Language School Checks – Lexis

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Language-school(adjectival use of composite noun) checks¹ (noun) = checks on (or by) language-schools
To halt ² vb to stop
A racket³ a scheme which breaks the rules or the law
to crack down⁴ vb (on) to become stricter about (sth usually negative or criminal)
bogus⁵ (adj) false
accreditation⁶ (noun) official proof that an organisation’s standards have been checked
a front⁷ (noun) (for) an official activity by an organisation or in a building which masks an unofficial activity (often legally dubious)
register⁸ (noun) a list
to tighten controls⁹ (vb) to apply stricter checks
to scrap¹⁰ (vb) to abolish
Department for Education and Skills¹¹ a government department with responsibility for education and training
to come into force¹² to be compulsory
task force¹³ a group usually set up government to deal with a particular problem
paperwork¹⁴ bureaucracy
turn a blind eye to¹⁵ to ignore
to attend lessons¹⁶ to go to lessons
genuine¹⁷ real, true
proposals¹⁸ ideas put forward, suggestions
points-based¹⁹ (adj) this describes a system that assesses a person’s entitlement (for example to a job or to asylum) by means of the awarding of points.
the Home Office²⁰ the part of the British government which regulates matters of domestic policy.
approved bodies²¹ organisations that are given special powers by government
back-street²² (adj) criminal, illegal
weed out²³(vb) to identify and remove
to abuse (vb) this route²⁴ to misuse (= use wrongly) a procedure
adversely²⁵ (adv) negatively
sort out²⁶ (vb) to identify
worthwhile²⁷ (adj) valuable
little more than²⁸ virtually, nothing other than
keen²⁹ (to) determined (to)
baseline³⁰ (adj) basic, minimum
It would be no bad thing³¹ = it would be a good thing, an example of attenuation, which acts to weaken the meaning of a word or phrase out of politeness.
to close down³² to shut permanently
layer³³ (noun) level
a total farce³⁴ something totally ineffective
to report students³⁵ to inform an official person (or body) about (usually about students’ bad behaviour)
spokesman³⁶ (noun) a representative (fem=spokeswoman)
to differentiate³⁷ (vb) (between) to distinguish (between)
to undermine³⁸ (vb) to affect negatively