Unit 6 Wordlist Language Hub Upper Intermediate  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Education
boarding school noun ˈbɔː(r)dɪŋ skuːl ˈbɔrdɪŋ skul a school where pupils also live My dad went to
full-time boarding school when
he was young.
campus noun ˈkæmpəs an area of land containing There are rooms for
all the main buildings of a over 2000 students
university on campus.
compulsory adjective kəmˈpʌlsəri something that must be done School uniform isn’t
because of rules or laws compulsory in many
American schools.
curriculum noun kəˈrɪkjʊləm kəˈrɪkjələm the subjects studied in a The science curriculum
school, college, etc has changed this year.
entrance exam noun ˈentrəns ɪɡˈzæm a test taken by students Congratulations!
applying to join a school, I heard you passed the
college or university entrance exam.
graduate verb ˈɡrædʒueɪt ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪt to complete your studies at a When did Inês
university or college, usually by graduate?
getting a degree
higher education noun ˈhaɪə(r) ˈhaɪər education at a university or at a More students are going
ˌedjʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n college of a similar level onto higher education
these days.
lecture noun ˈlektʃə(r) ˈlektʃər a talk to groups of people The course starts next
about a particular subject, week with a series of
especially at a college or lectures and webinars.
university
primary school noun ˈpraɪməri skuːl ˈpraɪm(ə)ri skul a school for children between I haven’t seen him since
the ages of four or five and we were at primary
eleven. In the UK primary school together.
schools are sometimes divided
into an infant school for the
youngest children and a
junior school.
private school noun ˈpraɪvət skuːl ˈpraɪvət skul a school that you pay money I’m not sure how I feel
to attend about sending him to a
private school.
scholarship noun ˈskɒlə(r)ʃɪp ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp an amount of money that an Sevban was awarded
organisation gives to someone a scholarship at
so that they can study at a Cambridge.
particular school or university
secondary noun ˈsekənd(ə)ri skuːl ˈsekənˌderi skul a school for children between I met my best friend
school the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 in my third year at
secondary school.
seminar noun ˈsemɪˌnɑː(r) ˈsemɪˌnɑr a class at a college or university I’ve got to go, my
in which a small group of seminar starts in
students discuss a subject with five minutes.
a teacher
state school noun steɪt skuːl steɪt skul a school that is free because it There are some excellent
is funded by the government teachers in state
schools.
vocational adjective vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)nəl voʊˈkeɪʃən(ə)l relating to the skills necessary Why not do a
for a particular job vocational course
like plumbing?
Compound adjectives
coming-of-age adjective ˈkʌmɪŋ əv eɪdʒ the age at which someone is It’s a coming-of-age
legally considered an adult film about five young
friends.

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Unit 6 Wordlist Language Hub Upper Intermediate  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
last-minute adjective lɑːst ˈmɪnɪt læst ˈmɪnɪt happening or done at the latest Sorry, there’s been a
possible time last-minute change
of plans.
old-fashioned adjective əʊld ˈfæʃ(ə)nd oʊld ˈfæʃ(ə)nd used in a negative way to They have very
refer to methods, attitudes, or old-fashioned views
machines that are no longer about marriage.
useful or appropriate in the
modern world
seven-bedroom adjective ˈsev(ə)n ˈbedruːm ˈsev(ə)n ˈbedˌrum relating to a building with I think I’d get lost in a
seven bedrooms seven-bedroom house!
up-to-date adjective ʌp tə deɪt including the most recent For up-to-date
news and information departure times, please
visit our website.
well-known adjective wel nəʊn wel noʊn known by many people or I can’t believe you
by the people involved in a haven’t heard of him –
particular situation he’s really well-known.
Phrases with make and do
do away with phrase du: əˈweɪ wɪð du əˈweɪ wɪð to get rid of something The company has done
away with a lot of the
old restrictions.
do somebody a phrase duː ˈsʌmbədi ə du ˈsʌmbədi ə something that you do for I don’t suppose you
favour ˈfeɪvə(r) ˈfeɪvər someone in order to help them could do me a favour?
do somebody phrase ˈdu: ˈsʌmbədi ˈdu ˈsʌmbədi to cause serious damage or Have some cake – one
harm hɑː(r)m hɑrm injury slice isn’t going to do
any harm!
do without phrase ˈduː wɪðˈaʊt ˈdu wɪðˈaʊt to succeed in living or We’ve run out of milk
working without someone or so you’ll have to do
something without.
make a good phrase meɪk ə ɡʊd to make other people notice Put on your best suit –
impression ɪmˈpreʃ(ə)n you in a positive way it’s important to make a
good impression.
make allowances phrase meɪk əˈlaʊənsɪz to consider the reasons for You might need to
somebody’s behaviour and not make allowances for
judge them too severely her lack of experience.
make the best of phrase meɪk ðə best ɒv meɪk ðə best ɑv to be positive about a situation I know it’s raining, but
something sʌmθɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ you don’t like but can’t change let’s make the best of
our last day on holiday.
make a go phrase meɪk ə ˈɡəʊ əv ˈmeɪk ə ɡoʊ əv to try to make something work Despite the problems,
of something ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ Juan’s being trying
to make a go of the
business.

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