Vocabulary exercises

I.

1. c

2. j

3. e

4. a

5. f

6. d

7. b

8. g

9. k

10. i

11. h

II.

1. a

2. d

3. e

4. f

5. g

6. b

7. c

III.

1. 2h 3k

2. 2j 3h

3. 2g 3l

4. 2d 3d

5. 2l 3j

6. 2b 3c

7. 2k 3f

8. 2a 3e

9. 2f 3b

10. 2c 3i

11. 2i 3a

12. 2e 3g

V.

1. c

2. a

3. i

4. b

5. f

6. n

7. j

8. m

9. e

10. g

11. d

12. h

13. l

14. k

VI.

1. admіtted upon competіtіve examіnatіon; 2. employ staff; 3. busіness college; 4. fіre/sack staff; 5. dіsmіss/sack staff; 6. sіt for an examіnatіon, take an examіnatіon; 7. elementary school; 8. hіgh school; 9. go іn for/take an examіnatіon.

VII.

1. bachelor; 2. traіnіng; 3. unіversіty; 4. college; 5. campus; 6. tutorіals; 7. self-governіng; 8. examіnatіon; 9. dіstіnctіon.

III.

1. after, at, of; 2. at, for; 3. in, for, between, of; 4. in, to, at, of; 5. at, of, at; 6. of, in, in; 7. with, on, to; 8. between, of, in; 9. at, through; 10. in, to; 11. over, of; 12. from.

IV.

1. _, the, the; 2. the, the; 3. the, a; 4. the; 5. a, _, _; 6. _, the; 7. a, the; 8. _, _; 9. the, _; 10. _, _; 11. the, _, _; 12. _, _; 13. _, the, an.

V.

1. education; 2. curriculum, guidelines; 3. available, nursery school; 4. semi-independent; 5. opportunity, full-time, for degree; 6. leave school; 7. primary education; 8. distinctions, categories; 9. distinct laws, compulsory; 10. through television, tutors; 11. tutorials, supervisions; 12. substantial, appoint.

VI.

1. Many children start their education at the age of three or four at a nursery school. 2. British education is divided into two separate school systems: state maintained schools and private fee-charging schools. 3. All UK Secondary schools, both state and independent, teach pupils at least until the age of sixteen. 4. The Open university courses are taught through television, radio and coursebooks. 5. Education in the UK is compulsory for everyone between the ages of five and sixteen.6. Oxford and Cambridge universities consist of semi-independent colleges, each of them having its own staff. 7. Students are not supposed to take a job during the term unless their parents are rich, they receive a state grant, which covers most of their expenses, includ­ing the cost of accommodation. 8. The Open university students work individually and with tutors, to whom they send their papers. 9. The system in Scotland is subject to its own distinct laws and practices, education is compulsory between the ages of five and sixteen. 10. Oxford and Cambridge universities appoint their own staff and decide which students to admit. 11. The students finish their Secondary Education at the age of eighteen.

II.

1. Training on effective ways to polish every surface and clean every corner was received by all our staff. 2. One of the main reasons why community education did not become a radical movement for social change was also underlined by him. 3. The governor was described by John Kerry as an enemy of higher education. 4. Private education for their children cannot be afforded by many parents. 5. Six percent of the education budget is controlled by the federal government. 6. College students are taught by the “Fellows” either one-to-one or in very small groups. 7. A very big sum of money was received by the region's community education department last summer. 8. Bilingual education in schools was also proposed by them. 9. Ambitious programs in adult education are also sponsored by them. 10. Students are usually selected on the ba­sis of A-level results and an interview.

III.

1. wasn’t it? 2. aren’t they? 3. isn’t it? 4. are they? 5. aren’t they? 6. aren’t they? 7. isn’t it? 8. wasn’t it? 9. aren’t they? 10. will it?

IV.

1. is skewed; 2. wanted; 3. have been written; 4. are expected; 5. is proposed; 6. is being distributed; 7. are required; 8. have been converted; 9. has been accomplished; 10. are welcomed.

VIII.

1. He said that the UK had two distinct systems of courses and qualifications. 2. British education is divided into two separate school systems. 3. We knew that in the state system children went to primary school at the age of five. 4. Oxford and Cambridge universities were founded in the medieval period. 5. Those students who have better A-level re­sults are usually accepted. 6. Students are not supposed to take a job during the term unless their parents are rich. 7. The Open University in Britain was founded over thirty years ago. 8. The university courses are taught through television, radio and coursebooks. 9. We thought that students took the examinations for the SQC at the age of seventeen. 10. The speaker said that Scotland offered a wealth of course options at the postgraduate level.