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Russian words on the topic of preschool education. University vocabulary

This list contains complete list of English words on the topic "Schooling", as well as exercises and tests to consolidate and activate vocabulary.

Schooling. A complete list of English words (intermediate) on the topic “Learning”

1. Kinds of School:

primary school - elementary school
secondary (high) school - secondary school
higher school – higher educational institution
comprehensive school - secondary school
a school, specializing in - a school specializing in
gymnasium - gymnasium
lyceum - lyceum
technical school
college - college

2. School Building & School Interior (School building outside and inside):

three-storey building - three-story building
classroom - office
classroom of Russian (= Russian classroom)
computer classroom – computer science classroom
be well-equipped with - well-equipped
on the ground (first) floor - on the first floor
staff room (teacher’s room) - teacher’s room
sick room (doctor’s office, medical room) - first aid station
school office - office
canteen – buffet
dining-hall - dining room at school
recreation - recreation
cloak-room (changing room) – locker room
assembly hall - assembly hall
gym- hall (gymnasium) – sports hall
workshop - workshop
headmaster's office - director's office
laboratory - laboratory
library - library
entrance hall - lobby
school museum – school museum
aquarium - aquarium
diploma - diploma
palm - palm tree
poster - poster
stand - stand

3. Staff, Students & Attendance:

headmaster (headmistress) - director
director of studies - head teacher
form mistress - class teacher
librarian - librarian
nurse - nurse
security guard - security guard
pupil - elementary school student
student - student (high school student)
schoolboy - schoolboy
junior pupils - junior school students
senior students
attend lessons and classes - attend lessons and classes
enter school - go to school
leave (finish) school - finish school
pass from…. to….- go from….. to….
miss school - skip school
change school - change school

4. School Curriculum & School Subjects:

timetable - schedule (on the timetable)
curriculum - curriculum
term – quarter
academic year – academic year
at the end of each term... - at the end of the quarter
obligatory - obligatory
optional - optional
lesson of Chemistry = Chemistry lesson - chemistry lesson
learn (study) different subjects - study different subjects
advanced mathematics - advanced mathematics course
Science - exact sciences
The Humanities - humanities subjects
study Science/ the Humanities - study scientific/humanitarian subjects
attend the optional (elective) class in ….. – optional, optional

Academic subjects in English: Maths, Algebra, Geometry, Russian, English, Biology, Geography, History, Literature, Chemistry, Botany, a foreign language, Physics, PE (Physical Education), Design and Technology (technology), Information Technology, Mechanical Drawing, Social Science / Social Studies (social studies), Art, World Culture (MHC), Economics, Handicraft (WORK): (Cooking, Needlework, Woodwork, Metal work).

5. Studying at School & School Problems:

do well - study well
do badly - study poorly
solve problems in mathematics, physics - solve problems in mathematics, physics
prove theorems - prove theorems
do equations - solve equations
do experiments in the lab - do experiments in the laboratory
swot smth – cram
make smth out – understand, understand something
cheat – to write off, use cheat sheets
prompt - to prompt
work by fits and starts - to do in fits and starts
studies - classes
exams - exams
extra lessons - additional classes
private lessons - private lessons
take lessons - take lessons
give lessons - give lessons
take an exam in Maths - take an exam in mathematics
fail an exam - fail the exam
pass an exam - pass the exam
weak point - weak point
poor memory - bad memory
can’t remember dates (words, formulas) - do not remember dates, words, formulas
fail to retell texts – can’t retell texts

6. Out-of-class Activities:

school activities - school activities
take part in school activities - take part in school activities
have school traditions - have school traditions
choir - choir
club - circle
Drama Club - theater club
go hiking - go hiking
go on excursion to – go on an excursion to…..
performe in school theater - play in the school theater
trip to… – trip to…

I hope given full list English words on the topic "School" will help you summarize the study of this topic, and exercises and tests below will help you activate the words you have learned and confidently use them in oral and written speech in English. Good luck to everyone!

