- •Нижний Новгород 2006
- •Contents
- •1. General concepts
- •Innovative / traditional teaching methods новаторские / передовые // традиционные методы обучения
- •3. Stages of education
- •Further education | higher education collocations
- •4. Types of educational institutions
- •Kindergarten | nursery school | preschool collocations
- •4.2. Primary and secondary education
- •Specialized school специализированная школа
- •4.3. Further and higher education
- •College | university | school collocations
- •5. Structure of a university
- •6. Government and administration
- •Faculty board | board of the faculty совет факультета
- •7. Admission
- •To go on to / proceed to college / university / higher education продолжить обучение (в колледже, университете)
- •8. Graduation
- •Graduation paper / essay / thesis дипломная работа
- •Graduation project дипломный проект
- •9. Expulsion
- •10. Buildings and grounds
- •11. Teachers
- •12. University job titles
- •13. Learners
- •14. The academic year
- •15. Teaching and learning
- •15.1. Attendance and absence
- •15.2. Assessment
- •Assessment | evaluation collocations
- •15.3. Marking
- •Mark | grade collocations
- •15.4. Teaching methods
- •15.5. Students' financial support
- •15.6. Nurture
- •16. The timetable and forms of teaching
- •17. Homework and preparation
- •18. Tests and examinations
- •Test | exam | examination collocations
- •19. Types of tests
- •20. Testing
- •To take notes into an exam приносить на экзамен шпаргалку
- •21. Academic performance
- •22. Qualifications
- •Certificate | diploma collocations
- •23. Research
- •Thesis | dissertation collocations
- •24. Types of subjects
- •25. Course of study
- •Curriculum | syllabus collocations
- •26. Types of courses
- •Part-time course курс заочного / вечернего обучения
- •27. Teacher training
- •Vocabulary practice
- •I. Sections: General concepts, Types of education, Stages of education, Types of educational institutions, Structure of a university, Government and administration.
- •II. Sections: Admission, Graduation, Expulsion, Buildings and grounds, Teachers, University job titles, Learners, The academic year.
- •III. Sections: Attendance and absence, Assessment, Marking, Teaching methods, Students' financial support, Nurture, The timetable and forms of teaching, Homework and preparation.
- •IV. Sections: Tests and examinations, Types of tests, Testing, Academic performance, Qualifications, Research.
- •V. Sections: Types of subjects, Course of study, Types of courses, Teacher training.
18. Tests and examinations
test [countable] a set of written or spoken questions used for finding out how much someone knows about a subject or what they can do тест; проверочная / контрольная работа; зачет: an achievement / assessment / aptitude / intelligence test | a difficult / demanding / easy test | a history test
test in sth (a broad subject): a test in history
test on sth (a particular topic): a test on irregular verbs
exam | examination (formal) [countable] a spoken or written test of knowledge or skill in a particular subject, especially an important one экзамен: How many pupils are taking the geography exam this term? | Students are not allowed to talk during the examination. | The examination / exam results / scores will be announced / posted up / will come out next week.
exam in sth: an exam in geography
Test | exam | examination collocations
in / on a test / exam на экзамене: Did you get a good mark in the test / exam? | I came first in our exams and tests. | How did you do in your tests / exams? | How did you do on your maths test / exam? | Several students were caught cheating in / on the test / exam. | The brighter children tend to do somewhat worse on such exams.
to have / take / do / sit (BrE) (formal) a test / exam сдавать зачет / экзамен: I have a chemistry / history / English test tomorrow. | We have a test on irregular verbs tomorrow. | He's already taken the entrance examination. | At the end of each level, you take an exam. | Applicants are required to take a written test. | The class are doing / having a spelling test today. | They stay on to do the A-level exams because this is the route into full-time higher education. | I'd better go home – I've got to do an exam in the morning. | The kids are doing a test this morning.| He'll sit his exams next summer.
to give (sb) / administer / hold a test / exam проводить / устраивать зачет / экзамен: In an attempt to know how well students are learning these basic skills, school systems administer standardized achievement tests. | This week it is sending out instructions to members not to administer or mark the tests. | The exam will be held in June.
to create / set a test / exam готовить экзаменационные материалы: Teachers can use the program to create / set tests to check children's progress.
to retake / resit (BrE) an exam to take an examination again because you have previously failed it пересдавать экзамен: Anyone who scores under 70 percent will have to retake the exam. | She wants to retake her French A-level exam. | Owen is retaking two of his GCSEs. | It only makes sense to resit an exam if you strongly believe you will do better. | If you fail these exams, you can resit them next year. | If they fail, they can often resit the next year.
quiz [countable] (AmE) a short test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning короткий тест, контрольный опрос: We have a history quiz / quiz in history every Monday. | He gave us a quiz on reading every other day.
pop quiz [countable] (AmE) a short test that a teacher gives without any warning, in order to check whether students have been studying короткий тест / контрольный опрос без предупреждения: There was a pop quiz in history at school today. | He likes giving pop quizzes, to see if the kids are remembering anything. | After an uproar, they will still have to pass a pop quiz.
retake | resit (exam / examination) (BrE) [countable] an examination or test that you take again because you have previously failed it; an act of taking an examination or test again because you have previously failed переэкзаменовка; пересдача зачета: The exam is in June. Retakes will be held in September. | I passed the test on the third retake. | Is a resit possible?
to do / sit a retake пересдавать экзамен / зачет: I'm doing my retakes next summer. | Can you sit a retake?
to do / take a resit пересдавать экзамен / зачет: She's got to do resits in French and German. | Students will normally return to the centre where they originally studied in order to take the resit exam.
to retake / repeat a course повторить курс (обучения): He decided to retake the course and try to get a higher grade.