Vocabulary List 1B

Vocabulary List 1B

• Bold print (stressed syllables) = long syllables
• Italics (USA) = indicate American English pronunciation
• False friends: Words that look similar in different languages but have different meanings.

Hand Out Literature

• hand out literature: Distribute documents
• hands-on experience: Practical experience
• high school (junior): Junior high school
• high school (senior): Senior high school
• higher education: Advanced studies
• holiday (vacation): A time off from work or school
• host to: Welcome
• improve (to): Enhance, make better
• improvement: The act of improving something
• in-company training: Training provided within a company
• industrial training period, internship: Practical training in an industry
• information technology (IT): Technology related to computers and information
• Lab (practical session): Laboratory based practical work
• lecture: Formal talk given by an expert
• lecture-hall: A room in which lectures are given
• level: Degree of skill; stage of progress

Connecting Ideas

• link, connection: Relationships
• look for a job: Seek employment
• look forward to + N/V-ing: Anticipate eagerly.
• make sure that (to) = check: Verify
• many a few: A significant number of.
• mark(USA: grade): Assessment score
• master's degree: Post-graduate degree
• match sthg (to), to correspond to: To match something
• material: Substances, materials
• much a little (work): A considerable amount
• must (a must) - compulsory: Necessary
• office desk: Desk in an office
• opportunity: Chance for growth
• opt for (to) = to choose: Select
• pass an exam (to): Complete an exam successfully
• pass with distinction / honours: Pass with high grades
• Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy degree
• Ph.D. student: A student pursuing a Ph.D. degree
• pick s.o. up (to): Pick someone up
• postgraduate: Advanced degree; post-graduate studies
• position (job, post): A job position
• postgraduate (Adj.Noun): A post-graduate degree holder.
• profit from (to): Obtain benefits from
• provide (to) supply (s.o.with): To give something
• quick(ly), fast (fast): Rapid
• require (to): Need, must have
• requirement: A condition that needs to be met
• resume: Curriculum Vitae
• research: Investigation
• researcher: Person involved in research
• research leading edge res.: Leading-edge research
• room, one-room apartment/flat: Small flat
• room-mate: Flatmate
• run out of (to): Lack something
• safety-health-hazard: Danger
• sandwich course: Course in between other jobs
• school/ college of engineering: Engineering college
• seminar: Workshop, presentation
• sensible-reasonable: Logical, healthy choice of things
• series (a series): A sequence or set of occurrences
• show s.o. round a place (to): To guide someone through a place
• specialise in a field (to): To focus on a particular field
• stand for (to) - to mean: To represent
• straightaway: Immediately, right away
• studies-to study (student): Studies
• suit s.o./sthg (to): To fit someone
• sum up (to): Summary
• take an exam (to), sit for an ex.: Complete an exam
• technical-sales engineer: Technical sales engineer
• thesis (pl. theses): Dissertation
• tuition/courses: Fees, lessons
• undertake (to) - to set out to+V: To start something
• value-valuable: Monetary worth; valuable
• whole, full, complete, entire: Fully complete
• willing to: Ready to complete a task
• reluctant to: Unwilling to do a task
• workshop (ex: in a symposium): Workshop (like a conference session)

This quiz focuses on key vocabulary relevant to education and practical experiences. It covers terms used in high school and higher education settings, as well as concepts from information technology. Test your understanding of these important terms!