#vocab

[ivanflame]

Unit 3 Applying for a job

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

[lypomania]

💮 unassorted indonesian vocab #5

undur - retreat kabur - run away kabur - vague, ambiguous denda - fee; fine bergaul - socialize bakal - akan (colloquial) senggang - free awas - careful; watch out kancing - button menyimpulkan - conclude; draw conclusion; sum up menganggur - unemployed; idle; inactive hadir - be present buka jasa - offer a service semacam - such as, like, typical of; in the manner of, similar to semacam itu - something like that menceramah - to lecture; to give a talk/speech kuping - ear (synonym: telingga) copot - remove menelantarkan - abandon; neglect banding - comparison layar - screen kayaknya - it looks like bukti - proof; evidence iklan - advertising karang - compose, create kepedean - cockiness, overconfidence pede - self-assured, confident iseng - bored; for fun; flippantly, frivilously irama - rhythm rewel - fussy setop - to stop (informal, synonym: berhenti) pojok - corner kaca - class (synonym: gelas) sudut - corner, angle jitu - accurate; precise bersungut-sungut - to grumble ombak - ocean wave mayat - corpse nyawa - life (syonym: hidup)

[vixwantspets]

I keep thinking about the creeper. Such a freak name to give it. Yeah I'm creeping underneath so I can touch better don't worry about it.

Creeper (tool) - Wikipedia

Inspired by this post :3

[category-five-autism-event]

A new word I learned: Gormless

Meaning "lacking intelligence; stupid or dull." Or "Naive, inexperienced, or innocent".

[ivanflame]

Unit 2 Education: debates and issues

2.1

1 league tables

2 selective education

3 equality of opportunity

4 perpetuate inequalities

5 tertiary education

2.2

1 Inequality is inherent in the education system.

2 Elitism is bad for the country in the long term.

3 Comprehensive schooling is a basic political ideal in many countries.

4 Two-tier system of schools is depressing the opportunities for children from less well-off families and favours those from better-off families.

5 Some private schools are well-endowed, and this means they can have better resources.

6 All parents want their children to excel at school.

7 Emphasis on the three Rs is percieved by parents to be the key to success.

8 The government is increasing its provision for tertiary education.

2.3

1 a) One-to-one education means a situation where there is one teacher and one student.

b) Lifelong education is another way of saying continuing education.

2 a) Numeracy refers to the ability to count (do basic maths).

b) Literacy refers to the ability to read.

3 a) A student who is doing a doctorate is a postgraduate.

b) A student who is doing a first degree is an undergraduate.

4 a) Bullying is when a pupil uses frightening or threatening behaviour towards another child who is smaller or less powerful in some way.

b) Excelling is the achievement of excellent standards.

5 a) Tertiary education is an education at university or college level.

b) Secondary education is the stage that follows primary education.

6 a) Selective schools choose the best students to study there.

b) Comprehensive schools are schools that are free and where everyone enters without exams.

7 a) League tables list schools from good to bad according to their exam results.

b) Guidelines are pieces of advice on how something should be done.

2.4

1 Matt won a scholarship because of his excellent academic record.

2 Zara's parents said that starting a rock band with her friends would be too much of a distraction from her studies.

3 The report contains some interesting guidelines on how best to prepare for exams.

4 There were two mature students in my class at university, but most of us were just nineteen.

5 Katia wouldn't have been able to go to university if her grandparents hadn't paid her tuition fees for her.

6 Most undergraduates need to take out a student loan to cover their costs while they study for a degree.

7 Primary schools usually spend a lot of time on the three Rs.

8 At university I was lucky enough to have a lot of one-to-one tutorials, just me and the tutor.

[lypomania]

💮 unassorted indonesian vocab #4

lagian - besides; anyways doang - just, only (synonym: saja/aja, hanya) makanya - that's why... mampus bgt - i'm so fucked; you're doomed (slang) sengaja - on purpose mengambek - to sulk; to pout bareng - together (informal, synonym: bersama) gampang - easy (synonym: mudah) belanja - shopping nyariin - look for (informal, synonym: mencarikan) tamu - guest senja - sunset perlahan - slowly; slow (synonym: lembat) menyeret - drag selinap - sneak tatapan - gaze; stare kendali - control seolah - as if langkah - step terburu-buru - in a hurry wibawa - prestige; authority rapi - neat; tidy menawarkan - to offer terkekeh - to chuckle sejenak - for a moment jaksa - prosecutor penugasan - assignment ujung - end cocok - suitable serem - scary (synonym: menakutkan) nada - tone garis - line seberang - across balas - reply, answer (synonym: jawaban) cita - aspiration mustahil - impossible rujuk - to reconcile merujuk pada - to refer to bayangkan - to imagine (synonym: imajinasikan)

[lypomania]

