VOCAB: School System
A type of school in the UK that is private and charges fees.
What is a public school?
A synonym for "to take an exam again."
What is to resit an exam?
I can't speak French. → I wish I ...
... could speak French.
If you heat ice, it ... (complete the sentence)...
melts.
If I had studied harder, I ... (pass) the exam
.... would have passed ...
The opposite of compulsory (something you can choose not to do).
What is optional?
An idiom meaning "to pass an exam with great success."
What is "with flying colours"?
It is October. I wish it ... summer now. (verb to be)...
were ...
If she ... (have) enough money, she will buy a car
.... has ...
I didn't work hard. → I wish I ...
... had worked harder.
What do you call the university grounds or the student area?
What is a campus?
Money given to a student for academic achievements or talent.
What is a scholarship?
I went to bed late yesterday. → I wish I ... (express regret)...
hadn't gone to bed so late.
If I were you, I ... (discuss) it with my parents. (give advice)
... would discuss ...
If we ... (not/get) lost, we would have arrived on time.
.. hadn't got ...
The difference between public school in the UK and the US.
In the UK, it is a private boarding school; in the US, it is a free state school.
What are entrance exams and what are they used for?
They are admission exams; they are used to select students for a school or university.
Make a sentence: We have 7 lessons every day. I wish we had fewer lessons.
We have 7 lessons every day. I wish we had fewer lessons.
He is not rich. If he ... (be) rich, he would travel. (correct form)
... were ...
He missed the bus. He was late. → Make a Conditional III sentence.
If he hadn't missed the bus, he wouldn't have been late.
The term for educating a child at home instead of sending them to school.
What is home educating?
Certificate vs Grade. What is the difference in the context of education?
A certificate is an official document proving completion; a grade is a mark (letter or number) for a specific assignment or subject.
He didn't take an umbrella. It rained. → Make a sentence with I wish... (regret about the past)
I wish he had taken an umbrella.
We have 6 lessons every day. → Make a Conditional II sentence expressing a wish to change reality
If we had fewer lessons, we would be happier.
She didn't get the scholarship because she didn't pass the exam. → Make a Conditional III sentence.
If she had passed the exam, she would have got the scholarship.