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Vocabulary practice. I. Sections: General concepts, Types of education, Stages of education, Types of educational institutions






 

 

I. Sections: General concepts, Types of education, Stages of education, Types of educational institutions, Structure of a university, Government and administration.

 

1. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. to educate 2. to teach 3. to tutor 4. to coach 5. self-education 6. to go into teaching 7. teaching aids / materials 8. to receive / undergo training 9. tuition 10. schooling 11. educational institution 12. to study full-time / on a full-time basis 13. to study part-time / on a part-time basis 14. to do / make a study (of / on / into sth) 15. literacy level 16. state / private schooling / school education / school tuition 17. free / private (provision of) education / tuition 18. to provide free / private education / tuition 19. to study on a fee-paying basis 20. to study free of charge 21. (tuition) fees 22. to pay fees 23. to charge fees 24. distance learning 25. coeducation 26. single-sex education   a. вносить плату за обучение b. раздельное обучение c. учиться на заочном / вечернем отделении d. совместное обучение e. уровень грамотности f. давать образование; обучать; воспитывать g. обучать; давать частные уроки h. бесплатное / платное образование i. образование в государственной / частной школе j. предоставлять бесплатное / платное образование k. учиться бесплатно l. учиться на платной основе m. учить, обучать n. взимать плату за обучение o. плата за обучение p. готовить (к экзамену) q. дистанционное обучение r. стать учителем s. школьное образование / обучение t. проходить подготовку | обучаться u. учиться на очном отделении v. учебное заведение / учреждение w. учебные пособия / материалы x. обучение y. самообразование z. проводить исследование

 

2. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. pre-school / preschool education 2. primary / elementary education 3. secondary education 4. further education 5. higher education 6. to be in / pursue higher education 7. to go into further education 8. to go on to higher education 9. vocational training / education 10. continuing / adult education 11. kindergarten 12. to start kindergarten 13. state school 14. private school 15. fee-paying school 16. comprehensive (school) 17. senior high (school) 18. inner-city school 19. college of education 20. college of technology 21. vocational school 22. to put sb through university   a. государственная школа b. непрерывное образование c. технический колледж d. общеобразовательная школа e. частная школа f. высшее образование g. продолжать обучение в высшем учебном заведении h. профессионально-техническое училище i. платная школа j. дать к.-л. университетское образование k. среднее образование l. школа в бедном городском районе m. (старшая) средняя школа n. педагогический институт; педагогическое училище o. пойти в детский сад p. профессионально-техническое образование / обучение q. средне-специальное образование r. поступать в средне-специальное учебное заведение s. начальное образование t. детский сад u. учиться в высшем учебном заведении v. дошкольное образование

 

3. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. faculty 2. department 3. graduate school 4. administrator 5. head (teacher) 6. local education authority | LEA 7. principal 8. vice-chancellor 9. provost 10. dean 11. deputy dean 12. admissions dean 13. head of department 14. chair 15. faculty board 16. senate 17. school board   a. совет факультета b. руководитель c. заведующий кафедрой d. ответственный секретарь приемной комиссии e. проректор f. (ученый) совет g. должность профессора h. ректор i. школьный совет / комитет j. факультет k. заместитель декана l. местные органы народного образования m. магистратура; аспирантура n. директор (колледжа) o. декан (факультета) p. директор школы q. отделение, факультет; кафедра

 

4. Give synonyms for the following words and phrases.

 

to teach, to tutor, instruction, to go into teaching, (educational) institution, to do / make (a study), tuition fees, to learn, coeducational (school), higher (education), kindergarten, to go to (school), (to start) school, to go on to (higher education), state (school), private (school), college of education, primary (school), faculty, head teacher, vice-chancellor, chair, senate

 

5. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

 

1. to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, by experience, by studying it, or by being taught

2. the process of teaching and learning, usually at school, college, or university

3. the ability to do calculations and understand simple mathematics

4. a piece of work that is done to find out more about a particular subject or problem, and usually includes a written report

5. a system in which students work at home with the help of television and radio broadcasts and send work to their teachers by post or email

6. teaching, especially when given to a small group or one person, such as in a college or university

7. to learn about a subject by going to school, university etc

8. to teach someone a subject or skill, or show them how to do something

9. money that you pay to take lessons, especially at a college, university, or private school

10. to teach someone the skills of a particular job or activity, or to be taught these skills

11. having a good education

12. to teach someone to think or behave in a different way

 

6. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

 

1. a special school that prepares people quickly for examinations

2. a college which trains teachers

3. a school which you have to pay to go to

4. a school in the USA and Canada for children aged between twelve and fourteen or fifteen

5. a type of British college similar to a university, where you could study academic subjects up to degree level, or train for particular jobs (in 1992, all the polytechnics in Britain became universities)

6. the teaching of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18

7. education at a university or at a college of a similar level

8. a school that is controlled and paid for by the government

9. the highest level in the British school system (Children aged between sixteen and eighteen stay in the sixth form for two years while they prepare to take A levels.)

