British English

cute

cute [cute cuter cutest]   [kjuːt]    [kjuːt]  adjective (cuter, cutest)

1. pretty and attractive

• a cute little baby

• (BrE) an unbearably cute picture of two kittens (= it seems sentimental )

2. (informal, especially NAmE) sexually attractive

• Check out those cute guys over there!

3. (informal, especially NAmE) clever, sometimes in an annoying way because a person is trying to get an advantage for himself or herself

• She had a really cute idea.

• Don't get cute with me!

Derived Words: cutely ▪ cuteness 

Word Origin:

early 18th cent. (in the sense ‘clever, shrewd’): shortening of acute.

Example Bank:

• How sweet/cute!

• She had a cute little nose.

• What a sweet/cute (little) baby, picture, dress, etc!

• You were such a cute baby.

good-looking

ˌgood-ˈlooking [good-looking]       adjective
(especially of people) physically attractive
Opp:  ugly
• a good-looking man/couple
• She's strikingly good-looking.  
Synonyms:
beautiful
pretty • handsome • attractive • lovely • good-looking • gorgeous
These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
beautiful • (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at: ▪ She looked stunningly beautiful that night.
pretty • (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at: ▪ She's got a very pretty face.
Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
handsome • (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones: ▪ He was described as ‘ ▪ tall, dark and handsome ▪ ’.
attractive • (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way: ▪ She's a very attractive woman.
lovely • (of a person) beautiful; very attractive: ▪ She looked particularly lovely that night.
When you describe sb as lovely, you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them.
good-looking • (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way: ▪ She arrived with a very good-looking man.
gorgeous • (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way: ▪ You look gorgeous!
attractive or good-looking?
If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes sb's physical appearance.
a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman
a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man
a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face  
Example Bank:
• He was tall and quite good-looking.
• She was not exactly good-looking, but definitely attractive.
• She arrived with a very good-looking man.

• She's strikingly good-looking.

granddaughter

grand·daugh·ter [granddaughter granddaughters]   [ˈɡrændɔːtə(r)]    [ˈɡrændɔːtər]  noun

a daughter of your son or daughter

compare  grandson

grandson

grand·son [grandson grandsons]   [ˈɡrænsʌn]    [ˈɡrænsʌn]  noun

a son of your son or daughter

compare  granddaughter

grandchild

grand·child [grandchild grandchildren]   [ˈɡræntʃaɪld]    [ˈɡræntʃaɪld]  noun (pl. grand·chil·dren)

a child of your son or daughter

moped

moped [moped mopeds]   [ˈməʊped]    [ˈmoʊped]  noun
a motorcycle with a small engine and also pedals 
Word Origin:

1950s: from Swedish, from (trampcykel med) mo(tor och) ped(aler) ‘pedal cycle with motor and pedals’.

pharmacy

phar·macy [pharmacy pharmacies]   [ˈfɑːməsi]    [ˈfɑːrməsi]  noun (pl. phar·macies)
1. countable a shop/store, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs

compare  chemist, drugstore

2. countable a place in a hospital where medicines are prepared

3. uncountable the study of how to prepare medicines and drugs 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the administration of drugs): from Old French farmacie, via medieval Latin from Greek pharmakeia ‘practice of the druggist’, based on pharmakon ‘drug’.  
Example Bank:
• Research is bringing more effective new drugs to pharmacy shelves.
• The cream is available at/from/in pharmacies without a prescription.

• The ointment is available from pharmacies without prescription.

writer

writer [writer writers]   [ˈraɪtə(r)]    [ˈraɪtər]  noun
1. a person whose job is writing books, stories, articles, etc
• writers of poetry

