lexis4u: Class

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 212 Version 0.1

class |n| a body of students who are taught together.
"Early morning classes are always sleepy."
course |n| |UK| a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject.
educate |v| to teach someone over a long period, usually at school or university.
"Her parents want to educate her at home."
"He was educated in England."
grade |n| |US| a class or group of classes for children of a particular age.
lecture || to teach in a college or university by giving talks to groups of students on a subject.
"He lectures in engineering at a local college."
lesson 1 |n| a class is always for a group of people; a lesson can be for a group or for just one person.
lesson 2 |n| a unit of instruction.
"He took driving lessons."
lesson 3 |n| a task assigned for individual study.
"He did the lesson for today."
studying |n| a series of classes in a particular subject.

lecture |n| talk on a particular subject, especially at university or college.
"He lectures in engineering at a local college."
seminar |n| class in which a small group of students discuss a particular subject.
train |v| to teach a person or group of people in the particular skills or knowledge they need to do a job.
"It will take at least a month to train the new assistant."
workshop 1 |n| a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving.
workshop 2 |n| a meeting at which a group engages in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project.
show somebody the ropes |exp| |inf| to show someone how to do a job or task that they have just started doing.
"Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions you may have."
form |n| a body of students who are taught together.

period |n| a particular length of time with a beginning and an end.
teaching period |n| a period of time during which someone teaches a group of people, especially in a school.
"I taught them French."
class 2 |n| a period or time during which someone teaches a group of people, especially in a school.
"A class in a photography at night school."
lesson 4 |n| a period of learning or teaching.
session |n| the time during which a school holds classes.
term |n| a limited period of time.
"He left school before the end of term."
"They had to shorten the school term."
tutorial |n| period of study with a tutor.
evening class |n| a class held in the evenings at certain colleges, normally for adults
"Mum goes to an evening class on Tuesdays."

coach |v| |UK| to give private lessons, especially so that someone can pass an important test.
"He coaches students for their univeristy entrance exams."
intruct |v| |formal| to teach someone how to do something, especially a particular practical skill.
"He was instructed them how to use the computer system."
"Staff are instructed in how to respond in the event of a fire."
"He instructed me in building a boat."
learn |v| impart skills or knowledge.
"I taught them French."
teach 1 |v| |past and pp: taught| impart skills or knowledge.
"I taught for a year in France."
teach 2 |v| impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) in how to do something, especially in a school or as part of a recognized programme.
"He teaches physics at York University."
tutor |v| to teach one student or a small group.
"I found work tutoring Mexican students in English."

curriculum 1 |n| an integrated course of academic studies.
curriculum 2 |n| the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.
"Spanish is on the curriculum."
program |UK| / programme |US|| n| |formal| an integrated course of academic studies,
"He was admitted to a new program at the university."
subject |n| a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university.

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