Tra từ school - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 different kinds of school
2 people in a school
3 places in a school
4 going to school
5 being in school
see also EDUCATION

1 different kinds of schools
- a place where children go to be educated: school
They're building a new school in our village. ◎ Which school did you go to? ◎ The school was founded (= started) in 1962.
- a place where particular subjects or skills are taught: school
a language school ◎ a driving school
- a school that is owned by the government and in which the education is free: state school (AmE public school)
- a school that is owned privately and in which the education is not free: private school, (BrE also) independent school
- a school (usually private) where pupils live as well as study: boarding school
- a school with both boys and girls together in the same class is co-educational, mixed
- a school for very young children: nursery school
- the first school that children go to (after nursery school): primary school (AmE elementary school)
- the school that children go to after primary school: secondary school (AmE high school)
- (in Britain) a secondary school (not private) for all children: comprehensive school
- (in Britain) a secondary school which provides more academic education: grammar school
- an institution where you can study after you leave school (but which is not a university): college
a further education college

2 people in a school
- a boy/girl who goes to school: schoolboy/schoolgirl
- a child who goes to school: schoolchild (plural schoolchildren)
- a child in a school: pupil
- a person (not a child) who is being taught in a school or college: student
- a group of pupils who are taught together: class (with singular or plural verb)
The class is going on a visit today. ◎ How many people are in the class?
- a person whose job is to teach in a school: teacher, schoolteacher; the work or profession of a teacher: teaching (noun U)
I've been a teacher for thirty years, but originally I didn't want to go into teaching.
- the group of teachers who work in a school: staff (noun C/U, usually singular, usually with a plural verb)
The school has a staff of more than fifty. ◎ The staff in the school are very friendly. ◎ a new member of staff
- the person who is in charge of a school: head teacher (AmE principal)

3 places in a school
- a room in a school or college where classes are taught: classroom
- a room in a school where teachers can go and work or relax when they are not in class: staffroom
- an area of hard ground in a school where children can play: playground
- an area of grass in a school where children play games or do sports: playing field, sports field
- the whole area which belongs to a school, including the buildings and the playing fields: school grounds (noun plural)
Children must not go outside the school grounds.

4 going to school
- to go regularly to school: go* to school, be at school, (formal) attend school
Her children go to the same school as my son. ◎ Are your children at school yet? (= are they old enough to go to school?)
All children between the ages of 5 and 16 have to attend school.
- to go to school on a particular occasion: go* to school
Didn't you go to school today?
- being present at school: attendance (noun U)
His attendance had been very poor due to illness.
Note: there is no the before school when you are talking about a teacher or pupil going or being there to teach or learn; the is used before school if you are talking about going there as a visitor:
I'm going to the school to see Sara's teacher.
- the clothes which pupils must wear in some schools: uniform
- a bag used by school children for carrying their books, etc: school-bag
- to cause sb to go to school: send* sb to school
She refuses to send her children to school.
- not to go to school: stay away from school
We need to know why he's been staying away from school.
- to cause sb not to go to school: keep* sb away from school
His parents were keeping him away from school because of his health.
- to go to school for the first time: start school
When does she start school?
- to finish school completely at 16, 18, etc: leave* school; a person who has just left school: school leaver
She's just left school and she's looking for a job. ◎ There are a lot of school leavers looking for work.
- to send sb away from school for a short time ususally for doing sth wrong: suspend sb; noun (U): suspension
She was suspended for smoking in the school grounds. ◎ a week's suspension from school
- to send sb away from school permanently: expel sb (from sth); noun (C/U): expulsion
She has been expelled from a number of schools for attacking other pupils.

5 being in school
- the time you spend at school; your education: schooling (noun U)
His schooling was interrupted by long periods of illness.
- the school year is divided into three periods of time; each one is called a term (noun C/U)
the spring term ◎ We've got exams at the end of term. ◎ end-of-term examinations ◎ There are always lots of things happening during term-time.
- one of the periods in the year when children are not at school: holiday (often plural)
the summer holidays
- a short holiday halfway through a school term: half-term (noun C/U)
We're going away for half-term.
- a period when the schools are open, usually September to July: school year
- a period of time when you learn or teach sth: lesson, class, period
Lessons begin at 9 o'clock. ◎ a history class ◎ How many periods of maths do you have per week?
- an area of knowledge that is studied at school, college, etc: subject
My favourite subject at school was biology.
- a book that teaches a particular subject and that is used especially in schools: textbook, coursebook
- a book where students write work which is intended to help them learn or practise sth: exercise book
※ subjects that can be studied at school STUDY
- a piece of black board that is used for writing on: blackboard (AmE chalkboard); to write on a blackboard, you use chalk (noun U)
a piece of chalk
- a piece of white board that is used for writing on: whiteboard; to write on a whiteboard, you use a marker pen
- a kind of table that a teacher or pupil sits at in a classroom: desk
- a period of time when children at school can stop lessons and relax: break (noun C/U), breaktime (noun U)
- a period of time when young children at school stop lessons and go outside to play: playtime (noun U)
The bell goes at playtime.
- to get knowledge or skill: learn (sth)
to learn German ◎ to learn how to play the piano
- to spend time learning about sth: study (sth), do* sth
I'm studying very hard at the moment - I've got exams in a couple of weeks. ◎ What subjects are you doing next year?
- to give sb lessons; to show or tell sb sth so that they know about it or how to do it: teach* (sb) (sth)
to teach a child to read ◎ to teach chemistry
- a list of things which have to be taught in a particular subject: syllabus
There's a lot to cover on the history syllabus.
- the subjects that are taught in a school: curriculum
※ more on learning and teaching LEARN, TEACH
- something (usually written) that you have to produce in school for a teacher: work (noun U)
Did you hand in your work?
- the work that pupils do in school: schoolwork (noun U)
Her schoolwork is very good.
- the work that teachers give to pupils to do away from school: homework (noun U)
I still haven't done my homework.
- to give a completed piece of work to a teacher: hand/give* sth in
When have you got to hand in your essay?
- a written, spoken or practical test of what you know or can do: exam, (formal) examination
to sit an exam ◎ to pass an exam ◎ I think I've failed the history exam.
- a number or letter given for schoolwork or exams to show how good it is: grade, (BrE) mark
I got a really good mark for my essay.
- to look at schoolwork or an exam, show where there are mistakes and give it a number or a letter to show how good it is: mark sth
The teacher marked the essays and gave them back to the pupils.
- the written statement about the work of a school pupil: (school) report
The teachers have to write reports at the end of each term.
※ more on exams EXAM
- a special day when prizes are given to pupils for good work: prize day
- a special day when school pupils compete in sports competitions: sports day
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- the things that must or must not be done in a school: (school) rules
to break the school rules
- not to go to school when you should be in school: play truant; noun (U): truancy
A lot of the children have been playing truant. ◎ Truancy is a serious problem in some schools.
- an official who visits schools to see that they are working properly: (school) inspector