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- absent/ˈæb.sn̩t/adjective · B2Not there — missing from the lesson.
- alphabet/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/noun · B1All the letters of a language in their fixed order, from A to Z.
- answer/ˈɑːn.sə/noun · A1What you give back when someone asks you something.
- assignment/əˈsaɪn.mənt/noun · B1A piece of work a teacher officially gives you to complete.
- attendance/əˈtɛn.dəns/noun · C1Being present at lessons; the teacher checks it every morning.
- backpack strapphrase · B1The band that goes over your shoulder to carry your school bag.
- billion/ˈbɪljən/noun · A2A one followed by nine zeros — a thousand millions.
- biology/baɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/noun · B1+The subject about plants, animals, and the human body.
- boarding school/ˈbɔːdɪŋ ˌskuːl/phrase · B2The school where pupils live and sleep, going home only for holidays.
- bookworm/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/noun · B2A person who would rather read than do almost anything else.
- break/bɹeɪk/noun · A1The short free time between lessons.
- canteen/kænˈtiːn/noun · B1+The big room where students eat lunch.
- chalk/t͡ʃɔːk/noun · A2+The soft white stick teachers once wrote on dark boards with.
- chapter/ˈt͡ʃæptə(r)/noun · B1One numbered part of a book.
- cheat/ˈt͡ʃiːt/verb · B1To secretly break the rules in a test to win or pass.
- chemistry/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/noun · B1The subject with test tubes, reactions, and the table of elements.
- classmate/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/noun · A2+A person who is in the same class as you.
- classroom/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/noun · A1The room where a teacher and pupils have their lessons.
- comma/ˈkɒmə/noun · B1+The small curved mark that gives a sentence a tiny pause.
- course/kɔːs/noun · A1A complete series of lessons on one topic.
- curriculum/kəˈɹɪk.jʊ.ləm/noun · B2+The official plan of everything a school must teach.
- degree/dɪˈɡɹiː/noun · B1The qualification you earn after years of university study.
- detention/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/noun · C1The punishment of staying at school after everyone goes home.
- dictionary/ˈdɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹi/noun · A2+The big book that explains what every word means.
- diploma/dɪˈpləʊmə/noun · B2The official paper that proves you finished a course.
- dropoutnoun · B2+A student who left school before finishing.
- education/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun · A2+The whole process of teaching and learning through life.
- enrollment/ənˈɹəʊl.mənt/noun · B1+Officially signing up to join a school or course.
- eraser/ɪˈɹeɪzə/noun · A2+The small soft block that removes writing mistakes.
- essay/ˈɛs.eɪ/<qq:sense 1><a:RP,GA>noun · B1+A short piece of writing that presents your thoughts on one topic.
- exam/ɪɡˈzæm/noun · A2+The big important test at the end of a course.
- extracurricular/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/adjective · C2Happening at school but outside the lessons — clubs, teams, choirs.
- field tripphrase · B1A day when the whole class travels somewhere to learn outside school.
- fifty/ˈfɪfti/noun · A1Five times ten — half of one hundred.
- flashcard/ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/noun · B1A small card with the word on one side and its meaning on the other.
- folder/ˈfoʊldɚ/noun · A2+The cover that keeps your loose papers together.
- gap yearphrase · B2The year off between school and university, often spent traveling.
- genius/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/noun · B1A person with a once-in-a-generation brilliant mind.
- geography/dʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/noun · A2+The subject about countries, mountains, rivers, and maps.
- glue/ɡluː/noun · A2+The sticky liquid that joins two pieces of paper forever.
- grade/ɡɹeɪd/noun · B1The letter or number that shows how good your work was.
- graduate/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/verb · B1To finish university successfully — hats fly into the air.
- graduation/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/noun · B1The ceremony with caps and gowns when students finish their studies.
- grammar/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/noun · A2+The rules for putting words together correctly in a language.
- high school/ˈhaɪ.skul/noun · A2The school for teenagers before university.
- highlighter/ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ə/noun · B1+The bright marker you color important sentences with.
- history/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/noun · A1The subject about everything that happened before today.
- homework/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/noun · A1The school tasks you must finish at home in the evening.
- illiterate/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/adjective · B2+Unable to read or write.
- janitor/ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/noun · B1The person who cleans and looks after a school building.
- kindergarten/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/noun · A2+The place where very small children play and learn before real school.
- knowledge/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/noun · A2+Everything you know and understand.
