Vocabulary Notes .Starlight 11 .Module 3.4

Starlight 11. Unit 3.4

per‧son‧al

1 [only before noun] belonging or relating to one particular person, rather than to other people or to people in generalCOLLOCATIONS

somebody's (own) personal view/opinion personal taste/preference personal possessions/property/belongings personal effects (=small possessions, clothing, documents etc)(know something from) personal experience personal qualities take a personal interest (in something)for personal use on a personal level (=used for giving your own opinion, rather than that of an organization etc you represent)personal trainer/bodyguard/assistant (=someone who works for you and only you)

My personal view is that we shouldn't

2ernment

[only before noun] not related to, owned by, or paid for by the government [≠ public]:

a private hospital

There is private ownership of property in a market economy.

private education

go private British English (=pay for medical treatment instead of getting it free at a public hospital)

com‧pul‧so‧ry

something that is compulsory must be done because it is the law or because someone in authority orders you to [= mandatory; ↪ voluntary]:

the threat of compulsory redundancies

compulsory schooling/education

11 years of compulsory education

Car insurance is compulsory.

ob‧lig‧a‧to‧ry

1 formal something that is obligatory must be done because of a law, rule etc[= compulsory, mandatory]

it is obligatory for somebody (to do something)

It is obligatory for companies to provide details of their industrial processes.

foundation course [countable] British English

a general course of study that introduces students to a subject, and is taught in the first year at some universities in Britain

grad‧u‧ate

[only before noun] especially American English relating to or involved in studies done at a university after completing a first degree [= post graduate British English]

a graduate student

Discipline 4 [countable] an area of knowledge or teaching, especially one such as history, chemistry, mathematics etc that is studied at a university

cur‧ric‧u‧lum plural curricula, or curriculums [countable]

the subjects that are taught by a school, college etc, or the things that are studied in a particular subject:

Languages are an essential part of the school curriculum.

curriculum planning

on the curriculum British English

IT is now on the curriculum in most schools.

in the curriculum American English

Students are exempt from some classes in the curriculum for religious reasons.

Note - 4ff[countable] an official letter or document

sick note British English (=a note saying that you are too ill to go to work or school)

delivery note (=a document showing that goods have been delivered)

2 notice

[countable] a written or printed statement that gives information or a warning to people [↪ sign]:

miss

1 s[transitive] to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot:

I'm absolutely starving - I missed lunch.

He missed 20 games after breaking a bone in his wrist.

She was upset at missing all the excitement.

Drop 7[transitive] to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something:

The proposal was dropped after opposition from civil liberties groups.

drop charges/drop a case

New evidence was presented to the court and the case was dropped.

drop a subject at school/university (=stop studying it)

Students are allowed to drop history in Year 9.

You can't expect me to drop everything (=completely stop doing whatever I am doing) whenever you're in town.

Oh, drop the 'Senator' (=stop calling me 'Senator') - just call me Gordon.

Some time later, the matter was quietly dropped.