10. a school providing education that the children's parents pay for directly

11. lessons for adults, often held in the evening, that give them the opportunity to study a wide variety of subjects, most of which are practical, not academic

12. a school for children who have physical, educational, or emotional problems

13. education below the level of a university degree for people who are older than school age

14. the teaching of children between the ages of about five and eleven

 

7. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

 

1. the position of being a university professor

2. a part of a university in the USA where students who have a first degree can study for a master's degree or a doctorate, or the period of time when they study for these degrees

3. a high-ranking official in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department

4. a group of people, including some parents, who are elected to make decisions about how to manage a school

5. someone whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an educational institution functions

6. someone who is in charge of a college or university

7. someone who is the head of a British university, and responsible for the way it is organized

8. the person who officially represents a British university on special occasions but who does not take part in running the university

9. the teacher who is in charge of a school

10. a department or group of related departments within a university

11. the governing council at some universities

 

 

8. Explain the meaning of the words and phrases listed below.

 

to teach school, to pursue / undertake education, innovative teaching methods, universal schooling, to provide schooling, to study for a degree, to study full-time, literacy rate, to eliminate illiteracy, mixed school, to pursue higher education, continuing education, nursery school, (day) nursery, independent school, infant school, grammar school, sixth form college, specialized school, inner-city school, to put sb through college, department, head (teacher), principal, vice-chancellor, faculty board

 

 

9. Explain the difference between the meanings of the following of words.

 

to educate – to teach – to instruct, to tutor – to coach – to prepare, to learn – to study, further education – higher education, comprehensive school – grammar school, preparatory school – crammer (school), special school – specialized school, polytechnic – university, chancellor – vice-chancellor

 

 

10. Group the following words according to whether they are used in British English or American English.

 

to coach, (tuition) fees, to teach school, primary education, elementary education, preschool, crèche (facilities), state school, public school, primary school, elementary / grade school, infant school, crammer (school), graduate school, head (teacher), vice-chancellor, president

 

11. Match the words in List A with those in List B to form phrases.

 

List A List B
  1. to be educated 2. to instruct children 3. to train 4. to tutor them 5. to pursue 6. to join 7. to apply 8. to undergo 9. educational 10. to study 11. to carry out 12. to charge 13. distance 14. single-sex 15. local 16. sixth form 17. to be appointed to 18. school 19. to stamp out   a. board b. learning c. a study d. college e. a chair f. education g. at an institution h. illiteracy i. teaching methods j. education authority k. for better jobs l. in physics m. intensive training n. the teaching profession o. on a part-time basis p. opportunities q. further education r. in road safety s. fees

 

12. Fill the gaps in the sentences with prepositions or adverbial particles.

 

1. Youngsters must be educated ….. the dangers of drugs.

2. Neil teaches ….. the Guildhall School of Music in London.

3. We were never taught anything ….. other religions.

4. All children are instructed ….. the use of the library.

5. Melanie trained ….. a career in music.

6. Teachers train their students ….. exam techniques.

7. He tutored them ….. physics.

8. She coaches students ….. French, usually for exams.

9. This course prepares students ….. English examinations.

10. All children in the state have a right ….. public education.

11. Jobs ….. education are not usually highly paid.

12. I'd like to go ….. teaching.

13. The video provides instruction ….. how to operate the computer.

14. All students receive tuition ….. logic and metaphysics.

15. All new students should be given training ….. computing.

16. She's studying ….. a degree in history.

17. He studied ….. a full-time basis.

18. They carried out a study ….. sex education programmes.

19. We conducted a comparative study ….. political culture.

20. The electors had great interest in expanded access ….. higher education.

21. He graduated ….. physics ….. Cambridge University.

22. I dropped ….. ….. university in 1979.

23. I need to save enough to put my children ….. university.

 

13. Choose the word or phrase (from the list) that best completes each of the sentences below. Change the grammatical form of the word or phrase if necessary.

 

to instruct, to pursue, tuition fees, instruction, environment, to teach, to remain, to qualify, to carry out, to charge, to do, to enter, to prepare, to train, tuition, to study for, standards, reform

 

1. Although traditional remedial education is undergoing radical ….., major problems remain.

2. These students should be prepared ….. further education and training beyond high school.

3. Reducing the size of classes may improve educational …...

4. No one ever ….. him the difference between right and wrong.

5. Her education ….. her to teach school.

6. He ….. the teaching profession in 1975.

7. Greater effort is needed ….. children in road safety.

8. Students were given little ….. on the techniques of taking notes.

9. This course ….. graduates for management careers in the tourist industry.

10. We want to encourage people who left school early ….. for better jobs.

11. He's been getting private ….. in French.

12. The school provides an ideal learning ….. for children.

13. He ….. computing at university.

14. He ….. the bar exam all year, and he still didn't pass.

15. The study ….. between January and May 1998.

16. Most children in the UK ….. in full-time education until they are at least 16 years old.

17. In public sector schools in the late 1980s, shortages of government funding were bringing pressures ….. fees.

18. Many students will not have to pay ….. if their financial situation is below a certain level.

 

 

14. Choose the word or phrase (from the list) that best completes each of the sentences below. Change the grammatical form of the word or phrase if necessary.

