Target Vocabulary

Section 4

Education, books and the media

In the classroom (p.82)• 20 biro/ballpoint pen• 5 (black)board• 8 bookcase• 26 calculator• 16 calendar• 9 (a piece of) chalk• 23 (a pair of) compasses• 6 cupboard• 13 desk• 14 duster• 4 exercise book• 21 felt-tip pen• 15 globe• 17 glue

• 11 overhead projector• 25 pencil• 18 pencil sharpener• 27 protractor• 1 pupil• 22 rubber• 24 ruler• 2 satchel / schoolbag• 19 set square• 7 shelf• 3 textbook• 12 timetable• 10 wall chart

British schools and institutions (p.83)

• 8 boarding school• 18 co-educational school• 12 College of Further

Education• 9 comprehensive school• 14 evening classes• 4 nursery school• 7 playschool• 15 Polytechnic• 10 prep school• 3 primary school

• 2 private school• 16 public school• 6 secondary school• 17 Sixth-Form College• 1 state school• 11 Teacher Training

College• 13 The Open University • 5 university

Follow up

• Schools for children under 5• nursery school• playschool• Private schools (5-18)• prep school• public school

• State schools (5-18)• comprehensive school• primary school• Sixth Form College• Higher education (people

who have left school)• College of Further Education• Polytechnic• Teacher Training College• university

Who’s who in education (86-87)

1. e

2. n

3. h

4. j

5. b

6. m

7. d

8. l

9. a

10.g

11. i

12.o

13.c

14.k

15. f

Verbs to do with education (88-89)

1. left school

2. praised

3. revise

4. attend

5. expel

6. specialize

7. enrol

8. learn …by heart ..recite

9. study

10.behave

11. failed

12.doing (her) homework

13.punished

14.sit/take

15. test

16.play truant

17.pass

Other useful words to do with education (90-91)

1. form2. mark3. scholarship4. subjects5. register … present ….

absent6. vacation7. deputy head8. lecture9. assignment10. staff room

11.compulsory12.detention13.seminar14.academic …. terms15.course16.playground17. tutorial18.gymnasium

Types of books (92-93)

• 14 anthology• 6 atlas• 8 autobiography• 18 best seller• 23 biography• 19 book of fairy tales• 12 cookery book• 2 dictionary• 9 directory• 1 encyclopedia• 4 fiction• 15 guidebook• 21 hardback

• 3 manual• 16 memoirs• 7 non-fiction• 11 paperback• 22 poetry book• 24 reference book• 17 romantic novel• 20 science fiction novel• 10 textbook• 13 thriller• 5 whodunnit

Follow up (94-95)

1. book of fairy tales

2. manual

3. biography

4. guidebook

5. cookery book

6. romantic novel

7. science fiction novel

8. autobiography

9. poetry book

10.whodunnit

11. thriller

12.dictionary

Parts of a book (96-97)

1. cover

2. jacket

3. title

4. bibliography

5. illustrations

6. acknowledgements

7. preface

8. chapter

9. appendix

10. foreword

11. index

12.contents

13.glossary

14. footnote

15.blurb

The media: TelevisionTypes of programme (98-99)

1. d

3. f

4. j

5. b

6. i

10.g

12.a

13.e

14.h

16.c

Follow up (100)

1. educational programme

2. nature programme

3. documentary

4. music programme

5. detective series

6. travel programme

7. news and current affairs programme

8. quiz show

9. food programme

10.drama series

The media: NewspapersUseful words to do with newspapers (101-103)

1. headline

2. editor

3. circulation

4. letters page

5. sports pages

6. article

7. advertisments

8. horoscope

9. weather forecast

10.quality papers … popular papers

11.caption

12.comic strip

13.column

14.gossip column

The media: NewspapersUseful words to do with newspapers (101-103)

15.colour supplement

16.obituary

17.correspondent

18.editorial

19.classified advertisments

20. tabloid

21. review

22. journalist … reporter

23. feature

24.crossword

Follow up (103-104)

1. weather forecast

2. headline

3. gossip column

4. review

5. letters page

6. obituary

7. classified advertisments

8. horoscope

9. sports page

10.comic strip

11.caption

12.crossword

A newspaper article (105)

• 5• 10• 15• 1• 18• 11• 14• 7• 4

• 2• 9• 12• 17• 3• 13• 8• 16• 6

Phrasal verbs (106)

1. d2. h3. f4. j5. a6. i7. e8. b9. g10.c

Phrasal verbs (107)

1. got over2. look up to3. came across4. take off5. look at6. picked (it) up7. came round8. takes after9. fell out10. look for