Visiting speakers

adviser

lab assistant

to be the head of the department

to in charge of/ responsible for the timetable

the state of things in the dpt.

to regulate all, the activities

to issue regulations

to keep in touch with students, teachers, etc.

to reprimand a student if he gets slack in his

college work, if he missed classes for no reason, etc.

to explain smth. to smb.

to bring smth. (the system of tenses) home to his

college work

to be worried about students

to be (to prove) of great / little/ no help to

students

to see the Dean, head teacher about smth./ smb.

to turn the case over to the Dean

to insist on students' attending the lectures and

seminars

to encourage/ praise a student for doing smth.

Attitude to College Work

poor attendance

self-assessment

attainment

limited academic ability

private study

truancy

misbehavior

detention

telling-off

disrupting pupil

holiday work

self-realization

total dedication

to work hard at the subject

to slave at the books

to work by fits and starts

to give a lecture a miss

to get a reprimand ( to be reprimanded,

to be given a reprimand)

for (doing) smth.

to look up few/ many words

to sound good/ Moscow English

to use the vocabulary of an English student

to improve (master, perfect, brush up)

written practice, accent, speech habits

and skills by doing smth.

to take pains to do one's best/ utmost

to drop out of college/ to be on verge of flunking out

to be awarded a Prize Scholarship

to take a degree in a subject

to switch to Spanish, German, etc

to attend closely to college work

to devote much time to work

to go slack (lax) about the work

to drop the subject

to pursue a course to make good/ slow/ no

progress in

to gain (achieve) good/ no results in

never to stop/ start working

to give priority

to have reservations

to balk

to be a regular wonder, late comer, nuisance,

disturber, etc

to work tooth and nail at smth.

to stay away from lectures for a good/ no reason

to be punctual( to come on time)

to be constantly coming late

to be present at/ to absent from

to flood one's speech with idiomatic English

to pickup words and phrases from books

to get a good grasp of English

to do a bit of regular reading

to be good/bad (poor) at English

to do smth. the right/ wrong way

to gain experience in doing smth.

to fall (lag) behind the group in a subject

to catch up with the group in a subject

to turn to smb. for help( to ask smb. for a helpful hand)

Everyday College Routine

the classroom is normally free

set periods

course work

terminal/ periodical/ continuous control

end-of-term/ half yearly

absence due to illness/ for reasons

other than illness

guidance programme

vocational guidance

physique

Home Study Arrangements

broad range of activities

graded tests

credit accumulation system

system of rewards

note of explanation

to repeat the year at college/school

to have a well-rounded education

to stay in college to avoid military service

to get to college on time/ in the nick of time/ in good time

to start a day of hard work, ploughing one's way through

innumerable subjects

to have 4/6 hours of classes a day

to drop in the buffet for a bite

to go to the canteen for a substantial meal

to accept the routines

to put the final (finishing) touch to

not to know what to write or say and how to put

it together

to render smb. help

to know smth. from one's own experience

to make it the rule to do smth.

to make a note of smth. for oneself

to take notes

to cope with smth. on one's own

to be keen/crazy about smth.

Examination Experience

mock exam

competitive exams

to spend days slaving at the books

to get ready for exams

to work hard throughout the year

to do well in the subject

to luck through the finals, sessionals

to fail/ to do badly in a subject

to be worried about what is going to happen to

to have one's hands full

to cram the last fortnight ( to follow the

cramming theory, to be of the cramming sort)

to have a remarkable rule- never to put off till

tomorrow what I can do today

to plough one's way through the text

to be a success in/ to be a failure in/ at

(not) to understand where one went wrong and

how one came to do so badly

to graduate/ leave with honours

Students' Financial Matters

to be/ find oneself in a difficult/ trying

situation

to be going through a difficult time

to find it hard to make both ends meet

to arrange/ ask for a financial support from home

to do a newspaper round

to work one's way through College on one's own

to get/ be given a temporary grant

to lend/ borrow money from

to look for/ find a par-time job

Profession, Career

general ability

academic qualifications

job families

survival skills

occupational skills

placing

work observation

workplace

on a part-time basis

character building

cognitive development

ear-catching title

safety and accidental prevention

to be grateful/ thankful to smb. for

to devote oneself to teaching children

to make up one's mind/ to make one's choice

about one's profession/ career

to plan one's career in good/ due time so as to

make no mistakes

to be too young to decide on one's career

to find it silly to train for the wrong job/ work

to be sure in advance what one really wants to be/do

to be anxious to teach children

to be sure/ certain to make a good teacher

to be cut out for the profession

to care about the job/ work

to learn to care about the money too

when one has got a family to keep

to be devoted to one's profession

Ι. Answer the questions

1. Is education provided free of charge?

2. Who, where do they charge tuition fees?

3. Are you going to specialize in some field in Linguistics?

4. Is it necessary to train school- leavers to type?

5. In what year is the graduate awarded a diploma?

6. Are there facilities for research work?

7. Where is our gym located?

8. Does our library offer a good stock of books? Choice of tapes?

9. Do we have military training?

10. Would you like to use good refreshment rooms? (common rooms, canteen, health centre)

11. Is your time-table overloaded?

12. Do you receive scholarship?

13. Are end-of-term exams difficult to pass?

14. Do you often sit graded tests?

15. Do we pursue credit accumulation system?

16. Have you ever asked for financial support?

17. Is it important to gain occupational skills during your studies or it comes with the experience?

18. Have you ever rendered help to someone in your group?

19. Has anybody repeated the year at the University?

20. Do you often have to borrow money from your mates , do you consider a part-time job? (to learn , to care about money)

21. Have you ever been reprimanded at University? Seen the Dean about something?

22. Have you known someone who has dropped out of University or who is on the verge of flunking out?