1. My daughter is in the fifth course of the local
comprehensive school.
2. The teacher gave her a very high mark for her essay.
3. If you get a form to a school or university, your studies are paid
for by the school or university or some other organization.
4. My favorite subjects at school were English, art and music.
5. A teacher usually fills in a register every day to show, which
children are present and which children are absent.
6. When he was a student at university, he used to work during the summer
vacation usually as a waiter.
7. If the headmaster is ill or away, the deputy-head usually takes over
the running of the school.
8. A lecture is, when a teacher at a university or college gives a
prepared talk to a group of students.
9. You don't usually talk about homework at university. You use the word
assignment instead.
10. The staff-room is, where teachers in a school relax, prepare their
lessons, mark their books, etc.
11. Education in Britain is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16.
12. The teacher punished the child by putting her in detention, that
is, she was made to stay after school and do extra work.
13. A seminar is, when a teacher at a university or college discusses
a subject with a group of students.
14. In Britain, the school or academic year starts in September and ends
in July. It is divided into three terms.
15. She went on a tutorial to learn about word-processing.
16. During the break, the children were made to go out into the playground.
17. A scholarship is, when a teacher at a university or college gives
an individual lesson to one or more students.
18. We usually have our physical education lessons in the gymnasium