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school

primary school BrE / elementary school AmE

secondary school BrE / junior high school and high school AmE

at school BrE / in school AmE

to start school

to go to school

form BrE / grade AmE

to take (private) lessons

compare: to finish school/ to leave school, to finish college/to graduate from college, to graduate from university – antonym: to be expelled from, to drop out of

compare: to finish school, to leave school early

compare: a school-leaver BrE, a graduate of Harvard University

to graduate with honours

a school-leaving certificate / a high-school diploma

entering a university

to apply to university

an applicant

an application form: to fill in BrE / to fill out AmE an application form

to hand in an application

admission requirements

to take exams to university

entrance examinations/ exams – antonym: finals

to enter university/ to be admitted to university/ to get into university

to go to university

making a decision

advice: a piece of advice,

two pieces of advice on / about smth

to ask smb’s advice

to follow / to take smb’s advice – antonym:

to refuse smb’s advice

to advise smb to do smth – antonym: to advise smb against doing smth

to do smth on smb’s advice

*to follow in someone’s footsteps

to decide / to make a decision / *to make up one’s mind

*to be in two minds

*to change one’s mind

education

compulsory education

higher education

free education – antonym: private education

to get an education

to educate / to give an education

an educational institution

correspondence department

to take a correspondence course in smth

to study by correspondence

compare: to study / to learn

to teach / to instruct / to train / to educate

people: a pupil – a student of history,

a student at MSLU

to be a first-year student/ to be in one’s first year/ to do the first year/ to do one’s first year

dean, rector, vice rector

a teacher, a (senior) lecturer, a professor

a supply teacher BrE/ a substitute teacher AmE

compare: School of English, faculty, chair, department

degree: a bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, a PhD p.399

to have / to get a degree in (history) from (Harvard)

to have / to hold / to get / to be awarded a diploma in smth

compare: undergraduate studies –

postgraduate studies BrE/ graduate AmE

to do research for one’s thesis

to write one’s Master’s thesis on smth

subjects:

a main subject – a secondary subject BrE

a major subject – a minor subject AmE

to major in smth – antonym: to minor in smth

to specialize in smth

an optional subject – antonym: a compulsory subject

payment:

to get a grant to go to college

to win a scholarship

to receive a scholarship for smth

*to put smb through (college) p.397

*to work one’s way through college

classes: compare: a class, a lesson, a seminar, a lecture, a workshop, a tutorial

in class, at the lesson

to conduct / to hold / to teach a class

to hold a seminar on (topic) in (subject)

to give a lecture on (topic) in (subject)

to conduct a workshop on (topic) in (subject)

a course in /on smth BrE/ a class in smth AmE

to take / to do a course

to give / to conduct / to teach a course

to join a course/ to sign up for a course/ to enroll on BrE / to enroll in AmE a course

a test / a quiz AmE in mathematics

a test on new material

academic year / school year

term BrE / semester AmE

holidays BrE / vacation AmE / break

timetable BrE / schedule AmE

compare: curriculum, syllabus

to be on the curriculum BrE / to be in the curriculum AmE

equipment:

to have access to smth

to have at one’s disposal

to be fully equipped / well equipped – antonym: to be poorly equipped

checking and assessment:

Student

to check smth

to double-check smth

*to go through smth

to get/ to receive/ to gain a credit for a course

Teacher

to assess smb / smth

continuous assessment

mark BrE / grade AmE

to mark smth BrE / to grade smth AmE

to praise smb for smth