File 7 - Education

Question 1

comportarse

Answer 1

to behave
v
/bɪˈheɪv/
Lots of children in this class behave badly.

Question 2

hospedaje (en un colegio o universidad)

embarque, abordaje

Answer 2

boarding
adj
/ˈbɔːdɪŋ/
My parents sent me away to boarding school when I was 13.

Question 3

educar

criar, enseñar a comportarse

Answer 3

to bring up (to look after a child and teach him / her how to behave, this is usually done by parents or a family member at home)
v
/brɪŋ ʌp/
I want to bring up my children in the countryside, not in the city.

Question 4

hacer trampa, timar, engañar

Answer 4

to cheat
v
/tʃiːt/
I haven’t studied enough so I’m going to cheat in my history exam.

Question 5

facultad
intituto
escuela secundaria
escuela profesional

Answer 5

college
n
/ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
I went to art college when I left school.

Question 6

obligatorio

Answer 6

compulsory
adj
/kəmˈpʌlsəri/
Maths is a compulsory subject – everyone has to do it.

Question 7

hacer (tb aux)

Answer 7

to do
v
/duː/
What will you do if you don’t pass your exams?

Question 8

educar

proporcionar conocimientos

Answer 8

to educate (to teach sb at school / university)
v
/ˈedʒukeɪt/
I want to educate my children at home so I won’t send them to school.

Question 9

elemental, basico, fundamental

Answer 9

elementary
adj
/elɪˈmentri/
Primary school is called elementary school in America.

Question 10

expulsar

Answer 10

to expel
v
/ɪkˈspel/
If you cheat in your exams the head teacher will expel you.

Question 11

fallar, fracasar

Answer 11

to fail
v
/feɪl/
Why did you fail your chemistry exam?

Question 12

grado, curso, nota

Answer 12

grades
n pl
/ɡreɪdz/
I want to study medicine, so I need really good grades in Science and Maths.

Question 13

graduarse

Answer 13

to graduate
v
/ˈɡrædʒueɪt/
When did you graduate from university?

Question 14

director/a (de una escuela)

Answer 14

head teacher
n
/hed ˈtiːtʃə(r)/
What’s the name of the head teacher at your school?

Question 15

instituto

Answer 15

high school
n
/haɪ skuːl/
He’s a teacher at a high school in New York City.

Question 16

escuela secundaria

Answer 16

junior high school
n
/ˈdʒuːniə(r) haɪ skuːl/
I went to the same junior high school as my neighbour.

middle school
n
/ˈmɪdl skuːl/
I went to middle school between the ages of nine and thirteen.

Question 17

guardería

Answer 17

kindergarten
n
/ˈkɪndəɡɑːtn/
I went to kindergarten when I was three years old.

Question 18

aprender

Answer 18

to learn (to get knowledge or a skill (from sb))
v
/lɜːn/
I want to learn Russian.

Question 19

monja

Answer 19

nun
n
/nʌn/
I went to a Catholic school and my maths teacher was a nun.

Question 20

guardería

vivero (para plantas)

Answer 20

nursery
n
/ˈnɜːsəri/
Before they go to school, children can go to nursery.

Question 21

aprobar, pasar

Answer 21

to pass
v
/pɑːs/
I really want to pass my maths exam this semester.

Question 22

sacerdote

Answer 22

priest
n
/priːst/
The church priest visits our school once a week to talk to the students.

Question 23

primario, escuela primaria, elecciones primarias

Answer 23

primary
adj
/ˈpraɪməri/
Children in the UK start primary school when they are four or five.

Question 24

privado

Answer 24

private
adj
/ˈpraɪvət/
Her parents paid for her to go to a private school.

Question 25

castigar, sancionar

Answer 25

to punish
v
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
Many teachers punish students with extra homework.

Question 26

alumnos, pupilos

Answer 26

pupils
n pl
/ˈpjuːplz/
How many pupils are there in your school?

Question 27

religioso

Answer 27

religious
adj
/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
I went to a religious school – it was Catholic.

Question 28

resultados

Answer 28

results
n pl
/rɪˈzʌlts/
Students in this school usually get really good exam results.

