New English File-Intermediate - 4 A. Definitions

head teacher

The 'boss' of a school (директор школы)

graduate

a person who has finished university and has a degree (e.g. in economics) (выпускник университета, оканчивать (высшее учебное заведение))

rebel

a person who resists authority, control, or tradition (бунтарь)

revise

to go over carefully in order to correct or improve (перечитывать, повторять)

professor

A teacher of the highest level in a university (профессор)

private school

A non-government school where you have to pay (частная школа)

student

A person who studing at college or university (студент)

secondary school

A school for older, e.g. 11-18 (средняя школа)

nursery school

A school for very young children e.g. 1-4 (детский сад)

primary school

A school for young children, e.g. 4-11 (начальная школа)

boarding school

A school where pupils live, eat, sleep and study (школа-интернат)

religious school

A school where the teachers are often priests or nuns (религиозная школа)

pupil

A child who is at school (ученик)

high school

A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 (старшие классы средней школы)

state school

A school paid for by the government which gives free education (государственная школа)

principal

The 'boss' of a school (директор школы)

timetable

a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place (расписание)