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Mindset for IELTS 2 Unit 7

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  • preferential
    something that someone is given better than what other people receive
  • required
    necessary according to the rules or for a particular purpose
  • ICT
    Information and Communications Technology
  • spring
    a spiral of wire which returns to its original shape after it is pressed or pulled
  • gap year
    A year especially between high school and university where you don't attend any school
  • faculty
    a group of departments in a college that specialize in a particular subject or group of subjects
  • admission
    permission to study at a school or college
  • dissertation
    a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university
  • MBA
    Master of Business Administration: an advanced degree in business, or a person who has this degree
  • vocational
    a course or program that teaches job skills
  • beneficial
    helpful
  • junior school
    a school for children who are 12 to 15 years old
  • sixth form college
    a two-year college where you can take the A levels that qualify you for university
  • undergraduate
    a student who is studying for their first degree at a college or university
  • accommodation
    a place to live or stay
  • state school
    a school paid for by public funds and available to the general public; public school
  • submit
    to formally send a document, plan, etc. to a person or group in authority
  • personal statement
    A written description of one's achievements, interests, etc., included as part of an application for a job or to an educational program
  • prospectus
    a document giving details of a college, school, or business and its activities
  • acquire
    learn a skill or habit, or develop it through daily life or experience
  • secondary school
    school attended during adolescence, after primary school
  • fund (v)
    to provide the money to pay for an event, activity, or organization
  • discipline
    a particular area of study, especially a subject studied at a college or university
  • compulsory education
    the name given to the legally-required period of time that children are expected to attend school
  • organized
    able to plan one's activities efficiently
  • drop out
    quit a class, school etc
  • conditional
    depending on a condition
  • further education college
    a college offering programmes usually below the level of a university degree, often in a particular subject
  • strict
    strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey
  • adequate
    enough, sufficient
  • Bachelor's Degree
    a first degree at college or university
  • tertiary education
    education at university or college level
  • postgraduate
    a student who has already received one degree and is studying at a university for a more advanced degree
  • Master's degree
    an advanced college or university degree
  • clearing
    A system established to settle payments
  • last (v)
    to continue to exist
  • flexible
    able to change or be changed easily according to the situation
  • lecture
    an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university
  • confirmation
    a statement, often written, that an arrangement or meeting is certain
  • well-behaved
    behaving in a way that is accepted as correct
  • assignment
    a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job
  • violent
    using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
  • infant school
    (in Britain) school for children under seven years old
  • home schooling
    education in which children are taught at home, usually by their parents
  • lever
    a bar or handle that moves around a fixed point
  • compulsory
    required; mandatory
  • PhD
    (doctor of philosophy) doctoral degree
  • nursery school
    a school for children between the ages of about two and five (noun)
  • tutorial
    a period of study with a tutor involving one student or a small group
  • pupil
    a person, especially a child at school, who is being taught; student
  • reception
    the first year of infant school
  • apprentice
    someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person's skills
  • confirm
    to make an arrangement, plan, or meeting certain or fixed
  • minor
    small, unimportant
  • deadline
    A date or time when a project, report, or assignment must be finished.
  • obligation
    something that you must do
  • socialise
    to meet and spend time with people in a friendly way, in order to enjoy yourself
  • curriculum
    the subjects studied in a school, college, etc. and what each subject includes
  • disruptive
    causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual
  • enrol
    officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course
  • ruin
    to spoil or destroy something completely
  • provisional
    for the present time but likely to change; temporary
  • graduation
    the successful completion of a program of study