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