EXAM Flashcards
Boom
A period of very rapid growth and success
Channel
Any way by which news, ideas etc may travel
Transmit
To sent out, to pass on
News sheet
A simple form of a newspaper
Satellite
An artificial object put in orbit round a planet
Printing press
A machine which prints newspapers or books
Broadcast
Send out information to a large audience (usually via TV or radio)
Advertisement
An announcement of smth for sale, wanted etc
Commercial
An advertisement in a Tv or radio programme
Periodicals
Magazines or other publications which appears at regular intervals; printed punctuations, usually issued daily, weekly,monthly
National newspaper
Circulating over the country
Local newspaper
Serving community interests
Sunday newspaper
Most of them are national, they report the news, but they are much more like magazines. Some of them have literary supplements with big articles on music arts etc
Free papers
Papers delivered free to every house
Background information
Information for understanding, identifying or describing a situation
Comment
Opinion, explanation criticism in speech or writing about an event, book, state of affairs etc
Angle
An attitude or opinion
(Look at the question from all angles )
Dramatic news
Sudden and large or exciting
News item
A particular piece of news, usually from a journalistic source; section of a news broadcast dealing with a particular story
Broadsheets
They are often called quality newspapers, they present to their readers important political(national, world, financial) and other news at home and abroad. Buy 3 million people; difficult words, complicated text, small number of photos. THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE TIMES
Tabloids
They are also called popular newspapers, are newspapers with any pictures and without long or complicated text; buy 13 million people, mixture of color, national news, famous people, sport, games, competitions. THE SUN, THE DAILY STAR, THE DAILY MIRROR
Feature
An important article in newspaper
Newsagent
A person, business that sells newspapers, magazines etc
Newsflash
A short piece of important news on television or radio
Newsreader
A person who regularly reads a particular newspaper, a person who reads the news aloud on the radio or Tv
Newspaper
A printed publication, usually issued daily, with news, advertisements etc
Newsstand
A stall in the street for the sale of newspapers
News bulletin
A printed sheet of paper with official announcements
Hard news
Are about political and economic news
Soft news
Are about culture sport etc
A leading article
A leading article in a newspaper is the most important story in it; is on the front page
Editorial
Is an article which gives the opinion of the senior editor
Senior editor
An editor in a senior position, who supervises and coordinates the editorial activities of a publication
Junior editor
Is a person who checks and corrects text before they are published
Story
Is a description of an event or smth that happened to someone
Article
Is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine; Is a piece of writing which deals with a particular point
Coverage
The coverage of smth in the news is the reporting of it
Essay
Is a short piece writing on one particular subject that is written by a writer for publication
Column
Is a section that is always written by the same person or is always about the same topic
Headline
Is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story
Pressure
A force or strain
Hyperactivity
Abnormal activity
Adulthood
The period or state of being adult
Basis
A connection with smth
Evidence
Anything that gives reason for believing
Merchant
A person, business that buys or sells goods
Manufacturer
A person, business that manufactures things
Services
An organized system of work etc for the needs of the public
Circulation
A total quantity of copies of a newspaper or other periodical sold to the public
Brand name
Trademark or trade name
To reflect
To show the nature of
Stereotype
A typical pattern of behavior, thinking; a typical example
Account
A business arrangement or relationship between a bank and a client, a shop and a customer
Breakthrough
Making new and important discoveries
To go on the air
Being broadcast on radio or tv
To broadcast live
Happening while it’s being heard or seen not recorded
Accurate
Free from air
Rapid information
Moving happening very quickly
Display advertising
Advertising with images and text
Classified advertising
Advertising with text and without images
Retail advertising
often called local, comes from the sources its name implies, local merchants and service companies.
National advertising
comes primarily from manufacturers and other commercial organizations selling brand-name merchandise and services over wide regions or the entire country.
Market research
it talks to consumers about the product and analyses what they say.
Slogan
a short, clever, easy-to-remember phrase
Slot
is the short breaks during and between programmes
Copy writer
A person who writes a script for a commercial
Storyboard
is a series of pictures which shows what the commercial will look like and how it will develop scene by scene.
