Punctual ant. late

Active vocabulary list Unit 8

Unit 8.1

1. bully v. smb=pick on smb 8.1

2. continuous assessment 8.1

3. curricul um (pl. curricul a) – программа (general) 8.1;
syllabus – general curriculum applied to a calendar (the history/​English/​maths syllabus) 8.4,
be on the curriculum/ syllabus

4. do (a) coursework (project) on a topic 8.1
write a term paper on a topic (Am.Sch.System)

5. do homework/an assignment/a course/a subject/an exam
do your best 8.1

6. comprehensive school (Br.Sch.System) - общеобразовательная

7. exam:
pass/fail=flunk/sit, resit an exam (Br.E.)
take, retake an exam 8.1
ace an exam – сдать с блеском (Am.Sch.System)

8. fail/flunk smb

9. grade n.=mark
get a (good/excellent) grade/ (high, low) mark in a subject 8.1(Am.Sch.System)

10. degree n. – звание, учёная степень; диплом
get a degree in a subject

11. get a good result (in smth), do well in / on an exam

12. get a place at a university 8.1
syn.be accepted by /admitted to a university (Am.Sch.System)

13. go to=attend school/college/university/a seminar
syn. study at school/college/university 8.1

14. graduate [‘~ eit] from a college/a university 8.1, a graduate [‘~it]

15. hand in an essay/an assignment 8.1

16. higher education 8.1

17. leave primary school 8.1

18. leave secondary school (Br.E)=graduate from high school(Am/Australian English) 8.1

19. make (more) progress (academically) 8.1

20. mistake/error
make a mistake/error 8.1

21. nursery school=kindergarten 8.1≈day care centre (Am.Sch.System)

22. pass a course
ant. fail a course 8.1

23. primary(Br.E)/elementary (Am.E.)/secondary(Br.E.)/ middle, junior high, high (Am.E.) school 8.1

24. public/independent school (Br.E.)=private school (Am.E.) (Br.Sch.System)
public school = state school (Am.E.)

25. revise a subject – повторять материал по опр. предмету 8.1
revise for an exam 8.1 ≈ cram for an exam (Am.Sch.System)

26. single-sex school (for boys/ for girls)
ant. mixed/coeducational school 8.1

27. statistics 8.1

28. study a subject/a language – изучать 8.1 (learn a subject/a language – учить)
study for a test/ an exam = prepare/get ready for/ revise for a test/ an exam 8.1

29. take/retake a course 8.1

30. truancy 8.1
play truant (Br.E.) =cutclasses, play hooky(Am.Sch.System)

Unit 8.2

1. academic n. someone who teaches or does research at a college or university
The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese academic.

≠ academician member of an academy

Approach n. to smth

3. criticise smb/smth

Easy-going

5. encourage*** v. – to provide conditions that help something to happen
Children are encouraged to repeat activities
ant. discourage 8.3
encouragement n. (WB, ex.1)

Environment

Formal ant. informal 8.2

Friendly ant. unfriendly 8.2

9. headteacher* (WB Reading)=headmaster – a teacher who is in charge of a school. The American word is principal.

Method

Pace

punctual ant. late

13. rather than *** – а не
Children should be given positive encouragement rather than criticized

Strict

15. thesis=dissertation

Unique

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