 

fee-paying, to go into, to put, to serve, to receive, to stand up for, to start, degree, to transfer, to educate, to enter, to attend, to provide, to go on to, to appoint, to elect, mixed, to graduate from

 

1. He intends ….. full-time higher education.

2. Jerry ….. high school last year.

3. British children ….. school at the age of four or five.

4. Few parents can afford to send their children to ….. schools.

5. State pupils ….. automatically from primary to secondary schools normally at the age of 11.

6. As children ….. secondary school, parents often do not have the necessary knowledge to help with homework.

7. The sixth form college ….. an excellent atmosphere and a valuable preparation for university.

8. Girls who have always been at a ….. school know how ….. themselves.

9. He ….. a technical college for engineering studies before moving to Los Angeles in 1982.

10. Mitch graduated from Stanford in 1998 with a ….. in biochemistry.

11. She worked as a waitress and ….. herself through school.

12. He ….. at Balliol College, Oxford.

13. She graduated with very good grades and ….. graduate school.

14. Two years later he ….. vice-chancellor, in which capacity he ….. until his death.

15. He ….. dean of the faculty of engineering in 1879.

16. I wonder who'll ….. the chair.

 

15. Translate these sentences. Give synonymous translations if possible.

 

1. Мы должны воспитать молодых людей ответственными гражданами.

2. Она преподает историю в высшем учебном заведении.

3. Я готовился стать преподавателем английского языка.

4. Подготовка учителей проводится в колледжах и университетах.

5. Он занимался с репетитором.

6. Она готовит студентов для сдачи экзамена по французскому языку.

7. Эти курсы предназначены для подготовки студентов к сдаче экзамена по английскому языку.

8. Работа учителя оплачивается плохо.

9. Многие родители не могут позволить себе дать своим детям платное образование.

10. Благодаря своим родителям я получил хорошее образование.

11. Он начал работать учителем в 1975 году.

12. Все студенты получают образование в области логики и философии.

13. Питер учился в школе всего лишь пять лет.

14. Школьное образование получают дети с разными уровнями способностей.

15. Многие учебные заведения страдают от сокращения государственного финансирования.

16. В отличие от детей из состоятельных семей дети из малообеспеченных семей не имеют тех же возможностей в области образования.

 

16. Translate these sentences. Give synonymous translations if possible.

 

1. Преподаватели должны быть высокообразованными людьми.

2. Подавляющее большинство студентов учится на дневном отделении, и лишь немногие – на заочном отделении.

3. Программа предназначена для повышения уровня грамотности среди населения города.

4. Государственное школьное образование было бесплатным и обязательным до достижения обучаемыми пятнадцатилетнего возраста.

5. Он пошел в школу, когда ему было шесть лет.

6. В Англии обязательное начальное образование было введено только в 1880 году.

7. В какую школу ходит ваш сын?

8. Он окончил школу, когда ему было восемнадцать лет.

9. Он бросил университет два года назад.

10. Сейчас она учится в Лондонском университете.

11. Она планирует поступить в университет на биологический факультет.

12. Он окончил Оксфордский университет по специальности «физика».

13. Он занимает должность профессора истории в нашем университете.

 

II. Sections: Admission, Graduation, Expulsion, Buildings and grounds, Teachers, University job titles, Learners, The academic year.

 

1. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. to apply to a university 2. to accept an application 3. to reject an application 4. applicant 5. to enter (a) university 6. to enrol in / on / for a course 7. to be admitted to a college 8. entrance / entry requirements 9. to seek admission to a university 10. dropout rate 11. admissions (department) 12. admissions dean 13. admissions officer 14. competition (for places) 15. to get a place (at a university) 16. to leave school 17. to graduate from university 18. to receive a degree (at / from a university) 19. school leaver 20. graduate 21. graduation paper / thesis 22. to expel 23. to suspend 24. to flunk out 25. to drop out of university     a. окончить университет b. получить место (в университете) c. исключить за неуспеваемость d. конкурс e. выпускник (высшего учебного заведения) f. дипломная работа g. выпускник (школы) h. поступить в университет i. быть зачисленным в колледж j. временно отстранять (от занятий) k. окончить школу l. получить степень m. отклонять заявление n. пытаться поступить в университет o. приемная комиссия p. поступить / записаться на курсы q. исключить (из учебного заведения) r. подавать заявление в университет s. член приемной комиссии t. ответственный секретарь приемной комиссии u. процент отсева v. бросить университет w. абитуриент x. требования для поступления y. принимать заявление

 

2. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. campus 2. hall of residence 3. playground 4. gym | gymnasium 5. school / assembly hall 6. great hall 7. staff room 8. common room 9. to borrow a book (from a library) 10. to return a book (to a library) 11. lending library 12. reference library 13. medical room 14. form teacher / tutor 15. subject / specialist teacher 16. educator 17. educationalist 18. lecturer 19. tutor 20. teaching staff 21. staff member | member of staff 22. supply teacher 23. to be on the staff (of sth) 24. staff shortage | shortage of staff 25. senior lecturer 26. reader   a. учитель-предметник b. нехватка персонала / работников c. педагог, учитель, преподаватель d. доцент e. штатный работник f. репетитор g. педагог-теоретик h. профессорско-преподавательский состав i. актовый зал (в школе) j. нештатный учитель / преподаватель k. учительская (комната) l. старший преподаватель m. комната для отдыха n. (студенческое) общежитие o. брать книгу в библиотеке p. быть в штате / штатным работником q. отдел абонемента в библиотеке r. преподаватель (высшего учебного заведения) s. спортивный зал, спортзал t. классный руководитель u. медицинский кабинет v. библиографический отдел w. возвращать книгу в библиотеку x. актовый зал (в колледже или университете) y. спортивная площадка z. университетский городок

 

3. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. learner 2. pupil 3. stream 4. streaming 5. year 6. form 7. undergraduate (student) 8. postgraduate (student) 9. freshman 10. sophomore 11. junior 12. senior 13. full-time student 14. part-time student 15. academic year 16. term 17. quarter 18. holidays 19. vacation 20. to break up     a. учебный год b. четверть c. студент третьего курса, третьекурсник d. (школьные) каникулы e. каникулы (в колледже и университете) f. студент выпускного курса g. студент заочного отделения h. уходить на каникулы i. учащийся j. распределение учащихся по параллельным классам с учетом их способностей k. класс l. студент магистратуры; аспирант m. студент очного отделения n. студент второго курса, второкурсник o. семестр p. студент первого курса q. студент r. ученик s. курс t. параллельный класс

 

4. Give synonyms for the following words and phrases.

 

to apply to (a university), to enter (a university), to get a place (at a university), to receive (a degree), to be admitted (to a college), admissions examination, school leaver, to expel, canteen, hall of residence, playground, to borrow (a book from a library), to return (a book to a library), teaching staff, supply teacher, senior lecturer, reader, professor, pupil, stream, form, term, holidays, staff room, medical room, educationalist

 

5. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

 

1. a college or university building where students live

2. a room for teachers in a school

3. a large room in a school, college or university where meals are served and eaten

4. a room where someone who is ill rests or gets medical treatment

5. a informal restaurant, often in a factory, school, college etc, where you choose from foods that have already been cooked and carry your own food to a table

6. someone who is taking an examination

7. the number of people who become students at a school, college or university

8. the activities of people who are trying to get something that other people also want

9. the permanent exclusion of a student from a school because of their bad behaviour

10. a room that you have lessons in at a school or college

11. to allow a person to join an educational institution

12. a large area of ground where sport is played (usually at secondary schools)

13. to complete your studies at a university or college, usually by getting a first degree

14. a board with a dark smooth surface, often fixed to a wall, on which you can write and draw with chalk (used for teaching)

15. to complete your studies at school

16. a room in a school, college or university that teachers or students use when they are not teaching or studying

17. to refuse to accept someone for a course of study

18. to officially arrange to join a school, college, university, or course

19. a formal, usually written, request for a place at a college or university

 

6. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

 

1. a particular level that a student stays at for one year

2. one of the two periods of time that the academic year at high schools, colleges and universities is divided into in some countries, for example the USA, Australia, Germany

3. the time during the year when there is teaching at schools, colleges, and universities

4. a person who has a special knowledge of the principles and methods of teaching

5. the people who teach in an educational institution

6. a short holiday from school in the middle of a term

7. someone, especially a child at primary school, who goes to school or who has lessons in a particular subject

8. a teacher of the highest rank in a college or university

9. a student who has already obtained a first / bachelor's degree and is studying at a university for a more advanced qualification – a master's degree or a doctorate / PhD

10. a teacher who teaches a particular subject as distinct from a form teacher

11. to put schoolchildren of about the same age into different groups based on the level of their abilities

12. someone who teaches or does research at a college or university

13. a student who is studying for their first degree at a college or university

14. a group of students who are taught together at school, college or university

15. a student who has recently started studying at a college or university

16. someone who is studying at a college, university, or school

17. someone who gives private lessons to someone in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an examination

18. a teacher who is responsible for all the students in the same class at a school and who helps them with any problems

 

7. Explain the meaning of the words and phrases listed below.

 

to submit an application, candidate, to matriculate, to gain admission (to a university), open enrolment, to graduate with distinction, graduation, to send somebody down (from a college), to suspend, campus, whiteboard, supply / substitute teacher, educator, tutor, assistant professor, associate professor, streaming, fresher, part-time student, dropout, dropout rate

 

8. Group the following words according to whether they are used in British English or American English.

 

to leave school, to graduate from school, school leaver, to exclude, to send somebody down (from a university), hall of residence, dormitory, residence hall, blackboard, chalkboard, staff room, faculty room, common room, canteen, refectory, form teacher / tutor, supply teacher, substitute teacher, lecturer, coach, reader, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, full professor, junior, senior, session, term, trimester, quarter, holidays, vacation, half-term (holiday), midterm break, to break up

 

9. Match the words in List A with those in List B to form phrases.

 

