school
primary school BrE / elementary school AmE
secondary school BrE / junior high school and high school AmE
atschool BrE / inschool AmE
to start school
to go toschool
form BrE / grade AmE
to take (private) lessons
compare: to finish school/ to leave school,
to finish college/to graduate fromcollege,
to graduate fromuniversity – antonym:
to be expelled from, to drop out of
compare: to finish school, to leave school early
compare: a school-leaver BrE, a graduate ofHarvard University
to graduate withhonours
a school-leaving certificate / a high-school diploma
entering a university
to apply touniversity
an applicant
an application form: to fill inBrE / to fill outAmE an application form
to hand inan application
admission requirements
to take exams touniversity
entrance examinations/ exams – antonym: finals
to enter university/ to be admitted touniversity/ to get intouniversity
to go touniversity
making a decision
advice:a piece of advice,
two pieces of advice on/ aboutsmth
to ask smb’s advice
to follow / to take smb’s advice – antonym:
to refuse smb’s advice
to advise smb to do smth – antonym: to advise
smb againstdoing smth
to do smth onsmb’s advice
*to follow insomeone’s footsteps
to decide/ to make a decision / *to make up
one’s mind
*to be intwo minds
*to change one’s mind
Unit 2 A: I am a Student Now
education
compulsory education
higher education
free education – antonym: private education
to get an education
to educate / to give an education
an educational institution
correspondence department
to take a correspondence course insmth
to study bycorrespondence
compare: to study / to learn
to teach / to instruct / to train / to educate
people:a pupil – a student ofhistory,
a student atMSLU
to be a first-year student/ to be inone’s first year/ to do the first year/ to do one’s first year
dean, rector, vice rector
a teacher, a (senior) lecturer, a professor
a supply teacher BrE/ a substitute teacher AmE
compare: School of English, faculty, chair, department
degree: a bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, a PhD p.399
to have / to get a degree in (history) from (Harvard)
to have / to hold / to get / to be awarded a diploma in smth
compare: undergraduate studies –
postgraduate studies BrE/ graduate AmE
to do research for one’s thesis
to write one’s Master’s thesis on smth
subjects:
a main subject – a secondary subject BrE
a major subject – a minor subject AmE
to major in smth – antonym: to minor in smth
to specialize in smth
an optional subject – antonym: a compulsory subject
payment:
to get a grant to go to college
to win a scholarship
to receive a scholarship for smth
*to put smb through (college) p.397
*to work one’s way through college
classes: compare: a class, a lesson, a seminar, a lecture, a workshop, a tutorial
in class, at the lesson
to conduct / to hold / to teach a class
to hold a seminar on (topic) in (subject)
to give a lecture on (topic) in (subject)
to conduct a workshop on (topic) in (subject)
a course in /on smth BrE/ a class in smth AmE
to take / to do a course
to give / to conduct / to teach a course
to join a course/ to sign up for a course/ to
enroll on BrE / to enroll in AmE a course
a test / a quiz AmE in mathematics
a test on new material
academic year / school year
term BrE / semester AmE
holidays BrE / vacation AmE / break
timetable BrE / schedule AmE
compare: curriculum, syllabus
to be onthe curriculum BrE /
to be inthe curriculum AmE
equipment:
to have access tosmth
to have atone’s disposal
to be fully equipped / well equipped –
antonym: to be poorly equipped
checking and assessment: Student
to check smth
to double-check smth
*to go throughsmth
to get/ to receive/ to gain a credit fora course
Teacher
to assess smb / smth
continuous assessment
mark BrE / grade AmE
to mark smth BrE / to grade smth AmE
to praise smb forsmth
Unit 2 B: Learning a Foreign Language
aspects of Englishp.354
speech practice
grammar
phonetics
listening comprehension
reading comprehension
activities in a classroom
pronunciation
in your own words
vocabulary:compare: dictionary, vocabulary
to consult a dictionary / *to look upa word in
a dictionary
to build up/ to develop/ to enlarge/ to increase/
to enrich / to extend one’s vocabulary
to make a (careful) study of smth
compare: study, studies
to do a lot of revision
to translate:to do a translation
to translate smth fromsmth intosmth
to write:to write smth down / to get smth
down / to copy smth down / to note smth
down / to take smth down
compare: to take notes, to make notes
to copy:to copy smth from/ out ofsmth
to copy fromsmb / to crib
to photocopy smth
classroom English: p.361
to pronounce aftersmb
to read smth aloud – antonym: to read smth to
yourself / yourselves
*to read smth through
to do smth inwritten form / inwriting – to do
smth orally
*to hand smth in
*to hand smth out
a handout
Raise your hand.
coursebook / textbook
compare: Open your books atpage 5.
Text 3 is onpage 5.
Unit 2 C: Classroom Englishp.361
Unit 2 D: Success and Problems with Studies
abilities
to be good / clever / bright / brainy at(doing)
smth
to be bad / awful / hopeless at(doing) smth
to be a capable student
to be a quick / fast learner – antonym: to be a
slow learner
*to have an ear formusic (languages) –
antonym: to have no ear forsmth
to have a good memory forsmth – antonym: to
have a bad / poor memory forsmth/ to
have a memory like a sieve
to have good communication skills
discipline
to attend smth – antonym: to be absent from
(class) / to skip / to miss / to cut classes
to make an excuse / to have an excuse
a poor / lame excuse forsmth
there is no excuse forsmth
to miss classes withouta good excuse
to play truant
a truant
success in studies
to have a good knowledge ofsmth – antonym: to have a poor knowledge ofsmth
to have a good command of English
to be fluent inEnglish – antonym: to lack fluency inspeech
to achieve a good level of smth
to master a language
great / remarkable / tremendous achievement insmth
to get a sense of achievement
problems with studies:
to be behind / *to fall behind / to lag behind smb in(Grammar), with(a project)
*to catch up withsmb / onthe material
to miss a deadline – antonym:
to meet a deadline
to postpone doing smth / to put smth off
effort:it takes a lot of effort, to make an effort (to do smth)
to have difficulty in(doing) smth
to have problems with(doing) smth
to make progress inmaths / withstudies
to do well instudies
to improve insmth
to get rid ofmistakes
*to keep up withsmb
*to brush upone’s knowledge (of a subject)
to complain ofhardships
attention:to attract / to catch / to get smb’s
attention
to draw attention tosmth – antonym: to
distract attention fromsmth
to stimulate smb to do smth
*to get down towork / todoing smth
to do one’s homework
to concentrate onsmth
to cope withsmth / to manage to do smth
*to learn parrot fashion
to learn fromyour mistakes
