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Education
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- 1Are school subjects capitalized?They are not capitalized unless it is the name of a language (English, Spanish..etc.)
e.g. "This year I am taking algebra and Spanish." - 2Is it 'math' or 'maths'?It is both 'math' in American English and 'maths' in British English.
It is important to remember that it takes a singular verb. - 3Is it 'teacher' or 'professor'?At schools, we have teachers. At colleges or universities, we have professors.
- 4Is it 'head teacher' or 'principal'?It is both 'head teacher' in British English and 'principal' in American English.
- 5Is it to 'revise' or 'review' for an exam?It is both 'revise' in British English and 'review' in American English.
- 6Do you take an 'exam' or a 'test'?It is both.
The difference is that test is usually assigned at the end of a lesson whereas the exam is usually assigned after a number of lessons. - 7Which one is correct? "I am at school." "I am in school."Both are correct.
At school means the person is literally, physically, inside the school.
In school means the person is studying in general but not necessarily inside the school building at that moment.
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- TESOL Languages Flashcards on Education, created by Tatheer Abbas on 05/07/2021.
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