List A List B
  1. to apply for 2. to put in 3. to enrol on 4. to be admitted 5. to gain 6. competition 7. to graduate 8. to earn a degree 9. to live 10. to take a book 11. form 12. teaching 13. to be on 14. associate 15. postgraduate 16. school 17. to matriculate 18. to suspend 19. to break up   a. student b. professor c. at Oxford d. tutor e. a pupil (from school) f. staff g. year h. for the Christmas holidays i. an application j. to a university k. for places l. at / from a university m. out of a library n. on campus o. in physics p. admission to a college q. a course r. a place at a university s. the staff

 

10. Fill the gaps in the sentences with prepositions or adverbial particles.

 

1. Students apply ….. admission ….. a particular college / university.

2. He applied ….. London University.

3. She got ….. Edinburgh University.

4. These examinations qualified children ….. entry ….. higher education.

5. Cecil matriculated ….. Trinity College, Oxford.

6. Students are admitted ….. British universities largely ….. the basis of their results ….. the examinations for the General Certificate of Education at Ordinary or Advanced level.

7. Then he was accepted ….. Magdalen College.

8. In 1966 he enrolled ….. the University of London to study history.

9. I enrolled ….. my one-year course after fifteen years as an art dealer.

10. That year Sam enrolled ….. law studies in Cape Town.

11. He enrolled ….. a part-time student.

12. Fees must be paid ….. enrolment.

13. Many students apply ….. admission ….. more than one university.

14. Enrolments ….. science courses are down again this year.

15. Good passes are now essential because the competition ….. places in the universities and other colleges has become much stiffer.

16. She's got a place ….. a fine-arts course.

17. ….. completion of the course you will be given a certificate of competence.

18. He graduated ….. physics ….. Cambridge University.

19. Kevin graduated ….. distinction ….. history and law.

20. Universities in Thailand graduate ….. 6,000 engineers each year.

21. He gained a chemical engineering degree ….. Newcastle University.

22. ….. graduation she became an art teacher.

23. Candidates should be graduates ….. science or engineering.

 

11. Fill the gaps in the sentences with prepositions or adverbial particles if necessary.

 

1. The principal expelled John ….. stealing.

2. Eric was sent ….. for cheating ….. examinations.

3. They threatened him ….. expulsion ….. school.

4. She was suspended ….. school ….. fighting.

5. The library allows you to check ….. six books ….. a time.

6. Some students may choose to live ….. campus, in rented accommodation outside the university.

7. He was offered a lectureship ….. mathematics ….. Bristol University.

8. We were both ….. the staff of the British Film Institute ….. the time.

9. She's now ….. her first / second / final year ….. Manchester University.

10. The topic is covered ….. the seventh grade.

11. She's now ….. the sixth form.

12. Teachers often feel overworked ….. term time.

 

12. Choose the word or phrase (from the list) that best completes each of the sentences below. Change the grammatical form of the word or phrase if necessary.

 

to award, to get into, to exclude, graduation, to prepare, to accept, to enrol, exam paper, to apply for, to enter, to graduate from, to reject, admissions, to take, fierce, to get in, to leave, competition, enrolments, to apply to, degree, expulsion, part-time study, applicant

 

1. He applied to do medicine at university, but he didn't …...

2. Successful ….. will be notified by telephone.

3. Candidates must write their names on the top page of the …...

4. Eighty percent of the children in the program ….. university with good grades.

5. In spite of the stiff ….. for places he ….. the French department.

6. Independent preparatory schools ….. their pupils for public school entrance.

7. I ….. four universities and ….. by all of them.

8. She ….. at a Colorado community college.

9. Candidates from overseas are not normally allowed to enrol for …...

10. This is the reform of ….. policies and the introduction of open enrolment.

11. A student who wants to go to university usually ….. admission before they ….. their Advanced level examinations.

12. Student ….. have more than doubled.

13. Local universities now ….. as many as 15,000 students per year.

14. There were few secondary schools in Rhodesia in the early 1950s so there was ….. competition for places.

15. A nationally recognized qualification should ….. on successful completion of a validated course.

16. What do you want to do when you ….. school?

17. Kate ….. medical school last year.

18. Sachs got his ….. in biology from Yale University.

19. She took a different route after ….. from Oxford in 1962.

20. Kids who ….. from school often end up getting into trouble with the police.

21. The threat of ….. was enough to frighten the girls into improving their behaviour.

 

13. Choose the word or phrase (from the list) that best completes each of the sentences below. Change the grammatical form of the word or phrase if necessary.

