Vocabulary 1.

Education

Unit 1. Task1.1Early
Subtopic – Lineand
graph
middle education

Word Part of speech Meaning

Kindergarten = Pre-school N Trường mẫu giáo

Primary school = Elementary N Trường tiểu học

school

Lower secondary school N Trường THCS

= junior high school

Upper secondary school N Trường THPT

= High school

Day school N Trường bán trú

Boarding school N Trường nội trú

State school N Trường công lập

Private school N Trường tư thục

Mark = Score = Grade N Điểm số

Tutorial N Việc học thêm

Numeracy N Khả năng tính toán

Literacy N Khả năng đọc viết

Skill N Kĩ năng

Submit V Nộp bài

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Practice
Exercise 1.
a. Complete the sentences by writing one word in each gap.
board | subject | lessons | learn | exam | school
1. What ……………………………. is your sister studying at university?
2. I had a maths ……………………………. last week.
3. I don't like my French teacher. His ……………………………. are boring.
4. The teacher wrote the answers on the …………………………….
5. Ross and I were at ……………………………. together.
6. Children don't ……………………………. the names of kings and queens now.

b. Put the correct word in each gap.

read I classroom I learned I books | teacher | lessons
My first school
I started school when I was five. My (1) ……………………………. was called Miss Walton. She was
kind, and her (2) ……………………………. were fun. Our (3) ……………………………. was big, and we had
low tables and small chairs. We soon (4) ……………………………. to (5) ……………………………. and write.
I loved the big (6) ……………………………. with lots of pictures.

Exercise 2. Match the sentence halves.

1. Music and maths are my favourite a. homework

2. All the students are working hard for their b. subjects

3. If you sit at the back of the classroom, you won’t see the c. board

4. Every evening Maggie spends an hour doing her d. university

5. I liked chemistry and physics at school, so I studied it at e. exams

6. Everyone studying history must also take an English f. course

Exercise 3. Listen and fill the blanks (File 1)

Education
Education (1) ……………………………………………… most important things in our lives. Don’t you
agree? (2) ……………………………………………… the difference between success and failure. An
education can bring us knowledge and (3) ……………………………………………… . In rich countries,

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people (4) ……………………………………………… have good schools. Children start learning from a very
young age. They (5) ……………………………………………… their education and go to higher education
or university. In Japan, (6) ……………………………………………… private schools for babies to learn
English. It’s a shame that in many rich countries, many children don’t (7)
……………………………………………… . Perhaps schools need to find better ways to teach so children
want to learn. It’s (8) ……………………………………………… many parts (9) ……………………………………………… ,
children want to learn but can’t. Make sure you never stop learning. Education (10)
……………………………………………… to a better future.

Subtopic
Unit 1. Task2.1Higher Education
– Line graph

Word Part of speech Meaning

Major N Chuyên ngành

Archaeology N Ngành khảo cổ học

Astronomy N Ngành thiên văn học

Law N Ngành luật

Linguistics N Ngành ngôn ngữ

Economics N Ngành kinh tế

Finance and Banking N Ngành tài chính ngân hàng

Psychology N Ngành tâm lý

Society N Ngành xã hội học

Geology N Ngành địa chất

Marketing N Ngành marketing

Transportation N Ngành giao thông vận tải

Certificate N Chứng chỉ

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 Qualification N Bằng cấp

Allocation N Sự phân bổ

Assessment N Sự đánh giá

Requirement N Yêu cầu

Finding N Điều khám phá được

Proof-read V Hiệu đính

Submit V Nộp bài

Extend the deadline Phrase Gia hạn bài tập

Analyze V Phân tích

Investigate V Nghiên cứu

Plagiarism N Sự đạo văn

Các chương trình đào tạo hoặc

học thêm mà người học là người đi
Day release program N
làm và tham gia vào ban ngày

Practice
Exercise 4.
a. Complete words 1-7 below with the ending -ics, -logy, or -y to form the names of
subjects. Then match them to the topics of study a-g.

