School flashcards

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American football

An American sport played with an oval ball between two teams.

(noun)


Art

The study of drawing, painting and other creative processes.

(noun)


Art-room

The room where art is taught and studied.

(noun)


Assembly

The start of the school day when all the pupils gather together.

(noun)


Assignment

A piece of work to be done at home (similar to homework and coursework).

(noun)


Attend

To be present at a specific location, or to go to a specific school.

(verb)


Bag

A container for carrying books and other items (similar to satchel and school bag).

(noun)


Baseball

An American sport played with a bat and ball between two teams.

(noun)


Basketball

An American sport played on a court with a ball and two teams.

(noun)


Bell

The machine that makes a loud noise to signal the start and end of the school day.

(noun)


Biology

The scientific study of animals and plants.

(noun)


Blackboard

An area, often on a wall, to write on using chalk.

(noun)


Break

The times during the day when children do not have lessons and can do what they want (American English, same as playtime and recess).

(noun)


Caretaker

The person responsible for cleaning and fixing buildings (British English, same as janitor).

(noun)


Chair

An object to sit on.

(noun)


Chalk

The object used to make marks on a blackboard.

(noun)


Changing room

The place where people put on different clothes before doing sport (British English, same as locker room).

(noun)


Chemistry

The scientific study of matter and substances.

(noun)


Christmas holiday

The time in December and January when children do not need to go to school.

(noun)


Class

A group of children who all study a subject together.

(noun)


Classroom assistant

An adult who helps a teacher look after and teach children (similar to teaching assistant).

(noun)


Classroom

The place where teachers teach children.

(noun)


Collect

To gather something or someone from a place.

(verb)


Computer lab

The place where information technology is taught.

(noun)


Course work

A large and important piece of work to be done at home (similar to assignment and homework).

(noun)


Cricket

A British sport played with a bat and ball between two teams.

(noun)


Daunting

To be frightening or upsetting and difficult to complete.

(adjective)


Department

A specialized part of something that is larger, e.g., art department.

(noun)


Deputy head

The second most important person in a school (British English, same as deputy principle).

(noun)


Deputy principle

The second most important person in a school (American English, same as deputy head).

(noun)


Design and technology

The study of how things are made and how to make technical objects.

(noun)


Desk

A flat area on which children do their school work (similar to table).

(noun)


Dinner worker

The person who makes and serves food in the middle of the day in a school.

(noun)


Drop-off

To leave something or someone at a specific place.

(verb)


Easter holiday

The time in March or April when children do not need to go to school.

(noun)


Education

The knowledge that is learnt from other people.

(noun)


Elementary school

A school for children from about 5 years old to about 11 years old (American English, same as primary school).

(noun)


English language

The study of the grammar and mechanics of using English.

(noun)


English literature

The study of written English.

(noun)


Exam

A formal test to determine how much a person knows.

(noun)


Exercise book

A book for writing in and doing school work in.

(noun)


Fare

The money that has to be paid to use a bus or train.

(noun)


Football

A British sport played with a round ball between two teams (same as soccer).

(noun)


Former

To have previously done something but to not be doing it now.

(adjective)


Geography

The study of the Earth and the people on the Earth.

(noun)


Grade

A group of children all the same age within a school, e.g., grade 1, grade 2 (American English, same as year).

(noun)


Grounds

The open area around the school buildings.

(noun)


Gym

The place where sport and physical education are done inside a building.

(noun)


Half-term

A short holiday that comes in the middle of each school term.

(noun)


Head teacher

The most important person in a school, the person who is in charge (British English, same as principle).

(noun)


High school

A school for children from about 11 years old to 18 years old (American English, same as secondary school).

(noun)


History

The study of what has happened in the past.

(noun)


Hockey

A sport played with a curved stick and small ball between two teams.

(noun)


Holiday

The time when children do not go to school and can stay at home.

(noun)


Home economics

The study of how to prepare food and manage a house.

(noun)


Homework

The work that has to be done away from school in the even or at the weekend (similar to assignment and coursework).

(noun)


Information technology

The study of computers and the Internet.

(noun)


Janitor

The person responsible for cleaning and fixing buildings (American English, same as caretaker).

(noun)


Kindergarten

The place children go before they start school at 5 years old (American English, same as nursey).

