englisch voci

english vocabulary in use - work and study

english vocabulary in use - work and study


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cram

study in a very concentrated way for a short time

genious

an exceptionally clever person

to do some revision

go over study materials

past papers

exam papers from previous years

rote-learning

learning purely by repetition

learning by heart

auswendig lernen

mnemonics

tricks that help you remember something

to bury oneself in books

spending the maximum time studying

intensively

in a very focused way

knowing something inside ot

knowing it completely

composition

short written paper

essay

few hundred to thousands of words long

assignment

long essay, often as part of a course, usually thousands of words

project

like an assignment, but emphasis on stident`s own material and topic

portfolio

a collction of individual pieces of work

dissertations

a long, research- based work, perhaps 10- 15000 words, for a degree or diploma

thesis

a very long, original, research-based work, perhaps 80-100000 words, for a higher degree

first draft

first, rough version

plagiarism

literary theft

acknowledge

give details of/ give credit to

deadline

date by which you must hand in the work

submit

hand in (formal)

assess

evaluate and give a grade

feedback

comments from a teacher/ tutor

inter-library loan

system where libraries exchange journals/ books with one another

open educational resources

online materials that can be freely used by teachers and students anywhere

to drop out

leave the course before it ends

equality of opportunity

when everyone has the same chances

selctive schooling

pupils are chosen for entry, usually for academic reasons, though, in the case of some private schools, parents` abilities to pay school fees may be a factor in selection

comprehensive schooling

everyone enters without exams and education is free, paid for by the government

elitism

when you favour a small, privileged group

inherent in

existing as a basic part of something (vorgegeben/ angeboren/ von Natur aus)

leagua tables

list of schools or colleges, from the best down to the worst, based on exa results and, sometimes, other criteria

perpetuate

make something continue (etw. aufrechterhalten/ etw. berahren)

two-tier system

a system with teo seperate levels, one of which is better than the other

perceive

sees, consideres (bemerken, erkennen)

better-off

richer

well-endowed

recieving a lot of money in grants, gifts from rich people ect. [= endowments] ¢gut ausgestattet, gut bestückt)

depressing

reducing

less well-off

poorer