4. Students and their life:

freshman (Am.E); fresher ( Br.E); sophomore (Am.E); junior (Am.E); senior (Am.E); graduate {infml. grad) 1. Br.E. - a person who has completed a university degree course, esp.for a first degree; 2. Am.E - a person who has completed a course in any educational institution (e.g. a high school graduate); undergraduate (undergrad) - a student who is doing a university course for a Bachelor's degree; postgraduate (ш/w/.postgrad) - a student who has the first degree and is studying at a university for a higher degree; to share a house with friends; a rented room; living expenses; to feel homesick; a student I.D. (Identification Document) - (студенческий билет);

fraternity - (infml.frat at many US colleges and universities) - a club of male students usually living in the same house. Fraternities are named after Greek letters, and members are sometimes called 'Greeks'. Most do work for charity, and they are also known for their drinking parties; sorority (at many US colleges and universities) - a club of women students usually living in the same sorority house. They are called 'Greeks', because each sorority's name consists of two or three Greek letters. They help charities and do community work.

Cultural Note.

In order to join a fraternity or sorority you must be invited to rush, which is a period when there are lots of parties for new students and members to meet. To be invited to rush you must usually be the daughter or son of someone who was in one of these sororities or fraternities, or someone who is already a member has to suggest that you are suitable. At the end of rush you have to pledge, which means that you choose the sorority or fraternity you want to join, and must prove you will do anything to be a member of it. You are often expected to do things such as study for a specific amount of time, clean the sorority or fraternity's house, and learn all of their rules and beliefs. They also sometimes demand that you do strange things such as wear the same shirt every day for a week. Once you are accepted by a sorority or fraternity, there is a special ceremony in which you officially become a sorority sister or a fraternity brother.

5. Teachers in higher education:

university teacher, lecturer, Professor, don ( a university teacher, especially at Oxford and Cambridge), fellow ( a resident member of the academic staff of an Oxford or Cambridge college who is also a member of the governing body), tutor ( a teacher in a British university or college who directs the studies of a number of students whom he also meets individually).

6. Grades:

to get/to give a grade; pass-fail grading ( to take grammar pass-fail); grades A,B, C,D.E; A-student; to graduate with straight A; a credit; to earn a credit.

7. Exams and tests:

quiz; to take/ to give an exam; to retake an exam ( a retake); to flunk a course; to flunk smb.; to drop out/ to withdraw; multiple choice test; essay test; SAT, PSAT, ACT; GPA ( Grade Point Average) - a grade allowing to continue in school and to graduate.

Cultural Note.

GPA (Grade Point Average) (Am.E) - an average academic score for a student in a US high school, college or university. The highest grade A receives 4 points, В is 3, С is 2, D is 1 and F is 0. Points received during an academic period of weeks or months are added together and the average calculated. A high GPA helps a high school student to get into a good college or university. High points received at a college or university can result in a student being named on the dean's list and other honors. Students with low GPAs can be dismissed.