Institutions of Higher Learning in the US
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Vacation n.
Unique
Strict
Pace
Method
Friendly ant. unfriendly 8.2
Formal ant. informal 8.2
Environment
Easy-going
Criticise smb/smth
Approach n. to smth
Unit 8.2
1. academic n.someone who teaches or does research at a college or university
The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese academic.
≠ academicianmember of an academy
5. encourage*** v. – to provide conditions that help something to happen
Children are encouraged to repeat activities
ant. discourage 8.3
encouragement n. (WB, ex.1)
9. headteacher* (WB Reading)=headmaster – a teacher who is in charge of a school. The American word is principal.
12. punctual ant. late
13. rather than***– à íå
Children should be given positive encouragement rather than criticized
15. thesis=dissertation
18. well prepared
ant. unprepared
1. admit v. – ïðèçíàâàòü, ïðèíèìàòü; admission – âõîä, ïðèåì, äîïóùåíèå
2. alumnus, alumna, alumni – âûïóñêíèê, âûïóñêíèöû, âûïóñêíèêè
3. amount (syn. quantity, number) – êîëè÷åñòâî
4. auditor [‘ɔ:dɪtə] – âîëüíûé ñëóøàòåëü
5. be likely/unlikely to do smth – âåðîÿòíî/ìàëîâåðîÿòíî, ÷òî êòî-òî ñäåëàåò ÷òî-òî
6. conduct v. (a course, research)=carry out
7. considerable (syn. large, great, huge) – îãðîìíûé, çíà÷èòåëüíûé
8. correspond v. (to smth) – ñîîòâåòñòâîâàòü ÷åìó-òî
9. correspondence adj. - çàî÷íûé
10. dean n.– äåêàí
11. freshman, sophomore, junior, senior (about high school and university students)
12. liberal arts – ðàñøèðåííûé êóðñ îáùåîáðàçîâàòåëüíûõ ïðåäìåòîâ, èçó÷àåìûõ â áàêàëàâðèàòå
13. number, a certain (given, particular) number – îïðåäåëåííîå êîëè÷åñòâî
14. optional (elective) (ant. obligatory, compulsory, required)
15. preliminary adj. – ïðåäâàðèòåëüíûé
16. register for/enroll in/sign up to take (a course) – çàïèñàòüñÿ íà êóðñ
17. specialization in smth
18. specialize v. (syn. major - mainly Am.E) in smth
19. survey – n. îáçîð; v. îáîçðåâàòü, äåëàòü îáçîð
20. undergraduate (student, program, course) – ñòóäåíò áàêàëàâðèàòà
21. write/defend senior/doctoral thesis [‘θi:sɪs] íàïèñàòü/çàùèòèòü äèïëîìíóþ ðàáîòó/êàíäèäàòñêóþ äèññåðòàöèþ
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