2016年的雅思考试已经结束了，在今年的48场考试中，教育相关的考题一共出现了八次，占据了全年考试的六分之一，可见这个话题在雅思考试中的重要性。下面南通环球教育（原环球教育）张蓓蓓老师来给各位考生介绍一下教育话题中的一部分高分词汇短语。

　　1.学习知识--Acquire knowledge

　　We can acquire knowledge from books or articles, along with practical experience.

　　In this way, pupils can progress in their acquisition of knowledge by learning at their own pace and using competition instead of learning from teachers.

　　注意：acquisition 是acquire的名词，在学习高级词汇的使用时，不要忽略它的word family，因为真正在使用一个词汇时，并不可能局限于一个词性，所以对于其他词性我们也需要了解下。

　　Teachers are responsible for passing one the acquired knowledge to their students. [此句中acquire的分词形式做前置定语修饰常搭配的knowledge]

　　2.（通过教育）习得技能--equip with skills

　　The ultimate purpose of academic education is to equip students with essential skills to deal with problems encountered when stepping into society.

　　Relative poverty could prevent some students from equipping themselves with an excellent education.

　　注意：equip也可以替换成furnish，不管用哪个看起来都很高大上呢。

　　3.学习成绩--academic performance/results

　　Some people reckon that only students with best academic results should be rewarded.

　　Individual differences in academic performance have been linked to differences in intelligence and personality.

　　All students are required to maintain a satisfactory academic results and meet the obligations of the courses in which they are enrolled.

　　注意：除了搭配performance 和results表示成绩外，也可以搭配record或者achievement。

　　4.为……做好准备--Prepare for

　　Encouragement from parents plays a critical role in helping students prepare for future careers.

　　In order to prepare students for the world of work, higher education institutions need to make their programming more relevant to the needs of the job market.

　　注意：prepare for future在雅思写作中是一个很好用的argument。

　　5.有资格的--qualified

　　The teaching staff are all highly qualified.

　　The rigorous criteria involves in achieving qualified teacher status ensures the teachers possess solid knowledge and understanding of educational values.

　　6.学术的--academic

　　Young adults who take time off that important ages may end up never returning to their studies or finding it difficult to readapt to an academic environment.

　　Academic qualifications are essential for getting a reasonable career.

　　注意：例句2这一点在陈述学术教育的重要性时是powerful的一点。

　　7.负担过重--overburden

　　As children nowadays, have already been overburdened with core academic subjects, curriculum like arts and sports need not take up too much time.

　　Many parents reveal a common perception that the students today are overburdened by studies.

　　注意：用overburden替换大家常用的under heavy studying burden。

　　8.成长--upbringing

　　Parents have an indispensable role to play in the upbringing of children,

　　Most parents do their ulmost to ensure a good upbringing for their children.

　　注意：growth 太常用来，所以适当地换个词吧。

　　9.足够的--sufficient

　　If children can be provided with sufficient knowledge of what constitutes a qualified parent, they can better understand their parents.

　　Students learn effectively when they have sufficient time and opportunities to engage with, practise, and transfer new learning.

　　注意：还在用enough吗？太low了！