Fiszki: 3BA PNJA VOCAB - UNIT 10, 11, 12 | Quizlet

1. to put in/submit a tender

supply a written offer to do a job for an agreed price]

2. to win a tender

to be given a job after submitting a tender]

3. to meet/miss a deadline

to supply or fail to supply something on time]

4. a penalty clause

part of a contract specifying what will happen if an agreement is broken]

5. an outstanding account

an account that has not yet been paid]

6. to default on a payment

to fail to pay something that had been agreed]

7. to acknowledge receipt

to inform the sender when something is received]

8. to ship an order

to send out goods that have been ordered]

9. shipment

what is sent]

10. to expire

to end, something that was agreed for a fixed period]

communicating

the process of sharing ideas with others through writing and speaking

morale

amount of confidence felt by a person or group

13. flaws

weaknesses

14. teamwork

working together for a common purpose

a chief executive

The role of the president as head of the executive branch

a square deal

a fair bargain or treatment.

the survival of the fittest

natural selection

to turn your hand to

to do (something) well, even if it is the first time you have tried

to amass a fortune

to get a lot of money or information over a period of time

to conduct business

to do business

1. revise or cram for an exam

study intesively

2. look at past papers

exams from previous years]

3. memorize learn off by heart

learning purely by repetition

4. rote-learning

learning by repetition]

5. mnemonics

tricks that help you remember something]

6. bury yourself in your books

spend the maximum time studying

7. to know the subject inside out

know it completely

8. composition

50-100 words

9. essay

longer than a composition more serious

10. assignment

a long essay often part of a course

11. project

like an assignment but emphasis on student's own material and topic

12. portfolio

a collection of individual pieces of work

13. dissertation

a long research-based work

14. thesis

original research-based work

15. mind-map

diagram that lays out the ideas for the topic

16. first draft

rough version

17. plagiarism

using other people's work as if it was yours

18. deadline

date by which you must hand in the work

19. submitted

handed in

20. something will be assessed

evaluated and given a grade]

21. feedback

comments from the teacher

carry out research

to do research

academic journals

magazines with academic articles

papers/articles

pieces of writing found in academic journals

25. inter-library loan

system where libraries exchange books/journals with one another]

drop out

quit a class, school etc

27. finals

the last exams before receiving a degree]

fall behind with your studies

to progress less quickly than others

breeze through the exams

to do the exams calmly and efficiently

get the hang of something

to learn how to do something well

my mind just went blank

I couldn't remember anything

equality of opportunity

giving people an equal chance to succeed

2. selective schooling

pupils take exams for entry]

3. comprehensive schooling

everyone enters without exams]

4. schooling

education received at school]

elitism

when you favour a small, priviliged group

6. inherent in

existing as a basic part of something]

7. league tables

list of schools or colleges from the best down to the worst]

8. perpetuate

make something continue forever]

9. two-tier system

a system with two separate levels, one which is better than other]

10. perceives

sees, considers]

11. better-off

richer]

12. well-endowed

receiving a lot of money in grants]

13. depressing

reducing]

14. less well-off

poorer]

15. excel

achieve an excellent standard]

16. the three Rs

reading, writing and arithmetic]

17. literacy and numeracy

ability to read and count]

18. curriculum reform

changes to the educational programme]

lifelong/continuing education

education for all ages

mature students

adult students older than the average student

special needs education

education for children who cannot learn in the normal way, because they have some disability

one-to-one

one teacher and one pupil, not a group

bullying

scaring or controlling another person by using threats or physical force