Legacy B2.1 Module 8

curriculum (C n)

• he subjects that are taught in a school

• protection of animals, plants and natural resources

• sb who established an institution or an organisation

• he place that we go through to get access to a certain area

hands-on learning (phr)

• the study of sea life

• acquiring knowledge by actually doing sth instead of just observing

• the traditions and technological advances related to the sea

• to use a device to discover the proportions, size or amount of sth

maritime culture (C n)

• the traditions and technological advances related to the sea

• the study of sea life

• an event made up of a series of boat races

public high school (phr)

• a school for children between 3 and 5 years old

• a school to which parents pay fees to send their children and which does not receive financial support from the government

• (in the USA) a free school paid for by the government for children between the ages of 14 and 18

• a school run by the government that provides free education

sixth form college (C n)

• (in Britain) a school providing education for students aged 16-18

• a school run by the government that provides free education

• (in Britain) an expensive independent secondary school to which parents pay fees to send their children; (in the US and other countries) a school that receives financial support from the government and provides free education

• a school to which parents pay fees to send their children and which does not receive financial support from the government

nursery school (C n)

• a school for young children, usually aged 5 to 11

• a school for children between 3 and 5 years old

• a school to which parents pay fees to send their children and which does not receive financial support from the government

state school (C n)

• (in Britain) a school providing education for students aged 16-18

• school run by the government that provides free education

• the school that we attend between the ages of 11 and 18

• (in Britain) an expensive independent secondary school to which parents pay fees to send their children; (in the US and other countries) a school that receives financial support from the government and provides free education

secondary school (C n)

• the school that we attend between the ages of 11 and 18

• in Britain) a school providing education for students aged 16-18

• a school to which parents pay fees to send their children and which does not receive financial support from the government

• a school for young children, usually aged 5 to 11

syllabus (C n)

• common name for around a hundred species of fish, originally from Africa

• the topics covered in a course of study

• the sport of moving a boat through the water using oars

• an event made up of a series of boat races

thrive (v)

• to practise a sport in order to compete

• to grow and develop well; to flourish

• to make sb feel interested or enthusiastic about sth

• to take up space in an area