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Collocation for IELTS: Education

9IELTS by 9IELTS
October 18, 2022
in IELTS Vocabulary, Collocations for IELTS
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1. to cover a lot of ground

Meaning: to deal with much information and many facts.

Example: The history lecture covered a lot of ground today. Dịch đại ý

2. to tailor teaching styles/ strategies

Meaning: to make or prepare teaching styles following particular instructions

Example: When faced with classes of students with different levels of ability, teachers should tailor their teaching strategies to deal with this challenge.

3. a high-flyer

Meaning: someone who has the desire and ability to be very successful in their studies

Example: The problem with our teacher is that she explains things too quickly for most of the students and she pays most attention only to the academic high-flyers in the class.

4. transmission of knowledge

Meaning: the process of passing knowledge from one person to another

Example: I believe that the transmission of knowledge is more effective in face-to-face interaction with teachers rather than online learning.

5. interactive learning

Meaning: Refers to a method of teaching and learning in which teachers ask questions in class, assign and check homework, or hold class or group discussions.

Example: With or without the aid of technology, interactive learning helps students strengthen problem solving and critical thinking skills.

6. to bombard someone with something

Meaning: to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them.

Example: Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e-mail messages warning of computer viruses.

7. to have a good grasp of something

Meaning: to understand a problem deeply and completely

Example: Children who begin to learn a foreign language in primary school are usually able tohave a good grasp of the new language quickly.

8. to make the grade

Meaning: To successfully reach the necessary standard

Example: Nobody can succeed in their studies if they rely on luck rather than hard work to make the grade.

9. continuous assessment

Meaning: giving students marks for course work or projects, rather than formal exams

Example: Many students prefer continuous assessment because they consider that exams are unfair and too stressful.

10. to be out of one’s depth

Meaning: to be unable to understand something because it is too difficult

Example: Streaming in schools enables pupils to study at the level which is appropriate for them, and therefore students rarely find themselves out oftheir depth.

11. a formal examination

Meaning: a test conducted under strict, regulated conditions

Example: Entrance to university usually involves achieving required grades in a formal examination, such as IELTS.

12. to work your way through university

Meaning: to have a job when you are at college/university in order to help to pay for your studies

Example: He had to work his way through university because his family was so poor that they could not afford his tuition fees.

13. to take a year out

Meaning: It is when you have finished your school and you’ve got a place at the University but you’d rather spend a year at “the school of life”, either working, doing some community work, doing something adventurous.

Example: Taking a year out before starting your degree course can give you a chance to further develop your skills, as well as giving you the opportunity perhaps to travel and work in a different country.

14. to sift information

Meaning: to remove unwanted or less useful information

Example: I had to sift hundreds of pages of information to discover the data that I needed to support my theory.

15. to work/study under supervision

Meaning: work/ study under the direction of a responsible person

Example: At college, I discovered I did not have to work under supervision all the time, and I was free to do independent research.

16. Top-tier institutions

Meaning: leading or prestigious educational institutions

Example: The government has pumped huge amounts of money into a select group of top-tier institutions in recent years.

17. to deliver a lecture

Meaning: to give a lecture

Example: It is just as easy to deliver a lecture online as it is to give a lecture in front of a class of students in a lecture theatre.

18. streaming in schools

Meaning: the policy of dividing pupils into groups of the same level of ability

Example: One disadvantage of streaming in schools is that children in the lower groups have less motivation to study because they think of themselves as failures.

19. extra-curricular activities

Meaning: not part of the usual course work or studies in school or college

Example: Most UK universities offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities such as sport, music and drama to help students enjoy university life to the full.

20. to fall behind with your studies

Meaning: to improve more slowly in studying than other people so that you fail to learn the course material at the necessary speed

Example: Irregular attendance at classes is one of reasons why some students fall behind with their studies.

20. to drop out of college

Meaning: to leave college or university without finishing your studies

Example: A number of students drop out of college when faced with the pressure of formal exams.

21. to pay off a student loan

Meaning: to repay money borrowed in order to study at college or university

Example: Owing to the difficulties of paying off a student loan, some young people prefer to look for a job after leaving school.

22. to impose discipline

Meaning: to make students obey the rules of the school or college

Example: If teachers fail to impose discipline in class, then students will not learn anything.

23. to disrupt lessons

Meaning: to make it difficult to conduct the lesson in the normal way

Example:    If strict discipline is not imposed on pupils who disrupt lessons, then the education of all the children in the school will suffer.

24. distance learning

Meaning: delivering education to students who are not physically at school/at university

Example: Although she lives in a remote rural area, she is able to study for a degree by distance learning.

25. to give feedback

Meaning: to give guidance on the work of a student through comments or corrections

Example: It is essential for teachers to give some feedback to students, so that students understand their mistakes and can improve.

26. face-to-face learning

Meaning: to study in the traditional way in a classroom with fellow students and a teacher

Example:    Face-to-face   learning    motivates     students    and    encourages interaction in the classroom.

27. to sit an exam

Meaning: to take an exam

Example: Some students claim that they feel more motivated to study when they have to sit an exam at the end of their course.

28. tertiary education/higher education

Meaning: education at college or university level

Example:      Some school leavers prefer to start work rather than enter tertiaryeducation.

30. a virtual classroom

Meaning: an online classroom in which participants can communicate and interact with other students, view videos and actively engage with the study materials

Example: Many people argue that the virtual classroom will replace traditional teaching methods, eliminating the need for teachers.

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