Student life (17) Flashcards by Pablo Álvarez Baeza

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remarkable

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mental agility

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niño prodigio

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gifted child

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ganar una beca

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win a scholarship

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a student who always gets very good marks

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straight-A student

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asegurarse un puesto

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secure a place at “x” University

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formal and increasingly old-fashioned do or study

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to read a career (to read English Literautre)

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Asignaturas troncales

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core subjects

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specific books which students must study

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set texts

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Her professor were all _ _

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distinguished scholars/ lead authority

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licenciado en la universidad

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graduated from university

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educación básica

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formal education

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apuntarse a

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sign up for/enrolled on… course.

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cumplir los requisitos de entrada

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to meet the entry requirements (for university entrance)

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students who are older than average

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mature students

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improvement

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marked

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attention

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wanders (in class)

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a natural talent

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for sth

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to achieve

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full marks (in the last term)

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room

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for improvement

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learn

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by heart

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thirst

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for knowledge/power

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quick

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learner

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concentration/voice

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waver (in class)

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demonstrate

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an ability

wider

world

show

considerable initiative

a project

on sth (energy)

proven

ability/work record

play

truant

You attend school to _ _

acquire knowledge

to devise

an excuse for not having done his homework)

What are, for example, Harvard, the Sorbonne and Cambridge University?

prestigious seats of learning

syn students

pupils

principal of a school

headteacher