LEVEL 2 VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS

GLOSSARY
WORKSHEET 1: SCHOOL AND EDUCATION
= high-frequency words in the Cambridge Academic Corpus

Vocabulary Pronunciation Part of Definition

speech
Arabic /ˈærəbɪk/ (n) a language people speak in Western Asia and North Africa

Biology /baɪˈɒlədʒi/ (n) the study of living things

Chemistry /ˈkemɪstri/ (n) the study of substances and the different ways in which they react
or combine with other substances

college /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ (n) a place where people go to study after they have left school

exam /ɪɡˈzæm/ (n) a test of what a student knows about a subject

French /frentʃ/ (n) the language of France

Geography /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ (n) the study of the surface of the Earth and all regions of the world

graduate /ˈɡrædjueɪt/ (n) a person who has finished their school, college or university
education

History /ˈhɪstəri/ (n) the study of events in the past

lab /ləˈbɒrətəri/ (n) a room used for scientific work

lecturer /ˈlektʃərə/ (n) a person who teaches at a university or college

library /ˈlaɪbrəri/ (n) a room or building which contains a collection of books,

magazines, etc., which you can read or borrow

Maths /maθs/ (n) the study of numbers, shapes, etc.

office /ˈɒfɪs/ (n) a room or building where people work

Physics /ˈfɪzɪks/ (n) the scientific study of natural forces, such as energy, heat,
light, etc.

principal /ˈprɪnsəpəl/ (n) the person in charge of a school

revise /rɪˈvaɪz/ (v) to study a subject before you take a test

subject /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ (n) an area of knowledge which is studied in school, college or

university

university /juːnɪˈvɜːsəti/ (n) a place where students study at a high level to get a degree

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