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School/Education/Uni
School/Education/Uni (UNIT 3)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| admission | admisión (proceso de entrada a escula o uni) |
| bussiness studies | estudios empresariales |
| canteen | cantina |
| college of further education | instituto de educación superior (fp) |
| computing | informática |
| curriculum | plan de estudios |
| deadline | fecha límite |
| drama | teatro (actividad escolar o asignatura) |
| head teacher | director de la escuela |
| gym | gimnasio |
| kindergarten | jardín de infancia o parvulario |
| laboratory | laboratorio |
| literature | literatura |
| nursery school | guardería/escuela infantil |
| physical education | educación física |
| playing fields | zona del patio donde están los campos dejuego o canchas |
| principal | director (especialmente en secundaria o universidad) |
| psychology | psicología |
| teaching assistant | asistente de profesor |
| comprehensive | completo/de enseñanza general |
| compulsory | obligatorio |
| practical | práctico |
| primary | primaria |
| private | privada |
| secondary | secuandaria |
| state | público (de titularidad estatal) |
| stimulating | estimulante/motivador |
| streamed | agrupado por nivel (de rendimiento académico) |
| vocational | vocacional |
| enter for an exam | inscribírte para un examen |
| fall an exam | suspender un examen |
| pass an exam | aprobar un examen |
| retake an exam | volver a presnetarse/repetir un examen |
| revise for an exam | repasar para un examen |
| take an exam | hacer/presentarse a un examen |
| Architecture | arquitectura |
| assignment | trabajo/tarea escrita |
| campus | campus universitario |
| chemistry | química |
| device | dispositivo electrónico |
| dissertation | tesis/trabajo de investigación |
| economics | economía |
| essay | redacción |
| faculty | facultad |
| graduate | graduado/titulado |
| hall of residence | residencia universitaria |
| humanities | humanidades |
| law | derecho |
| lecture | clase magistral/conferencia |
| lecturer | profesor universitario /conferenciante |
| medicine | medicina |
| mature student | estudiante adulto |
| open day | jornada de puertas abiertas |
| postgraduate | posgraduado |
| presentation | presentación (oral o visual) |
| prospectus | folleto informativo (de un curso o universidad) |
| school-leaver | estudiante que acaba de terminar el colegio/bachillerato |
| study abroad | estudiar en el extranjero |
| take a gap year | tomárse un año sabático |
| cram for an exam | empollar para un examen |
| hit the books | ponerse a estudiar |
| brush up on | repasar |
| get into university | ser admitido en la uni |
| learn by heart | aprender de memoria |
| scholarship | beca |
| knowledge | conocimiento |
| attendance | asistencia |
| skills | habilidades |
| extracurricular activities | actividades extraescolares |
| education system | sistema educativo |
| classmate | compañero de clase |
| get good grades | sacar buenas notas |
| fall behind | quedarse atrás |
| make progress | mejorar/progresar |
| catch up (on homework) | ponerse al día |
| hand in an assigment | entregar un trabajo |
| grade/mark | nota |
| mock exam | examen de prueba |
| ways of learning | formas de aprender |
| blended learning | |
| traditional classroom education | |
| Distance learning | |
| On the job training | |
| virtual reality learning | |
| collaborative learning | |
| advantatge/benefit | ventajas |
| disadvantages/drawback | desventajas |
| drop out | dejar algo en lo que estás (Universidad p ej.)/ Give up (es como abandonar) |
| to be a bookworm | ser un empollón |
| pass with flying colours | con mucho éxito |
| to blow a fuse | |
| to paint the town red | |
| watch out | estar atento |
| if all goes to plan | si todo va como está planeado |
| surgeon | |
| mixed reality headsets | |
| worthwhile | |
| traditional teaching methods | métodos de enseñanza tradicional |
| face-to-face lessons | clases presenciales |
| learning enviroments | entornos de aprendizaje |
| graduation ceremony | ceremonia de graduación |
| lecture theatre | salón de actos |
| study | a piece of academic research |
| resit | to take an exam again (repetir) |
| sports field | pista de deportes |
| assist (ojo) | ayudar |
| attend | asistir |
| complaints | quejas |
| university life | vida universitaria |
| field | campo (también usado campo como especialidad) |
| loads of | mucha cantidad de algo |
| tutor | tutor |
| self-study | estudiar por tu cuenta |
| disciplined | disciplinado |
| fees | tasas |
| back out | retroceder (volver a atrás) |
| arrange | organizar |
| to pass with flying colours | aprobar con muy buena nota |
| to be over the moon | |
| to pull a few all-nighters | |
| learn by heart | |
| old-school method | método antiguo o de la vieja escuela |
| to be a bookworm | |
| copycat | |
| stand out/stood out(pasado) | |
| teacher's pet | |
| to go the extra mile | hacer un esfuerzo extra |
| knackered | muy cansado /very tired/exhausted/shattered |
| how about....? | Que tal si...? (para hacer sugerencias |
| master's degree | master |
| spelling mistakes | |
| career advisor | |
| résumé | |
| take notes | pillar apuntes o tomar notas |
| coursework | |
| to take an exam | hacer un examen (to do está mal en contexto formal) |
| check the answers | revisar las respuestas |
| undergraduate studies | |
| bachelor's degree | |
| a programme of diferent modules | |
| credits | créditos |
| dissertation | long piece of writing |
| PhD | doctorado |
| Postgraduate studies | |
| thesis | trabajo final del PhD |
| academic staff | people who teach |
| tutorials | tutorías |
| entry requirements | requisitos de acceso |
| submit your application | enviar tu solicitud |
| funding | |
| tuiton fees | |
| student loan | |
| student union | asociación de estudiantes |
| director | member of the board of a company |
| executive | important person who make big decisions |
| administrator | |
| skilled worker | trained to do specific tasks |
| unskilled worker | doing a job that needs no training |
| union representative | looks after the staff's interests |
| researcher | investigates and develops new products |
| supervisor | makes sure workers are doing their job properly |
| work es la actividad que tu haces/ job es un rol particular o posición | Jack's work is very demanding/Jack's got a new job as a researcher |
| trades and professions | |
| civil servant | |
| designer | diseñador |
| judge | juez |
| scientist | científico |
| physiotherapist | |
| rubbing injured areas | |
| financial matters | |
| lecturer | university teacher |
| carpenter | carpintero |
| plumber | |
| childminder | |
| wood | madera |
| firefighter | bombero |
| banker | |
| ambassador | |
| chief | |
| diplomat person | |
| diferenciar politics/policy y tal | |
| get/find work | |
| i'm in publishing/i'm in banking | |
| to make a living | |
| freelance | autónomo |
| to take on that (job) | |
| shiftwork /work shifts | |
| nightshifts (revisar como se escribe) | |
| schedule | |
| to get sack (informal) | que te despiden |
| throw out of a job | |
| to be fired (formal) | que te despiden |
| to go/be on strike | |
| to work nine-to-five | trabajar en un horario normal (¿es un idiom??????) |
| to be on flexi-time | |
| to be made redundant/to be laid off | |
| to be on/take maternity/paternity leave | pillarse la baja por maternidad/paternidad |
| to be on/take sick leave | pillarse la baja por enfermedad |
| to take early retirement | jubilarte pronto/prejubilarte |
| to be workaholic | obsesionado con trabajar mucho |
| to be promoted | promocionar, que te dan un mejor trabajo |
| to apply for a job | echar el currículum |