• a travel/cookery, etc. writer

2. a person who has written a particular thing

• the writer of this letter

3. (with an adjective) a person who forms letters in a particular way when they are writing
• a messy writer  
Word Origin:
Old English wrītere, of Germanic origin.  
Example Bank:
• As one twelfth-century writer put it, English wine could be drunk only with closed eyes and through clenched teeth.
• He is a prominent writer on civil liberties.
• He's just released a new album after two years of writer's block.
• Is political culture, as some writers have suggested, in a state of collapse?
• She gives talks about being a black woman writer.
• The present writer has no experience in microbiology.
• The present writer= the person writing has no experience in microbiology.
• The writer drew on his own experience to write this script.
• Unlike many writers of the period, she is not preoccupied with morality.
• We have decided not to employ a writer in residence after June.
• a chance for aspiring writers to get their work published
• a freelance feature writer for Time
• a popular writer who has written over forty books
• a very prolific crime writer
• a writer of children's books
• a writer to the letters column
• early writers in sociology
• her career as a writer
• one of the best writers in journalism today
• one of the greatest writers of all time
• He joined the newspaper in 1923 as an editorial writer.
• a travel/science/cookery writer

• the writer of this letter/article/computer program

teacher

teach·er [teacher teachers]   [ˈtiːtʃə(r)]    [ˈtiːtʃər]  noun

a person whose job is teaching, especially in a school

• a history/science, etc. teacher

• primary school teachers

• There is a growing need for qualified teachers of Business English.

Vocabulary Building:

Teach and teachers

Verbs

teach▪ John teaches French at the local school. ◊ ▪ She taught me how to change a tyre.

educate▪ Our priority is to educate people about the dangers of drugs.

instruct▪ Members of staff should be instructed in the use of fire equipment.

train▪ She’s a trained midwife. ◊ ▪ He’s training the British Olympic swimming team.

coach▪ He’s the best football player I’ve ever coached. ◊ ▪ She coaches some of the local children in maths. (BrE)

tutor▪ She tutors some of the local children in math. (NAmE)Nouns

teacher▪ school/college teachers

instructor▪ a swimming/science instructor

trainer▪ a horse trainer ◊ ▪ Do you have a personal trainer?

coach▪ a football coach

tutor▪ tutors working with migrant children

Example Bank:

• He is chairman of the Parent Teacher Association.

• I'm good at cooking. I had a good teacher.

• She held the post of deputy head teacher at a school in Leeds.

• She was a public school teacher.

• She's been accepted at Bath Teacher Training College.

• teacher preparation programs

• teacher ratings of reading ability

• teachers working with less able students

• teachers working with pupils with special educational needs

• His teacher sent him home for the rest of the day.

• I used to work as a history teacher.

• She was an inspirational teacher.

• Skilled classroom teachers should be better rewarded.

• Teachers of sex education will be aware of some of the myths circulating among students.

• The main teachers' union says more must be done to protect its members from assault.

• There must be some way to get rid of incompetent teachers.

• There's always been a shortage of good math teachers.

• We are looking for qualified and experienced English teachers.

• Who's your favourite teacher?

• a primary/secondary school teacher

• an elementary/a fourth-grade/a high school teacher

student

stu·dent [student students]   [ˈstjuːdnt]    [ˈstuːdnt]  noun
1. a person who is studying at a university or college
• a medical/science, etc. student
• a graduate/postgraduate/research student
• an overseas student
• a student teacher/nurse
• a student grant/loan (= money that is given/lent to students to pay for their studies)
• student fees (= to pay for the cost of teaching)
• She's a student at Sussex University.
• a dramatic increase in student numbers
• He's a third-year student at the College of Art.
• I did some acting in my student days.

see also  mature student

2. a person who is studying at a school, especially a secondary school
• a 15-year-old high school student
compare  pupil 

