Thread: School Vocabulary

Are these reasonable translations?
Перейдите на страницу двадцать один и прочитайте первый абзац.
(Turn to page twenty-one and read the first paragraph.)



Ваше эссе будет в пятницу. (Your essay will be due on Friday.)



Просроченная книга (overdue book)



предельный срок, крайний срок - deadline



Выстроить тихо в дверь. (Line up quietly at the door.)



Сегодня вечером не будет домашнего задания.

(Tonight there will be no homework assignment.)



В пятницу состоится викторина.

Там будет викторина в пятницу.

(There will be a quiz on Friday.)

Originally Posted by bobert

Перейдите на страницу двадцать один и прочитайте первый абзац.
(Turn to page twenty-one and read the first paragraph.)

OK.
You can also say «Откройте страницу 21…».

Originally Posted by bobert

Ваше эссе будет в пятницу. (Your essay will be due on Friday.)

«Вы должны сдать рефераты (or, maybe, сочинения) к пятнице».

I don’t know what an essay is like. In our Russian school we didn’t use the word эссе.
Сочинение is when you are supposed to write your own thoughts about something (usually, a work of literature).
Реферат is when you are supposed to make a library research, find some sources on the topic and write a brief summary.

Originally Posted by bobert

Просроченная книга (overdue book)

OK.

Originally Posted by bobert

предельный срок, крайний срок - deadline

OK.

Originally Posted by bobert

Выстроить тихо в дверь. (Line up quietly at the door.)

«Тихо выстроиться у двери» or «Тихо встать в очередь перед дверью».

Originally Posted by bobert

Сегодня вечером не будет домашнего задания.
(Tonight there will be no homework assignment.)

«Сегодня не будет домашнего задания» or «На следующее занятие дамашнего задания не будет».
Вечером sounds weird here.

Originally Posted by bobert

В пятницу состоится викторина.
Там будет викторина в пятницу.
(There will be a quiz on Friday.)

«В пятницу состоится тест» or «В пятницу будет проверочная работа».

Викторина is a kind of game, something extracurricular and entertaining. Not a kind of things students are given grades for.

Originally Posted by Soft sign

I don’t know what an essay is like. In our Russian school we didn’t use the word эссе.
Сочинение is when you are supposed to write your own thoughts about something (usually, a work of literature).
Реферат is when you are supposed to make a library research, find some sources on the topic and write a brief summary.

An essay is a short piece of writing on a specific topic. Common topics which might be assigned in a public school setting include "Should Homework Be Abolished?" "Why Should You Brush Your Teeth," "What Is Your Favorite Place To Go On Vacation," "What Can We Do To Save Water/Energy," etc. Usually essays are one to three pages in length. Students simply make a thesis statement (usually state an opinion) and then defend that opinion by providing evidence or coherent reasons why the opinion is valid. It sounds like Сочинение captures the basic idea of essay.

In fact... https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%8...BD%D0%B8%D0%B5

Thanks!