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EDUCATION
education vocabulary
Boarding School:(noun) A type of school where students live as well as study.
'The student cheated by writing the answers on his hand and looking at them
during the test.'
Co-educational: (noun) A school that has both male and female students. A
schools for just boys (or girls) is called a single-sex school.
'I think co-educational schools helps students to form better relationships with
members of the opposite sex in later life.'
'I get nervous when I take a test. I prefer to do coursework because I have a long
time to do it and I can do it at my own pace.'
'To enrol on this course you need to be here on 7th January to do the paperwork.'
Fail: (verb) To fail means that you did not pass your test. You did not get the
necessary grade / score. Failure is the noun form.
Qualification: (noun) A qualification is the official proof that you have successfully
completed a course or that you have the necessary skills.
Retake: (verb / noun) As a verb retake means to take an exam you failed in the
past for a second time. As a noun retakes mean the exams which are held again
for students who did not pass them the first time around.
'Retakes will be held in February for all those students who did not get 40% on
the last test.'
'Don't worry you will be able to retake this exam if you don't pass.'
Revise: (verb) To revise means to study before a test. This word is used in British
English. In American English study or review is used. Revision is the noun form.
Semester / Term: (noun) Both of these words are used to mean the periods of the
school year. The school year is usually divided into three terms / semesters:
Spring, Autumn and Winter.