appetite | desire to eat |
A big eater | a person who eats a lot and has big meals |
to bolt (sth) down | to eat very quickly, generally because you are in a hurry |
canned/tinned goods | food put into a metal container and sealed to remail fresh |
I could eat a horse | I'm very hungry; often preceded by "I'm starving" |
crockery | collective noun for plates, cups, mugs, bowls, dishes, etc. |
cutlery | the collective noun for knives, forks and spoons |
Dig in! | (inf) start eating |
to eat sb out of house and home | if sb visits or stays with sb and eats all the food in the house |
to be famished/starving/ravenous | to be very hungry |
a gadget | a small, useful and clever machine or tool |
to grab a bite to eat | to quickly have sth to eat; gen. in a fast food restaurant |
THE larder | the cupboard in the kitchen where food is kept |
to be/feel peckish | to be a little hungry |
to pick at your food | to eat your food very slowly and without enthusiasm |
to spoil your appetite | to eat sth before a meal, so that you are no longer hungry when it is mealtime |
to wolf sth down | to eat sth very quickly, often because you are very hungry or in a hurry |
to work up an appetite | to do sth (gen. physical exercise) which makes you hungry |
fizzy drinks | carbonated soft drinks |
to be gasping for a drink | to be extremely thirsty |
mineral water | bottled water |
on the house | if you go to a café or a restaurant and you are given sth that you don't have to pay for it |
to be parched | to be very thirsty |
to quench your thirst | to satisfy your thirst so that you are no longer thirsty |
soft drinks | cold (often fizzy) drinks that do not contain alcohol |
borderline candidate | a person who has equal chances of passing or failing an exam |
a certificate | official document sb receives on completing course of study or training |
to cheat in an exam | to use dishonest methods in order to pass an exam |
to come top of your class | to be the best in your class |
a course | a series of lessons in a particular subject |
a degree | the qualification you recieve when you have finished studying a course at university |
diploma | qualification awarded to student by college, or by high school in USA |
to drop out of univeristy | to leave university before finishing your degree |
EDUTAINMENT | sth designed to be both educational and entertaining |
to excel at | to be very good at |
to be expelled from school | to be dismissed from school permanently because you have done sth very bad |
a gifted student | a student with natural ability to do sth well |
a grade | a mark received by students in examination or for written work, usually in form of a letter |
a graduate | a person who has received a degree from a university |
to graduate from university | to leave university, having finished your degree course and having got your qualifications |
to learn sth by heart | to learn sth so well that you do not need to read it |
to lecture in | to teach a particular subject at university |
a lenient teacher | a teacher who is not strict and does not punish students who deserve to be punished |
a mark | point given for correct answer or for doing well in examination |
a MOCK exam | a practice exam usually taken a short time before a real and important exam |
to pass an exam with flying colours | to do very well in exam and get very good marks |
to play truant | to miss school without permission |
to be popular | when everybody likes you |
a post-graduate | sb who is studying for an advanced degree (a master's degree or a doctorate) at university |
to research/to do research into | to do advanced studies in a particular subject |
to revise | to study for an exam |
to sail through an exam | to pass an exam very easily and with a good mark |
to sit (for) an exam | to take an exam |
an undergraduate | sb who is studying for their first degree at university |
to win a scholarship | to be given money to help pay for the education you receive |