VOCABULARY • Unit 6
Summary
Schools and exams
boarding school ​do homework ​enrol in ​
fail exams ​get good marks ​get a qualification ​
get into college ​go to lessons ​homeschooling ​
mixed school ​obey rules ​pass exams ​
primary school ​school holiday ​school leaver ​
school rules ​school uniform ​secondary school ​
single-sex school ​take classes
Courses and careers
apply (for a course, etc.) ​attend (college, etc.) ​
do (a course, etc.) ​get (a job, etc.) ​
study (engineering, etc.) ​
train to be (a lawyer, etc.) ​
construction ​ engineering ​ entertainment ​
IT ​ journalism ​ law ​ management ​ nursing ​
science ​teaching
School and exams
1 Complete the crossword with school words.
1
2
3
4
– people how to do a job.
5
6
7
8
9
10
Across
2 means learning at home with your parents.
4 schools have only boys or only girls.
6 It’s important to obey school  .
9 I live at school.
10 British children aged four to eleven go to
school.
Down
1 A school has just finished school.
3 schools have boys and girls.
5 You go to school when you finish primary
school.
7 I have to wear a school  .
8 In the school we often go camping.
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2 Match 1–7 with a–g to make sentences.
1 I passed all my exams at school, so now 
2 Kate failed an exam today – 
3 I get good marks because 
4 If you don’t obey school rules, 
5 Ben has enrolled in a French course
because 
6 If we go to lessons at 8.00 a.m., 
7 Every summer we take art classes, so now 
a we’re very sleepy.
b she only got twenty-one per cent.
c the teacher will talk to your parents.
d I work hard.
e we’re very good at drawing.
f he wants to study in Paris.
g I’ve got a lot of qualifications.
Courses and careers
3 Read the sentences and write true or false.
Correct the false sentences.
1 You can apply for a position as a teacher
when you are a secondary school student. 
2 You do an apprenticeship to teach other
 
3 If you like to dance, sing or act,
you should work in entertainment. 
4 First you train to be a lawyer, then you
study law. 
5 If you want to specialize in the construction
of houses, you should train to be a physicist. 
6 You attend university to do a degree. 
4 Answer each question with one word.
What should you study if you …
want to be a boss? management
1 want to build houses and other buildings? 
2 plan to write articles for a newspaper? 
3 like computers? 
4 want to work in a school? 
5 dream of helping sick people? 
Vocabulary  Unit 6   ENGLISH PLUS 3 Second edition 1