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For example, on the topic of "ancient Egyptian culture", "the life of Alexander the Great", "reasons of the Second World War" or something else. That is, the student looks for the information (writes it down if the teacher asked him to do it in written form). Then, the next history lesson, he tells the class what he has prepared.

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I mean a personal assignment for some student besides his usual homework which is given to all class. And that student must tell his personal assignment to all other students in his class at the next lesson.

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  • In my schooldays, if a history teacher asked me to 'prepare' (just that) for the next lesson, they meant that I should read the relevant chapter or section of the text-book, and thus be prepared for the lesson. You didn't have to tell the class, but you could get into trouble (or look ridiculous) if you were revealed to be ignorant during the lesson.
    – Michael Harvey
    Commented May 27 at 13:06
  • This isn’t a question about English so much as a question about the behavior of teachers. Some ask for [written] reports, others for [oral] presentations. Still others ask for intricate, finely crafted scale models.
    – Paul Tanenbaum
    Commented May 27 at 13:10
  • @MichaelHarvey I tried to explain it in more detail. Take a look at my update please. Did the question become clearer now?
    – Loviii
    Commented May 27 at 17:22
  • In English, we generally write assignments, presentations, papers or essays. Not "prepare them".
    – Lambie
    Commented May 27 at 20:48

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Depends on what the teacher wants. If she wants a written report, then "report". If she wants the student to make a presentation to the class then "presentation". She might also ask for "notes" or "an essay", or "a mindmap" or "a poster" or any other way of presenting learning.

There is also a range of dialect differences. US universities talk about "term papers", but in the UK, a "paper" normally presents original research, not an assigned task.

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  • You wrote: "If she wants a written report, then "report". If she wants the student to make a presentation to the class then "presentation"." But then what's the difference between the report and the presentation in the given context? Thanks.
    – Loviii
    Commented May 27 at 14:42
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    reports contain information about something (it might be spoken or written), but are necessarily presented. A presentation would (usually) involve some sort of slideshow.
    – James K
    Commented May 27 at 14:59
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    a term paper or paper is supposed to be original.
    – Lambie
    Commented May 27 at 20:48
  • I thought a term paper is an assigned task.
    – James K
    Commented May 27 at 21:13
  • A term paper can present the student-author's take on a topic of their own choosing and would be "original" in that sense, although not in the sense "self-initiated". A term paper can also be a survey of existing research.
    – TimR
    Commented May 28 at 12:00

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