 

dormitory, well-established, to break up, homework, faculty, form, professor of physics, to stream, vac, to stimulate, undergraduate, tutor, staff, year, stream, subject, campus, student, atmosphere,to hold, session, educationist

 

1. There's accommodation for about five hundred students on …...

2. Female students under twenty-one were required to live in ….. or approved residences.

3. As a rule secondary school teachers are ….. teachers.

4. I began to think that those trendy ….. might have something to teach me after all.

5. When she was ill she studied at home with a private …...

6. Norman White has been on the ….. at UCLA for over thirty years.

7. In 1886 he was appointed ….. at the Royal College of Science, London.

8. A good teacher ….. the learner's interest and ….. them to find out more.

9. There is a very relaxed ….. between ….. and pupils at the school.

10. She gave the whole class extra ….. for a week.

11. He works a lot harder than most of the students in his …...

12. Classes in British schools used to be called ….., and in secondary schools were numbered from one to six.

13. He's in the top maths …...

14. We start ….. the children in the third form.

15. This textbook is primarily intended for ….. students of history.

16. The University has a ….. tradition of welcoming postgraduate ….. from overseas.

17. The ….. begins on 1 October.

18. I met him during the summer …...

19. We ….. for the holidays in June.

 

14. Translate these sentences. Give synonymous translations if possible.

 

1. Он три раза поступал в университет, но так и не поступил.

2. Вы должны подать заявление до конца месяца.

3. В среднем 400 абитуриентов ежегодно претендуют на 110 мест.

4. Это особая школа, и для поступления в нее необходимо выдержать экзамен.

5. Эти экзамены дают школьникам право поступления в высшее учебное заведение.

6. Билл поступил на курсы по подготовке учителей.

7. Ученики принимаются в школу на основе экзамена.

8. Многие выпускники школ подают заявления в университеты.

9. Не все желающие были приняты / зачислены в колледж.

10. Наш университет планирует сократить ежегодный набор студентов до 500 человек.

11. Джон получил отказ в приеме от всех учебных заведений, в которые он направил свои заявления.

12. Конкурс в престижные высшие учебные заведения такой большой, что практически все абитуриенты вынуждены посещать те или иные подготовительные курсы.

13. Они только что окончили курс обучения.

14. По окончании курса обучения вам будет выдано квалификационное свидетельство.

15. Местные органы власти создали специальную службу, которая помогает выпускникам школ найти работу.

16. Роберт окончил Стэнфордский университет в 1998 году по специальности «биохимия».

17. Кевин с отличием окончил университет.

18. Наше учебное заведение ежегодно выпускает 300 специалистов в области информационных технологий.

19. В Лондонском университете ему присвоена степень магистра по маркетингу и докторская степень по экономике и маркетингу.

20. Он получил ученую степень по физике в Оксфордском университете.

21. После окончания университета он занялся научно-исследовательской работой.

22. Мой брат был исключен из школы за плохое поведение.

23. Директор пригрозил им исключением из школы.

 

15. Translate these sentences. Give synonymous translations if possible.

 

1. Один студент имеет право взять в библиотеке сразу не более шести книг.

2. Все книги должны быть возвращены в библиотеку до пятницы.

3. Большинство первокурсников живет в студенческом городке.

4. У нас совершенно новое студенческое общежитие, строительство которого только что завершено.

5. Спортивная площадка школы размечена для игры в футбол.

6. В средней школе в основном работают учителя-предметники.

7. Профессор Тэйлор считается одним из самых уважаемых педагогов.

8. Работой собрания руководил ведущий университетский преподаватель из Японии.

9. Они наняли репетитора, чтобы помочь дочери с математикой.

10. В нашем учебном заведении замечательный профессорско-преподавательский состав.

11. У нас в штате только один высококвалифицированный юрист.

12. Хороший учитель должен уметь поддерживать интерес у обучаемого и побуждать его к самостоятельной работе.

13. Он не любит работать на пятом курсе.

14. Она учится в пятом классе.

15. Аспиранты оказывают ему помощь в научно-исследовательской работе.

16. Он учился в этом колледже в течение трех семестров.

17. Напишите, как вы провели летние каникулы.

18. Ученики уходят на зимние каникулы в следующий понедельник.

 

III. Sections: Attendance and absence, Assessment, Marking, Teaching methods, Students' financial support, Nurture, The timetable and forms of teaching, Homework and preparation.

 

1. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. to attend 2. attendance 3. attendance register 4. to call the register 5. attendance record / figures 6. to miss 7. to play truant 8. absence (from sth) 9. absenteeism 10. an authorized absence 11. an unauthorized absence 12. absentee 13. compulsory 14. optional (for sb / sth) 15. to assess 16. assessment 17. continuous assessment 18. (school) report 19. record book 20. to mark 21. to score 22. marking 23. mark 24. pass mark / grade 25. to mark sb down (for sth) 26. corrections   a. снизить оценку b. проверка (работ) c. проходной балл d. табель успеваемости e. исправления f. текущая успеваемость g. посещение; посещаемость h. набрать определенное количество баллов i. зачетная книжка; дневник j. оценка, отметка; балл k. факультативный l. данные посещаемости m. ставить оценку; оценивать n. отсутствующий; прогульщик o. оценивать; давать оценку p. оценка q. прогуливать r. отсутствие по уважительной причине s. отсутствие; неявка t. журнал u. обязательный; принудительный v. делать перекличку w. отсутствие по неуважительной причине, прогул x. пропуски занятий, прогулы y. пропускать z. посещать; присутствовать

 

2. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. to collect 2. to give sth in (to sb) 3. to give sth out (to sb) 4. strict (with sb / about sth) 5. lenient (with sb) 6. direct method 7. pupil-centred teaching 8. subject-centred teaching 9. individualized instruction 10. to individualize 11. motivated 12. remedial 13. to award / grant sb a scholarship 14. to win / gain a scholarship 15. nurture 16. to bring up 17. well-brought-up 18. to behave oneself 19. well-behaved 20. ill-mannered 21. problem child 22. strict discipline 23. lax discipline 24. to impose discipline 25. to maintain discipline 26. to violate discipline   a. трудный ребенок b. воспитание c. строгая дисциплина d. нарушать дисциплину / порядок e. поддерживать дисциплину f. сдавать g. дисциплинированный, послушный h. вести себя хорошо i. воспитывать; растить j. раздавать; возвращать k. снисходительный; мягкий l. слабая дисциплина m. установить дисциплину n. обучение с ориентацией на преподаваемый предмет o. применять индивидуальный подход p. прямой метод q. хорошо воспитанный r. мотивированный s. получить / выиграть стипендию t. невежливый, невоспитанный u. награждать кого-л. стипендией v. коррективный; отстающий w. индивидуальный подход к обучению x. обучение с ориентацией на обучаемого y. строгий, требовательный z. собирать

 

3. Match the words and phrases in List A with those in List B. Learn these lexical units.

 

List A List B
  1. to create / provide a favourable environment 2. to improve the environment 3. disadvantaged children 4. to disadvantage 5. to draw up a timetable 6. to be on the timetable 7. to put sth on the timetable 8. to take sth off the timetable 9. teaching load 10. double period / lesson 11. free period 12. to hold a lecture 13. to give a lecture (on / about sth) 14. lunch break / hour 15. extracurricular activities 16. parents' evening 17. to do one's homework 18. to give (sb) homework 19. classwork 20. to revise 21. to study for an exam 22. to swot 23. swot 24. set book 25. revision 26. to set an exam paper   a. классная работа b. зубрить, долбить, подзубрить c. давать домашнее задание d. повторять e. готовиться к экзамену f. создавать благоприятную обстановку g. родительское собрание h. улучшать атмосферу i. внеаудиторная работа j. повторение пройденного k. неблагополучные дети l. выполнять домашнее задание m. зубрила n. исключить что-л. из расписания o. готовить экзаменационную работу p. сдвоенный урок, "пара" q. книга для обязательного чтения r. проводить / организовать лекцию s. составлять / готовить расписание t. внести что-л. в расписание u. большая перемена v. читать лекцию w. быть / стоять в расписании x. "окно" (в расписании преподавателя) y. учебная нагрузка (преподавателя) z. ставить в невыгодное положение

 

 

4. Give synonyms for the following words and phrases.

 

to attend, to assess, assessment, school report, to mark, mark, pass mark, to collect, to give sth in (to sb), to give sth out (to sb), to win / gain (a scholarship), nurture, to bring up, strict (discipline), lax (discipline), timetable, extracurricular (activities), to give (homework), to revise, to study for (an exam), to swot, swot, revision, absenteeism, absentee, class, seminar, to miss, to play truant, attendance (register), to call (the register), compulsory, to maintain (discipline), teaching load, to give (a lecture)

 

5. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

 

1. a judgment, expressed as a number or letter, about the quality of a piece of work done at school, college or university

2. to intentionally stay away from school or a class

3. to find out how good a student is at a particular subject, for example by giving them written work, tests, or exams

4. to get a particular number of points in a test

5. a way of judging a student by looking at the work they do during the year instead of or in addition to looking at their examination results

6. not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected

7. to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something, without calculating it exactly, or to try to predict something

8. a fixed point or level at which you stop including applicants

9. the practice of staying away from school, college, or university, usually without a good reason

10. to give a student a lower mark for their work for a particular reason

11. a book used to record whether a child is present at school

12. a judgment, expressed as a number, percentage or letter, about the quality of a piece of work done at school, college or university

13. to judge the importance, value, or true nature of something

14. the fact of being present at an event, such as a meeting or a class, or of going regularly to school, college, or university

15. to correct mistakes in and give points for a student's piece of work

 

6. Suggest words and expressions that correspond to the following definitions.

 

1. a regular class at a British college or university during which a teacher discusses a particular subject with one student or with a small group of students

2. to make someone want to achieve something and make them willing to work hard in order to do this

3. a period of time during which a particular subject is taught to a group of students, especially at school

4. an amount of money that is given to someone by a school, college, university or other organization to help pay for their education

5. people who do not have good living conditions, a good standard of education etc, considered as a group

6. the way that parents look after their children and teach them to behave

7. a meeting at which people try to improve their skills by discussing their experiences and doing practical exercises

8. a child whose behaviour causes problems for other people

9. the conditions and influences in which people carry on a particular activity

10. the growth of a child as time passes, as it changes and learns to do new things

11. a period of time during which a particular subject is taught to a group of students

12. money that the government gives to someone to help them pay for their education, which is intended to be spent on food, clothes, books, fares etc

