Education, Health, and Care Vocabulary

In England 5.5 million people are said to be functionally __________.

illiterate

We have __________ greatly in our knowledge of the universe.

advanced

Teachers frequently __________ their pupils' progress.

assess

Sanne always __________ in languages at school.

excelled

Sally is an __________ pupil.

attentive

We have to __________ an essay tomorrow.

submit

Are __________ severely punished at your school?

truants

Eton is a famous English __________ school.

public

A __________ school is especially for children who are good at studying.

grammar

At a __________ school there are children of different abilities.

comprehensive

Harry Potter attends a __________ school called Hogwarts.

boarding

I'm taking six subjects for __________.

GCSE

My sister attended the police academy and __________ last year.

graduated

Is Spanish part of the __________?

curriculum

You can pay your __________ fee in two installments.

tuition

My brother takes out a loan to top up his __________.

grant

I went to the __________ adviser for advice.

careers

English and Dutch are __________ subjects.

compulsory

Is French __________ or optional at British schools?

obligatory

__________ at lessons is compulsory.

Attendance

Both pupils and teachers should be __________.

punctual

How can I improve my English __________?

fluency

The __________ of the English 'th'-sound is difficult for many Dutch learners.

pronunciation

He's a very __________ speaker.

eloquent

How much is 9 __________ by 7?

multiplied

She's an experienced and __________ teacher.

proficient

Dr Jones is a distinguished __________ of Chinese history.

scholar

The third __________ begins in April.

term

Sam is often in __________ for disrupting lessons.

detention

Have you __________ our tests yet, sir?

marked

The teacher must have __________ that mistake.

overlooked

Our __________ of the passing of time seems to vary with circumstances.

perception

How's your reading __________?

comprehension

Teachers have not been pleased with all the __________ in secondary education.

innovations

The students had to take an __________ test to find out if they have what it takes.

aptitude

The child read the story but did not fully __________ its meaning.

comprehend

He didn't quite __________ what she meant by that.

grasp

Shakespeare had a __________ of 30,000 different words in all his plays.

vocabulary

We were given a __________ of English literature.

survey

I find it hard to pay attention if the lesson is __________.

tedious

There have been many changes in __________ education.

secondary

I'm in the fourth __________.

form

My mother has put my __________ up on the wall.

certificate

The __________ had expelled the pupil from school.

headmaster

She's __________ of a large London school.

deputy

The first lesson on the __________ for Monday is maths.

timetable

I attended a __________ on stem cells.

lecture

Don't forget to write the date of the meeting in your __________.

diary

I hope your __________ of French is better than mine.

knowledge

This company is looking for more __________ labourers.

skilled

Have you ever played __________?

truant

To get a good __________ in English I'll have to study hard.

mark

My __________ mark for Dutch is 7.

average

I've __________ my Dutch test.

failed

I'm not making much __________ with my Spanish.

progress

He's still __________ from his illness.

recuperating

The baby has been __________ against ten infectious diseases.

inoculated

Physical exercise will __________ your condition.

benefit

I was given medication to __________ the pain.

alleviate

She lay there screaming in __________.

agony

The patient appears to have suffered a __________ arrest.

cardiac

More and more children suffer from __________ due to too many calories and too little activity.

obesity

After the accident she had __________ of the left arm.

paralysis

The doctor says this disease is not __________.

contagious

It is a pity she had __________ her health, as a result of which she died at an early age.

neglected

This machine __________ each breath and heartbeat.

monitors

This parking space is reserved for __________ people.

disabled

The child was born with a __________ foot.

deformed

This is a home for the mentally __________.

retarded

Mrs Foster has a __________ fear of being late somewhere.

pathological

She was __________ with cold.

shivering

The feeling that one is about to __________ is called nausea.

vomit