Vocabulary File

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Words and word combination

Translation

academy, n to enter the ~; to study at the ~ academic, adj ~ books/disciplines; an ~ department/division admit, v to be ~ed to a university admission, n attend, v to ~ classes regularly disposal, n to be at smb’s ~ certificate, n challenge, n, v to meet ~ s, to take/to undertake a ~; to ~ knowledge classmate, n curriculum, n; curricula (pl) the school ~, to be on/in the ~ dedicate, v to ~ oneself to work dedication, n to demonstrate/to display/to show ~; total ~ diploma, n educate, v education, n fail, v graduate, v to ~ with honour; to ~ from Oxford: to ~ in French graduation, n ~ day; ~ diploma graduation, n college, high-school ~ undergraduate, n, adj postgraduate, n, adj ~ courses; ~ studies pass, v to ~ an examination promote, v (Syn.: advance) promotion, n to get ~ research, n, v to do ~ revise (for), v scholar, n a distinguished ~; an eminent ~ science, n scientific, adj train, v tutor, n, v to ~ in smth; a ~ in Mathematics; to hire a ~ for smb tutorial, n, adj ~ system For your personal vocabulary

Reinforcing Vocabulary

Ex. 1. Learn the pronunciation of these international words. Compare their meaning in English and in Russian.

Ex. 2. Choose between the words in italics.

1. Susan is quite knowledgeable, but she still has a lot to learn/to study about. 2. After 5 years at the University he managed to pass/to take all his exams and got a certificate/diploma. 3. His qualification/qualities include a PhD in physics. 4. You’ll find a lot of books on the subject/lesson of Business Administration in the library. 5. Much emphases is laid on academic/scholarly achievements these days. 6. Parents want to provide their children with a decent education/qualification. 7. The university accepts around 2 000 new students/pupils every year. 8. We were asked to choose a colleague/classmate to be a partner for the next exercise. 9. The University curriculum/programme includes a lot of humanities.

Ex. 3. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.

1. Do you think that you pay enough … (attend) in class?

2. I came up to the … (solve) of the problem with the wrong decision.

3. Joshua was suspended from school for a week for bad … (behave).

4. I did six hours of … (revise) for the test, and I still failed!

5. Please send photocopies of all your (certify) to us at the address below.

6. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the … (scholar)?

7. He laid an emphasis on his … (academy) achievements.

8. His being unable to pass the exams was a complete … (fail).