Module 9

2. a game for two players, who move their playing pieces according to particular rules across a special board to try to trap their opponent’s king
6. when people or groups fight each other in a war, in the street etc
7. a private school for children aged between 13 and 18, whose parents pay for their education. The children often live at the school while they are studying
10. relaxed and seeming not to be worried about anything
11. expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say
12. the legal right of belonging to a particular country
14. someone who is training to be an officer in the army
16. an electronic machine that stores information and uses programs to help you find, organize, or change the information
17. a school where basic subjects are taught for the first six years of a child’s education
19. the scientific study of the stars and planets
20. a piece of information that is known to be true

1. someone who is friendly and enjoys being with other people
2. determined or trying very hard to be more successful than other people
3. to learn words, music etc so that you know them perfectly
4. a school for children of 14 or 15 to 18 years old
5. a school subject in Britain which teaches children how to use computers and other electronic equipment, and how to use the Internet, software etc
8. a plan or suggestion for a possible course of action, especially one that you think of suddenly
9. a room or building containing books that can be looked at or borrowed
13. the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears
15. a play for the theatre, television, radio etc, usually a serious one
18. a large group of musicians playing many different kinds of instruments and led by a conductor