Mini soap
a series of commercials which tell a story
Peak brewing hours
Time when the most people watch the tv
Compulsory education/ schooling
Refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by government
Swot
Someone,usually a child, who studies very hard
Entrance examination
An exam that you take to be accepted into a school etc
An applicant
A person who formally requests smth, especially a job, or to study at university
Freshman
To be in the first year/ to be a first year student
Sophomore
To be in the second year/ to be a second year student
The humanities
The study of subject as literature, language, history and philosophy
Natural sciences and Mathematics
Subject such as biology physics chemistry
Social sciences
The study of society and the way people live; history economic
A gap year
A year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent traveling or working
Tuition fees
Is money that a student pays to a university for their teaching
Prefect
An older student who is given some authority and helps to control the younger students
AP courses
Courses which focus on high order thinking and writing skills
A level
Are British educational qualifications which school children take when they are 17 or 18 years old. People usually need A levels if they want to go to university in Britain
Reversion
Studying for exams
Junior school
Primary school is for 4 to 11
Senior school
Is for 11 to 18
The sixth form
The last 2 years of school divided in lower 6 and upper 6
Schooling
The education you receive at school
Vocational
Providing knowledge and skills that prepare you for a particular job
Further
Education below the level of a university degree for people who have left school
Tutorial
Is a period of study with a tutor involving one student or small group
Seminar
Is an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of students meet to study and discuss smth
Student counselor
Is someone trained to listen to students and give them advice about their problems
Personal tutor
Looks after your general academic welfare
Supervisor
Supervise you during the spring semester and the summer vacation
Vacation
The holiday period between university terms or semesters
Postgrad rep
Short for of postgraduate representative ( someone who acts officially for that group of students)
A Research assistant
Is a professional who supports research projects by conducting literature researches, data management and maintaining files for project researchers
Semester
One of the periods into which a year Is divide at a college or university
Term
One of the periods into which a year Is divide at a college or university
Faculty
A group of related departments in a college or university; all the teachers of a particular university or college
Department
A university division dealing with a specific area of study
Staff
All the people employed by a particular organization
Head
A person in charge of a school or college
Chair
The position of being in charge of a department in a university
Researcher
A person who conducts a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts and information about it
Scholar
A person who knows a lot about a particular subject because they have studied it in detail
Scientist
A person who studies one or more systems of organizing the knowledge about a particular subject
Professor
A British university teacher of highest rank
Academic
A person who teaches and/or does research at university or college
Lecturer
A person who teaches at a university or college, usually presenting information on a subject to a large audience
Coach
A person who trains another person or team in sport; a person who gives private lessons to sb, often to prepare them for an exam
Dean
the head of a college or university faculty or department
Don
a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge
Instructor
a person who teaches somebody a particular skill or sport; (AmE) a teacher of a lower rank at a college or university
Tutor
a private teacher, typically the one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group; a teacher at a British university or
college. In some American universities or colleges, … is a teacher of the lowest rank.
GCSE
GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It’s the part of the National Curriculum taught to pupils aged 14 to 16 in years 10 and 11. asystemofpublicexamstaken invarioussubjectsfrom theageof about 16, or one of theseexams, or aqualification from thissystem
Nursery school
a school for young children, particulary those between the ages of 3 and 5 (детский сад)
Primary school
a school for children between ages of 5 and 11 (начальная школа)
Secondary school
a school for children between the ages of 11 and 18 (средня школа) Some secondary schools provide bothlower secondary education(ages 11 to 14) andupper secondary education(ages 14 to 18). Secondary schools follow on fromprimary schoolsand prepare forvocational education.
Comprehensive school
a school in the UK for children
of all abilities above the age of eleven, that is paid for by the
state
Mixed school / co-educational school
School for girls and boys
Single sex school
All girls/boys school
Maintained school
they are not influenced by business or religious groups and follow the national curriculum; are those that are funded and controlled by the local education authority.
A public school
small group of institutionseducating secondary-level students for a fee and independent of the state system (UK); a school that is maintained at public expense for theeducationof the children
Private school
An independent school supported wholly by the payment of fees
A grammar school
(in the UK) a state secondary school to whichpupilsare admitted on the basis of ability. The main difference is that a grammar school may select pupils based on academic achievement whereas a secondary modern may not.
A boarding school
A school that provides accommodation and meals for pupils during term time
A specialist school
also known asspecialised schools, are schools which specialise in a certain area or field of curriculum.
A preparatory school
school that prepares students for entrance to a higher school.
Church school
a school providing a general education but supported by a particular church
Halls of
Residence
A college building where students live
Administration building
the main offices of the university
Arts faculty building
A group of departments or schools
Great hall
A large hall where graduation ceremonies and other important events are held
Student union
a building specially used by students to meet socially; the term also refers to the organization of students which arranges social events and offers other services
School of smth
part of a college or university specializing in a particular subject or group of subjects
Arts lecture theatre
a large hall with rows of seats, where lectures are held
O level
Ordinary level exams are the basic level of the GCSE. It’s a public examination taken by secondary school students, usually 15 to 16 years old, testing basic knowledge in various subjects