💮 unassorted thai vocab #4

ชุด - outfit ติด - to apply; to attach เสร่อ - outdated; out of fashion แปล - to translate คำแปล - translation เพิ่ง - just; just now ผ่อนคลาย - to relieve; to ease; to relax ผ่อน - to relax; to loosen; to postpone ย้อน - to turn back; to bring/send/move back; to revert แสง - light (n.) ศิลปะ - art ถ่าย - to take a photo ถ่ายทอด - to convey; to communicate หรอก - at all -> e.g., ไม่แพงหรอก "not expensive at all" ขาด - to set apart; separately; to lack; incompletely ตื่นตัว - to be alert ข้อมูล - data; information วิศวกร - engineer ขำ - to laugh; to be funny ขำ ๆ - just for fun คบ - to date; to go out with ทุบ - to pound; smash เรียง - to arrange; to organize หลีก - to avoid; to step aside ปล่อย - to discharge; to release; to allow; to let go of เบ่ง - to bloat; to inflate; to flex (muscles) รวม - genearl; universal; common; public ภาพ - condition; state; picture ถ่อม - to humble oneself ถ่อมตัว - to be humble; modest

[ivanflame]

Unit 1 Cramming for success: study and academic work

A: Study and exams

cram - зубрить, интенсивно заучивать перед экзаменом

genious - гений

do some revision - повторять пройденный материал

past papers - экзаменационные билеты прошлых лет / пробные тесты

memorise - запомнить / выучить наизусть

learn (off) by heart - выучить наизусть

rote-learning - механическое заучивание / зубрёжка без понимания

mnemonics - мнемотехника / приёмы запоминания

bury yourself in your book - зарыться в книгу / уйти в учёбу с головой

intensively - интенсивно / усиленно

know the subject inside out - знать предмет вдоль и поперёк / досконально

B: Academic writing

composition - сочинение / письменная работа (в школе)

essay - эссе / сочинение-рассуждение

assignment - задание (учебное / рабочее)

project - проект / исследовательская работа

portfolio - портфолио

dessertation -  диссертация / дипломная работа (бакалавриат / магистратура)

thesis - диссертация / магистерская / кандидатская работа (PhD)

mind map - интеллект-карта / ментальная карта

first draft - черновик / первый вариант

write up - оформить / переписать начисто

plagiarism - плагиат

plagiarism form - форма о согласии на проверку на плагиат

acknowledge - признавать / упоминать / ссылаться (на источник)

deadline -  срок / крайний срок сдачи

submit - сдать / подать (работу)

assess - оценивать

feedback -  обратная связь

C: Aspects og a higher academic study

carry out (do) a research - проводить исследование

academic journal - научный журнал

pappers/articles - научные статьи / статьи

access something online - получить доступ к чему-либо онлайн

inter-library loan -  межбиблиотечный абонемент / заказ книг из другой библиотеки

open educational resourses - открытые образовательные ресурсы

drop out - бросить учёбу / отчислиться (по своей воле)

finals -  выпускные экзамены / итоговые экзамены в конце семестра или года

well-qualified -хорошо квалифицированный / с хорошей подготовкой

1.1

1 His PhD thesis was ninety thousand words long and was on the history of US place names.

2 Little Martha did her first composition in school today. It was called 'My family'.

3 We have to hand in a portfolio at the end of the course. It can consist of up to five different pieces of work.

4 The teacher gave us the title of this week's essay today. We have to write one thousand words on the topic of ' If I ruled the world' and hand it in next Monday.

5 At the end of this course, you have to do a five thousand-word assignment which will be assessed, and the grade will contribute to your final degree.

6 I think I'll do a study of people's personal banking habits for my MSc dissertation. It has to be about twelve thousand words.

7 I've chosen to do the project instead of the two exams, because I like to do one single piece of work where I can research something that interests me personally.

1.2

When I'm studying intensively because I'm cramming for an exam, I don't see any point in looking up past papers, nor is there any point in just learning things (off) by heart. I know some people develop very clever mnemonics to help them remember the material, but there's no real substitute for revising the term's work. It's a good idea to have some sort of mind map to organise your thoughts, and rote-learning/ memorising is useful, but in a limited way. At the end of the day, you just have to bury yourself in books until you feel you know the subject inside out.

1.3

1 a first draft

2 a deadline

3 plagiarism

4 submit and assess

5 drop out

6 a paper, (academic) journals

7 inter'library loan

8 feedback

9 a genius

10 carry out research

1.4

1 If you quote an article in an essay, you must acknowledge your source, giving details of author and title.

2 Open educational resources can be particularly useful for students who do not have easy access to a university library.

3 How much revision have you done for tomorrow's maths exam?

4 Don't forget to sign the plagiarism form and hand it in with your dissertation.

5 Some people take a long time to find suitable work even through they are very well-qualified.

6 Orla has had a paper published in the British Medical Journal.

7 All students need a username and password to be able to access journals online.

8 Caspar is bound to do well in his mechanics exam - he knows the subject inside out.