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sixth form – the two final years of secondary school in Britain for students aged
16 to 18 – останні класи середньої школи у Британії
reception class – a class for young children who are just starting to go to school –
підготовчий клас
evening class – a class intended for adults rather than children that happens in the
evening – вечірній клас
to get grants for further education – отримувати гранти на подальшу освіту
A-level; A-student – someone who regularly gets the best marks possible for their
work in school or college – відмінний рівень/відмінник
Enter – to become a member of a particular organization, or start working in a
particular type of job – вступати
graduate from – to complete school, college, or university successfully –
випуститися з
semesters, terms – a half-year term in a school or college, typically lasting fifteen
to eighteen weeks – семестри
administrative staff – clerical personnel = officials – персонал адміністрації
professor – the highest rank of teacher in a British university, or a teacher in an
American university or college – викладач / професор
associate professor – an academic ranking immediately below full professor –
доцент
assistant professor – a university teacher ranking immediately below an associate
professor – доцент
instructor – a person who teaches something – викладач
tutor – a private teacher, typically one who teaches a single student or a very small
group – репетитор
academic advisor – member of the faculty who helps and advises the student on
the academic matters – академічний радник
grading system – the process by which educators evaluate the performance of the
pupils in exams on the standard particular scales which is based on the points
entirely and consist of the grades like A-F or range like 1-10 – система
оцінювання
grades = marks – a number or letter that shows how good someone's work or
performance is – оцінки
grade point average – an indication of a student's academic achievement at a
college or university, calculated as the total number of grade points received over a
given period divided by the total number of credits awarded – середній бал
to get grades – отримувати оцінки
credits – units to record the completion of courses – кредити
to major in (major)/to minor in (minor) – to study something as your main
subject in college or a university / to study something as your second most
important subject in college or a university – вивчати по своїй спеціальності /
вивчати щось другорядне
assessment = evaluation – the process of judging or calculating the quality,
importance, amount, or value of something – оцінювання
objective evaluating – об’єктивна оцінка
freshman – a student in the first year of high school, college, or university –
першокурсник
sophomore – a student in the second year of a program of study in a college,
university, or high school – другокурсник
junior – a student in their third year of study at an American college or high
school – студент третього курсу або учень середньої школи
senior – a student in their last year of study at an American college or high school
– студент останнього курсу або учень випускного класу
postgraduate student = advanced student - a student who has successfully
completed an undergraduate degree level course at a college or university and is
undertaking further study at a more advanced level – аспірант
take (do, sit, resit) an exam – to participate in an exam or test, answering (or
trying to answer) the questions – здавати екзамен
to sit (read, prepare) for examination – to study for the exam – підготуватися
до екзамену
to cram for – study intensively over a short period of time just before an
examination – зубрити
cramming – study intensively over a short period of time just before an
examination – зубріння
honest system – чесна система
to pay attention to… – take notice of someone or something – звернути увагу
first draft – the very first version of a piece of writing – чернетка
to use mind map – to use an organizational tool used to explore a topic, or
generate ideas, in a non-linear fashion – використовувати діаграму зв’язків
to carry out – perform a task – виконувати завдання
(to do)research – to study a subject in detail in order to discover new information
about it – досліджувати
academic journals – A type of periodical that includes original research articles
written by researchers and experts in a particular academic discipline – академічні
журнали
to publish paper – опублікувати статтю
articles – a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or
other publication – стаття
to bury yourself in your books = to know the subject inside out – to know
everything about a subject – досконало знати предмет
to pick up (language) – to learn a new language by practising it rather than being
taught it – вивчити мову
to memorise/to use mnemonics/to learn by heart – to learn something so that
you will remember it exactly – запам’ятати
feed back – reaction to a process or activity, or the information obtained from such
a reaction – зворотний зв'язок
to revise – to study a subject before you take a test – повторювати пройдений
матеріал
revision – study that you do before taking a test – повторення пройденого
матеріалу
to look at past papers – revise examination paper from previous years –
повторити матеріал з минулого року
to concentrate – to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular
activity, subject, or problem – концентруватися
concentration – the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and
nothing else – концентрація
comprehension – the ability to understand completely and be familiar with a
situation, facts, etc.: – осмислення / розуміння
to comprehend – to understand something completely – зрозуміти
gifted = talented – having special ability in a particular subject or activity –
обдарований / талановитий
inner ability – внутрішні здібності
punishments – the act of punishing someone – покарання
to be punished for smth – бути покараним за щось
to be approved of – To agree with or support someone or something –
погоджуватись
discipline/self-discipline – the ability to control other people / yourself, even in
difficult situations – дисципліна / самодисципліна
intelligence / multiple intelligence – the ability to learn, understand, and make
judgments or have opinions that are based on reason – інтелект
composition / essay – a short piece of writing about a particular subject, done by
a student – твір
assighnment – a piece of work or job that you are given to do – завдання
project – a carefully planned piece of work that has a particular purpose – проект
portfolio – a collection of designs, pictures, documents, etc that represents a
person's work, or the large, flat container that it is carried in – портфоліо
dissertstion / thesis – a very long piece of writing done as part of a course of study
– дисертація
introduction (to subject) – a book or course that provides basic knowledge about
a subject – вступ до предмету
to succeed in – achieve the desired aim or result – досягти успіху в
to make progress in – to move forward in one's work or activity – робити
прогрес
to do the best – do as well as one can – робити все можливе
to take smth. seriously – regard someone or something as important and worthy
of attention – сприймати щось серйозно
to be good at smth. – be well capable of doing something – бути хорошим у
чомусь
to take/make notes – To record important details of what one hears or sees (by
writing or typing them) in order to study or reference them later – робити нотатки
bright/promising pupil/brainy – яскравий учень/перспективний
учень/розумний учень
to appreciate – to recognize how good someone or something is and to value him,
her, or it – цінувати/ оцінювати
to avoid – to stay away from someone or something, or prevent something from
happening, or not allow yourself to do something – уникати
to discover – to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time
– відкрити
to encourage – to make someone more likely to do something, or to make
something more likely to happen – заохочувати
to force – to make something happen or make someone do something difficult,
unpleasant, or unusual, especially by threatening or not offering the possibility of
choice – змусити
to manage – to control or organize someone or something – керувати
to find out – to get information about something because you want to know more
about it – з’ясувати
to intend – to have as a plan or purpose – мати намір
to prefer – to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another – віддавати
перевагу
illiterate – unable to read and write / knowing little or nothing about a particular
subject – безграмотний
literacy – the ability to read and write / the ability to read and write – грамотність
to realise – become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly –
усвідомити