The USA Ed System

Question 1

izbirni predmeti

Answer 1

elective courses

Question 2

obvezni predmeti

Answer 2

required courses

Question 3

standardiziran test, ki se pogosto uporablja za sprejem na univerze v Združenih državah

Answer 3

SAT

Question 4

sodelovanje pri pouku

Answer 4

class participation

Question 5

izvenšolske, dodatne dejavnosti

Answer 5

extracurricular activities

Question 6

domača naloga

Answer 6

homework assignment
The students were given yet another homework assignment.

Question 7

zaposlitvene možnosti

Answer 7

job prospects
He studied philosophy and his job prospects aren’t good. He can only work as a teacher.

Question 8

učenje na daljavo

Answer 8

remote / distance learning

Question 9

spričevalo

Answer 9

school report
My grades are bad so I don’t want to show my parents my school report.

Question 10

bivši študent

Answer 10

alumnus > 2 alumni > F alumna
My mother is an alumnus of Harvard University. It has been 30 years since she went there.

Question 11

diplomska naloga

Answer 11

dissertation
Everyone has to write a dissertation to finish their degree.

Question 12

teza- a long essay presenting the results of original research

Answer 12

thesis
She wrote her thesis on the research about lung cancer.

Question 13

štipendija

Answer 13

scholarship
My scholarship was paid by the government

Question 14

razsikovalni projekt

Answer 14

research project
My research project is about lighting.

Question 15

študentska posojila

Answer 15

student loan
Students have take out a student loan to pay for university.

Question 16

skipping school

Answer 16

truancy
Truancy is a big problem at our school, too often students don’t attend their classes.

Question 17

to take a year off of learning/ not going to school for a year

Answer 17

gap year
I am going to take a gap year to relax and travel the world.

Question 18

GPA

Answer 18

grade point average
I have a perfect GPA of 4,00.

Question 19

predmetnik

Answer 19

curriculum
We wish our curriculum included less Informatics.

Question 20

prvomajske počitnice

Answer 20

spring break
I’m going to Florida for spring break.

Question 21

a test in the middle of the year

Answer 21

a midterm
I have to study for a midterm, it has half a year worth of vocabulary.

Question 22

attend a class without a grade

Answer 22

to audit a class
I used to audit this class, because I was interested, sadly I couldn’t get graded.

Question 23

kampus

Answer 23

campus
I got accepted on campus. I’m glad I won’t be staying with my parents anymore.

Question 24

main subject of study

Answer 24

a major
My major is chemistry.

Question 25

second main subject

Answer 25

a minor
I’m doing a minor in theater.

Question 26

someone that didn’t finish HS

Answer 26

a dropout
He’s a dropout, he didn’t even finish high school.

Question 27

redni profesor

Answer 27

tenure
He got tenure and will teach at this school until he retires.

Question 28

learn the basics

Answer 28

learn the ropes
You should learn the ropes before solving harder problems.

Question 29

to study

Answer 29

to hit the books
It’s time to hit the books, we have a test coming up.

Question 30

get an amazing grade

Answer 30

to ace an exam
She really aced the exam, she got all the questions right.

Question 31

učiti se na pamet

Answer 31

to learn by heart
We had to learn it by heart, not use our logic.

Question 32

učiti se na pamet brez razumevanja

Answer 32

to learn by rote
She learned the equations by rote, but she didn’t really understand them.

Question 33

imeti dobre ocene

Answer 33

pass with flying colours
Fortunately, like the other tests, I passed with flying colors.

Question 34

stay up all night, usually studying or doing work

Answer 34

pull an all-nighter
I didn’t study before so I had to pull an all-nighter right before the test.