seatwork

/ˈsitwɜɹk/ noun

The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.

Word Origin Seatwork is a compound of seat and work — literally, work done in one's seat. Seat comes from the PIE root *sed- 'to sit', which also gives us sit, set, settle, and sedentary. Work comes from *werg- 'to do', giving us worker, workshop, and homework. So seatwork is the kind of assignment you do at your desk.

noun The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime. countable

The teacher assigned thirty minutes of seatwork after the lesson.

(名词) 课堂作业

老师在课后布置了三十分钟的课堂作业。

(sustantivo) El trabajo escolar realizado por los estudiantes sentados en sus escritorios durante el horario de clases.

La maestra asignó treinta minutos de trabajo en el escritorio después de la lección.

(nom) travail en classe; travail individuel en classe; travail sur table [Travail scolaire effectué par les élèves assis à leur place en classe.]

Le professeur a donné trente minutes de seatwork après la leçon.

(Substantiv) Stillarbeit; Einzelarbeit [Schulische Aufgaben, die Schüler während des Unterrichts an ihren Plätzen bearbeiten, oft zur Vertiefung des Gelernten.]

Die Lehrerin gab nach der Stunde 30 Minuten **seatwork** auf.

(名詞) 授業中に生徒が机に座って行う学業。座席学習。

教師は授業の後、30分間のseatwork(座席学習)を課題として出した。

(substantivo) trabalho de classe; atividade de sala de aula [Trabalho escolar realizado pelos alunos sentados em suas carteiras durante o horário de aula.]

A professora atribuiu trinta minutos de atividade em sala após a aula.

Word parts: seat + work

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