Speaking & Conversation

VIETNAMESE SHARING ENGLISH

Mar 28th 2016

Topic: Education and Learning

Useful Vocabulary
School

nursery / primary / secondary school / education

state school / private school / boarding school

all girls / all boys / single-sex / co-ed school

to go to / attend school

the curriculum / syllabus

extra-curricular activities

school trips / holidays

school playground / dinners / uniform

school pupils / teachers

schoolchildren / schoolboy / schoolgirl

to sit / do / take an exam

to resit / retake an exam

to revise / to study (for an exam)

to pass / to fail an exam

to get exam results

to get qualifications / to be qualified

to leave school / a school-leaver

to drop out of school / a dropout

to be academic / to be an all-rounder

University/College

tertiary / higher / further education

colleges of higher education / technical colleges / universities

to apply for a course

to get an (un)conditional offer

to do a course in [subject]

halls of residence / student accommodation

student union / student body

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Speaking & Conversation

VIETNAMESE SHARING ENGLISH

a fresher / an undergraduate / a graduate

a graduation ceremony

to get a university degree / a Masters / a Doctorate (Phd)

to graduate from university / to graduate in [subject]

a postgraduate student / course

to do / take a postgraduate course / a Masters / a PhD (Doctorate)

to be a qualified [job title] / to qualify in [subject]

to take a gap year

to drop out of university

Mar 28th 2016

Useful linkers for contrasting ideas

However....

...whereas / while...

On the one hand. but on the other hand

Although / Even though

Despite (the fact that)

But

Debating questions

1. At what age do children start to go to school in your country?

2. Is education mandatory (children MUST go to school) in your country? If so, until what age?

3. Are most schools coeducational (boys and girls study together) in your country?

4. What did you like to study most in your school days? Why?

5. Did you have to do a lot of homework when you were a student?

6. What makes a "good student"?

7. What makes a "good teacher"?

8. Do you think your education was helpful to you? Why or why not?

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