School & Education
A school where students study and live during the term.
What is a boarding school?
To relax and spend time doing nothing stressful
What is to chill out?
Missing your home and family when you are away.
homesick
To remember or keep something in your thoughts.
bear in mind/keep in mind
An informal word for a friend or classmate.
mate
Money you pay to attend a university or private school.
What are tuition fees?
To take care of someone or something
What is to look after?
Something that you MUST do because of a rule or law
compulsory
To decide strongly that you want to achieve a specific goal.
set your mind on something
Exactly at the expected time (e.g., "The class starts at 9:00...").
on the dot
Activities you do at school that are not part of the standard academic curriculum (e.g., sports, drama).
What are extra-curricular activities?
To investigate or research a problem.
What is to look into?
Something you can choose to do, but do not have to do
optional
To stop thinking about your worries or work for a while
to take your mind of something
A piece of work or task given to students to complete.
assignment
A school that educates both boys and girls together.
What is a co-educational school?
To solve or fix a difficult situation.
What is to sort out a problem?
Modern, advanced, and using the latest technology.
state-of-the-art
An informal expression meaning "completely crazy or mad".
out of your mind
The highest grades or scores achievable in an exam
top marks
Practical learning where you do something rather than just read about it
What is hands-on learning?
An informal idiom meaning "impossible" or "definitely not".
What is "no way"?
Full of activity, busy, and fast-paced
hectic
To be extremely interested in or addicted to an activity or hobby.
to be hooked on something
To practice a play, concert, or dance before a public performance.
to rehearse