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Speaking & Conversation VIETNAMESE SHARING ENGLISH  Mar 28th 2016 

Topic: Education and Learning

Useful Vocabulary

School

• nursery / primary / secondary school / education

• state school / private school / oardin! school

• all !irls / all oys / sin!le"se# / co"ed school

• to !o to / attend school

• the curriculum / syllaus

• e#tra"curricular activities

• school trips / holidays

• school play!round / dinners / uni$orm

• school pupils / teachers

• schoolchildren / schooloy / school!irl

• to sit / do / ta%e an e#am

• to resit / reta%e an e#am

• to revise / to study &$or an e#am'

• to pass / to $ail an e#am

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to !et e#am results

• to !et (uali$ications / to e (uali$ied

• to leave school / a school"leaver 

• to drop out o$ school / a dropout

• to e academic / to e an all"rounder 

University/College

• tertiary / hi!her / $urther education

• colle!es o$ hi!her education / technical colle!es / universities

• to apply $or a course

• to !et an &un'conditional o$$er 

• to do a course in )su*ect+

• halls o$ residence / student accommodation

• student union / student ody

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• a $resher / an under!raduate / a !raduate

• a !raduation ceremony

• to !et a university de!ree / a Masters / a -octorate &,hd'

• to !raduate $rom university / to !raduate in )su*ect+

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a post!raduate student / course

• to do / ta%e a post!raduate course / a Masters / a ,h- &-octorate'

• to e a (uali$ied )*o title+ / to (uali$y in )su*ect+

• to ta%e a !ap year 

• to drop out o$ university

Useful liners for contrasting ideas

• Ho.ever

• .hereas / .hile

• 0n the one hand1 ut on the other hand1

• Althou!h / Even thou!h1

• -espite &the $act that'1

• 2ut1

!ebating "uestions

• 3 At .hat a!e do children start to !o to school in your country4

• 5 Is education mandatory &children M6ST !o to school' in your country4 I$ so7 until .hat a!e4

• 8 Are most schools coeducational &oys and !irls study to!ether' in your country4

• 9 :hat did you li%e to study most in your school days4 :hy4

• ; -id you have to do a lot o$ home.or% .hen you .ere a student4

• :hat ma%es a =!ood teacher=4

• ? -o you thin% your education .as help$ul to you4 :hy or .hy not4

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