13. a long formal talk on a serious or specialist subject given to a group of people, especially to students at a college or university

14. intended to help students who have difficulty learning something

15. to change something so that it meets the needs of a particular person or each individual person

 

7. Explain the meaning of the words and phrases listed below.

 

authorized / unauthorized absence, absenteeism, continuous assessment, credit, leniency, direct method, grammatical approach (to language teaching), communicative approach (to language teaching), pupil-centred teaching, subject-centred teaching, individualized instruction, remedial, sense of responsibility, environment, advantaged, disadvantaged, to foster, tutorial, out-of-school activities, to mug up

 

8. Group the following words according to whether they are used in British English or American English.

 

school report, report card, to grade, timetable, schedule, to revise, to review, to swot, to grind

 

9. Match the words in List A with those in List B to form phrases.

 

List A List B
  1. to call 2. to stay away 3. to authorize 4. to reduce 5. compulsory 6. to measure 7. to carry out 8. to score 9. to obtain 10. to hand in 11. individualized 12. to motivate 13. to increase 14. to provide 15. to behave 16. to undermine 17. to improve 18. to fit sth 19. to run 20. to be involved in   a. instruction b. sb's motivation c. extracurricular activities d. a scholarship for sb e. towards sb f. an absence g. into the timetable h. levels of truancy i. discipline j. the environment k. academic performance l. one's students m. one's homework n. a seminar o. twenty points p. a grade (in a test) q. an assessment of sth r. the register s. attendance t. from a class

 

10. Fill the gaps in the sentences with prepositions or adverbial particles if necessary.

 

1. Attendance ….. lectures is compulsory.

2. He's been absent ….. school for three days.

3. That's the second time you've cut ….. class this week.

4. John and I used to bunk ….. school.

5. Maths and English are compulsory ….. all students.

6. General Studies is optional ….. sixth-form students.

7. His mark ….. the last exam gave him a final average of 88%.

8. Students will be marked ….. for failing to follow directions.

9. Scores ….. standardized tests have been steadily falling over the past ten years.

10. Students who listened to Mozart scored higher ….. IQ tests than students who took the test in silence.

11. Most schools are quite strict ….. the way students dress.

12. His parents are too lenient ….. him.

13. All essays must be handed ….. by Tuesday.

14. Exam papers will be handed ….. after the marks have been officially recorded.

15. I think he behaved disgracefully ….. you.

 

11. Fill the gaps in the sentences with prepositions or adverbial particles if necessary.

 

1. The first lesson ….. the timetable for Monday morning is history.

2. I was told ….. for talking in class.

3. Andrew gives private lessons ….. Spanish.

4. He delivered a course of lectures ….. racial harmony.

5. For ten years she lectured ….. law.

6. The department runs seminars ….. developing communication skills to reinforce the students' experience.

7. Each child participated ….. extracurricular activities ….. school.

8. What did Ms Brown set ….. us ….. homework?

9. She stayed late to complete ….. a class assignment.

10. She's busy mugging ….. ….. science for her exam.

11. I've got to swot ….. the French Revolution for tomorrow's test.

12. I've been boning ….. ….. my Latin for the entrance exam.

 

12. Choose the word or phrase (from the list) that best completes each of the sentences below. Change the grammatical form of the word or phrase if necessary.

 

score, discipline, pass mark, absent, truancy, correction, lenient, to assess, absentee, optional, grade, truant, to mark, to keep, compulsory, attendance

 

1. The teacher ….. a daily record of who is present.

2. He was largely self-taught through wide reading and ….. at public lectures.

3. Police reports showed that the vast majority of crimes committed by children was carried out by …...

4. There is a tendency amongst teachers to blame parents for most instances of …...

5. Each week the City Attendance Officer called to check the registers for …...

6. ….. education when all children have to go to school was introduced in 1870.

7. The history course is ….., but English is compulsory.

8. The tests were designed ….. the students' ability in oral comprehension.

9. You need to improve your …...

10. What ….. would they set for the examination?

11. In Russia work ….. on a five-point scale.

12. Any student who is more than twenty minutes late for class will be marked …...

13. The school's test ….. have not improved.

14. I've made a few small ….. in your essay.

15. There were tensions and conflicts, but ….. was strict and scandals were rare.

16. The younger teachers generally had a more ….. attitude towards their students.

 

13. Choose the word or phrase (from the list) that best completes each of the sentences below. Change the grammatical form of the word or phrase if necessary.

 

to develop, to motivate, load, motivation, to misbehave, scholarship, deprived, nurture, badly behaved, upbringing, to create, to maintain, to raise, progress, to hand

 

1. Have you ….. in your history essay yet?

2. Every good teacher knows that criticism does not ….. learners.

3. There seems to be a lack of …. among the teaching staff.

4. His remedial teacher sees signs of ….. in his reading and writing.

5. Ernest received a ….. from Lewis College, where he planned to major in chemistry.

6. Which do you believe has the strongest influence on how children develop – nature or …..?

7. Martin's ….. shaped his whole life.

8. Many of them married, settled down and …..







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