1 ) Complete these sentences with the key vocabulary words in the form required

Postgraduate; quality assessment; disciplines; curriculum; prerequisite; education services; to enroll; faculty members (2); confer; tertiary education; curricular (2); enrolment; to re-enrol; undergraduates

1. Some knowledge of the French language is a ………….. for employment there.

2. It is important to develop outcome measures as tools for ………….. .

3. The Young Engineers Clubs aim to encourage a greater number of Scotland's more able youngsters to continue with subjects which give them the option of …………… in science or engineering.

4. All students are required ………….. initially at the beginning of their course of study at the University, and …………… annually, at the beginning of each academic year.

5. At the time of …………… you will also be given a timetable of lectures and practicals, and details of Faculty and campus induction programmes, which you are expected to attend.

6. Because the national ............... cannot be properly taught without new textbooks, we will earmark funds for class and library books.

7. …………… considerations are therefore at the centre of the decision-making process.

8. Such testing is only indirectly related to providing a measure of particular competencies or …………… objectives and not at all to providing a description of them.

9. The Centre was established in 1984 to support ………….. in developing research projects and to house large-scale multi-disciplinary research projects.

10. Some …………… have taken early retirement and left, so a lot of subjects have lost some of their most able people.

11. The Oxford …………… student has hit on a novel way of studying moths on his forthcoming trip to Sumatra.

12. The university has already ………….. honorary degrees on several prime ministers.

13. There are many opportunities for students from all ………….. to enhance and make use of their computing skills while they are ………….. .

14. ………….. similarly went through a phase of detailed examination of their weaknesses and future potential.

2) Choose one of the words to complete the sentences

1. What …………… are you studying at university?

a) objects b) topics c) subjects

2. Many students go on to …………… education at university when they finish school.

a) further b) upper c) higher

3. I decided to …………… my IELTS exam in order to get a higher score.

a) resist b) remake c) redo

4. She hasn't finished her university course yet: she's still a / an …………… .

a) postgraduate b) undergraduate c) pregraduate

5. I had to go to work during the day, but was able to go to …………… school after work.

a) night b) post c) evening

6. Most children go to a state school, which is funded by the government. A privileged few, however, benefit from going to a …………… school.

a) personal b) private c) privileged

7. As far as I am concerned, we need to make the most of every …………… to learn.

a) possibility b) availability c) opportunity

8. Before you join a course at a college or university, you first need to ………….. .

a) engage b) enroll c) enlist

9. I believe that the main aim of education should be to help us learn new ………….. .

a) abilities b) tasks c) skills

10. The more knowledge you are able to ……………, the better your chances of success in life.

a) reach b) acquire c) achieve