School. Exercises and tests to activate vocabulary

Test 1. School

They ___________ me a lot at school. (taught, studied, learned)
I’m ____________my final exam next month. (passing, taking, making)
“Have you ________your homework?” Pat's mother asked her. (made, done, wrote)
Children have to carry heavy________. (sacks, schoolbags, handbags)
They have a very good school ____________. (restaurant, bar, canteen)
_________is my favorite subject. (Historic, History, Story)
I’m not _______________ Geography and Physics. (well with, good with, good at)
These pupils are waiting for their teacher in the _________. (classroom, lesson, class)
Sit___________your desk and go on with your work. (at, on, near)
No one likes to _____________ an exam. (lose, fail, fall)

Test 2. School Life

Who is the ________ of your school? (director, headmaster, chief)
Clare was very popular with her ________. ( schoolfellows, schoolchildren, schoolmates)
Mathematics is a ______________subject at school. (forced, compulsory, required)
A___________ is all the different courses that are taught in a school or college. (curriculum, scheme, timetable)
A __________ is a state school in which children of all abilities study together. (public school, elementary, comprehensive)
I’m _________English and French classes. (following, attending, visiting)
A nursery school is for ________. (babies, infants, nurses)
Every one of their children___________ well at school. (did, succeeded, managed)
A ________ is a school in Britain for children aged between 11 and 18 who have a high academic ability. (grammar school, state school, special school)
It’s hard to ___________into the university. (enter, get, go)
The function of school is to ______________ children. (bring up, educate, encourage)
We’re building a car at our school ____________ (workshop, laboratory, workplace)

Exercise 1.Translate the text into English

Exercise 2.Describe the school where you study using the plan below and the vocabulary

Introduction(give general description of the place and people, some background and history).
Main body(good/bad points now, your problems, how things will develop in the future).
Ending(Mention some possible changes at your school).

Vocabulary (positive/negative):

Location:

not far from, within walking distance from…, it is about 10 minutes walk from, it takes me 10 minutes to get to school.

Building/Classrooms/Equipment:

(+) brightly painted/decorated, spacious, comfortable, modern, new, cozy

(-) depressing, gloomy, old, old-fashioned, tasteless, uncomfortable

Classmates/ Teachers/ Friends:

(+) friendly, funny, helpful, confident, bright, encouraging, motivating, well-organized, experienced, popular with

(-) boring, noisy, disorganized, tedious, strict, demanding, discouraging

Lessons/Subjects:

(+) favorite, important, motivating, well-organized, I am good at

(-) long, boring, difficult, disorganized, I am bad at

Out of school activities:

in-school clubs, excursions, trips, theater, hiking.

Exercise 3.Describe the school where you would like to study using the plan below and the same vocabulary.

Exercise 4.Give a talk on the following topics.

Teenage problems at school.
Your idea of a perfect school.
Your idea of a perfect teacher.
Education at school.
The code of conduct.
Punishments at school.
My best school friend.

Exercise 5. Write a letter to your friend.

… Recently I have moved to a new flat. I like my new school. We can choose subjects to study. I have chosen Maths and Physics. I like them because I am good at solving problems. And what about you? Do you like your school? What subjects are you good at? I hope you’ll write a lot of interesting things.

It's still summer, but very soon the new school year will begin again. I thought it was time to talk about schooling. I’ll touch a little on education in higher educational institutions. This topic is very broad, but in this article I will try to outline the main thing, the main thing that interests people who study, in particular schoolchildren and students themselves. Surely in English lessons they missed a word or don’t know how to translate this or that expression, but for their classes they just need this information. In addition, some pupils and students have foreign friends with whom they communicate, so knowing a few important words about school and learning in general is always useful.

Of course, the information presented today will not give a complete picture, and in the future I will continue thematic lessons. I will present the material in the usual form: word - translation - example. I hope everything will be simple and clear for you.

academy is a community dedicated to research and education.

