Vocabulary: Education. Exercise 2

VOCABULARY : EXERCISE 2

Gap-fill exercise

Try to guess the words hidden under each definition.

1. : speech or talk in which a new product, idea, or piece of work is shown and explained to an audience, here related to education.

2. : (of a pupil) stay away from school without leave or explanation.

3. : A grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.

4. : A half-year term in a school or university, especially in North America, typically lasting for fifteen to eighteen weeks.

5. : A thing learned or to be learned by a pupil.

6. : Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.

7. : A room in which a class of pupils or students is taught.

8. : A piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work.

9. : A large board with a smooth dark surface attached to a wall or supported on an easel and used by teachers in schools for writing on with chalk.

10. : A substance (calcium sulphate) that is similar to chalk, made into white or coloured sticks for writing or drawing, especially on a blackboard.

11. : A break between school classes.

12. : A division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity.

13.: The head of a university faculty or department or of a medical school.

14. : A fellow member of a class at school, college, or university.

15. : Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.

16. : A small book with blank or ruled pages for writing notes in, especially at school.

17. : A group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge.

18. : A person who teaches something.

19. : A person who holds a first degree from a university or other academic institution (only in titles or set expressions).

20. : An experienced person in a company or educational institution who trains and counsels new employees or students.