revise	powtarzać
cram	wkuwać
past papers	exam papers from previous years
memorize	zapamiętywać
learn off by heart	uczyć się na pamięć
rote - learning	learning purely by repetition
mnemonics	trics that can help you remember something
bury yourself in your books	spend the max. time studying
know the subject inside out	know the subject completely
composition	could be just 50-100 words, often used to refer to children's work
essay	longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words
assignment	a long essay, often part of a course, usually thousands of words
project	like an assignment, but emphasis on student's own material and topic
portfolio	a collection of individual pieces of work, not necessarily written
dissertation	rozprawa; a long, research - based work, 10 - 15,000 words, for a degree or diploma
thesis	a very long, original, research - based work, perhaps 80 - 100,000 words, for a higher degree
mind - map	mapa myśli
first draft	first, rough version of an essay
write up	przepisać na czysto
plagiarism	plagiat
deadline	date by which you must hand in the work
submit	przedstawić, złożyć, oddać (1 słowo)
hand in	przedstawić, złożyć, oddać (2 słowa)
assess	evaluate and give a grade
feedback	comments from the teacher / tutor
carry out research	do research
academic journals	magazyny akademickie
papers / articles	artykuły
inter - library loan	a system where libraries exchange books etc. with one another
drop out	leave the course before the end
finals	the last exams before receiving a degree
fall behind with your studies	find yourself far behind other students
breeze through the exams	do exams calmly and efficiently
get the hang of something	understand something
my mind went blank	my mind became empty
equality of opportunity	everyone has the same chances
selective schooling	pupils take exams for entry
comprehensive schooling	everyone enters without exams
elitism	when you favour a small, privileged group
inherent in	existing as a basic part of something
league tables	lists of schools from the best down to the worst
perpetuate	make something continue forever
two - tier system	a system with two separate levels, one of which is better than the other
better - off	richer
well - endowed	receiving a lot of money in grants, gifts from rich people etc.
depressing	reducing
less well - off	poorer
excel	achieve an excellent standard
schooling	education received at school
the three Rs	reading, writing, arithmetic
reading, writing, arithmetic	the three Rs
literacy	the ability to read
numeracy	the ability to count / do basic maths
curriculum reform	changes in the educational programme
lifelong / continuing education	education for all ages
mature students	adult students older than the average students
special needs education	education for children who can't learn in the normal way
one - to - one	one teacher and one pupil
bully	frighten, threaten
Parent - Teach Association	a group consisting of teachers abd parents who meet regularly
school governors	group which oversees all the business at school
supply teacher	teacher who works in a school when needed
peripatetic teacher	teacher who works in different schools and travels between them
label	przypiąć etykietkę
divisive	dzielący
privileged	uprzywilejowany
spontaneity	spontaniczność
inferiority complex	kompleks niższości
skip	opuścić stronę
skim	"omieść wzrokiem" stronę
flip through	przekartkować
look up a dictionary	sprawdzić w słowniku ?