Question 29

revisar, corregir, repasar

Answer 29

to revise
v
/rɪˈvaɪz/
How many hours did you revise for the biology exam?

Question 30

secundario

Answer 30

secondary
adj
/ˈsekəndri/
I started secondary school when I was eleven.

Question 31

semestre

Answer 31

semester
n
/sɪˈmestə(r)/
The autumn semester starts on the first day of October.

Question 32

estatal (adj)

estado, nación (n)

Answer 32

state
adj
/steɪt/
What are the state schools like in your country?

Question 33

estudiar

Answer 33

to study (to spend time learning about something)
v
/ˈstʌdi/
What subject will you study at university?

Question 34

trimestre, cuatrimestre, semestre
(parte de un año escolar)
término (palabra o frase)

Answer 34

term
n
/tɜːm/
A school term usually lasts about twelve weeks.

Question 35

decimosegundo grado

Answer 35

twelfth grade
n
/twelfθ ɡreɪd/
My older sister is in twelfth grade this year.

Question 36

escuela privada

Answer 36

private school

/ˈpraɪvət ˈskuːl/

Question 37

escuela estatal

Answer 37

state school

/steɪt ˈskuːl/

Question 38

escuela religiosa

Answer 38

religious school

/rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈskuːl/

Question 39

internado

Answer 39

boarding school

/ˈbɔːdɪŋ ˈskuːl/

Question 40

Grupo de escuelas independientes privadas de pago más antiguas, más caras y exclusivas del Reino Unido, particularmente de Inglaterra, a las que asisten principalmente niños con edades de 13 a 18 años

Answer 40

public school

/ˈpʌblɪk ˈskuːl/

Question 41

entregar una redacción

Answer 41

to hand in an essay

/ˈhænd ˈɪn ˈæn ˈɛseɪ/

Question 42

hacer un examen

Answer 42

to take an exam
/ˈteɪk ˈæn ɪgˈzæm/

to do an exam
/dʊ ˈæn ɪgˈzæm/

Question 43

aprobar un examen

Answer 43

to pass an exam

/ˈpɑːs ˈæn ɪgˈzæm/

Question 44

supender un examen

Answer 44

to fail an exam

/ˈfeɪl ˈæn ɪgˈzæm/

Question 45

sacar buenas notas

Answer 45

to get good marks

/ˈgɛt ˈgʊd ˈmɑːks/

Question 46

copiar en un examen

Answer 46

to cheat in an exam

/ˈtʃiːt ˈɪn ˈæn ɪgˈzæm/

Question 47

entrar a la universidad

Answer 47

to get into university

/ˈgɛt ˈɪntuː ˌjuːniˈv3ː(r)səti/

Question 48

hacer un grado

Answer 48

to do a degree

/dʊ ə dɪˈgriː/

I do a degree in Physics

Question 49

obtener un grado

Answer 49

to get a degree

/ˈgɛt ə dɪˈgriː/

I got a degree in teaching

Question 50

matricularse en un curso

Answer 50

to enrol on a course
/ɪnˈrəʊl ˈɒn ə ˈkɔː(r)s/

to enrol in a course
/ɪnˈrəʊl ˈɪn ə ˈkɔː(r)s/

Question 51

portarse mal, comportarse mal

Answer 51

to misbehave
v
/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/

Question 52

ser castigado

Answer 52

to be punished

/ˈtuː ˈbiː ˈpʌnɪʃt/

Question 53

ser expulsado

Answer 53

to be expelled

/ˈtuː ˈbiː ɪksˈpɛld/

Question 54

director (hombre)

Answer 54

headmaster
n
/ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə(r)/

Question 55

directora (mujer)

Answer 55

headmistress
n
/ˌhɛdˈmɪstrɪs/

Question 56

jefe/a de estudios

Answer 56

head of studies

/hɛd ɒv ˈstʌdiz/

Question 57

patio de juegos

Answer 57

playground
n
/ˈpleɪgraʊnd/

schoolyard
n
/ˈskuːljɑː(r)d/

Question 58

laboratorio

Answer 58

lab
n
/læb/

Question 59

cafetería, cantina

Answer 59

canteen
n
/kænˈtiːn/