Study - school Flashcards
to learn something by heart
I quickly learned my library card number by heart.
you can say it from memory
a mature student - noun
[мечур]
a student who is older than average and who has usually returned to education after a period at work
masters degree - noun
a period of study which often follows the completion of a bachelors degree or is undertaken by someone regarded as capable of a higher-level academic course
to meet a deadline
We need to work quickly… in order to meet the deadlines.
to finish a job or task in the time allowed or agreed
to play truant
[труэнт]
He often played truant and he usually wrote his own absence notes
stay away from school without leave or explanation.
a single-sex school - noun
a school where only boys or girls attend (as opposed to a mixed-sex school)
to sit an exam
to take an exam
subject specialist - noun
a teacher who has a great deal of knowledge about the subject they teach.
tuition fees
[тюишен]
Students have to borrow £9,000 a year to pay their tuition fees.
the money paid for a course of study
do the course
I did (completed) a math course last year.
to do the work required to study and complete a course
sail through (something)
Rachel sailed through her finals and got A’s in everything.
to succeed very easily in something, especially a test
count towards something
The work that the students do during the year will count towards their final grade.
to be part of what is needed to complete or achieve something
cream something/someone off
[крим]
They had a plan to cream off the brightest kids and put them in separate schools.
to remove the best part of something or the best people in a group and use them for your own advantage
pore over something
[пуар]
She spends her evenings poring over textbooks.
to look at and study something, usually a book or document, carefully
bury yourself in something
[бери]
Since her marriage ended, she has buried herself in her work.
to give all your attention to something
