VOCABULARY
SCHOOL AND EDUCATION
go to school ...................... ir al colegio
study .............................. estudiar
learn (by heart) ................. aprender (de memoria)
do homework .................... hacer la tarea
ask................................. preguntar
answer ............................ responder
know .............................. saber
revise.............................. repasar
take an exam .................... hacer un examen
pass an exam..................... aprobar
fail an exam...................... suspender
repeat (a year) .................... repetir
leave school...................... dejar el colegio
take the register attendance ....................... pasar lista
expel .............................. expulsar
punish............................. castigar
punishment....................... castigo
skip classes...................... saltarse las clases
absent............................. ausente
present............................ presente
hard-working..................... trabajador
inattentive ....................... distraido
undisciplined..................... indisciplinado
high / secondary school........ instituto
state school ...................... colegio público
private school.................... colegio privado
AT SCHOOL
class ............................... clase
classroom......................... clase
headmaster ...................... director
deputy ............................ vicedirector
director of studies .............. jefe de estudios
counsellor ........................ orientador
teacher ........................... profesor
tutor............................... tutor
caretaker ......................... conserje
secretary ......................... secretario
language assistant .............. asistente lingüístico
VOCABULARY
cleaner............................ limpiador
desk ............................... pupitre
table .............................. mesa
ruler .............................. regla
glue ............................... pegamento
scissors ........................... tijeras
stick .............................. pegar
calculator......................... calculadora
brush .............................. cepillo
computer ........................ ordenador
keyboard ......................... teclado
mouse ............................ ratón
headphones ..................... auriculares
loudspeakers..................... altavoces
laptop ............................. portátil
netbook........................... miniportatil
map................................ mapa
drawing pin ...................... chincheta
duster, eraser.................... borrador
rubber............................. goma
sharpener......................... sacapuntas
schoolbag......................... mochila
pencilcase ........................ estuche
exam .............................. examen
break.............................. recreo
bell ................................ campana
chair............................... silla
TEACHING
term................................trimestre
timetable..........................horario
subject.............................asignatura
lesson ..............................lección
period..............................hora de clase
free period ........................hora libre
french class .......................clase de francés
vocabulary ........................vocabulario
grammar...........................gramática
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FACILITIES
playground ........................patio
library..............................biblioteca
assembly hall .....................salón de actos
language lab ......................laboratorio de idiomas
canteen............................cafetería
reception ..........................recepción
staffroom..........................sala de profesores
registration room ................secretaría
laboratory .........................laboratorio
gym.................................gimnasio
headteacher’s office ............despacho del director
IN THE CLASSROOM
classmate .........................compañero
chair................................silla
cupboard ..........................armario
locker ..............................taquilla
stapler ............................grapadora
hole punch .......................taladradora
schoolbag .........................mochila
board...............................pizarra
notice board .....................tablón
dictionary .........................diccionario
notebook ..........................libreta
sheet ..............................hoja
pen ................................bolígrafo
pencil .............................lápiz
marker ............................subrayador
boardpen ..........................rotulador pizarra
chalk ..............................tiza
crayons ............................ceras
coloured pencils .................lápices de colores
correction fluid ..................líquido corrector
spelling ............................ortografía
essay ...............................redacción, trabajo
translation ........................traducción
exam ...............................examen
mistake ............................fallo
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good mark .........................buena nota
bad mark ..........................mala nota
pass mark..........................aprobado
school report......................boletín
prize................................premio
GCSE ...............................graduado de Secundaria
holidays............................vacaciones
SUBJECTS
computer studies ................informática
maths ..............................matemáticas
history .............................historia
geography .........................geografía
science.............................ciencias
biology .............................biología
chemistry..........................química
physics .............................física
languages..........................idiomas
English .............................ingles
physical education ..............E.F.
religion ............................religión
French .............................Francés