UNIT I: VOCABULARY

 degree: a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a student after he or she has completed his or her studies:

  Examples:

 She has a physics degree/a degree in physics from Edinburgh.

  (mainly us) She has a bachelor's/master's degree in history from Yale.

  (UK) "What degree did you do at York?" "Geography."

  scholarship: an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money:

 Examples:

 He got/won a scholarship to Harvard.

 Paula went to the Royal College of Music on a scholarship.

to graduate: to complete school, college, or university successfully.

 Examples:

 After he graduated from high school, he joined the Army.

 The program continues until the students graduate from high school.

 abroad: in or to a foreign country or countries.

 Examples:

 He's currently abroad on business.

 Some very well-known British football players have gone to clubs abroad.

 research: a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding.

 Examples:
 They are carrying out/conducting/doing some fascinating research into/on the language of dolphins.

 He has dedicated his life to scientific research.