(noun)


Latin

The study of the language that was spoken by the Roman people.

(noun)


Lessons

The different parts of the day when children learn different subjects, normally between 40 and 60 minutes.

(noun)


Locker room

The place where people put on different clothes before doing sports (American English, same as changing room).

(noun)


Marker pen

The objects used to make marks on a whiteboard.

(noun)


Mathematics

The study of numbers.

(noun)


Middle school

An uncommon type of school that comes between an elementary/primary school and a high/secondary school in some places.

(noun)


Music

The study of artistic auditory communication.

(noun)


Netball

A British sport played on a court with a ball and two teams.

(noun)


Nursery

The place children go before they start school at 5 years old (British English, same as kindergarten).

(noun)


Overhead projector

A machine for making an image bigger and showing it on a flat surface, such as a wall.

(noun)


Packed lunch

The food that children take to each at school from home.

(noun)


Period

The different parts of the day when children learn different subjects, normally between 40 and 60 minutes.

(noun)


Physical education

The performing of sport or other energetic activities.

(noun)


Physics

The scientific study of matter and energy.

(noun)


Playground

The area outside the school buildings where the children can run around.

(noun)


Playtime

The times during the day when children do not have lessons and can do what they want (British English, same as break and recess).

(noun)


Primary school

A school for children from about 5 years old to about 11 years old (British English, same as elementary school).

(noun)


Principle

The most important person in a school, the person who is in charge (American English, same as head teacher).

(noun)


Private school

A school that is not run by the government and parents have to pay money for their children to attend it (same as public school).

(noun)


Projector

A machine for showing images from a computer on a flat surface, such as a wall.

(noun)


Public school

A school that is not run by the government and parents have to pay money for their children to attend it (same as private school).

(noun)


Pupils

The children that attend a specific school.

(noun)


Reception

The first class that children attend when they are just 5 years old.

(noun)


Recess

The times during the day when children do not have lessons and can do what they want (American English, same as break and playtime).

(noun)


Register

The document that records the children’s attendance at school.

(noun)


Religious education (RE)

The study of different beliefs from around the world.

(noun)


Rounders

A British sport that is played with a small bat and ball by two teams.

(noun)


Rugby

A British sport that is played with an oval ball by two teams.

(noun)


Satchel

A type of bag with a fold over opening at the top for carrying books and other items (similar to bag and school bag).

(noun)


School bag

A container for carrying books and other items (similar to satchel and bag).

(noun)


School bus

A form of transport for taking children to school.

(noun)


School

The place where children go to learn new knowledge.

(noun)


Science lab

The place where children learn biology, chemistry and physics.

(noun)


Science

The study of the physical and natural world via the subjects of biology, chemistry and physics.

(noun)


Secondary school

A school for children from about 11 years old to 18 years old (British English, same as high school).

(noun)


Semester

One of two parts of an academic year, when an academic year is divided into half.

(noun)


Sixth form

The final two years of study and school before students go to university (British English).

(noun)


Soccer

A British sport played with a round ball between two teams (same as football).

(noun)


Sport

An activity that requires someone to move and be active.

(noun)


Sport field

The outside area where physical education can be undertaken.

(noun)


State school

A school that is run by the government of a country so that all children can get an education.

(noun)


Study

To learn a specific subject or to learn information.

(verb)


Students

The children who attend a school to get an education.

(noun)


Subject

A specific area of knowledge.

(noun)


Summer holiday

The time in June, July, August and September (depending on location) when children do not need to go to school.

(noun)


Swimming pool

The place to do physical education while being in water.

(noun)


Table

A flat area on which children do their school work (similar to desk).

(noun)


Teach

To give knowledge and information to other people.

(verb)


Teacher

A person who works in a school and tells the children what they need to know.

(noun)


Teaching assistant

An adult who helps a teacher look after and teach children (similar to classroom assistant).

(noun)


Term

One of three parts that an academic year is divided into.

(noun)


Text book

The source of the information that children learn in school.

(noun)


Uniform

The clothes that children have to wear when attending school.

(noun)


Whiteboard

An area, often on a wall, to write on using marker pens.

(noun)


Year

A group of children all the same age within a school, e.g., year 1, year 2 (British English, same as grade).

(noun)


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