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Study and learning vocabulary

Study and learning vocabulary. Aims: to learn some useful vocabulary used to talk about studying and learning. Education – Key words. Here are some words that are used to describe the different types of education in Britain. Exams and qualifications. You take / do an exam .

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Study and learning vocabulary

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  1. Study and learning vocabulary Aims: to learn some useful vocabulary used to talk about studying and learning

  2. Education – Key words • Here are some words that are used to describe the different types of education in Britain.

  3. Exams and qualifications • You take / do an exam. • You pass / do well in an exam. • You fail / do badly in an exam. • Before an exam it’s a good idea to revise for it. • You can skip / miss the classes / lectures or you can attend (pohadjati) them. • Some schools give pupils tests every week or month to see if they are making progress. • The school-leaving exams are held in June. • If you pass university exams you graduateand you are a graduate.

  4. Asking somebody about their educational system • What age do children start school at? • What’s the school-leaving age? • Are there evening classes for adults? • Do you have state and private universities? • Do students get grants for further education?

  5. Be careful! Physics, mathematics, economics are singular nouns, so you say: Physics is the hardest subject for me. You say English teacher, history teacher, geography teacher….

  6. Correct the mis-collocations in these sentences. • I can’t come out. I’m studying. I’m passing an exam tomorrow. • Congratulations! I hear you’ve succeeded your exam. • She’s a professor in a primary school. • He gave an interesting 45-minute conference on Goethe.

  7. Correct the mis-collocations in these sentences. - answers • I can’t come out. I’m studying. I’m taking an exam tomorrow. • Congratulations! I hear you’ve passed your exam. • She’s a teacher in a primary school. • He gave an interesting 45-minute lecture on Goethe.

  8. Handout 29: Study and learning 29.2 Complete these questions. • What homework do we have to do tonight? • In which month do students usually take/sit their final exams in your country? • Who do we have to hand our essays in to? • Who is giving today’s lecture on Shakespeare? • What do we need to do if we want to withdraw from the course? • In which room is the translation class going to be held? • Have you done the first draft of your essay yet? • Do you prefer exams or continuous assessment? • Do you always go to all your lectures? • Does the college provide/give/offer training in computer skills?

  9. 29.3 Choose the correct collocation. • passed • give • recognises • attend • complete • send • leave • keep

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