to damage smth.
to deliver, the delivery date, to deliver in (August), payment on delivery
to found/ launch/ run a company
to give away, free give-aways
to go bankrupt
to launch/ introduce a product
to make a decision
to make up for smth.
to make/lose money
to negotiate/ sign a contract, to negotiate with / about, a successful negotiation, the failure of the negotiation, the negotiation details
to offer, an offer, to offer some points to the other side
to order, to place an order, mail order
to pay, to pay earlier, to get the goods to smb. earlier, to pay after … days, payment
to set up a shop/ a foundation
to state a position
to value smb.
unethical
apparently
whether
acceptable
advances in communication/ technology, most advanced, to create an advanced technology, medical advances
aerodynamics
appeal, visual appeal, It would appeal to…
award, to win an award
car, a solar car, an electric car
concern, to raise concerns about, to concern smth.
consumerism, to creat mass consumerism
domestic appliances
drawing
efficiency
energy saving/ energy efficiency
engineer, to engineer, engineering
entry form
ergonomics, ergonomic
frame
handle, to handle
innovative, an innovative product, to innovate, innovator, innovation
item, an item of clothing, a household item
materials: foil, steel, plastic, wood, paper, leather, canvas, aluminium; raw materials,
modernity
needs, the needs of the user, to fulfil a (user’s) need
optimism
product, product durability, short-lived products
recycling, to recycle paper
reliability
restrictions on, to restrict
simplification
solution to a problem
streamlining
successful, to be commercially successful, to be successful in the market place
throwaway
to attend an exhibition
to be open to smb.,
to bet (on), to bet that…
to bound to
to come up with some ideas
to design, well-designed, (ergonomic) design, to sketch a design, a design competition, to re-design
to develop, developer, development, product development, research and development (R&D)
to gain market share
to go out of business
to harm smb.’s health
to have misconceptions about smth.
to influence smth., to have a great influence on,
to invent, an inventor, an invention, inventive
to meet the regulations
to produce a prototype
to repair
to retain, retention
to revolutionise
to wind up, a wind-up radio
value, to add value to people’s lives, to offer good value, it’s excellent value for money
1. Дизайнеры, в отличие от художников, не могут просто следовать своим творческим чувствам. Они работают в коммерческой среде, а это означает, что им приходится принимать во внимание также и экономические показатели, как например, соотношение цены и качества, спроса и предложения.
2. Хороший дизайн любого продукта должен прежде всего удовлетворять потребностям потребителя.
3. В 60-х годах прошлого столетия появилось много инновационных проектов в оформлении интерьера.
4. Какое элегантное и стильное платье! – Спасибо, это из последней коллекции итальянского дизайнера. Мне очень нравится одежда ручной работы.
5.Чем отличаются эти две модели фотоаппарата? – Они очень схожи по своим техническим характеристикам, только модель фирмы Nokia немного дороже, поскольку здесь есть оптический видоискатель, что очень необходимо при съемке в темное время суток.
“The essence of style is a simple way of saying something complex.”
Giorgio Armani
“I don't design clothes, I design dreams.”
Ralph Lauren
“To whom does design address itself: to the greatest number, to the specialist of an enlightened matter, to a privileged social class? Design addresses itself to the need.”
Charles Eames
“Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it”.
Miguel de Cervantes
“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.”
Louis Nizer
“Colour does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it.”
Author Unknown
academic, academic achievement, an academic year, academic research
assignment, to do an assignment
bullying, “dog eat dog”
campus, a spacious campus
career adviser
cheating
course, to attend a course, to take a course, correspondence courses
curriculum, a favourite subject on the curriculum
dead end, a dead-end job
degree, to get a degree, to do a degree, to study for degrees, an honorary degree, to fail smb.’s degree
department
education, education issues, compulsory education (starts/ finishes), private education, lifelong education, to follow adult education, continuing education, an educationalist
exams, to revise for an exam, to pass/ fail an exam, to take/ retake an exam
facilities, to enjoy excellent facilities, sports facilities
free
fringe benefits: life insurance, a retirement plan
hall of residence
institution
learning, e-learning, distance learning, lifelong learning,
lecture, to give lectures, a lecture room, a handout to support a lecture, a visual aid
library, a well-stocked library
lifestyle
living costs
pace, to develop at smb.’s own pace, a heart pacemaker
plagiarism
progress, to monitor progress, to make progress, a progress report
prospectus, brochure,
school, (to start) primary/ elementary school, to leave secondary school, to go to school, to attend state schools, mixed-sex schools, single-sex schools, to stay away from school without permission, schooling, home schooling
self-teaching, self-correction
seminar, to attend a seminar
state-of-the-art
subject
test
thesis
timetable
topic, to cover a topic,
truancy, to play truant from classes, (poor) attendance
tutor, a tutorial, e-tutor
university fee
vacation
to accept a position
to afford smth.
to cater for
to contribute to smth., smb.’s contribution to society
to criticise
to do homework/ coursework
to do one’s best
to do research
to do smth on time
to encourage smth., to encourage smb. to do smth.,
to face problems
to get a good mark, to receive low grades
to get a place at university, to go to college, to enter a university
to graduate, a university graduate, postgraduate programme, non-graduate
to hand in an essay
to look through the text, to scim, skimming, to scan, scanning
to make mistakes
to observe, observation,
to provide with
to question the value of smth.
to study
to take out a loan, to get heavily into debt
to waste time, a waste of time
virtually
well-equipped
1. Она поступила в университет прошлым летом и закончит его только через четыре года.
2. Лучше не пропускать занятия, а то можно быстро отстать от группы. Хорошо известно, что нагонять всегда сложнее.
3. Все студенты в группе получили зачёт по философии. Это было серьёзное испытание.
4. Расписание составляется таким образом, чтобы лекции чередовались с практическими занятиями.
5. Староста нашей группы получила стипендию от Британского Совета. Она будет учиться в Лондонском университете и одновременно писать дипломную работу.
6. Не думаю, что, готовясь к экзаменам, имеет смысл всю ночь не ложиться спать. Эффект от такой подготовки может быть обратный.
7. Проверяя контрольные работы, преподаватель отмечает ошибки на полях.
8. В эту сессию будет один письменный и два устных зачёта, а также четыре экзамена.
9. В начале года в деканате всем первокурсникам выдали студенческие билеты и зачётные книжки.
10. В обучении ему не нужно прикладывать никаких усилий — он всё хватает на лету.