The system of education in great britain

Ex. 50. Paraphrase the following.
1. He’s got ..... friends. [a fairly large number] 2. They ..... him. [ignored] 3. I man-
aged to read this book ..... . [during one continuous period when you are sitting in a 
chair] 4. Frank was very uncertain ..... whether it was the right job for him. [concern-
ing] 5. Two wins at the start of the season were ..... things to come. [a sigh of sth 
more important, more impressive etc. that will happen in the future] 6. Canada ..... in 
terms of location and climate. [has qualities, opportunities etc. that people are likely 
to want or enjoy] 7. She was sitting ..... on the floor. [in a sitting position with your 
knees wide apart and one foot on top of the other] 8. The letter arrived, and we ..... 
ourselves ..... bad news. [made ourselves ready] 9. I am much obliged to you. [I am 
very grateful to you] 10. I’m not ..... lending money. [I don’t usually do it but I’ll 
make an exception in this case] 11. A footballer continued to ..... the referee 
throughout the game. [disagreed with him in words, in an angry way] 12. He’s been 
smoking for 10 years now, ..... . [for short periods but not regularly over a long pe-
riod of time] 
Ex. 51. Explain the difference between the following words. 
‘O’ Level ~ ‘A’ Level; changing room ~ gymnasium; class ~ seminar ~ lecture; 
classes ~ campus; classes ~ practical classes ~ lectures; component ~ subject ~ core; 
composition ~ review; compulsory ~ optional; compulsory education ~ higher educa-
tion; curriculum ~ extra-curricular; department ~ faculty; dictionary ~ vocabulary ~ 

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HE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN 
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REAT 
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RITAIN
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encyclopaedia; entrance exams ~ finals; examination ~ re-examination; freshman ~ 
sophomore; further education ~ higher education; graduate ~ leave ~ finish; graduate 
~ postgraduate ~ undergraduate; holiday ~ vacation ~ vocation; hostel ~ hall of resi-
dence; in good English ~ in plain English; lecture ~ seminar ~ tutorial; main ~ major; 
part-tine ~ full-time; pass exams ~ take exams; professor ~ tutor; programme ~ cur-
riculum ~ syllabus ~ the course of study; reader ~ lecturer; school ~ college ~ univer-
sity ~ gymnasium; seminar ~ tutorial; student council 
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student union; subject stud-
ies ~ education studies; teacher ~ instructor ~ professor; test ~ exam; university ~ 
polytechnic.