Mary loves being a part of academia; I think she wants to be a professor!

Mary enjoys being part of the scientific community; I think she wants to become a professor.

to cheat– violate the rules of the exam by bringing answers into the classroom on pieces of paper or using any other assistance that is not permitted. In other words, write off.

Steve was caught cheating on the exam and got kicked out of the course.

Steve was caught cheating on an exam and flunked out of the course.

crib sheet/cheat sheet- cheat sheet

take-home test- a test that is given at home.

I used a cheat sheet to help with the take-home test.

I used the tips to do the test at home.

final exam— exam or test at the end of the course; usually accounts for a large portion of the course grade.

midterm- an exam that takes place in the middle of a semester, half a year; usually has an impact on the annual estimate.

The final exam is worth 30% of your final grade, so make sure you study.

The final exam (result) accounts for 30% of the final grade. So study hard.

freshman(American)- first academic year of a university or college, freshman.

junior(American)- third year of university or college, third year student.

senior (American)- fourth year of university or college, fourth year student of university or college.

super-senior (American) is a slang term for a student studying for 5 years to complete a bachelor's degree.

My freshman year was the toughest one. I needed to adjust to living on my own.

My first year at university was the most difficult. I had to get used to living on my own (without my parents).

pop quiz– an unexpected short test.

My economics professor gave us a pop quiz today! Luckily I reviewed the information last night.

The economics teacher gave a test today! Luckily I reviewed the material last night.

prospectus- brochure describing details training sessions or courses.

Did you see the prospectus for the new creative writing class? I'm very interested in taking it.

Have you seen the brochure about the new creative writing classes? I would be interested in going there.

revise (English) /study (American)- study; make an effort to understand and remember information (for example, to study for an exam).

Sorry, I can’t go to the film tonight, I need to revise for tomorrow’s biology exam.

Sorry, I can't go to the movie tonight. I need to study for my biology exam tomorrow.

term (English) /semester (American)- half of the academic year, semester.

trimester- one third of the academic year, trimester.

It’s hard to plan a vacation with Sophie, my school has semesters but hers has trimesters.

It's hard to plan a holiday with Sophie: my school year is divided into semesters, and hers into trimesters

syllabus— plan or schedule (schedule) of the training course.

The syllabus for English Literature has made me nervous! We have to write eight papers this semester.

The English Literature Study Plan made me nervous! We are required to write eight written papers this semester.

That's all for today. I won't overload you with information. Stay tuned. Perhaps soon I will continue the topic of learning in my articles, and you will learn many more interesting words.

University can be in your future, present and past, for which you want to be nostalgic. There are many expressions, words, names that can only be heard at university. There are many words in English that are specific to universities and student life. Today, I decided to introduce you to the main types of people who meet at the university.

University vocabulary.

In English, university - "University", but in colloquial speech they simply say “uni” (university).

Let's start with the most important people at the university - the students:

Freshman– 1st year student;
Sophomore– 2nd year student;
Junior– 3rd year student;
Senior– 4th year student.

All these students are called “undergraduate/undergrad students”, that is, students who are studying for a bachelor's degree. And when a student completes all the first four courses, he becomes the owner of a “bachelor’s degree” (bachelor’s degree).

Master's student– a student studying for a master's degree.

Such students are called “grad/graduate students”. These students can study and work at the university at the same time. “TA” and “RA” are works that a student at this stage can perform:

T.A.– “teaching assistant” - helps professors teach “undergrad” students;

R.A.– “researching assistant” - helps professors in laboratories and in various studies.

If, after graduating from a master’s degree, a person continues his studies in graduate school, then he:

PhD Student– graduate student.

After graduation, a person becomes a “post-doc” - research fellow with an academic degree.

PhD students, just like professors, can work as teachers at the university:

Instructor/lecturer- teacher.

