Complete this passage using words above
EDUCATION. VOCABULARY
This list of vocabulary comes from the British educational system. Different countries and cultures frequently use their own terminology. For instance, in American English it is quite possible to describe university as “college” or “school”. These words mean something quite different in British English
Graduate
Notes
- it can replace the word “student”
- note the different prepositions “of a university” and “from university” and “in a subject”
- graduate is quite formal so in speaking you could use “I left university” instead
- a fresher is a first year student, Americans use “freshman”
Level of degrees
Notes
- if you study a humanities subject, you get a BA for your first degree and an MA for your master’s
- if you study science, you get a BSc for your first degree and an MSc for your master’s
Types of qualifications
Notes and common mistakes
- you can only receive a degree for a full course at university; do not use “diploma” and “certificate” to mean degree
- to confuse you, the piece of paper you receive when you graduate is a certificate
Types of education
notes
- if you receive a degree from a university, you are in higher education
- if you receive a diploma or certificate, you are in further education
Types of course
Institutions
notes
Be particularly careful with “college” and “school” which do not mean the same as “university” in British English
Forms of learning
notes and common mistakes
- a lecturer gives or delivers a lecture and is sometimes used as a rank of university teacher
- a tutor is in charge of a seminar or tutorial
- we don’t use “class” or “lesson” in university education (although Americans do use “class”)
Finance
notes
- a scholarship is won for academic merit
- typically a grant is awarded either for a particular project or to allow a student to follow a course
Types of writing
Studying and lecture words
Notes
- you review your notes, but revise for an exam
- you concentrate in a lecture but on a subject
Some informal “university” verbs – useful in speaking
EXERCISES
Test your prepositions with these common verbs:
1. I've been studying law the University of Victoria for the past two years.
2. My aim is to go LSE in London.
3. I graduated AUC in Cairo just last month.
4. I find it really difficult to revise exams and it's not easy to concentrate lectures.
5. I graduated classics but my goal is to become a lawyer.
6. I'm majoring economics but right now I'm concentrating my English.
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Complete this passage using words above
Many young find it difficult to find work because of the state of the labour market. This is a particular problem because they frequently have large student which they need to repay. This situation can be made worse because there are now far fewer available from local and central government and scarcely any British universities award nowadays.
One result of this situation is that some of these graduates consider continuing in education by doing a or even a . There is, however, a considerable drop-out rate among those who take this option because their new life does not really compare to their life as when they were studying for their first . Then they had no choice but to go to to take notes and prepare for . study, in contrast, requires much more self-discipline as they receive much less assistance in writing that all important or .
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