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School / University
Стоять на ушах	To go nuts	When a teacher can’t control the situation, a class goes nuts.
Задать вопрос	To ask a question	Intelligent people never ask silly questions.
Ответить на вопрос	To answer a question	The best way to answer a question is to ask another one in return.
Объяснить правило	To explain a rule	If you don’t understand the rule, it’s your business. I’ve explained everything.
Помыть доску	To clean the board	Maks usually cleans the board with his back.
Дежурить по классу	To be on duty	Who is on duty this week?
Открыть / закрыть книгу	To open / close a book	I opened the book about Neuro-­‐Linguistic Programming and closed it.
Поднять руку	To raise one’s hand	If you want to ask something, raise your hand.
Смотреть видео	To watch a video	Why do students watch Russian videos at the lesson of English?
Слушать запись	To listen to a record	If you want to have good pronunciation, you should listen to different records.
Практиковаться в произношении	To practise pronunciation	You have a mixture of arabian-french pronunciation, you should practise more.
Поделиться учебником	To share a student’s book	I can share a student’s book with you, if you share your lunch.
Поменяться местами	To swap places	You chat a lot! Nick, swap places with Martin.
Работать в группах	To work in groups	This task requires working in groups.

Работать в парах	To work in pairs	You can often hear the phrase «work in pairs».
Обучать информатике, истории, географии	To teach IT, History, Geography	Though he is a PE teacher, he teaches children Hystory…
Делать домашнее задание	To do home assignment	She is the smartest in the class, but she never does her home assignment.
Обсудить задание	To discuss a task	If you don’t understand your home assignment, you should discuss it with your teacher.
Иметь 5 занятий в день	To have 5 classes a day (per day)	If you’re fat, you should have 5 classes of PE a day.
Иметь диплом	To have a diploma	Even if you have a diploma, it doesn’t mean that you’re a good specialist.
Окончить университет со степенью бакалавра	To graduate with a bachelor degree	He graduated with a bachelor degree and got crazy.
Иметь докторскую степень	To have a doctorate degree	Hannibal Lecter has a doctorate degree in Medicine.
Быть первокурсником	To be a freshman	To be a freshman isn’t a simple task: clubs, binges, lack of sleep.
Быть второкурсником	To be a sophomore	It’s so cool to be a sophomore, you can goof on freshmen.
Играть за университетскую баскетбольную команду	To play for the basketball team of the university	He was so tall, that he was fated to play for the basketball team of his university.
Окончить университет	To graduate from the university	Thank’s goodness, by age 45 he graduated from the university.
Посещать занятия	To attend classes	Why don’t you attend sexology classes? Do you think you’re too smart?
Жить в общежитии	To live in a dormitory	You’ll never get the smell of powder unless you live in a dormitory.	To get the smell of powder – понюхатьпороху
Согласно расписанию	According to the class timetable	According to the class timetable we won’t have classes with that	According to the class timetable – British English.

		sexy long-legged teacher this term.	According to the class schedule – American English.
Записаться на курс	To enroll for / in / on a course	Though he was proficient, he enrolled for psychics course.
Провалиться на экзамене	To fail an exam	He failed the exam as he was drunk and sleepy.
Повторять материал	To revise material	You should revise material beforehand.	Should – expresses advice
Пересдать экзамен	To retake an exam	If you fail an exam, you may retake it twice.	May – expresses the ability of doing something
Посещать математику, биологию, физику	To attend Maths, Biology, Physics	Most of all John Forbes Nash liked to attend Maths as only there he forgot about his schizophrenia.
Иметь квалификацию	To have qualification	What qualification do you have?
Списывать на экзамене	To cheat at the exam	Cheating at the exam is the only way out if you don’t know the topic.
Получить начальное образование	To get primary education	It’s compulsory to get primary education.
Получить среднее образование	To get secondary education	I see you haven’t got even secondary education; your IQ is too low.
Получить высшее образование	To get higher education	If you want to get higher education, you should pay for it.
Учиться заочно	To be a part-time student	Adults are usually part- time students as they have to combine work with study.	Have to – expresses necessity
Учиться очно	To be a full-time student	If you’re a full-time student, you’ll get better education, than a part-time one.
Получать стипендию	To get scholarship	The great advantage of your study here is that you get scholarship.
Сдать курсовую работу	To hang in term-paper	She always couldn’t hang in term-paper in time as she was disorganized.

