Roadmap, B1, unit 10

a state school Universities encourage students from state schools to apply.

a British school which receives money from the government and provides free education

a primary school Children start primary school here at the age of 5.

a school for children between 5 and 11 years old in England, Scotland and Wales

a secondary school My sister and I attended different secondary schools after the age of 14.

a school for children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18

a boarding school Rugby is a famous English boarding school, where the game of that name was invented.

a school where students live as well as study

to attend (a school) I am the first child in my family to attend college.

attend (a school)

to tell someone something I wish someone had told me the meeting was cancelled.

if someone tells you something, they communicate information, a story, their feelings, etc. to you

to recommend I would strongly recommend buying a good quality bicycle rather than a cheap one.

to advise someone to do something, especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or subject

to say yes Can I go to Sam's party, Dad? Please say yes!

to agree to something

to interview people We're interviewing six candidates for the job.

to ask individuals questions during an interview

to offer someone a job They offered him a very good job, but he turned it down.

to ask someone if they would like to be employed by you or your company

to speak a language Can you speak a foreign language?

to be able to talk in a particular language

to do well (in a test/an exam) Students are under considerable pressure to do well.

to be successful in a test or an examination

to do research They are doing research into the effects of the drug.

to carry out serious study of a subject, in order to discover new facts or test new ideas

to avoid You should avoid over-spending in the first half of the year.

to deliberately not do something, especially something wrong, dangerous or harmful

to manage a shop She's managing her uncle's butcher's shop while he is recovering from an illness.

to direct or control a building where you can buy things, and the people, equipment and money involved in it

to manage a project I've been asked to manage the new shopping centre project.

to direct or control a carefully planned piece of work and the people, equipment and money involved in it, to get information about something, build something, improve something, etc.

to manage people Do you have any experience of managing hospital staff?

to direct or control the individuals who work in a particular department or job

take (a test/an exam) Applicants are asked to take a written test.

to do a test or an examination

to start What Kerry said started me thinking.

to do something that you were not doing before, and continue doing it

to get low/high grades Tim worked hard and got good grades.

to get poor/good marks in a test or an examination

to encourage Language students are strongly encouraged to study abroad for one semester.

to give someone more confidence or desire to do something, or to make something easier or more desirable to do

to serve customers There was only one girl serving customers.

to help the customers in a shop, especially by bringing them the things that they want

to persuade Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money?

to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it

to fail (a test/an exam) He failed maths but passed all his other subjects.

to not pass a test or an examination

to arrange an interview Beth arranged interviews for all six candidates with the marketing director.

to organise or make plans for a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out whether they are suitable for a job, course of study, etc.

to arrange/set up a meeting We've arranged a meeting next week to discuss the matter.

to organise or make plans for an event at which people meet to discuss and decide things

to get qualifications I want to get the qualifications so that I can become a doctor.

to pass an examination or course to show that you have a particular level of skill or knowledge in a subject

to pay fees We have three children at the school, so we'll be paying fees for many years.

to pay an amount of money to do something, e.g. to attend a school or college

to employ people The factory employs over 2,000 people.

to pay individuals to work for you

to say nothing I wished I had said nothing about Jordi.

to remain silent

to refuse I absolutely refuse to take part in anything illegal.

to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do

to tell the truth How do we know you're telling us the truth?

to say the true facts about something, rather than something untrue, imagined or guessed

to say goodbye She left without saying goodbye.

to say the words used when you are leaving someone, or when they are leaving

to give a presentation I'm going to ask each of you to give a short presentation.

to speak at an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea

to tell a story He then told the story of how he was injured while riding his motorcycle.

to speak to people, giving them a description of events, told to entertain them

to take a subject Are you taking French next year?

to study a particular subject in school or college for an examination

to revise (for a test/an exam) She's revising for her history exam.

to study facts again, in order to learn them before a test or an examination

to pass (a test/an exam) He hasn't passed his driving test yet.

to succeed in a test or an examination

to speak with someone They did not want to speak with reporters.

to talk to someone

to tell someone a secret Shall I tell you a secret?

to talk to someone about something that is kept hidden or that is known about by only a few people

to speak about something I haven't spoken to Steve about all this.

to talk to someone, or a group of people, about something

to speak quietly We spoke quietly because Sophie was still asleep.

to talk without making much noise

to warn I warned you not to walk home alone.

to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it

to promise 'Promise me you won't do anything stupid.' 'I promise.'

to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen

to advise I'd advise you not to say anything to the press.

to tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something

to suggest Tracey suggested meeting for a drink after work.

to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go, etc.

to consider I seriously considered resigning.

to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision

to speak on the phone I haven't seen my parents for six months but we speak on the phone twice a week.

to use the telephone to have a conversation with someone

to say what you think At last I'm free to say what I think about my mother-in-law!

to use words to express your opinion about something

to work in a team I work well on my own, but even better in a team.

to work in a group of people who have been chosen to work together to do a particular job

to write a report Her social worker has written a report on the case.

to write a written or spoken description of a situation or event, giving people the information they need