Unit 8.1
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Active vocabulary list Unit 8
Unit 7.5
Steel n.
Point (weak/strong)
Look like smth
Features (special/unique/technical)
11. inflatable adj.=blow-up
This inflatable armchair can adjust to the shape of your body.
deflated (tire) - ñïóùåííûé (î øèíå)
12. leather
14. obvious***(ly)=evidently, apparently
16.portable* adj.
Portable devices have obvious advantages over their bulky counterparts
17. power***, get power from
The remote control gets power from two AA batteries.
18.remote control* n.a device for controlling a TV or a stereo from a short distance away
19. side n.
21. take up (little) space= be compact
22. top n.
1. delay** n. - the interval between one event and another
two-hour delay — çàäåðæêà, îïîçäàíèå íà äâà ÷àñà
delay v. – put off, postpone
The train was delayed by/for (over) two hours.
2. turn on***/off power
3. powerful*** adj.
powerful engine — ìîùíûé äâèãàòåëü
4. thorough(ly)* [‘ӨΛrə(li)]
Before making a decision about purchasing a mobile phone, it is essential that the comparison is made thoroughly
5. light*** (ant. heavy)
6. weigh** v., weight n.
The phone is very light. It weighs about 89gms with good build quality.
1. bully v. smb=pick on smb 8.1
2. continuous assessment 8.1
3. curriculum (pl. curricula) –ïðîãðàììà (general) 8.1;
syllabus – general curriculum applied to a calendar (the history/English/maths syllabus) 8.4,
be on the curriculum/ syllabus
4. do (a) coursework (project) on a topic 8.1
write a term paper on a topic (Am.Sch.System)
5. do homework/an assignment/a course/a subject/an exam
do your best 8.1
6. comprehensive school (Br.Sch.System) - îáùåîáðàçîâàòåëüíàÿ
7. exam:
pass/fail=flunk/sit, resit an exam (Br.E.)
take, retake an exam 8.1
ace an exam – ñäàòü ñ áëåñêîì (Am.Sch.System)
8. fail/flunk smb
9. grade n.=mark
get a (good/excellent) grade/ (high, low) mark in a subject 8.1(Am.Sch.System)
10. degree n. – çâàíèå, ó÷¸íàÿ ñòåïåíü; äèïëîì
get a degree in a subject
11. get a good result (in smth), do well in/on an exam
12. get a place at a university 8.1
syn. be accepted by/admitted to a university (Am.Sch.System)
13. go to=attend school/college/university/a seminar
syn. study at school/college/university 8.1
14. graduate [‘~ eit] from a college/a university 8.1, a graduate [‘~it]
15. hand in an essay/an assignment 8.1
16. higher education 8.1
17. leave primary school 8.1
18. leave secondary school (Br.E)=graduate from high school(Am/Australian English) 8.1
19. make (more) progress (academically) 8.1
20. mistake/error
make a mistake/error 8.1
21. nursery school=kindergarten 8.1≈day care centre (Am.Sch.System)
22. pass a course
ant. fail a course 8.1
23. primary(Br.E)/elementary (Am.E.)/secondary(Br.E.)/ middle, junior high, high (Am.E.) school 8.1
24. public/independent school (Br.E.)=private school (Am.E.) (Br.Sch.System)
public school = state school (Am.E.)
25. revise a subject – ïîâòîðÿòü ìàòåðèàë ïî îïð. ïðåäìåòó 8.1
revise for an exam 8.1 ≈ cram for an exam (Am.Sch.System)
26. single-sex school (for boys/ for girls)
ant. mixed/coeducational school 8.1
27. statistics 8.1
28. study a subject/a language – èçó÷àòü 8.1 (learn a subject/a language – ó÷èòü)
study for a test/ an exam = prepare/get ready for/revisefor a test/ an exam 8.1
29. take/retake a course 8.1
30. truancy 8.1
play truant (Br.E.) = cut classes, play hooky (Am.Sch.System)
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