Vocabulary

I term education

school

nursery school = (Am. pre-kindergarten)

kindergarten

primary (Am. elementary) single - sex

comprehensive Grammar

preparatory boarding

Technical middle

secondary private

coeducational Modern

vocational

public (independent)

education

primary / elementary free (of charge)

state commercial

secondary / high classical

general adult/ continuing

compulsory graduate

higher / university / college postgraduate

vocational doctorate

to attend school, to promote from one class to another

to nurture

training - the act of systematic teaching, drilling.

academic year, term

tuition, tuition fee

scholarship - given for excellent studies

grant - money given for research work

fellowship - stipend given to a post - graduate carrying out

research

(educational) institution

entrance requirements

to apply to, applicant

Humanities = Liberal Arts (colleges)

Natural Sciences ( chemistry, physics, biology)

curriculum (pi. curricula)

syllabus (pi. syllabi, syllabuses) = course outlines

applied courses / theoretical courses

compulsory/ obligatory subjects

optional/ elective subjects

superficial knowledge

junior college/ community college

dean

department/ faculty

campus

dormitory

faculty - the members of the teaching staff

sixth form

evening courses

further education

thesis

tutorial

seminar

A-level; A-student

administrative staff - clerical personnel = officials

professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, tutor

academic advisor - member of the faculty who helps and advises the student on the academic matters

grading system, grades = marks, grade point average, to get grades

credits - units to record the completion of courses

to major in ( major) / to minor in (minor)

assessment = evaluation, objective evaluating

freshman (first year student), sophomore, junior, senior

graduate student

postgraduate student

to be good/ bad at

to have a good head for

to be weak in

to keep up with (the class)

to take notice of

to pay attention

to put/ write down (notes)

to hand in (a test)

take (do, sit, resit) an exam

to sit (read, prepare, revise) for examination

to pass exam / do well in an exam

to flunk; fail / do badly in an exam

to drop out (of school/ college)

to expel, to be expelled, to be sent down from University

to go through

to cram for, cramming

to learn by heart

honour system (Am. honor system)

(his) mind keeps wandering

plagiarise

to cheat, cheating

to miss/ skip classes

truant/ play truant

to sign up for …/ to enroll for

quiz - short written or oral test, less formal than an exam

0- level = ordinary level

A - level = advanced level

to award degree

BA (Bachelor of Arts), B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) - the first degree at the

University

MA (Master of Arts), MSc (Master of Science)- the second University degree

Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy), D.Sc. - Doctor of Science - the highest University degree

GCSE - General certificate of secondary education

GCE - General certificate of education; a passport to University Diploma

CAT (Californian Achievement Test) - covers skills in reading, vocabulary, spellinig, language expression, math computation)

SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test for college aspirants

literacy/ illiteracy

WORK

unemployment, employment, employer, -ee, to employ,

work: intellectual, mental, manual, managerial, challenging, demanding, rewarding, creative, (un)skilled

versatile, boring, repetitive, tiring, excessive, overtime, well/ low-paid, highly-paid, full time, temporary

job application sense of self-worth

interview, -ee, -er competitor

curriculum vitae, resume to be good at something

career to be weak in something

shortlist to cope with

to make / create / produce a to meet the needs of

good / bad impression to be idle,

to apply for a job skills, transferable skills

applicant trainee, apprentice, apprenticeship

reference, a letter of reference efficiency, efficient, cost-effective

job evaluation non-working activities

job satisfaction work force, labour force

job mobility work from home

social background to be in charge of

self-confident, reliable superior, supervisor

colleague under the supervision of

head, manager, chief to stand in for

qualification

profession flexible hours

occupation freelance work

to make sb. redundant to work on shifts, to work over time

to be laid off to take risks

speciality, specialist to shirk work

to specialize in to be addicted to work/ workaholic

to work on / out / off / in / at to commute, commuter

to earn one’s living working hours

allowance, payment the routine of work

pay / wages / salary / fee attitude toward / about work

payday, pay rise stimulus / intensive / impact

advancement in work promotion, prospects of promotion

absenteeism, to achieve success

leave, to be on leave to keep to the deadline

“climbing up the ladder” sick leave, maternity leave

personal gratification to insure

reward, to be rewarded for social insurance

fringe benefits tax, taxation

to benefit by/from smth pension, pensioner, to be on pension

bonus / perks / commission to retire, retiree, retirement

increment to live on dole, welfare (Am.)

to survive to sack, to dismiss, to fire

to resign/ to quit work/ to give a notice/ to hand in a notice

fame role model

fortune to handle, to run (a business, a charity)

to take over a company

to put sb. out of business