Choose one line below. Compare the things written there, first saying how similar or different they are in general, then saying what the similarities and differences are. All lines have both similarities and differences. Your partner will listen and ask for more details, add details, agree or disagree, etc. Discuss for longer if you like, then take turns doing the same with different lines below. You can start with the easiest ones if you like.
- academic year/ calendar year
- BA/ BSc
- BA/ BEd
- British bachelor’s degree/ US bachelor’s degree
- certificate/ qualification
- (technical/ vocational/ junior/ two-year) college/ university
- cram school classes/ secondary school classes
- cram school/ private tutor
- diploma/ degree
- end of year exams/ finals
- (undergraduate) essay/ dissertation
- essay/ (academic) paper
- freshman/ fresher
- freshman/ new recruit
- gap year/ year off/ sabbatical
- (second) grade/ (second) year
- grant/ scholarship
- hearing test/ listening test
- kindergarten/ nursery school/ pre-school
- language school English lessons/ school English lessons
- lecture/ lesson
- lecturer/ professor
- MA/ MBA
- Master’s/ PhD
- mock test/ practice test
- open-book test/ normal (closed-book) test
- pass with flying colours/ scrape through
- primary school classes/ secondary school classes
- private schools/ state schools
- the meaning of “public school” in the USA/ the meaning of “public school” in the UK
- pupil/ student
- quiz/ test/ exam
- single sex schools/ co-ed schools
- student halls (= dorm)/ student house
- undergraduate study/ postgraduate study
- university entrance systems in two different countries
- your major/ what you are studying
When your teacher stops you, ask the whole class about which you aren’t sure about, working together to compare them each time.
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