schoolworkschool‧work /ˈskuːlwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ noun [uncountable] 
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Thesaurus- Johnny's had a lot of problems at home recently and it's starting to affect his schoolwork.
- The program combines schoolwork with job experience.
- Tim, a third-grader, had difficulty with his schoolwork, and also found it hard to make friends.
- He has decided not to play football in order to focus on schoolwork and lacrosse.
- Homeworking / teleworking Homeworking used to conjure up images of hard-pressed workers licking envelopes or schoolwork that we never wanted to do.
- It combined schoolwork with job experience, and it promised each student a summer internship in the financial world.
- More and more kids are using computers at home for schoolwork or just for pleasure.
- She told me she liked the schoolwork, and I was pleased.
- They were designed for business and schoolwork.
- Three out of four will be male, and one in three doing poorly in their schoolwork.
Longman Language Activatorwork that a student does► homework
work done for or during school classes → homework the work that a student has to do at home as part of their studies: · My brother always used to help me with my homework.do (your) homework: · I'm sorry Gail, but Amber has to stay home and do her homework.· Oh, I've got so much homework to do!· Did you get your homework done Jason?have homework: · I don't have any homework tonight.· Have you got a lot of homework then?for homework: · For homework, I'd like you to finish exercises 2 and 3 on page 24.English/geography etc homework: · Dave, have you done your French homework?
► classwork the work that a student does when they are at school, rather than work they do at home: · Mrs Hoffmann, I'm calling about Mike's classwork. There are some problems.· The units are ideal for classwork, but can also be used by students at home.
► schoolwork all the work that a student has to do for their studies: · Johnny's had a lot of problems at home recently and it's starting to affect his schoolwork.· The program combines schoolwork with job experience.· Tim, a third-grader, had difficulty with his schoolwork, and also found it hard to make friends.
► coursework British the work that a student has to do for the course that they are studying, especially when this is compared with work done in examinations: · Half of the marks are for the exam, the rest are for coursework.· None of the coursework seemed to have much relevance to being a nurse in a busy hospital.· I'm just so behind on the coursework.
► studies formal the work that a student does at a school or university: somebody's studies: · After the war, he resumed his studies at the University of Turin.· Her parents insisted that she give up the vacation job, as they felt it was interfering with her studies.finish/complete your studies: · After completing her studies at the University, she worked as a nurse for six years.
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