1. archaeo……… a. the human mind

2. astronom………. b. peoples of the past

3. econom………… c. society

4. geo………… d. money, industry and trade

5. linguist………. e. The Earth

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 6. psycho…….. f. how language works

7. socio……… g. stars and planets

b. Write the correct words for academic subjects and the people who study them to
complete sentences 1-7.
1. An ………………………………… at the Royal Observatory has discovered a new moon in our
solar system.
2. She wanted to understand why people feel, think and behave in certain ways, so she
decided to do a degree in …………………………………
3. ………………………………… is the study of language in general, not any particular language
such as French or Mandarin.
4. The government’s predictions for economic growth and inflation were not endorsed
by leading …………………………………
5. Students from the department of ………………………………… spent the weekend studying
rock formations off the coast of Scotland.
6. Graduates in ………………………………… often take jobs which involve analyzing data and
formulating social policy.
7. ………………………………… were called in to investigate the Iron Age tools discovered on the
building site.

Exercise 5. Underline the two possible verbs in each sentence

1. Do you think it will be possible to fulfill / meet /extend the deadline ?

2. You’ll need to undertake / carry out / perform some of the research at the museum.
3. 500 new students are expected to involve / attend / take part in orientation week.
4. I think we have to submit / pass over / hand in our essays by Friday next week.
5. I’m not satisfied with my conclusion so I think I’ll have to amend / redo / affect it.
6. This time next week we’ll be sitting for / passing / taking the final exam!
7. To improve your grades / credits / marks, you’ll need to improve your accuracy.
8. In our latest experiment, we found that over 24% of the recipients / samples / subjects
were unable to remember the brand names correctly.
9. I’m looking for someone to proof-read / approve / go through my thesis for typing errors
before I give it in.
10. You missed a really useful seminar / tutorial / appointment last week; we had a really
good discussion with the tutor.

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Exercise 6. Complete each sentence with a form of the word in CAPITALS
1. I’m hoping to get an …………………… on the deadline for my essay. EXTEND

2. The final …………………… date for dissertations is the 8th May. SUBMIT

3. I’m not sure how the …………………… of credits works for this paper. ALLOCATE

4. What are the …………………… for enrolling for this degree? REQUIRE

5. In his presentation he gave a detailed …………………… of the results ANALYZE

of the experiment.

6. Copying someone else’s work without admitting it is known as a PLAGIARIZE

……………………

7. I think we should present our …………………… to the class on Friday. FIND

8. I think we receive a written …………………… of our presentation ASSESS

tomorrow.

Exercise 7. Look at the sentences below and fill in the gaps using the appropriate word from
A, B or C

1. He didn’t get a good grade the first time he did his IELTS exam, so he decided to …………..
it.
A. resit B. remake C. repair

2. People who attend university later in life are often called ………….. students.
A. aged B. mature C. old

3. Although she had left school and was working, she went to evening classes at the local
College of ………….. Education.
A. Upper B. Further C. Higher

4. After he left school, he decided to go on to ………….. education and applied for a place at
Edinburgh University.
A. further B. upper C. higher

5. He received a local government ………….. to help him pay for his course.
A. fee B. fare C. grant

6. Education helps us to acquire knowledge and learn new …………..

A. skills B. powers C. abilities

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7. Although she already had a first degree from university, she decided that she wanted to
work towards a ………….. degree later in life.
A. further B. senior C. higher

8. We should make the best of every ………….. to learn.

A. chance B. opportunity C availability

9. Nowadays, ………….. education is promoted a lot in schools.

A. body B. health C. vitality

10. A large number of parents are dissatisfied with the ………….. education system, and put
their children into private schools instead.
A. government B. national C. state

11. Because so many students find exams stressful, some colleges offer a system of
………….. assessment instead.
A. continual B. continuous C. continuing

12. He has read a lot of books and ………….. a lot of knowledge.

A. acquired B. won C. achieved

Exercise 8. Complete sentences 1 – 11 with a suitable word or expression from the box.
primary numeracy graduate evening class course
discipline literacy day release kindergarten enrol
secondary skills correspondence qualifications degree
pass
1. When Michael was three, he started going to a ………………………………..

