Unit 5 University Life Essential Vocabulary

I. Find in the dictionary, read and memorize the following topical words and expressions:

Institution of learning: college, institute, pedagogi­cal institute of/for foreign languages, university

Departments: correspondence, evening, extramural courses, full-time day studies

Key Subjects: Grammar, Latin, Linguistics, Pedagogics, Phonetics, Psychology, Written Practice and Conversa­tion, Teaching Methods (Principles of Education), History, Literature, Physical Education, Social subjects, IT (Information Technology)

A state of teachers (The Teaching Stuff): professor, assistant professor, associate professor, academic, examiner, instructor, dean, rector, (senior) lecturer, research worker, reader, administrator-методист, Ph.D.(Doctor of Philosophy), M.Ed.(Master of Education), B.Ed. degree(Bachelor of Education)

Students: entrant, external/internal students, fellow students, first-year students, full-time/part-time students, groupmates, senior stu­dents, top/bottom students, sophomore, freshman, graduate, undergraduate, postgraduate

Student’s activities: students’ society, Students’ Council(Union), concerts, drama, English speaking club, meetings, teaching practice, sports and games

Lessons (classes): break, lecture on smth, (double) period, seminar on smth, time-table, tutorials, workshop class in smth (in Grammar, Phonetics, Written Practice and Conversation), essay, yearly project

Exams, marks: entrance examinations, exam results, bad/good/ satisfactory marks, final exams, full/excellent marks, mark/record book, oral/ written exams, question paper, question card, a three-hour written exam

Academic year: term, test period, examination session, holidays, vacations

Building: assembly hall, basketball/ tennis court, classroom, cloakroom, changing room, dean’s office, department, football field, gymnasium, hall of resi­dence, hostel, language laboratory, lecture room, lecture theatre, lending library and cata­logue, library, reading-room, rector’s office, refe­rence library with reference books (handbooks, encyclo­pedias, dictionaries), refectory

At an English classroom equipment: blackboard sponge, board, chalk, cassette recorder, dictionary, headphones (headset), microphone, notice board, overhead projector, register of atten­dance, teacher’s desk, textbook, three-part board, television moni­tor (a screen for educa­tional programmes), visual aids, work book, exercise book

II. Transcribe, learn to read and give Ukrainian equivalents of these words:

Humanity, humanitarian, educational, academy, academic, academician, pedagogic, pedagogical, pedagogues, science, scientific, maturity, tuition fee, education, educational, theory, theoretical, qualified, specialist, speciality, specialized, cybernetics, laboratory, credit, economy, economic, curriculum, process, sphere, psychology, psychological, sociology, scholarship, Bachelor, campus, career

III. Translate and learn the following word-combinations:

1) to enter the University 22) to be good at smth 2) to attend classes 23) to be quick at smth

3) before (after) classes 24) to be at the top (head) of the class in smth

4) in class 25) to be at the foot (bot­tom) of the class

5) to be present at the lesson 26) to lag (to fall, to get) behind the group in smth

6) to be away from the lesson 27) to work by fits and starts

7) to miss the lessons 28) to try to do one’s best

8) to stay (at) home from classes 29) to make a lot of progress

9) to be late for the les­son 30) to work hard at

10) to play truant from classes 31) to catch up with the group

11)to get (receive) full marks in smth 32) to do exercises orally in written form (in writing)

12) to prompt 33) to ask (answer) questions 13) to give a mark 34) to make (correct) mistakes

14) to take (to sit for) an exam 35) to get rid of mistakes

15) to pass an exam 36) to master the language

16) to fail an exam 37) to have a good command of

17) to be examined in a subject 38) to make a report on smth

18) to use cribs 39) to become discouraged

19) a weak point 40) to go in for (sports, music, research work)

20) to complete a course 41) to join a drama society

21) to graduate from a college 42) modular system

(university) 43) to sit in on / to attend