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UNIT 2. UNIT 3. WORDS Flashcards

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Two-tier system

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A system with 2 separate levels, one of which is better than the other

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Guidelines

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Advice, often official, on how smth should be done

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Well-endowed

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Receiving a lot of money in grants, gifts from rich people (noun:endowments)

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Bursary(ies)

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Money given to pay for studies, usually provided on the basis of need

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Syllabus

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Plan of what is to be studied

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Curriculum reform

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Changes to what is covered in the national syllabus (учебный план)

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Relevant to

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Connected to

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League tables

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Lists of schools or colleges, from the best down to the worst, based on exam results etc

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Perpetuate

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Make smth continue

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Tertiary education

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Education at uni or college level

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Inherent in (the system)

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Existing as a basic part of smth

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Better-off

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Richer

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Less well-off

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Poorer

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Customer-facing (experience)

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Dealing directly with customers

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Hands-on experience

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Practical, direct, not theoretical

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To excel

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To achieve an excellent standard

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Depressing

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Reducing

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Reporting to sb

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If you report to sb, he/she is your boss

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Special needs education

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Education for children who cannot learn in the normal way, because they have some disability

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Fast-paced environment

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Things happen quickly in such environment

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Subsidised meals

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Partly paid by the company

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Carry out (e.g. project)

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Do project/research

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Openings/roles/posts/positions

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Jobs

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Selective schooling/education

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Chosen for academic, financial reason

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Comprehensive schooling/education

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Everyone enters without exams. Education is free

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Managerial experience

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Experience of managing other people

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Literacy

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The ability to read

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Numeracy

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The ability to count/do the basic maths

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Cover letter

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A letter sent with a job application (covering letter)

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Scholarships

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Стипендия usually provided on the basis of academic merit

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