The following alphabetical word-list is based on the
It may help you with some difficult vocabulary used on the web site about
School Life in an English School
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ourschool/index.html
attend:
approximately:
awareness:
comprise:
coeducation:
considerate:
to go regularly to a place, for example to a school as a student or to a church as a member.
used for showing that an amount, number, time etc is not exact: roughly
knowledge or understanding of a subject, issue, or situation:
to consist of two or more things:
the system of educating students of both sexes in the same class or college
thinking about the feelings and needs of other people: It was very considerate of you to include
me.
core:
the most important or most basic part of something:
deteriorate:
to become worse: The weather deteriorated rapidly so the game was abandoned.
disruption:
a situation in which something cannot continue because of a problem:
foster:
to help something to develop over a period of time; promote:
This approach will foster an understanding of environmental issues.
gender:
the fact of being either male or female; sex:
The job is open to all applicants regardless of age, race, or gender.
improvement: the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was
before:
The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further improvement.
irrespective:
despite a particular fact, situation, or quality:
irrespective of: We consider all qualified job applicants, irrespective of sex or age.
literacy:
the ability to read and write:
Teachers have been asked to concentrate on literacy and numeracy.
mental maths: calculations that you do in your mind, without writing them down
midday:
twelve o’clock, when the morning ends and the afternoon begins; noon:
The letter arrived just before midday.
numeracy:
basic skills in mathematics
performance:
the standard to which someone does something such as job or examination:
Teachers have to measure students’ performance against specific objectives.
recess:
a period between school lessons when students can eat, rest, or play; break
requirement:
something that a rule, law, contract etc states that you must do:
Do these goods comply with our safety requirements?
relay race:
a race between two or more teams where each member of the team does part of the race and
then another member continues
residential trip: school trip
to transfer:
to stop studying at one school or university and go to another:
transfer to:
The children will transfer to a new school in September.
sense:
a strong feeling or belief about yourself:
Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement.
statutory:
controlled by a law: a statutory minimum wage
subsequent:
happening or coming after something else:
In subsequent interviews, Steele has contradicted his original story.
supervisor:
someone who is in charge of an activity, a place, or a group of people such as workers or
students
tag:
a children’s game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch them
vacation:
a period of time when a university is closed: summer / Christmas / Easter vacation:
I’m planning to visit my parents during the Christmas vacation; a holiday.
Kids in British Schools
von Jürgen Wagner