mum was a teacher at my primary school.

public school (n) /pblk skul/ English public schools are actually private.

secondary school (n) /sekndr skul/ She started at secondary school last September.

state school (n) /stet skul/ We live near an excellent state school.

headteacher (n) /hedtt/ The headteacher went to university with my dad.

pupil (n) /pjupl/ There are five new pupils in our class this term.

teacher (n) /tt/ Nobody liked the new music teacher.

Further education

agricultural college (n) /grkltrl kld/ Many overseas students come to this agricultural

college.

college of further education (n) /kld v fr eduken/ Shes going to teach at the college of further education.

teacher training college (n) /tt tren kld/ Did you enjoy teacher training college?

(open) university (n) /(Upn) junvst/ Hes studying with the open university.

graduate (n) /grdut/ Graduates are finding it more difficult to get jobs.

lecturer (n) /lektr/ Lecturers should be better paid.

postgraduate (n) /pUstgrdut/ Shes a postgraduate studying German literature.

professor (n) /prfes/ Theyve appointed a new professor of languages.

student (n) /stjudnt/ He was very lazy when he was a student.

undergraduate (n) /ndgrdut/ The fees for undergraduates have increased.

Education: Subjects :

art (n) /t/ Why were we forced to study art at school?

biology (n) /bald/ I think biology is a useful subject.

business studies (n) /bzns stdz/ My school didnt teach business studies when I was there.

chemistry (n) /kemstr/ She was very bad at chemistry.

design technology (n) /dzan teknld/ Design technology is a more recent subject.

drama (n) /drm/ He was very interested in drama at school.

economics (n) /knmks/ I didnt start economics until I was at university.

games (n) /gemz/ We had games on a Friday afternoon.

geography (n) /dgrf/ She studied geography.

geology (n) /dld/ Geology is fascinating, but I prefer it as a hobby.

history (n) /hstr/ History is taught in a more interesting way now.

home economics (n) /hUm knmks/ My mum says that home economics used to be called cookery.

humanities (n) /hjumntz/ I chose humanities because I didnt like biology or chemistry.

information technology (n) /nfmen teknld/ There arent enough places on information technology courses.

law (n) /l/ Its difficult to get into university to study law.

literature (n) /ltrt/ I didnt enjoy the modern literature that we had to study.

maths (n) /ms/ Why do so many people hate maths?

modern languages (n) /mdn lgwdz/ Its better to begin modern languages at primary school.

music (n) /mjuzk/ Music is interesting, but music theory can be boring.

philosophy (n) /flsf/ British schools dont teach philosophy.

physical education (n) /fzkl edjuken/ Physical education is important to develop a healthy lifestyle.

physics (n) /fzks/ He found physics more useful than chemistry.

religious education (n) /rlds edjuken/ Is religious education compulsory in your country?

science (n) /sans/ They teach general science at primary school.

sociology (n) /sUsld/ The college is running a new course in sociology.

Qualifications

GCSEs (n) /d s es z/ My cousin is doing 10 GCSEs.

A Levels (n) /e levlz/ Some people say A Levels are easier now, but thats not fair!

degree (n) /dgr/ She finished her degree last year.

BA /b e/ Bachelor of Arts He has a BA from Exeter University.

MA /em e/ Master of Arts An MA is the first qualification from a Scottish university.

MSc /em es s/ Master of Science Shes studying for her MSc.

PhD /p et d/ It can take several years to finish a PhD.

Education: Verbs

revise for (an exam) /rvaz fr (n gzm)/ Please be quiet Im revising for an exam.

do/sit/take (an exam) /du, st, tek (n gzm)/ Hes sitting his GCSEs this summer.

resit (an exam) /rst (n gzm)/ I might have to resit maths in November.

pass (an exam) /ps (n gzm)/ Youve passed well done!

fail (an exam) /fel (n gzm)/ I dont think any of you will fail.

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