Active vocabulary list Unit 8
Unit 8.1
1. bully v. smb=pick on smb 8.1
2. continuous assessment 8.1
3. curriculum (pl. curricula) – 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.) = cut classes, play hooky (Am.Sch.System)
Unit 8.2
1. academic n.
≠ academician
2. approach n. to smth
3. criticise smb/smth
4. easy-going
someone who teaches or does research at a college or university
The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese academic.
member of an academy
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)
6. environment
7. formal ant. informal 8.2
8. friendly ant. unfriendly 8.2
9. headteacher* (WB Reading)=headmaster – a teacher who is in charge of a school. The American
word is principal.
10. method
11. pace
12. punctual ant. late
13. rather than ***– а не
Children should be given positive encouragement rather than criticized
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strict
thesis=dissertation
unique
vacation n.
well prepared
ant. unprepared
Institutions of Higher Learning in the US
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admit v. – признавать, принимать; admission – вход, прием, допущение
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alumnus, alumna, alumni – выпускник, выпускницы, выпускники
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amount (syn. quantity, number) – количество
auditor [‘ɔ:dɪtə] – вольный слушатель
be likely/unlikely to do smth – вероятно/маловероятно, что кто-то сделает что-то
conduct v. (a course, research)=carry out
considerable (syn. large, great, huge) – огромный, значительный
correspond v. (to smth) – соответствовать чему-то
correspondence adj. - заочный
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dean n.– декан
freshman, sophomore, junior, senior (about high school and university students)
liberal arts – расширенный курс общеобразовательных предметов, изучаемых в бакалавриате
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number, a certain (given, particular) number – определенное количество
optional (elective) (ant. obligatory, compulsory, required)
preliminary adj. – предварительный
register for/enroll in/sign up to take (a course) – записаться на курс
specialization in smth
specialize v. (syn. major - mainly Am.E) in smth
survey – n. обзор; v. обозревать, делать обзор
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undergraduate (student, program, course) – студент бакалавриата
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write/defend senior/doctoral thesis [‘θi:sɪs] написать/защитить дипломную работу/кандидатскую
диссертацию
Unit 8.3
1. cause*** v. to do smth– вызвать, привести к чему-л.
This caused some students to question the value of higher education.
2. contribute*** to smth – внести вклад в
Many local businesses offered to contribute to the school rebuilding fund.
3. discourage* v. (from smth/doing smth)
4. fee*** (usually plural)
money that you pay to a professional person or institution
for their work
Many doctors have a standard scale of fees.
Tuition fees at Stanford have now reached £9,000 a year.
charge/pay fees
5. increase*** [‘inkri:s] n. in smth = rise in smth, increase v. [in’kri:s]
ant. drop*** n. in smth
drop*** v.
6. intake* n.
[singular/uncountable] the number of people accepted by an institution
such as a school, university, or company at one time.
this year’s intake of students
7. result in smth/doing smth***
syn. cause to do smth, lead to
It resulted in some students questioning the value of higher education.
8. state*** v. – утверждать, провозглашать
9. worth*** adj.
usually follows the verb ‘to be’ and is always followed by either a noun, pronoun, or number, or
by the ‘-ing’ form of a verb
The painting is probably worth thousands of pounds.
It was a difficult journey, but it was worth it.
The film was definitely worth seeing.
10. accelerated course (WB)
11. distance learning=e-learning (WB)
12. fit*** smth
to be suitable or right for something
We need a name that fits our image.
fit one’s needs=meet one’s needs
Unit 8.4
1. arise*** (arose, arisen)= appear
We can have another meeting if the need arises.
not to be mixed up with
rise*** (rose, rosen)=increase, move upwards
2. break down***
3. dissatisfied* with
He was greatly dissatisfied with the standard of lecturing
4. effort*** n.,
make an effort to do smth
5. facilities*** something such as a room or piece of equipment that is provided at a place for
people to use, сооружение (sports facilities), оборудование (lab facilities)
6. handout
a piece of paper with information on it given to everyone in a group or a class
7. lecturer*** n.
1. someone who gives a lecture
2 Br. a teacher at a university or college
8. outstanding** adj.
9. spacious adj.
that has a lot of space inside it
10. state-of-the art
newest and most advanced, передовой
11. tutorial
a lesson in which a student or a small group of students discusses a subject with a
tutor, especially at a university or college.
We had a very interesting tutorial on climate change.
12. well run
13. well-stocked
has plenty of things in it to choose from, хорошо оснащенный
Key Language
There are several ways to deal with this
We have a number of options
The good thing is… the bad thing is
How about (+ing)
Supposing we…
It might be worth (+doing)
Let’s see what other things we can do?
Let’s look at it in another way
What other options do we have?
That’s the best solution
The best way is to…
So, the next thing to do is
What we’ve got to do now is
Unit 8.5
1. acquire** [ə’kwaiə] v. – gain, receive, obtain (knowledge, information, skills)
2. clear***, not to be clear about smth
If you are not clear about it, don’t hesitate to ask me a question. (Listening)
3. compared*** with
4. decade*** [‘dekeid] – a period of 10 years, , especially one beginning with a year that ends in a
0, for example 1990 to 1999
5. enquire=inquire*
to ask someone for information about something
inquire about
Why don’t you telephone the theatre and inquire about tickets?
6. internal corporate training
learning done in businesses (повышение квалификации
без отрыва от работы)
7. particular***[pə’tikjulə]
certain, определенный
I was trying to find a particular answer)
8. postgraduate (mainly Br.) course = graduate** (Am.)
a course taken towards receiving an
advanced university degree (e.g. an MA or a PhD)
9. sufficient***
достаточный
10. technique***[tek’ni(:)k]
a method of doing something
11. lifelong learning
studying after education, even after retirement
12. home schooling
children learning from their parents