The next level of the university hierarchy belongs to professors:

Professor– professor (a professor works in faculties with other professors).

The person at the university who manages the faculties and its professors, teachers, students is:

Dean- dean

And the head of the entire university is:

President/rector– rector.

At the end of the article I want to warn you about one feature of the English language. If you hear an adult say that he goes to “school”, don’t be surprised! The fact is that in colloquial American English speech, the university is called “school”.

The topic “Education” includes the study of words and expressions associated with any education - school, university, courses, etc. “Education” in English sounds like “education”. Education is divided into several types:

1. Incomplete secondary education – Junior secondary education
2. Complete secondary education – High education, high-school education.
3. Higher education – The higher education.

In addition, itself higher education is divided into bachelor's degree (baccalaureate) and master's degree (magistracy).

The first stage of education for every student is school. The school is divided into two types: elementary school and secondary school.

In addition, schools have several other types:

Gymnasium - Gymnasium
Lyceum
Boarding school
State (maintained) school
Private school
School with in-depth study English/mathematics – an English language/mathematic’s school

Students can answer questions about activities like this:

I study in school./I go to school. - I study at school.

I am pupil. - I am a student.

To clarify which school the child is studying at, you can use the following:
I study in the elementary/secondary school. – I study in primary/secondary school.

In order to say which grade (form) the student is in, you need to use ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.):
I study in the first form. – I am in first grade.

The school is run by the school director – headmaster, and lessons are taught by – teacher. At the end of their studies, students receive a certificate - the sertisicate.

At the end of school there are final exams and a farewell party.

After graduating from school and receiving full/incomplete education, a schoolchild enters a university/college:

to enter the university/college - enter the university/college
I study in college/university. – I study at college/university.
I am student. - I'm a student.
I’d like to enter the linguistic university. – I want to go to a linguistic university.

Attention! The combination to enter the... does not use the particle to. Be careful.

It is worth noting that when asked “Where do you study?” answer briefly, without the verb to study:

Where do you study? – I’m at the University of Moscow. Where do you study? – I study at Moscow University.

To designate a course (year), in the same way as a class, ordinal numbers are used:

What year are you in? – I’m in my fourth/final year. What course are you studying? – I am a fourth/final year student.

In addition, in colloquial speech the word freshman is used - freshman.

After graduation, students receive a bachelor's or master's degree.

I have the higher education. – I have a higher education.
I have a bachelor’s/master’s degree. – I have a bachelor's/master's degree.
I graduated from University. – I graduated from the university.

Attention! You cannot use the combination “I’m graduated.” There are only two possible options: “I have graduated” / “I graduated”.

A story about education in English

Hello, my name is Nina. I am 21 years old.

In 2000, I went to primary school in Moscow. After 4 years I went to high school. It was the gymnasium. At school I liked to study literature and the English language. I passed perfectly all final exams. We celebrate a beautiful farewell party. I got complete higher education because I studied 11 forms. The school gave me a lot of knowledge about the world.

Then I entered the Moscow State Linguistic University on specialty “Tourism”. When I was in the second year, I started to learn French and Chinese.
In 2016 I graduated from University. And now I have bachelor's degree. On next year I’d like to enter the Moscow State University. After 2 years I will have master’s degree. And I will have the higher education.

Today I work in a large international hotel. My education helps me on my work every day.

I think that education is the most important thing in my life. Through education at school and university, I have many friends, knowledge and good experience of life.