- lecture/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/noun · B1A long talk one professor gives to a hall of students.
- lesson/ˈlɛs.ən/noun · A1One teaching hour on one subject.
- library/ˈlaɪ.bɹi/noun · A1The quiet place full of books you can borrow for free.
- literacy/ˈlɪtəɹəsi/noun · C1The ability to read and write.
- literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/noun · B1+The subject where you read and discuss great books.
- locker/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/noun · A2+Your own small metal cupboard in the corridor for books and coats.
- mathematics/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/noun · A2+The school subject about numbers, shapes, and equations.
- memorize/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/verb · B1To learn something so well you can say it without looking.
- million/ˈmɪl.jən/noun · A1A one followed by six zeros.
- mistake/mɪˈsteɪk/noun · A1Something you did wrong — everyone makes them while learning.
- notebook/ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/noun · B2The book of empty pages you write your notes in.
- nursery/ˈnɜːsəɹi/noun · B2The school for the very youngest children; also, a baby's room.
- page/peɪd͡ʒ/noun · A1One side of one sheet in a book.
- pen/pɛn/noun · A1You write with it, and its ink cannot be rubbed out.
- pencil/ˈpɛnsəl/noun · A1You write and draw with it, and you can rub it out.
- physics/ˈfɪz.ɪks/noun · B1+The subject about energy, movement, light, and how the universe works.
- plagiarism/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪzəm/noun · B2+Passing off someone else's writing or ideas as your own.
- playground/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/noun · A2+The outdoor place at school where children run and play.
- presentation/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/noun · B1+Standing in front of the class and explaining your topic with slides.
- principal/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/noun · B1The boss of a whole school.
- prodigy/ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/noun · B2+A child with an adult master's talent.
- professor/pɹəˈfɛs.ə/noun · A2+A senior teacher at a university.
- project/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/noun · B1A bigger piece of work that takes days or weeks to finish.
- protractor/pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/noun · B1+The half-circle tool for measuring angles in geometry.
- punctuation/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/noun · B1+The dots, commas, and marks that organize written sentences.
- question/ˈkwɛs.tʃən/noun · A1What you ask when you want to know something.
- quiz/kwɪz/noun · A2+A short, quick test of what you know.
- recess/ɹɪˈsɛs/noun · B1The short break between lessons when children play outside.
- report cardphrase · B1The paper with all your grades that goes home to your parents.
- revision/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/noun · B2+Going over old lessons again before a big test.
- ruler/ˈɹuːlə/noun · A2+The flat stick with numbers for drawing straight lines and measuring.
- scholarship/ˈskɒləʃɪp/noun · B2Money given to a talented student so they can afford to study.
- school/skuːl/noun · A1The place where children go every day to learn.
- semester/sɪˈmɛstə/noun · B1+One half of the university year.
- seminar/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/noun · B2+A small university class built on discussion, not lecturing.
- spelling/ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/noun · A2+Writing a word with its letters in the right order.
- stapler/ˈsteɪplə/noun · B1+The tool that bites papers together with little metal teeth.
- student/ˈstjuː.dn̩t/noun · A1A person who is learning at a school or university.
- studious/ˈstuːdi.əs/adjective · B2+Loving study and spending long serious hours at it.
- subject/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/noun · A2One area you study at school, like history or music.
- syllabus/ˈsɪləbəs/noun · B2+The official list of everything one course will cover.
- teacher/ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/noun · A1The person whose job is helping others learn.
- test/tɛst/noun · A1A set of questions that checks what you have learned.
- textbook/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/noun · B2The thick book with all the lessons for one subject.
- thirteen/ˌθɜːˈtiːn/noun · A1Ten plus three — some people call it unlucky.
- thousand/ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/noun · A1Ten times one hundred — written as a one with three zeros.
- timetable/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/noun · A2+The table that shows which lesson happens at which hour.
- truant/ˈtɹuːənt/noun · C1A pupil secretly skipping school for the day.
- tuition/tjuːˈɪʃən/noun · C1The money paid for being taught, especially at university.
- tutor/ˈtjuːtəː/noun · B2A private teacher who helps one student at a time.
- twenty/ˈtwɛnti/noun · A1Two times ten.
- university/junɪˈvɜːsəti/noun · A2+The place where adults study for a degree after finishing school.
- vocabulary/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/noun · B1All the words you know in a language.
- whiteboard/ˈwaɪtbɔːd/noun · A2The big white surface the teacher writes on with markers.