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ertheless in Poland most of teachers agree to speak En- ly sometimes give further information on the board while my
glish with Erasmus students, in France it’s like ‘speak French home institution professors use presentations very rarely and
or don’t speak’ because nobody wants to do the effort to use the board a lot to explain equations and give examples.
speak another language.Martin, France We also have to prepare a lot of homework in Germany and
present it on the board during exercises. There is also a diffe-
At my Polish university we have a lot more tests and labora- rence in the number of courses. In Germany I had a smaller
tories during the semester than at my home institution but amount of different courses but in general I had two lectures
there is less actual homework. Also at my home university and one exercise for each course while here I only have one
most teachers are professors while here are almost only do- lecture and exercise per course and some of the exercises are
ctors. They mainly use presentations for their lectures and on- only every second week. Marie-Louise, Germany
QUIZ BUZZWORDS
Buzzwords are fashionable words or phrases, which often originate in jargon. Choose the right defini-
tion for each buzzword. The correct answers are given at the bottom of the page. GOOD LUCK !
1. WONGA 6. FACEPALM
a. a fast loan, which is easy to obtain a. a person with many zits (acne) on their face
b. money b. a slang expression for someone who goes too often
c. debt to the solarium and is very suntanned
c. placing your hand flat across your face in order to show
2. SPLITSVILLE that you are frustrated or embarrassed about something
a. the end of a relationship
b. a road which splits a place in two making it difficult 7. VAPE
for pedestrians to move from one part to another a. a very attractive and seductive woman
c. a little, boring town where nothing ever happens b. to breathe into your lungs the vapour produced
by an electronic cigarette
3. ONESIE c. a young man wearing black leather clothes
a. a single person or someone who doesn’t like other
people’s company 8. BABYLAG
b. a one-piece item of clothing made of soft material a. the fear of having a baby and ruining your career,
and covering the arms, legs, feet and body, usually worn social life, etc.
for sleeping or relaxing b. missing a baby in your life and looking for a potential
c. a picture taken of yourself, very often with a smartpho- father/mother of your baby
ne with the intention of putting it on Facebook c. a feeling of being very tired because of the lack of sleep
caused by looking after a very young baby
4. JAZZED
a. very excited 9. FEMIVORE
b. confused and disoriented a. an elegant, sophisticated woman
c. drunk or stoned b. a man who hates women
c. a woman who looks after her home and family,
5. WAG and grows her own vegetables
a. an old, rusty car
b. to be nice to someone like a dog when it’s wagging 10. FURKID
its tail a. a pet that a single professional buys to see what
c. wives or girlfriends of famous footballers, especially it would be like to have a child one day
from one team b. an adjective meaning shy
c. a tailor who specializes in making fur coats
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Dominika Łęska,
BABACCBCCA Teacher of English at ClC
4 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | STYCZEŃ| LUTY 2014
glish with Erasmus students, in France it’s like ‘speak French home institution professors use presentations very rarely and
or don’t speak’ because nobody wants to do the effort to use the board a lot to explain equations and give examples.
speak another language.Martin, France We also have to prepare a lot of homework in Germany and
present it on the board during exercises. There is also a diffe-
At my Polish university we have a lot more tests and labora- rence in the number of courses. In Germany I had a smaller
tories during the semester than at my home institution but amount of different courses but in general I had two lectures
there is less actual homework. Also at my home university and one exercise for each course while here I only have one
most teachers are professors while here are almost only do- lecture and exercise per course and some of the exercises are
ctors. They mainly use presentations for their lectures and on- only every second week. Marie-Louise, Germany
QUIZ BUZZWORDS
Buzzwords are fashionable words or phrases, which often originate in jargon. Choose the right defini-
tion for each buzzword. The correct answers are given at the bottom of the page. GOOD LUCK !
1. WONGA 6. FACEPALM
a. a fast loan, which is easy to obtain a. a person with many zits (acne) on their face
b. money b. a slang expression for someone who goes too often
c. debt to the solarium and is very suntanned
c. placing your hand flat across your face in order to show
2. SPLITSVILLE that you are frustrated or embarrassed about something
a. the end of a relationship
b. a road which splits a place in two making it difficult 7. VAPE
for pedestrians to move from one part to another a. a very attractive and seductive woman
c. a little, boring town where nothing ever happens b. to breathe into your lungs the vapour produced
by an electronic cigarette
3. ONESIE c. a young man wearing black leather clothes
a. a single person or someone who doesn’t like other
people’s company 8. BABYLAG
b. a one-piece item of clothing made of soft material a. the fear of having a baby and ruining your career,
and covering the arms, legs, feet and body, usually worn social life, etc.
for sleeping or relaxing b. missing a baby in your life and looking for a potential
c. a picture taken of yourself, very often with a smartpho- father/mother of your baby
ne with the intention of putting it on Facebook c. a feeling of being very tired because of the lack of sleep
caused by looking after a very young baby
4. JAZZED
a. very excited 9. FEMIVORE
b. confused and disoriented a. an elegant, sophisticated woman
c. drunk or stoned b. a man who hates women
c. a woman who looks after her home and family,
5. WAG and grows her own vegetables
a. an old, rusty car
b. to be nice to someone like a dog when it’s wagging 10. FURKID
its tail a. a pet that a single professional buys to see what
c. wives or girlfriends of famous footballers, especially it would be like to have a child one day
from one team b. an adjective meaning shy
c. a tailor who specializes in making fur coats
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Dominika Łęska,
BABACCBCCA Teacher of English at ClC
4 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | STYCZEŃ| LUTY 2014
