Vocabulary - Education

Choose the best word to complete the sentences

1. The college specialises in ______ subjects such as history, sociology amd religious studies.

a. Science

b. Humanities

2. The course aims to educate students in theory and also provide them with practical ______

a. skills

b. qualifications

3. My ancient history professor is Dr Watkins who, I understand, is a real _______ on the Roman
Empire.

a. aptitude

b. authority

4. The ______ mark is 70%, and any students who fail will have to retake the test.

a. pass

b. mark

5. Students will be ______ by way of three pieces of coursework and an end-of-year test.

a. assigned

b. assessed

6. St John’s College is the best place for people studying this particular _____ of medicine.

a. field

b. concept

7. We’ve finished studying bacteria in biology and we’ve now started a new _______ – the human body.

a. topic b. certificate

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