ocena | assessment | |
upraszczać | to dumb down | |
elityzm | elitism | |
plagiat | plagiarism | |
podział na grupy | streaming | |
cudowne dziecko | whiz-kid | |
atut | asset | |
wolne stanowisko | vacancy | |
niezbędny | vital | |
załączać | enclose | |
przemyśleć coś, wziąć pod uwagę | to consider sth | |
umożliwić | to enable | |
metody/sposoby/ recepty/ wzory | formulae | |
zakwaterowanie | accommodation | |
ślad węglowy | carbon footprint | |
hotel o bardzo wysokim standardzie | boutique hotel | |
wycieczki zorganizowane | organised excursions | |
wchłaniać, pochłaniać | to soak up | |
chodzić nieutartym szlakiem | to go off the beaten track | |
obijać się | to lounge around | |
poczuć się swobodnie | to let hair down | |
używać życia | to live it up | |
trzymać się z dala od czegoś | to steer clear of sth | |
przyjemność | indulgence | |
tętniący życiem | bustling | |
paralotniarstwo | paragliding | |
lodowiec | glacier | |
spływ górski (tratwami) | whitewater rafting | |
pozwolić sobie na coś | to indulge in sth | |
wymagający | discerning | |
sprawiać komuś przyjemność, rozpieszczać | to pamper sb | |
niespokojny | restless | |
nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu | to have itchy feet | |
apetyczny, smakowity | mouthwatering | |
odprężyć się | to unwind | |
delektować się | to savour | |
zaciszny | secluded | |
z bliska | at close quarters | |
zamieszkały | inhabited | |
rozciągnięcie się obszaru miasta (?) | urban sprawl | |
energia odnawialna | renewable energy | |
bioróżnorodność | biodiversity | |
nieodwracalny | irreversible | |
zagrożony | endangered | |
(nie)wykonalny | (un)feasible | |
osiąść na mieliźnie | to run aground | |
przyspieszyć | to hasten | |
pogarszać się | to deteriorate | |
to have the same position/ to do the same job as someone else | to be one's opposite number | |
how we communicate and work together | working relationship | |
communication/ relationship | rapport | |
colleagues; especially in non-professional jobs | workmates | |
to talk about work | to talk shop | |
has a structure with powerful and less powerful people | hierarchical | |
we each have a 50% contract for the same job | do a job-share | |
a system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions before others | pecking-order | |
to use an electronic card to record the time one arrives and leaves each day | to clock in and clock out | |
to work fixed hours | to have a nine-to-five job | |
mieć elastyczne godziny pracy | to work flexi-time/ to be on flexi-time | |
pracować na zmiany, pracownik na zmiany | to do shift work, to be a shift worker | |
samozatrudniony | self-employed | |
osoba pracująca na zlecenie, pracować na zlecenie | freelance, to work freelance | |
have something finished by a fixed day or time | to meet a deadline | |
amount of work I have to do | workload (heavy/light) | |
dzienna zmiana | day shift | |
you don't have to think about what you are doing | mechanical | |
the same thing every day | repetitive | |
informal: to finish work | to knock off | |
nocna zmiana | night shift | |
boring because it never changes | monotonous | |
very exciting, which everyone admires | glamorous | |
do not enable to have a normal social life | antisocial | |
to have to sit in an office all day | to be stuck behind the desk | |
jobs with no prospects of promotion | dead-end jobs | |
to be stuck in a job one can't escape from | to be stuck in a rut | |
letters/ reports to write, forms to complete | paperwork | |
hard and physical | manual | |
which helps people | vocational | |
people determined to succeed and achieve great thingsq | achievers | |
£30k | thirty thousand pounds | |
guaranteed minimus salary without overtime or bonuses | basic | |
strong motivation | drive | |
giving you a lot back | rewarding | |
working in a close relationship | close-knit | |
of different types | diverse | |
experience selling things | sales experience | |
have these qualities | fit this description | |
producing a lot of money | lucrative | |
zmotywowany i ochoczy | motivated and eager | |
dynamiczny i szybki | dynamic and fast moving | |
szukać pracy w... mieć nadzieję na/rozważać pracę w... | to seek career in... to look to work in... | |
urlop macierzyński, urop tacierzyński | maternity leave, paternity leave | |
extra things apart from your salary, e.g. a car (informal, formal) | perks, (extra) benefits | |
the feeling that your job is worth doing and fulfils you | job satisfaction | |
holiday entitlement | number of days tou have the right to take as holiday | |
increases/ rises | increments | |
reach a level where you cannot get further promotion, even if you deserve it | reach/hit a glass ceiling | |
przepracowany i niedoceniony finansowo | overworked and underpaid | |
to study intensively for a short time | to cram | |
exam papers from previous years | past papers | |
learning purely by repetition | rote learning | |
trics that help you remember sth | mnemonics | |
to spend the maximum time studying | to bury yourself in your books | |
to know sth complitely | to know the subject inside out | |
diagram that lays out ideas for the topic and how they are connected to one another | a mind map | |
first, rough version | first draft | |
using other people's work as if it was yours | plagiarism | |
