Inside Out Education Issues – Glossary activity noun something that you do because you enjoy it or because it is interesting leisure activities
exercise noun [count] an activity or set of activities that you do in order to learn how to do something Have you done your piano exercises yet?
behave verb to be polite and not be rude or cause trouble I hope the children behave themselves.
expel verb to force a student to leave a school permanently expel someone for something He was expelled for threatening a teacher with a knife.
classroom noun a room where you have classes in a school colleague noun [count] someone who works in the same organization or department as you her colleagues at the university compulsory adjective something that is compulsory must be done because of a rule or law School uniform is no longer compulsory in many British schools. concentrate verb to give most of your attention to one aim or activity creative adjective involving a lot of imagination and new ideas someone who is creative has a lot of imagination and new ideas discipline noun the practice of making people obey rules of behaviour and punishing them if they do not emphasis noun [count/uncount] special importance or attention that is given to one thing in particular The main emphasis should be on quality rather than quantity. enjoyable adjective something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure Most students find the course very enjoyable. exam noun [count] an important test of your knowledge, especially one that you take at school or university Dave’s doing his Accountancy exams next week.
express yourself verb to talk in a way that other people can understand She finds it difficult to express herself in English. look back verb to think about a time or event in the past Most people look back on their school days with fondness. maths noun [uncount] mathematics mess around verb to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or paying attention to something Stop messing about – I’m serious about this! pass verb to be successful in an examination or test by achieving a satisfactory standard She passed her driving test. physics noun [uncount] the science that deals with heat, light, and other forms of energy and how they affect objects punctuation noun [uncount] the use of marks such as full stops or commas in order to write in a clear style The letter was brief and had no punctuation. pupil noun [count] someone, especially a child, who goes to school or who has lessons in a particular subject put up with someone verb to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way How has Jan put up with him for so long?
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Inside Out respect verb to feel admiration for someone because of their personal qualities, their achievements, or their status, and show this by treating them in a polite and kind way We work well together, and I respect him as a colleague. role-plays noun [count/uncount] an activity in which you pretend to be someone else, especially in order to learn new skills or attitudes spelling noun [uncount] the ability to spell I know my spelling needs a lot of work. subject noun [count] something that you learn or teach in a school, for example English, mathematics, or biology suspend verb to officially stop someone from doing their job or from going to school for a limited time because they have done something wrong The Football Association suspended him for spitting at an opponent. system noun [count] a method of organizing or doing things education system test noun [count] a set of written or spoken questions used for finding out how much someone knows about a subject. A test is less formal than an exam. a chemistry/French/history test verb noun [count] a type of word or phrase that shows an action or a state, for example ‘run’ and ‘remain’ waste noun [singular] a situation in which time, money, or energy is used without bringing any useful result It’s a waste of time trying to get her to change her mind.
This page has been downloaded from www.insideout.net. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. nd Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008. Definitions from the Macmillan English Dictionary 2 Edition © 2007 and the Macmillan Essential Dictionary © 2003, A&C Black Publishers Ltd: www.macmillandictionaries.com