School life
What do you call a period of the school year, usually lasting several months?
a. term
b. grade/mark
c. timetable
d. assessment
a. term
EXTRA 100 points: Give an example of a time of year when you have a break from school.
___ your homework
Do your homework
True or false?
Playing basketball is an extra-curricular activity
True
TRUE or FALSE
If you work for yourself, you are self-employed.
TRUE
You work fewer hours than a full-time employee. You___________.
a. become unemployed
b. go job hunting
c. retire
d. work part-time
d. work part-time
If you attend school in a different country, you study ___________.
a. coursework
b. abroad
c. outside your timetable
d. notes
b. abroad
___ a cake
Make a cake
True or false?
You can start a postgraduate degree at the age of 18
False
EXTRA 100 points: What is the difference between undergraduate and postgraduate?
Choose the correct option.
If you work ____________, the weather DOES NOT affect your work.
a. indoors
b. outdoors
a. indoors
You work extra hours beyond your normal schedule. You ____________?
a. work from nine to five
b. work overtime
c. sign a contract
d. are out of work
b. work overtime
EXTRA 100 points: Do you normally sign a contract when you start a new job, or when you leave a job?
What do you call work that students complete over time, rather than in one exam?
Coursework
___ a phone call
Make a phone call.
EXTRA 100 points: Do or make
______ an effort.
A ____________ helps you pay the cost of university
a. campus
b. lecture
c. scholarship
d. degree
c. scholarship
You work with other people in a company. They are your _____________.
a. colleagues
b. experiences
c. employers
d. employees
a. colleagues
EXTRA 100 points: What is the difference between an employer and an employee?
When you decide to leave your job voluntarily, you ___________.
a. resign
b. look for a job
c. work nights
d. apply for the job
a. resign
Which word has the most similar meaning to exam?
a. grade/mark
b. break
c. higher education
d. assessment
d. assessment
___ an assignment
Do an assignment
A ________ can help you study different subjects in school.
a. tutor
b. student loan
c. facilities
d. resource
a. tutor
Which word/phrase has the most similar meaning to "in charge of"?
a. high pressure
b. permanent
c. responsable for
d. in good conditions
c. responsable for
You search for available jobs and send applications. You ___________.
a. work long hours
b. go job hunting
c. do shift work
d. become unemployed
b. go job hunting
Please explain the difference between coursework and a continuous assignment.
Coursework is all of the work that you complete in the course, where a continuous assignment is ONE piece of work that a student must complete regularly over a long period of time.
___ progress
Make progress
What is a lecture?
a. the profesor who teaches university classes
b. the place where university classes occur
c. a university class where the professor educates the students about the course subject
c. a university class where the professor educates the students about the course subject
Please explain the difference between earning and salary and doing shift work.
When you earn a salary, you are paid a specific amount of money every year.
When you do shift work, you are paid by the hour/shift.
When you stop working permanently because of your age, you __________.
a. are well paid
b. are fired
c. retire
d. are made redundant
c. retire