Topical Vocabulary

assignment

curriculum

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

certificate

degree (to take one's ~)

department

diploma

dissertation

be good at smth.

do well

educate

education

educational system

enter a university

задание

учебный план, программа

степень бакалавра

степень магистра

сертификат, свидетельство

ученая степень

отделение

диплом

диссертация

преуспевать в ч-л

успевать

давать образование, воспитывать

образование

система образования

поступить в университет

examination (exam)

examination period (exams)

examination question (paper)

grade (Am.)

tuition

carry on scientific/research work

faculty

fail an examination in smth.

hostel

scholarship

экзамен

экзаменационный период

экзаменационный вопрос

отметка

проводить научную/ исследовательскую работу

факультет

провалить экзамен

общежитие

стипендия

Consult the dictionary and translate the following words and word combinations:

assistant professor; associate professor; dean

campus

catch up (with)

cheat

check up

come down to a choice

composition

coach smb for an exam

cram

crib

deal with smb

dean's office

devote much time to studies

do postgraduate work

essay

faculty office

failure

fall (lag) behind

final exams (finals)

freshman (Am.)

full-time student

get down to work

get on well (in/at smth.)

give a pass

go to lectures

go up to university

grammar

graduate from a university

graduate

graduation dissertation

grant

grind away (for, at)

have a lecture

have classes in smth

have a good command of smth

head of department

hold examinations

holidays (vacation)

improve

instruct

junior

keep up (with smb.)

keep in one's head

library card

major in smth. (Am.)

make progress (in smth.)

oral

paper

pass an examination

pass in smth.

part-time student

play truant

record book

(students' record book)

rector

senior lecturer

students' membership card

subdean

specialize in smth

synopsis, pl. -es

take a degree

take an examination

take notes

pay tuition fee

free (half) tuition)

tutor

undergraduate

vice-rector

Vocabulary Exercises

Exercise 1

Find the words denoting:

- a short piece of writing on one particular subject that is written by a student;

- a class, usually at college or university, where the teacher and the students discuss a particular topic or subject;

- a long essay that a student does as part of a degree;

- a student at a university or college who has not yet taken his or her first degree;

- a person who has a first degree from a university and who is doing research at a more advanced level;

- a long piece of written research done for a higher university degree, especially a PhD*;

- money given to a student to help pay for the cost of his or her education;

- a block of flats where students live.

Exercise 2

Fill in the necessary prepositions:

be good … smth.;

carry … scientific/research work;

have a good command … smth;

devote much time … studies;

coach smb. … an exam;

deal … smb.

Exercise 3

Name the steps of the social ladder which a student must pass to climb up to the position of the rector. Use the words from the list below, placing one word on one step.

Dean, assistant lecturer, head of department, vice-rector, associate professor, assistant professor, subdean, professor.

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