word-list_2013-2014 (1)
.docVOCABULARY EDUCATION
school
nursery school = (Am. pre-kindergarten)
kindergarten
primary (Am. elementary)
single - sex
comprehensive
preparatory
boarding
Technical
secondary
private
coeducational
vocational
public (independent)
education
primary / elementary
free (of charge)
state
commercial
technical
art
secondary / high
general
compulsory
higher / university / college
vocational
all - round
Classical
Polytechnic
Graduate
Postgraduate
Doctorate
to attend school
to promote from one class to another
IQ (intelligence quotient)
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
superficial knowledge
junior college
dean
department
campus
dormitory
faculty - the members of the teaching staff
sixth form
reception class
evening class
to get grants for further education
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, sophomore, junior, senior
postgraduate student = advanced student
take (do, sit, resit) an exam
to sit (read, prepare) for examination
to go through
to revise for exam
to cram for, cramming
honour system (Am. honor system)
(his) mind keeps wandering
to cheat, cheating
truant
to pass exam / do well in an exam
to flunk; fail / do badly in an exam
to expel, to be expelled, to be sent down from University
to sign up for …
to drop out
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
short-term/long-term memory
working memory
procedural memory
to recognize
to recall
to remember
to remind
to memorize
to associate
visualization
peer
WORK and EMPLOYMENT
Work:
intellectual
mental
manual
flexible
challenging
demanding
creative
(un) skilled
versatile
boring
repetitive
tiring
excessive
overtime
low-paid
highly-paid
well / low paid
rewarding
unemployment
employer, -ee,
to employ
application, applicant
to apply for a job
job application
to offer a job
interview, -ee, -er
job interview
reference, a letter of reference
recommendation
skills, transferable skills
resume
curriculum vitae
career
shortlist
to make / create / produce a good / bad impression
social background
sense of self-worth
staff, faculty (Am.)
head, manager, chief
superior, supervisor
under the supervision of
to be in charge of
efficiency, efficient
trainee
apprentice
apprenticeship
means for survival
allowance, payment
pay / wages / salary / fee
payday, pay rise
to earn one’s living
bonus / perks / commission
increment
to insure survival
fringe benefits
to benefit by/from smth
reward, to be rewarded for
personal gratification
job evaluation
job satisfaction
job mobility
to be good at something
to be weak in something
to cope with
to meet the needs of
to be idle
to operate
qualification
profession
occupation
speciality, specialist
to specialize in
to work on / out / off / in / at
to be at / off work // to be in / out of work
work/ labour force
upward mobility
advancement in work
to achieve success
“climbing up the ladder”
to work on shifts
working hours
to shirk work
the routine of work
to commute, commuter
to work over time
to take risks
absenteeism
labour turnover
promotion, prospects of promotion
increase in production
attitude toward / about work
to sack, to dismiss, to fire
to live on dole, welfare (Am.)
leave, to be on leave
sick leave, maternity leave
to insure
social insurance
tax, taxation
pension, pensioner, to be on pension
to retire, retiree, retirement
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
benefit
technological advance
CCTV – closed circuit television
to improve
rapid(ly)
to launch
to interact
to eliminate
to detect
to develop
to discover
to invent/ inventor
to communicate
to chat
to interact
to check up on smb
to upload
to spy on smb
to introduce
to replace
to take smth for granted
to predict
to achieve
to over (under) rate
to affect
to increase
to rely on
to solve
to conduct (a research)
to download
to be famous for
to range from……… to….
to transmit
to permit
to make a contribution to
to draw inspiration from…..
to work on (smth)
to interpret
to (re)adjust
to (re)configure
to embed
wireless technology
adaptable
set
restriction
appliance
technological
device
engine
equipment
gadget
machine
technology
nano-technology
technophobe
accurate
efficient
effective
effect
necessary
essential
(in)appropriate
(in)convenient
time-consuming
inevitable
sensitive
artificial
digital
data
innovation
invention
development (of)
improvement
cutting edge
durable
easy to use
environmentally friendly
handy
green
out-of date
obsolete
practical
state-of-the-art
user-friendly
labour-saving
obstacle
inevitable
advance
guinea pig
menace
search engine
in the fields of….
famous for
radio wave
microwave
portable
random
solution
radio frequency
sensor
Globalization
Nouns
intercultural (verbal / nonverbal) communication
cross-cultural interaction
mainstream culture heritage
(mental) isolation
country of origin
racial minority
ethnocentrism
stereotype
prejudice
preconception
conversational distance
body language
props
cues
honeymoon period
culture shock
initial adjustment
assimilation
return anxiety
Verbs
tend
interact
alienate
fall apart
modify
misinterpret
convey
reinforce
initiate a conversation
jeopardize
precipitate
dominate
vacillate
be immersed in
Adjectives
deviant
queer
weird
eccentric
alien
self-conscious
frustrated
homesick
homogenious
bilingual
Verbs: gestures (C. Adv.)
blink
shrug ( shoulders)
sigh
clench (a first, teeth)
wrinkle ( a nose, brow)
wag (a finger)
beckon
nod (a head)
clap (hands)
shake (a head, fist)
scratch one’s head
index (a finger)
stand with arms akimbo
pucker (lips)
frown ; wink (an eye)
Body Language and movement
bend over
curve
bow
(sit) stiffly
cross (your arms/legs)
stretch
wave (your arms/hand)
(stand) erect
wiggle (your hips)
to surf
to log on/off
an attachment
to destroy
to damage
internet addict
internet phobe
to have smth under control
urbanisation
to face a problem
enormous
inhabitant
overpopulation
rural migrant
resident
infrastructure
overcrowded
population
overpriced
package tour
ecotourism/nature tourism
to promote
appropriate
eating behaviour
impact
child labour
multinational company
to exploit
to widen the gap
to encourage
to migrate
investment
national inequality