date by which you must hand in your work | a deadline | |
evaluated and given a grade | assessed | |
handed in (formal) | submitted | |
comments from the teacher/ tutor | feedback | |
to ... reasearch (not "do") | carry out | |
academic ... (not "magazines") | journals | |
artykuły | papers/ articles | |
system where libraries exchange books/ journals with one another | inter-library loan | |
to leave the course before the end because one cannot cope | to drop out | |
the last exams before receiving a degree | finals | |
dyplom | diploma | |
moduły obowiązkowe | core modules | |
moduły do wyboru | elective modules | |
zapisać się na kurs | to enrol | |
zajęcia | tutorial | |
a piece of written work | an assignment | |
a collection of documents that represent a person's work | porfolio | |
having necessary qualities of fulfilling the necessary conditions | eligible | |
a special mark given to students who produce work of an excellent standard | a distinction | |
to delay until a later time | to defer | |
individual meetings with the teacher who is responsible for the student's dissertation | supervisions | |
courses held during the main teaching semesters | in-sessional | |
EAP | English for Academic Purposes | |
to become officially registered for the higher degree | to upgrade | |
to go where there are not many people | to escape the crowd | |
to go to places tourists don't normally go to | to wander off the beaten track | |
to live natural, rural style to life | to get back to nature | |
a choice which could be a very good one | a promising choice | |
crowds, in a negative sense | hordes | |
tourism industry | tourism sector | |
common collocation: looking for sth different/ unusual | seeking sth out of the ordinary | |
large amount of | wealth of | |
original and natural | virgin | |
plants and animals - a fixed phrase | flora and fauna | |
holidays that respect the environment | ecoturism | |
to relax, reduce your general level of stress | to unwind | |
to get back your energy | to recharge | |
a term for the wild, tree- or grass- covered areas of Africa or Australia | the bush | |
vehicles with driving power on all four wheels | 4x4 (four by four) | |
on the edge of the sea or of a river | waterfront | |
who knows what they want in terms of good quality | discerning | |
extremely beautiful | stunning | |
no other company can offer cheaper ones for the same service | unbeatable prices | |
it fills you with a sense of power and beauty of what you are looking at | awe-inspiring | |
3 rodzaje wędrówki (od najłatwiejsze/najkrótszej do najtrudniejszej/ najdłuższej) | ramble, hike, trek | |
niezrównany | unrivalled | |
in inland areas furthest away from the sea or from boarders with other countries | heartland | |
a world typically used in advertisements meaning "to enjoy" | to savour | |
dry | arid | |
tending to have a particular negative characteristics | prone to | |
period without rain | drought | |
area in the north with no trees and permanently frozen ground | tundra | |
plant life | vegetation | |
trees that are evergreen and produce cones | coniferous | |
szyszka | a cone | |
flat grasslands in Canada and nothern USA (similar to steppes in Asia or pampas in South Africa) | prairesgrain | |
fields planted with rice | paddy fields | |
type of grass cultivated to produce a grain | cereals | |
to take care of animals | to tend animals | |
producing goods in large numbers | manufacturing | |
in an important position | at the forefront | |
to produce | to generate | |
to be related to | to be descended from (descendant) | |
relatives from earlier times | ancestors | |
migranci | migrants | |
osiedlić się | to settle (down) | |
places where animals live and breed which are decreasing in size | shrinking habitats | |
gatunki zagrożone | endangered species | |
steady rise in average worlds tempratures | global warming | |
changes in the weather/ climate | climatic changes | |
carbon dioxide gas grom factories, cars, etc. | carbon dioxide emissions | |
coal, oil, etc. | fossil fuels | |
warming of the Earth's surface caused by pollution | greenhouse effect | |
formal: puts pressure on | exerts severe pressure on | |
limited resources | finite resources | |
balance of natural relationships in the environment | ecological balance | |
destruction/ clearing of forests | deforestation | |
forecasts about the population | demographic projections | |
the worst possibilities for the future | the worst case scenarios | |
perfectly clean/ untouched/ unspoilt areas | pristine environments | |
reputation for positive support of the environtment | green credentials | |
development of industry, etc. which does not threathen the environment or social and economic stabil | sustainable development | |
people who always make the most depressing or pessimistic forecast for the future | prophets of doom and gloom | |
carrying out conservation one bit at a time, with no overall plan | piecemeal conservation | |
wysiłek | effort | |
dojrzały | mature | |
przykładać się | to apply oneself | |
brać udział, not "to participate" | to contribute | |
szacunek | respect | |
pozbawiony entuzjazmu | half-hearted | |
bezczelny | insolent | |
rozproszony, nieskupiony | distracted | |
koncetrować się | to concentrate | |
brać udział, not "to contribute" | to participate | |