Выдать тесты	to hang out tests	And now I’ll hang out your tests, idiots.
Получать много домашнего задания	To get too many assignments in a course	Sexology is such a huge subject, that you get too many assignments to do.
Засесть за учебу	To hit the books	It’s never late to hit the books. You know, better late than never.
Зубрить	To cram, to learn by rote	If you just learn material by rote, you’ll never memorize it. Use our method of learning and you’ll be a success.
Специализироваться в	To major in	I major in wooing girls.
Найти жилье вне кампуса	to find off-campus housing	You’re tired of living in a dormitory? Stop yelping and find off- campus housing
Пропустить занятие	To skip a lecture	Don’t skip lectures of Philosophy. In other case you won’t pass the exam.
Учитьсянафакультете	To study at the faculty	She studies at the dramatic art faculty. She wants to be a top porn star.
Встреча выпускников	Alumni mix	At the alumni mix party they their revived the tradition and knocked teeth in.
Есть в столовой	To eat in the dining hall	You can eat in a university dining hall cheap and cheerfully.
Учить английский как иностранный язык	To learn ESL (English as a Second Language)	Lots of people learn English as a Second Language, but only a few amount can apply their knowledge.
Получить студенческий билет	To get a student’s ID (identification) card	I didn’t remember the day when we got a student’s ID card. It was great razzle- dazzle.
Потерять зачетку	To lose a mark book	Only a thick idiot like you could lose his mark book before the exam week.

Забыть читательский билет дома	To forget a library card at home	If you want to go to the library, it’s ridiculous to forget a library card at home.
Быть ответственным за …	To be responsible for …	She was responsible for organizing a party for freshmen.
Полная годовая стоимость обучения на дневном отделении	Cost of attendance	She did her best at the exam, so she got the cost of attendanceto China.	This is the projected cost of attending an educational institution for one year, including tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies, transportation and personal
Выиграть грант	To win a grant	If you write all 185 dissertations, you can win a grant.	Can – expresses ability
Быть исключенным из университета	To be expelled from the university	He was expelled from the university as he refused to wear trousers there.
Готовиться к экзаменам	To prepare for exams	It’s always funnier to prepare for exams in your friends.
Быть старостой	To be a monitor	Which of you is a smart-alec? Who wants to be a monitor?
Иметь дополнительные занятия	To have extra classes	We have extra classes for such unique students as you’re.
Получать хорошие/плохие оценки	To get good/bad marks	He earns 50 C for getting good marks.
Заполнять таблицы	To fill in tables	He can’t fill in the table, as he can’t write.
Учить правила	To learn rules	He never learns rules, he memorizes everything at the lesson.
Повторять слова	To revise vocabulary	You should revise vocabulary before a quiz.
Писать конспекты	To write lecture notes	To write lecture notes is so boring, but you should do it to get a credit.

Получить зачет по курсу	To get a credit for a course	It’s so simple to get a credit on Maths. What you need is to flirt with a teacher.
Принимать участие в конференции	To take part in a conference	Misha wants to get a reward, that’s why he always take part in every conference.
Быть вызванным в деканат	To be called at the dean’s office	Jack was called at the dean’s office because of spreeat the lecture.
Сдать вступительные экзамены	To pass the entrance exam	If I pass the entrance exam I’ll quit drinking alcohol.
Быть подающим надежды студентом	To be a prospective student	Neznaika is never a prospective student.
Вести исследовательскую работу	To carry out research	Instead of carrying out research, he spent summer with girls.
Получить зачет автоматом	To get a credit without taking the test	Only brilliant students can get a credit without taking the test.
Быть опытным преподавателем	To be a mature teacher	Only mature teachers work at our centre.
«Автомат» тебе обеспечен!	You are home free!	You’ve done your best this term. You are home free!
Написать сочинение	To write a composition	You should write a composition about first sexual experience at home.
Выделить основную идею	To underline the main idea	You should learn how to underline the main idea of your life.
Пересказать материал	To retell the material	If you can retell the material for your exam, you’re ready.
Сконцентрироваться на …	To concentrate on …	Concentrate on your exam! Not on that poster with a naked woman.
Быть "ботаном"	To be a geek	He's a real geek! He's always in the lab.
Мотивироватьстудентов	To motivate students	Scholarship and expel from the university perfectly motivate students.
Писать курсовую	To write a course work	Every student should write at least 3 course works.

Успевать за группой	To catch up with the group	She is so smart and quick-minded, that she always catches up with the group.
Не успеть за группой	To be left behind	They get too much tasks, he is left behind the group.
Делать что-то до срока сдачи	To do something before deadline	She never catches up with the group, she can’t do assignments before deadline.
Взять академический отпуск	To take a year out	If you’re tired of your teachers, take a year out.
Понять, в чем смысл	To get the point	Everything is so easy, you should just get the point.