Destination C1 & C2 HWZ Unit 2

the subjects that students study at a particular school or college: Our mathematics curriculum is much broader now. - Lehrplan

a system in which students work at home with the help of television and radio broadcasts and send work to their teachers by post or e-mail: Are you doing the course by distance learning? - Fernunterricht

someone who has a degree from a university: There aren't many careers for history graduates. - Hochschulabsolvent

to complete your studies at a university or college, usually by getting a degree: He graduated from Yale University in 1936. - einen Abschluss machen

not knowing something that you should know or need to know: I was ignorant of the terms used in business. - nicht wissend

not giving much attention to someone or something: I hate speaking in front of an inattentive audience. - unaufmerksam

relating to the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things, especially difficult or complicated ideas and subjects: Students were asked-which task represented the greatest intellectual challenge. - intellektuel

well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc at an advanced level: Though not intellectual, my mother was highly intelligent. - sich mit den Dingen des Geistes beschäftigend

someone who is well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc at an advanced level: Though not an intellectual, my mother was highly intelligent. - Intellektuelle/r

good at thinking clearly and quickly, at understanding difficult ideas and subjects, and at gaining and using knowledge: Surely an intelligent person like you can deal with this? - intelligent, klug

involving a lot of teaching or training in a short time: It's an intensive language course for beginners. - intensiv

knowing a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject: He's extremely knowledgeable about business and finance. - sachkundig, bewandert

a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university: The course will be taught through a series of lectures and seminars. - Vorlesung

to give a lecture or a series of lectures: She lectures on Greek Literature at the Sorbonne. - dozieren

an examination you take for practice before an important examination. We've got our mock GCSE exams next month. - Probeprüfung

work that you do without the help of a teacher: I have to do a lot of self-study on this course. - Selbststudium

a class at a college or university in which a small group of students discusses a subject with a teacher: We had a very interesting seminar on climate change. - Seminar

the particular needs of people who are physically or mentally disabled: If a student has special needs, he or she will be offered additional classes. - besondere Bedürfnisse

the work that a teacher does when they teach a particular subject, especially to one person or a small group: He's been getting private tuition in French. - Unterricht

a lesson in which a small group of students discuss a subject with a tutor, especially at a university or college: We had a very interesting tutorial on climate change. - Tutorial

to calculate what something costs or is worth: Our agent will assess the value of your property. - einschäzen

to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof: Everyone accepted she was telling the truth, although in fact this was quite a lot to assume. - als gegeben annehmen

if a problem, someone's behaviour, etc baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it: Detectives remain baffled by these murders. - jmd. Verwirren

preferring one person, thing or idea to another in a way that is unfair: It was a biased report. - parteiisch

someone who is cynical believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest, or expects things not to be successful or useful: I know that some of you are very cynical about the proposals. - zynisch

to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have: Finding fossils far inland, he deduced that the area had once been covered by water. - folgern, herleiten

to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race or other personal features: Employers are not allowed to discriminate on the basis of gender. - diskriminieren

to recognise the difference between things:Long-range missile attacks simply cannot discriminate between military and civilian targets. - unterscheiden

not completely good, safe or honest: The story seemed a bit dubious to me. - fragwürdig

not sure about the truth or quality of something, or whether you should do something: I'm very dubious about his ability to do the job. - unsicher

an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available: According to official estimates, over 25% of carbon emissions come from the United States. - Schätzung

a statement telling a customer how much money you will charge if they employ you to do a particular piece of work: The committee are currently getting estimates for the repairs. - Kostenvoranschlag

to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it: It's difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe. - schätzen, beurteilen

quality or state of being against the law: There is no evidence of illegality. - Rechtswidrigkeit

unable to read: Your handwriting is illegible - unlesbar

born out of wedlock or unacceptable or against the law: He was the illegitimate son of the king. - unehelich, unrechtmässig

not liberal, narrow-minded: He may be brilliant, but his views are quite illiberal. - intolerant, engstirnig

unable to read or write, no education: Sasha was musically illiterate; he couldn't read a note. - Analphabet, ungebildet

not logical, senseless: Buying a house worth 400,000 is illogical if you can only afford 200,000. - unlogisch