CLASSROOM Grammar Elite
for Junior Secondary Students
Words by Theme

Unit 5

Theme: Study (p.59)

  1. Co-educational (adj.): having boys and girls being taught together in the same school rather than separately

    e.g.
    Some traditional (傳統的) thoughts believe that co-educational (男女合校的) schools are not preferable (更可取的).

  2. Single-sex (adj.): for either girls or boys

    e.g.
    Some parents believe that their sons or daughters can be more focused (集中的) on studies (學業) in a single-sex (單一性別的) school.

  3. Personal development (n. phr.): improvements in skills and character

    e.g.
    Popular university majors (主修科) like business and health professions are favourable to (有助於) one’s personal development (個人發展).

  4. Adapt (v.): to change your behaviour to deal with a new situation

    e.g.
    His outgoing (外向的) personality (性格) made him adapt (適應) to his new school very quickly.

  5. Intelligence (n.): the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way

    e.g.
    Children with Asperger’s syndrome (亞氏保加症) are often of higher intelligence (智力).