2. At the age of five, he entered ……………………………….. education.

3. He learned basic ……………………………….. such as ……………………………….. and ………………………………..

4. After he turned eleven, he began to attend ……………………………….. school.

5. Although he was lazy and lacked sufficient ……………………….., he was able to

……………………………….. his exams.

6. When he was eighteen, he found a college which offered a ……………………….. in Art and Design.

7. He was able to ……………………………….. for the course a few days before his nineteenth birthday.

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8. He worked hard and three years later was able to ……………………….. with a ……………………….. in Art
and Design.

9. After that he followed a ……………………….. course in photography from a college in the USA
using the Internet.

10. The ……………………….. he gained impressed an advertising company he wanted to work for.

11. Although he is now working, he has decided to attend an ……………………….. after work,
although he was disappointed that his boss didn’t offer him ………………………..

Exercise 9. (Writing task 2) Fill in the blanks

Write about the following topic: Is there any value in studying academic subjects that are
not ‘useful’ in terms of generating wealth for the country?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge
or experience. Write at least 250 words.

analysis Astronomers Linguists evaluate Archeologists

geology claim define evidence investigate

Many people these days (1) …………………… that a useful education is one that prepares
graduates for occupations that create wealth. However, when we (2) …………………… the
usefulness of an academic subject, we should think carefully about we (3) …………………… the
term ‘useful’. In this essay, I argue that many academic subjects that do not directly
generate great wealth can still be very useful.

Some subjects can be useful because they create knowledge that can be applied in related
fields. (4) ……………………, for example, study the way language works. Their (5) ……………………
can be used to create more effective methods of language teaching. Improved international
communication can result in better trading relations, which can in turn generate wealth. (6)
…………………… (7) …………………… the lives of people in the past through their artefacts. Many of
these will be displayed in museums, which can attract tourists who generate income for
hoteliers, restaurants and so on.

Many academic subjects can also be ‘useful’ in terms of contributing to people’s quality of
life. Some people pursue hobbies in fields such as (8) …………………… in order to have a better
understanding of the planet we live on. Others with an interest in stars and planets may
become amateur (9) …………………… Curiosity is an important human trail, and many academic
subjects allow people to satisfy this need.

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In short, there is little (10) …………………… that simply educates people to be efficient workers,
making them happier or richer in the broader sense. Human curiosity and the unpredictable
nature of knowledge creation mean that a variety of academic disciplines should be valued.

Exercise 10. Read the article and answer the question

Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children
only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern
countries it has, for some time, been fashionable to think that by free education for all –
whether rich or poor, clever or stupid – one can solve all the problems of society and build a
perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in
such countries a large number of people with university degrees; they refuse to do what they
think is “low” work; and, in fact, working with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in
such countries. But we have to think for a moment to understand that the work of a
completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live
without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the
rubbish away from our house, we would get terrible diseases in our towns.

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit for life, it means that we must be
educated in such a way. Firstly, each of us can do whatever work suits our brains and ability.
Secondly, we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be
ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to
society.

1. The writer of the passage thinks that ………………………

A. education can settle most of the world’s problems.
B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world.
C. free education won’t help to solve social problems.
D. all the social problems can’t be solved by education.

2. The writer wants to prove that ………………………

A. our society needs all kinds of jobs.
B. our society needs free education for all.
C. a farmer is more important than a professor.
D. people with high education refuse to do what they think is “low” work.

3. According to the passage ………………………..

A. working with hands is dirty and shameful.

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 B. work with hands is low work.
C. work with hands is the most important.
D. we can’t regard work with hands as low work.

4. The purpose of education is ………………………..

A. to choose a system of education.
B. to prepare children mainly for their future work.
C. to let everyone receive education fit for him.
D. to build a perfect world

5. The passage tells us about ……………………….. of education.

A. the means
B. the system
C. the value
D. the type

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