EDUCATION
VOCABULARY REVIEW
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Graduate
απόφοιτος
To graduate
αποφοιτώ
Graduation
αποφοίτηση
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To complete a first university degree successfully |
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I graduated from the University of Salford in 2009.
My graduation ceremony
was in 2009.
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Curriculum
Πρόγραμμα μαθημάτων
CV –
Curriculum Vitae
Βιογραφικό σημείωμα
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The group of subjects studied in a school, college, etc. |
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Schools must ensure they have an excellent curriculum. |
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Qualification
Προσόν/δεξιότητα
To qualify
Πληρώ τις προυποθέσεις
Qualified
πιστοποιημένος
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An official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc |
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Good qualifications are really important if you want to get a well-paid job.
I am qualified to
teach English.
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Coursework
Σύνολο μαθημάτων
Course
μάθημα
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Regular work done by students as part of a course, but assessed independently of formal exams. |
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The coursework on my degree was really difficult. |
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Co-educational
Μεικτό σχολείο
Θηλέων-αρρένων
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When male and female students are taught together in the same school or college rather than separately |
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Co-educational schools prepare students for their future better than single-sex schools. |
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To Cheat
Κάνω σκονάκι/κλέβω
Cheater
Αυτός που κλέβει/απατεώνας
Cheating husband
Άπιστος σύζηγος
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To behave in a dishonest way in order to get what you want |
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He did really well in his exams but he cheated. He copied from a friend.
Cheating on exams is not recommended.
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Literacy
Αλφαβητισμός
literate
μορφωμένος
literature
λογοτεχνία
Literally
κυριολεκτικά
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The ability to read and write. |
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Literacy rates have declined considerably in Western countries over the last decade.
However, most children
are literate.
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Illiterate
Αναλφάβητος
Illiteracy
αναλφαβητισμός
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Unable to read and write |
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Many children in the poorest countries are illiterate. |
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Primary (elementary) school
Or Education
Δημοτικό σχολείο
Ή πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση
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First years of formal education from around age 5 to 11. |
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A good primary education is crucial for a child's development. |
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Secondary (middle) school or Education
Γυμνάσιο
Ή δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση
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Education during the time as a teenager. |
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I loved it at my secondary school as I had so many friends. |
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High school
Λύκειο
Higher (Tertiary) Education
Τριτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση
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Non-compulsory education after finishing school, such as university, as well as vocational education and training at colleges. |
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60% of children now go into higher education after they finish school. |
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To Concentrate
συγκεντρώνομαι
Concentration
συγκέντρωση
concentrated
συγκεντρωμένος
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To direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject or problem |
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It is difficult to concentrate on my work if there is a lot of noise.
I keep losing concentration due
to the noise.
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Education Idioms
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A/A
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English Idiom
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Greek Explanation
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Bookworm
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Βιβλιοφάγος
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2
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To brainstorm
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Κατεβάζω
ιδέες
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3
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Copycat
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Μιμητής,
αντιγραφέας
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4
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To hit the
books
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Μελετώ
σκληρά
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5
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To pass with
flying colors
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Περνάω
τεστ με επιτυχία
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6
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To skip class
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Κάνω
κοπάνα
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7
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A for effort
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Παίρνω
10΄για την προσπάθεια
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8
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Above average
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Πάνω
από τον μέσο όρο
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9
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To catch up on
/ to cover a lot of ground
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Καλύπτω
την διαφορά
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10
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To drop out of
school / to flunk out
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Παρατάω,
διακόπτω το σχολείο
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11
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Eager beaver
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δουλευταράς
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12
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Ivy league school
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Ομάδα
8 διάσημων κολεγίων Η.Π.Α. (πχ Harvard)
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13
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To take
attendance
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Παίρνω
απουσίες
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14
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The three R’s
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Βασικές γνώσεις: Writing, reading, arithmetic.
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Sources:
31/07/18 - https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/education-vocabulary.html
31/07/18 - https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/english-idioms-related-to-school/
