Here are some English phrases which will be useful for discussing what you studied at school or university, and for asking others about their education.
University
| are you a student? |
| what do you study? |
| I'm studying … |
| history |
| economics |
| medicine |
| where do you study? |
| which university are you at? |
| what university do you go to? |
| I'm at … |
| Liverpool University |
| which year are you in? |
| I'm in my … year |
| first |
| second |
| third |
| final |
| I'm in my first year at university |
| do you have any exams coming up? |
| I've just graduated |
| I'm doing a masters in … |
| law |
| I'm doing a PhD in … |
| chemistry |
| did you go to university? |
| I didn't go to university |
| I never went to university |
| where did you go to university? |
| I went to … |
| Cambridge |
| what did you study? |
| I studied … |
| maths |
| politics |
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School
| where did you go to school? |
| I went to school in … |
| Bristol |
| I left school at sixteen |
| I'm taking a gap year |
Future plans
| how many more years do you have to go? |
| what do you want to do when you've finished? |
| get a job |
| go travelling |
| I don't know what I want to do after university |
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