English and Academic Preparation - Pre-Collegiate. Week 2. Thesis Statements Flashcards
подробно излагать - to give a detailed explanation of something
expound
/ɪkˈspaʊnd/
диссертация - a long piece of writing that you do as part of an advanced university course;
тезис - a theory that is suggested and can then be argued with or agreed with
thesis
/ˈθiːsɪs/
plural - theses /ˈθiːsiːz/
заявление - something that someone says or writes officially;
изложение - something that you say or write that gives information or an opinion;
утверждение - a clear expression of an opinion or attitude that you make through your actions or appearance;
выписка счета - a piece of paper that shows how much money you have put into your bank account and how much you have taken out
statement
/ˈsteɪtmənt/
предполагать - to think that something is likely to be true, although you have no proof
assume
/əˈsuːm/
брать на себя управление/руководство/ответственность и т. д.
assume control/power/responsibility, etc
притворяться, напускать на себя
assume an air/expression, etc
принимать чужое обличье/вымышленное имя и т. д.
assume a false identity/name, etc
цель - why you do something or why something exists;
целеустремленность - the feeling of knowing what you want to do
purpose
/ˈpɜːrpəs/
умышленно, нарочно
on purpose
выполнять функцию
serve a purpose
смутный, туманный - not clear or certain;
рассеянный, отсутствующий - showing that someone is not thinking clearly or does not understand
vague
/veɪɡ/
очерк, сочинение - a short piece of writing about a particular subject, especially one written by a student
essay
/ˈeseɪ/
ключевой, решающий - extremely important, because it will affect other things
crucial
/ˈkruːʃl/
охрана природы - the protection of nature;
сохранение - the careful use of energy, water, etc so that they are not wasted
conservation
/ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃn/
изображать - to represent someone or something in a picture or story
depict
/dɪˈpɪkt/
изображение - the act of showing what somebody/something is like in words or pictures, especially in a work of art
depiction
/dɪˈpɪkʃn/
предубеждение, предрассудок - the feeling of not liking a group of people or unfair treatment of them because they are a different race, sex, religion, etc
prejudice
/ˈpredʒədɪs/
узнавать о чем-либо - to hear facts or information that you did not know
learn about sth
learn of sth
умственные способности - the ability to learn, understand, and think about things;
разведывательные данные, разведка - secret information about the governments of other countries, or the group of people who get this information
intelligence
/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
умный - able to learn and understand things easily
intelligent
/ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/
причина, основание - the facts about why something happens or why someone does something; something that makes it right for you to do something;
разум, здравый смысл - the ability to think and make good decisions
reason
/ˈriːzn/
в разумных пределах
within reason
уместный, актуальный - related or useful to what is happening or being talked about
relevant
/ˈreləvənt/
краткое изложение - a short description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
summary
/ˈsʌməri/
осведомленный - interested in and knowing a lot about a particular subject
aware
/əˈwer/
сознавать - to know about something
be aware of/that
/əˈwer/
конкретный, особенный - used to talk about one thing or person and not others;
особый, заслуживающий внимания - special;
привередливый - choosing things carefully and not easily satisfied
particular
/pərˈtɪkjələr/
особенно, очень - especially
particularly
/pərˈtɪkjələrli/
поддерживать, сохранять - to make a situation or activity continue in the same way;
содержать - to keep a building or area in good condition;
утверждать - to say that you are certain something is true
maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
обслуживание, содержание - the work that is done to keep something in good condition;
алименты, содержание - regular amounts of money that someone must pay after they have left their family so that the family still has money to live on
maintenance
/ˈmeɪntənəns/
обычно, как правило - usually, or in most situations;
большей частью, в большинстве случаев - considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of them;
принято считать - by most people, or to most people
generally
/ˈdʒenrəli/
общий, основной - not detailed, but including the most basic or necessary information;
общий, повсеместный - relating to or involving all or most people, things, or places;
общий, общего характера - including a lot of things or subjects and not limited to only one or a few
general
/ˈdʒenrəl/
вообще, в целом;
обычно, как правило
in general
утверждать, констатировать - to officially say or write something
состояние - the condition that something or someone is in;
штат - one of the parts that some countries such as the US are divided into;
государство - a country
state
/steɪt/
способствовать развитию - to encourage a particular feeling, situation, or idea to develop
воспитывать (чужого ребенка) - to look after a child as part of your family for a time, without becoming their legal parent
опекаемый, опекающий (приемный) - if smb take another person’s child into the home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents
foster
/ˈfɑːstər/
изобретение - something that has been designed or created for the first time; the process of designing or creating something new
invention
/ɪnˈvenʃn/
