PET Result Unit 2 - Education

arithmetic - aritmetika

noun - type of mathematics that involves working with numbers, e.g. adding, subtracting, multiplying etc.

certificate - vysvědčení, osvědčení, certifikát

noun - a document that proves you have done something, achieved something, attended something etc.

class - třída (žáci)

noun - the students or pupils that are taught at the same time in the same place

classroom - třída (místnost), učebna

noun - a room in a school where the lessons take place, there are usually desks and chairs for students and the teacher, a blackboard, etc.

coach - trenér

noun - a person who trains a team

college - vysoká škola

noun - the kind of school where you can study after secondary school or high school

composition - skladatelství, hudební skladatelství

noun - the act or art of writing music

course - kurs, kurz

noun - a set of lessons

curriculum - obsah učiva, osnovy (školní)

noun - the things taught at a particular school or at schools in general

degree - titul (akademický), akademický titul

noun - a kind of title you get when you graduate from a university, e.g. Ph.D., M.A., etc.

diploma - diplom (školní), závěrečné vysvědčení

noun - the certificate you get when you complete your studies at a particular school

economics - ekonomie

noun - the study of business and financial principles

educate - vzdělávat

verb - to teach or train somebody

education - vzdělání, školství

noun - the teaching and training of people

essay - esej

noun - a piece of writing on a particular topic (esp. one written by a student)

fiction - beletrie

noun - books etc. about imaginary people, imaginary places etc.

handwriting - rukopis

noun - something written by hand

instructor - instruktor

noun - a person whose job is to teach somebody how to do something (usually a sport etc.)

IT - informatika, výpočetní technika, informační technika

noun - a school subject in which you learn how to use computers etc.

laboratory - laboratoř

noun - a room where experiments are done

language - jazyk

noun - a system of communication that uses words etc.

lecture - přednáška

noun - a talk about a subject given by a university teacher to students

lecturer - přednášející

noun - a person who gives lectures (esp. at universities etc.)

mark - známka (v prospěchu)

noun, British English - a grade, a sign that is given as a reward for what you do at school (in tests etc.)

primary school - základní škola (britská)

noun, British English - a British school for children from 5 to 11

professor - profesor

noun - a university teacher

pupil - student, žák

noun - a person who goes to school regularly in order to prepare for a future job

qualify - kvalifikovat, uzpůsobit

verb - get the necessary training, abilities, knowledge etc. to be able or allowed to do something

register - registrovat se, zaregistrovat se, zaregistrovat

verb - to put your name somewhere, usually on something official

revise - opakovat si (učivo)

verb, British English - to go through something you once learned in order to remember it better, e.g. before a test in school etc.

science - věda, přírodní věda

noun - a kind of study of natural laws etc, e.g. physics, biology etc.

secondary school - střední škola (v Británii)

noun, British English - a type of school for children between 11 and 16

technology - technologie

noun - a subject concerned with machines and how they work

undergraduate - vysokoškolák

noun - a person studying for a bachelor's degree in college