dip into	przeglądać (np. książkę)
browse	wyszukiwać (w liście)
wade through	Kielawski -,- przedzierać się przez tekst
peruse	czytać dokładnie, studiować
read from cover to cover	czytać od deski do deski
acknowledgements	podziękowania
chronology	chronologia
appendix	dodatek
glossary	słownik
blurb	notatka reklamowa
frontispiece	rysunek na stronie tytułowej
contents	zawartość
dedication	dedykacja
key	klucz odpowiedzi
footnotes	przypisy
vocational training	szkolenie zawodowe
stand - in	zastępstwo
opposite number	a person who does the same job
working relationship	communication and cooperation
good rapport	good communication
workmates	informal - colleagues
talk shop	informal - talk about work
hierarchical	a structure with more powerful and less powerful people
pecking - order	a system where some people have the right to get promotion before the others
job - share	each person has a 50% contract for the same job
clock in and clock out	use an electronic card to record the time you arrive and leave
9 - to - 5 job	stałe godziny pracy
work flexi - time / be on flexi - time	mieć elastyczne godziny pracy
teleworker	telepracownik
do shift work / be a shift worker	pracować na zmiany
self - employment	samozatrudnienie
be freelance / work freelance	być niezależnym, pracować w wielu różnych miejscach
meet a deadline	have something finished by a fixed day or time
heavy workload	amount of work to do
day shift	dzienna zmiana
mechanical	you don't have to think about what you're doing
repetitive	the same thing every day
knock off	finish work, informal
glamorous	exciting, admired
irregular and antisocial hours	hours that don't enable one to have a normal social life
stuck behind a desk	cz. przeszły?; stay in an office all day
stress level	poziom stresu
be stuck in a rut	stuck in a job you can't escape from
dead - end job	job with no prospects of promotion
paperwork	praca papierkowa
manual work	hard and physical work
vocational work	work which helps people
assembly - line worker	pracownik produkcji taśmowej
shop steward	przedstawiciel związków zawodowych w fabryce
PR officer	rzecznik prasowy
lifeguard	ratownik wodny
trawlerman	rybak na jakiejś specjalnej łodzi
private eye	prywatny detektyw
refuse collector	wywożący śmieci
achiever	a person determined to succeed and acheve great things
(Pound) 30 k	thirty thousand pounds
basic	guaranteed minimum salary without overtime or bonuses
eager	chętny
drive	strong motivation
rewarding	giving you a lot back
close - knit	working in a close relationship
diverse	of different types
sales experience	experience in selling things
fit the description	have proper qualities
lucrative	producing a lot of money
motivated and eager person	osoba chętna i pełna motywacji
to seek a cereer in	chcieć dostać posadę, zrobić karierę w...
to	to look ... work in sth
maternity / paternity leave	urlop macierzyński, ojcowski
perks	informal. extra things apart from salary
extra benefits	formal. extra things apart from salary
holiday entitlement	uprawnienie do urlopu
salary increments	increases / rises of the salary
reach / hit a glass ceiling	reach a level where you can't get further promotion even if you deserve it
overworked	... and underpaid
underpaid	overworked and ...
to be snowed under	być zawalonym papierkową robotą
to be demoted	być zdegradowanym
to be passed over for promotion	być pominiętym przy promocjach
to get turned down for a job	nie zostać przyjętym do pracy
to be short - listed for a job	być na ostatecznej liście kandydatów do pracy
to be a high - flyer	mieć szanse na sukces
lumberjack	drwal
conductor	dyrygent
blacksmith	kowal
carpenter	cieśla
rake	grabie
hose	wąż strażacki
plane	hebel
axe	topór
baton	batuta
stethoscope	stetoskop
rolling pin	wałek do ciasta
anchor	kotwica
whip	bat
spanner	klucz maszynowy
exposure meter	światłomierz
anvil	kowadło
lapel	klapa (w marynarce)
vent	odpowietrznik
flared	poszerzany ku dołowi
tapered	zwężany
tailor	krawiec
carrier bag	reklamówka
cashier	kasjer
rector	proboszcz
constructively	konstruktywnie
aimless	bezcelowy
regimentation	poddanie się dyscyplinie
initiative	inicjatywa
aspire	dążyć do czegoś
solicitor	radca prawny
conditioned	przyzwyczajony
fulfilment	satysfakcja
auxiliary worker	robotnik pomocniczy
chiropodist	pedikiurzysta
barrister	prawnik
dog - breeder	hodowca psów
piano - tuner	stroiciel pianin
optician	optyk
scrap metal dealer	handlarz złomem
merchant	kupiec, handlowiec
window installer	"wstawiacz" okien
moving company	firma przewozowa
welder	spawacz
would - be	niedoszły
time and a half	pay for a job with half the usual pay added on to it
travel allowance	a sum allowed for travel
Christmas bonus	świąteczny dodatek
well - off	dobrze wyposażony