student
/ˈstudənt/A person who goes to a school or university to learn.
Example: Every student needs a library card at university.
A110 words · Beginner
University vocabulary — A1
University vocabulary for everyday campus life, including library, canteen and freshman, plus everyday places you might live, such as a hostel.
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/ˌjunəˈvɜrsəti/A big place where people go to study for three or four years after they leave school.
Example:
She wants to study medicine at university next year.
library
/ˈlaɪbrɛˌri/A quiet place full of books that you can read there or take home.
Example:
I work in the library because my flat is noisy.
college
/ˈkɑlɪdʒ/A place where students study after school, sometimes part of a bigger university.
Example:
My sister goes to art college.
canteen
/kænˈtin/A place at a school or university where you can buy and eat food.
Example:
We had lunch in the canteen between lectures.
freshman
/ˈfrɛʃmən/A student in their first year at university.
Example:
She was a nervous freshman on her first day.
fee
/fi/Money you pay to study at a school, college or university.
Example:
The university fee goes up a little every year.
term
/tɜrm/One of the periods of time that a school or university year is divided into.
Example:
The autumn term starts in September.
hostel
/ˈhɑstəl/A cheap place where students or travellers can stay and sleep.
Example:
He stayed in a student hostel near the campus.
lecture hall
A large room where a teacher speaks to many students at once.
Example:
The lecture hall was full for the first class.