This collection contains basic English words on the topic “Education”. You won't find a list here school subjects and a detailed list of school vocabulary - only about 30 basic nouns. You can find out more about the vocabulary on the topic of education in the article:. I also recommend looking at the selection, and if you are interested in exact sciences, then separate articles on terms.

study	[ˈstʌdi]	study, research
school		school
college	[ˈkɒlɪʤ]	college
university	[ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti]	university
education	[ˌɛdju(ː)ˈkeɪʃən]	education
degree		academic degree
graduate	[ˈgrædjʊət]	graduate
diploma		diploma
textbook	[ˈtɛkstbʊk]	textbook
notebook	[ˈnəʊtbʊk]	notebook
notepad	[ˈnəʊtˌpæd]	notebook
pen		pen
pencil	[ˈpɛnsl]	pencil
blackboard	[ˈblækbɔːd]	school board
whiteboard	[ˈwaɪtbɔːd]	marker board
classroom	[ˈklɑːsrʊm]	class (room)
class, lesson	, [ˈlɛsn]	lesson
grade		class (learning stage)
mark, grade	,	grade
pupil	[ˈpjuːpl]	student
student	[ˈstjuːdənt]	student
teacher	[ˈtiːʧə]	teacher
exam (examination)	[ɪgˈzæm] [ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən]	exam
test		test

Examples:

The examples do not show all possible meanings of words, but only one or two main ones related to a given part of speech and topic. If you want to know more meanings and examples, use online dictionaries and translators.

study– study, research

What is the main idea of your study? – What is the main idea of your research?

school- school

Why are you not at school? It’s a school day, isn’t it? – Why aren’t you at school? Today is a school day, isn't it?

college– college

I graduated from the college in twenty-sixteen. – I graduated from college in 2016.

university– university

She is a student of Loyola university. – She is a student at Loyola University.

education- education

Education is your key to success. – Education is your key to success.

degree– academic degree

I have a bachelor's degree. – I have a bachelor's degree.

graduate– graduate

She's a Yale graduate. – She is a graduate of Yale University.

diploma- diploma

He has a high school diploma. – He has a high school diploma.

textbook- textbook

The student took a textbook from the library. – The student took a textbook from the library.

notebook, copybook- notebook

I have lost my notebook with important notes. – I lost my notebook with important notes.

notepad- notebook

He took a notepad and wrote down the license plate numbers. “He took a notepad and wrote down the car numbers.

pen– fountain pen

Can I lend your pen for a second? -Can I borrow your pen for a second?

pencil- pencil

Artists use pencils for shading. – Artists use pencils to apply shadows.

blackboard– school board

Write in on the blackboard. – Write this on the board.

whiteboard– marker board

She drew a picture on the whiteboard. – She drew a picture on the (white marker) board.

classroom– class (room)

You can’t use your mobile phones in the classroom. – Cannot be used mobile phones in class.

class, lesson- lesson

Sorry, I don’t have time, I have to go to the next class. - Sorry, I don’t have time, I need to go to my next lesson.

grade– class (learning stage)

Tommy is in the fourth grade. – Tommy is in fourth grade.

mark, grade- grade

What mark did you get in the exam? – What grade did you get in the exam?

pupil- student

Some teachers remember all their pupils. – Some teachers remember all their students.

student- student

The student has been expelled from the college. — The student was expelled from college.

teacher- teacher

My math teacher told me I could make a good teacher. – My math teacher told me that I could make a good teacher.

exam (examination)- exam

We take a biology exam on Tuesday. – We take a biology exam on Tuesday.

test– test

Have I passed the test? – Did I pass the test?

Notes:

1. English word notebook is never translated into Russian as “laptop”. Laptop in English laptop, A notebook– this is a notebook, a large notepad for notes. A small pocket notebook is notepad.

2. Word class does not mean “classroom”, but a lesson. Classroom – classroom:

I take Spanish classes\lessons. – I go to Spanish lessons.
See you in the classroom. – See you in class (office).

3. In the Russian language there is a stable expression: finish your studies with honors. In English they say: to graduate with honours. This means that you graduated with a certain percentage of excellent grades in various subjects. Not an exact analogue of a red diploma, but better than saying “red diploma” - they probably won’t understand you.

4. In Russian, a student is a student of a university, college, English student– this could be, for example, a student of a course or a student of a tutor.

5. In the USA under the word school in colloquial speech they often mean any educational institution: school, college, university.

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