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Unit overview

Level 7-Intermediate Unit 5 Tasks
Education Describing your educational
background
Identifying your educational goals
Choosing a training course for staff
Writing about education in your
country

Part of
Vocabulary Phonetic spelling Translation / definition
speech
pass [UK]pɑːs [US]pæs verb to achieve the required standard in an exam, a test, etc
the abbreviation for 'Doctor of Philosophy' (a university
PhD [UK]ˌpiː eɪtʃ ˈdiː [US]ˌpiː eɪtʃ ˈdiː noun degree of a very high level that is given to sb who has
done research in a particular subject)
primary [UK]ˈpraɪməri [US]ˈpraɪmeri adj. main; most important; basic
belonging to or for the use of a particular person or
private [UK]ˈpraɪvət [US]ˈpraɪvət adj.
group; not for public use
public [UK]ˈpʌblɪk [US]ˈpʌblɪk adj.
provided, especially by the government, for the use of
people in general
qualification [UK]ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn [US]ˌkwɑːlɪfɪ
noun
a skill or type of experience that you need for a
ˈkeɪʃn particular job or activity
doctorate [UK]ˈdɒktərət [US]ˈdɑːktərət noun the highest university degree
to not pass a test or an exam; to decide that sb/sth has
fail [UK]feɪl [US]feɪl verb
not passed a test or an exam
instructor [UK]ɪnˈstrʌktə(r) [US]ɪnˈstrʌktər noun
a person whose job is to teach sb a practical skill or
sport
live [UK]laɪv [US]laɪv adj. given or made when people are watching, not recorded
MD [UK]ˌem ˈdiː [US]ˌem ˈdiː noun the abbreviation for 'Doctor of Medicine'
a place where you can study for higher or more
college [UK]ˈkɒlɪdʒ [US]ˈkɑːlɪdʒ noun
specialist qualifications after you finish high school
an institution at the highest level of education where
university [UK]ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti [US]ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti noun
you can study for a degree or do research
elementary [UK]ˌelɪˈmentri [US]ˌelɪˈmentri adj. of the most basic kind
degree [UK]dɪˈɡriː [US]dɪˈɡriː noun
the qualification obtained by students who successfully
complete a university or college course
BA [UK]ˌbiː ˈeɪ [US]ˌbiː ˈeɪ noun
the abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Arts' (a first university
degree in an arts subject)
the abbreviation for 'Master of Arts' (a second university
MA [UK]ˌem ˈeɪ [US]ˌem ˈeɪ noun degree in an arts subject, or, in Scotland, a first
university degree in an arts subject)
the abbreviation for 'Master of Business Administration'
MBA [UK]ˌem biː ˈeɪ [US]ˌem biː ˈeɪ noun
(a second university degree in business)
an official document proving that you have completed a
certificate [UK]səˈtɪfɪkət [US]sərˈtɪfɪkət noun course of study or passed an exam; a qualification
obtained after a course of study or an exam
goal [UK]ɡəʊl [US]ɡoʊl noun something that you hope to achieve

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Part of
Vocabulary Phonetic spelling Translation / definition
speech
cost [UK]kɒst [US]kɔːst noun
the amount of money that you need in order to buy,
make or do sth
location [UK]ləʊˈkeɪʃn [US]loʊˈkeɪʃn noun a place where sth happens or exists; the position of sth
reputation [UK]ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn [US]ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn noun
the opinion that people have about what sb/sth is like,
based on what has happened in the past
recommendation [UK]ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn [US]ˌrekəmen
noun
the act of telling sb that sth is good or useful or that sb
ˈdeɪʃn would be suitable for a particular job, etc
advantage [UK]ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ [US]ədˈvæntɪdʒ noun a quality of sth that makes it better or more useful
a general direction in which a situation is changing or
trend [UK]trend [US]trend noun
developing
common [UK]ˈkɒmən [US]ˈkɑːmən adj.
happening often; existing in large numbers or in many
places

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