Unit 3 Student life Flashcards
an applicant
a first-year student (BE) = a freshman (AE)
a graduate (student) = a grad student
a group monitor
a junior (AE)
a post-graduate (student)
a second-year student (BE) = a sophomore (AE)
a senior (AE)
an undergraduate (student)
a dean
a deputy dean
head of the department
a university teacher
a lecturer
a professor
a rector
teaching staff = faculty (AE)
a tutor
a vice-rector
to have a flare for languages
to have a good ear for languages
to have a disappointing/ good/ poor academic performance
to have a good/ poor attendance
to miss/ skip classes/ to play truant
to make progress in smth
to do well in
to master a skill/ a subject
to neglect one’s studies
to put things off (until later/ next week)/ to procrastinate
to have a good command of a subject
to fall behind (in) a group
to catch up with the group
to be absorbed by/ with/ in
to meet the deadline
to devote much/ little time to one’s
studies
to be (on) top of the class
to cram for (a subject) before exams
to work by fits and starts
elective course
major area of study
guest lecturer
the world’s leading authority
overall subject
prerequisites
learned journals
critical opinion on
had backbone
a lecture of
such colour and authority
absorbing
lectures
a campus
a dean’s office
a day-time (full-time) department
a part-time (evening, correspondence) department
a dormitory/ hall of residence
a canteen
a gym
language laboratories
lecture theatres
classrooms
cloakrooms
a library
multi-media classrooms
number of shifts
number of classes a day/ a week
compulsory subjects
electives
laboratory classes
seminars
lectures
length of courses
exams and tests
events and traditions
a musical studio
a choir
speaking/ debate clubs
student newspapers
sports clubs
a drama club
free of charge
tuition fees
a dormitory/ hostel/ hall of residence
renting rooms and flats
group registers
continuous assessment
expulsion
re-sitting/retaking tests or exams
to revise for an exam in…
to take an exam = to sit an exam = to do an exam
to pass an exam = to do well in an exam
to fail an exam in a subject = to do badly in an exam = to flunk an exam (in a subject)
to re-sit = to retake an exam
to cheat in an exam
to examine students
the Examination Board
to pick/to choose an examination card
a school-leaving exam
a term (BE)/ semester (AE) paper
a final exam
to grind away for = to cram = to swot (BE) for a test/ an exam
to make/ to use a crib note/ a cheat sheet (AE)
weekly
average
sophisticated
challenging and rewarding
applicable
university-related
students
assignments
knowledge
studying
progress
a rigid schedule
extramural activities
an ambitious to-do list
to grab a snack
to get pushed over to tomorrow (about a task)
to bounce around ideas with somebody
to face a temptation
to resist a temptation
to yield to a temptation