see also  A student

3. ~ of sth (formal) a person who is very interested in a particular subject
• a keen student of human nature  
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin student- ‘applying oneself to’, from the verb studere, related to studium ‘painstaking application’.  
Culture:
student life
The popular image of student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying themselves and doing very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or university, sometimes on a part-time basis while having a job and looking after a family. Many students are highly motivated and work very hard.
In Britain reduced government support for higher educationmeans that students can no longer rely on having their expenses paid for them. Formerly, students received a grant towards their living expenses. Now most can only get a loan, which has to be paid back. From 1999 they have had to pay a fixed amount towards tuition fees and from 2006 universities will be able to increase the amount up to a maximum of £3 000 per year. In the US students already have to pay for tuition and room and board. Many get a financial aid package which may include grants, scholarships and loans. The fear of having large debts places considerable pressure on students and many take part-time jobs during the term and work full-time in the vacations.
Many students in Britain go to a university away from their home town. They usually live in a hall of residence for their first year, and then move into a rented room in a private house or share a house with housemates. They may go back home during vacations, but after they graduate most leave home for good. In the US too, many students attend colleges some distance from where their parents live. They may live on campus in one of the halls, or off campus in apartments and houses which they share with room-mates. Some students, especially at larger universities, join a fraternity or sorority, a social group usually with its own house near the campus. Fraternities and sororities often have names which are combinations of two or three letters of the Greek alphabet. Some people do not have a good opinion of them because they think that students who are members spend too much time having parties.
In Britain the interests of students are represented by a student’s union which liaises with the university on academic matters, arranges social events and provides advice to students. Individual unions are affiliated with (= linked to) the NUS. The student union building is usually the centre of student life and has a bar and common room, and often a restaurant and shops. British universities have a wide range of societies, clubs and social activities including sports, drama and politics. One of the highlights (= main events) of the year is rag week, a week of parties and fund-raising activities in support of various charities.
Especially in their first year, US students spend a lot of time on social activities. One of the most important celebrations, especially at universities which place a lot of emphasis on sports, is homecoming. Many alumni (= former students) return to their alma mater (= college) for a weekend in the autumn to watch a football game. During homecoming weekend there are also parties and dances, and usually a parade.
When social activities take up too much time, students skip lectures (= miss them) or cut class (AmE) and take incompletes (AmE), which means they have to finish their work after the vacation. In the US this has the effect of lowering their course grades, but most US universities expect this behaviour from students and do little to stop it. Students are thought to be old enough to make their own decisions about how hard they work and to accept the consequences. A few students drop out (AmE flunk out) but the majority try hard to get good grades and a good degree. 
More About:
students
A student is a person who is studying at a school, college, university, etc.
An undergraduate is a student who is studying for their first degree at a university or college.
In BrE, a graduate is a person who has completed a first degree at a university or college. In NAmE graduate is usually used with another noun and can also apply to a person who has finished high school: ▪ a high school graduate ◊ ▪ a graduate student.
A postgraduate is a person who has finished a first degree and is doing advanced study or research. This is the usual term in BrE, but it is formal in NAmE and graduate student is usually used instead. 
Synonyms:
student
pupil • schoolboy/schoolchild/schoolgirl
These are all words for a child that attends school.
student • a person who is studying in a school, especially an older child: ▪ Students are required to be in school by 8.30. ◊ ▪ Any high school student could tell you the answer.
pupil • (BrE) a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school: ▪ The school has over 850 pupils.
Pupil is used only in British English and is starting to become old-fashioned. Student is often preferred, especially by teachers and other people involved in education, and especially when talking about older children.
schoolboy/ • schoolgirl/ • schoolchild • a boy, girl or child who attends school: ▪ Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage.
These words emphasize the age of the children or this period in their lives; they are less often used to talk about teaching and learning: an able schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild
a(n) good/bright/able/brilliant/star/outstanding student/pupil
a naughty schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild
a disruptive student/pupil
a(n) ex-/former student/pupil
a school student/pupil
to teach students/pupils/schoolboys/schoolgirls/schoolchildren 
Example Bank:
• He often takes part in student demonstrations.
• He studied metallurgy as a mature student, having spent ten years working in a foundry.
• I first came to America as an exchange student.
• I'm thoroughly enjoying student life.
• Ninety-four students were enrolled in the class.
• She first went to London as a student.
• She had to take out a student loan to help her through college.
• She studied metallurgy as a mature student.
• She travelled a lot in her student days.
• She's a former student of mine who graduated in the 80s.
• Student numbers at the college have increased by 25 per cent.
• The students are encouraged to think creatively.
• one of the best students the college has ever had
• taking part in a student demonstration
• teachers who engage students in meaningful discussions
• Any high school student could tell you the answer.
• Disruptive students may be excluded from school.
• He was a deeply observant man, a close student of the natural world.
• He was an outstanding student.
• I was always a straight A-student.
• Older students do not have to wear school uniform.
• She's a keen student of human nature.
• Student drivers often grip the wheel too tightly.
• Students are required to be in school by 8.30am.

• The more able students should manage these exercises easily.