Vocabulary exercises

Exercise 1. Give the Ukrainian equivalents to the following.

1. The merry-go-round of university life – __________________________________

2. a solemn ceremony – ________________________________________________

3. to make speeches – __________________________________________________

4. the members of the teaching staff – ______________________________________

5. to take notes – _____________________________________________________

6. to prepare reports, synopses, projects and papers – __________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

7. to be unable to work to deadlines – ______________________________________

8. to be caught using cribs – _____________________________________________

9. time flies – _________________________________________________________

10. to pass entrance exams in major and in English – __________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

11. to become an expert in economics – ____________________________________

12. a qualifying exam – _________________________________________________

13. a completion of a doctoral dissertation – _________________________________

14. the concept of lifelong education – _____________________________________

Exercise 2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following.

1. захоплюючий та приголомшливий досвід – ____________________________

2. не важливо/не має значення – _______________________________________

3. змушувати почуватися справжнім студентом – _________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4. виконувати численні завдання – _____________________________________

5. пропускати заняття без поважних причин – ____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

6. надавати перевагу списуванню, а не вивченню – _______________________ ____________________________________________________________________

7. за провалом на іспиті слідує перездача – ______________________________

8. навчатися за програмою бакалаврського рівня – ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

9. захищати магістерську дипломну роботу – ____________________________

10. розпочати кар’єру – ________________________________________________

11. стати викладачем навчального закладу – ______________________________

12. ґрунтовні знання з філософії – _______________________________________

Exercise 3. Match the verbs/verbal phrases, prepositions (if necessary) and nouns/ noun phrases or pronouns as they occur together in the text. Translate the expressions they make into Ukrainian.

to be developed	with for into in of	undergraduates
to be assessed		a minimum of 3 years of course work
to be divided		a Master’s degree program
to be one family		pop-quizzes, tests and multiple choice tests
to turn		a sophomore
to enroll		fall and spring semesters
to require		geniuses

Exercise 4. Match the word from the box to the definition. Make sure that you know their meaning. Consult the dictionary if necessary.

a university, a dean, an assistant/associate dean, a full professor, an associate professor, an assistant professor a lecturer, a senior lecturer, a head of department, a department, an applicant, a sophomore, a semester, a recess, finals, a failure, a class, an exams, an examination period, an assignment

	a period of time during which a group of students is taught together
	a division of a faculty in a university
	someone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work and heads the faculty
	a lack of success in achieving or doing something
	the last set of examinations that students take before they graduate from university
	an educational institution at the highest level, where you study for a degree
	an important test of your knowledge, especially one that you take at school or university
	a part of the academic year when students go in for exams
	a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
	a person having a subordinate position in an institution
	a university teacher lower in rank than an associate professor
	one of the two periods of time that a year at high schools and universities is divided into, esp. in the USA
	a piece of work that a student is asked to do
	someone who has formally asked, usually in writing, for a job, university place etc.
	a student who is in their second year of study at a college or high school
	a faculty position at a university that involves teaching full or part-time but few or no research responsibilities
	a professor of the highest grade in a university
	the position or job of being a professor in charge of a department in a university
	a teacher at a university or college (BrE), usually someone who gives a lecture
	a period of time between semesters free of study
	the act of taking an examination again because you have previously failed it

Exercise 5. Match the synonyms. The number of synonyms is given in brackets.

(A)

1. Викладацький склад (2) – ___________________________________________

2. завідувач кафедри (2) – _____________________________________________

3. кафедра (2) – _____________________________________________________

4. проректор (2) – ___________________________________________________

5. ректор (2) – _______________________________________________________

6. факультет (3) – ___________________________________________________

a teaching staff	a faculty	a chair	the president (US)
a head of the department	department (2)	a faculty	a chair of the department
the rector	a vice-rector	a school	a vice-president (US)

(B)