- •To pay your way through college idiom
- •To bury yourself in smth phr
- •To give up your life for study phr/prep
- •To cut smb off from civilization idiom
- •To keep you on track
- •To set aside enough time to do smth phr
- •To follow a recipe for success col
- •(To require) a good attendance record term/wf from ‘attend’
- •To steal the thoughts of others syn to plagiarize
- •Inspirational (ideas) wf
- •To understand the key concepts
- •To cut smb off from civilization idiom
- •To learn smth by rote idiom
- •To make sure idiom
- •To bury yourself in smth phr
- •To give up your life for study phr/prep
- •An important factor in smth (success) prep
- •To experience/face a problem col
- •To manage your studies col
- •To avoid pitfalls col
- •To match/meet smb’s expectations col
- •Competitive spirit wf/col
to do well at university col
discipline = the ability to control your behaviour or the way you live, work, etc
competitive spirit wf/col
organizational skills wf
perseverance wf from ‘persevere’ = the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties: Excellent marks are a result of hard work and perseverance.
intelligence wf from ‘intelligent’
morale = the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
to give up your life for study phr/prep
to cut smb off from civilization idiom
to be/become a social outcast idiom = a person who is not accepted by other people and who sometimes has to leave their home and friends
to immerse yourself/smb in smth prep = to become or make somebody completely involved in something
to take smth seriously idiom = to think that somebody/something is important and deserves your attention and respect: Headaches in young children should always be taken seriously.
To do your best idiom = try as hard as you can
to strike the right balance between smth and smth col = to achieve a good balance: We’re trying to strike a balance between fun and learning.
can’t be bothered (to do smth) used to say that you do not want to spend time and/or energy doing something: All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message.
an important factor IN smth (success) prep
to match smb’s expectations col
to have a feel FOR smth idiom = to have an understanding of something or be naturally good at doing it
to impress smb WITH smth (your ideas) prep
to upset smb BY smth prep
a groundbreaking piece of research
to cope WITH long lists of required reading prep
to be selective ABOUT/IN smth prep
to discard smth (subject areas) = to get rid of something that you no longer want or need
to seek short cuts = a way of doing something that is quicker than the usual way
to flick/flip through phr = to turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything
to compile notes col
to condense notes INTO smth/condensed notes = to put something such as a piece of writing into fewer words; to put a lot of information into a small space: The article was condensed into just two pages.
to rely ON your memory prep
to be ON loan (from the university library) prep = if something is on loan, somebody is borrowing it: The book is already out on loan.
To follow a recipe for success col
(To require) a good attendance record term/wf from ‘attend’
at the expense of smb/smth idiom = with loss or damage to somebody/something: an education system that benefits bright children at the expense of those who are slower to learn
(to develop/design/plan) a syllabus term = a list of the topics, books, etc. that students should study in a particular subject at school or college
curriculum term = the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc: Spanish is ON/IN the curriculum
(essay) marker/grader term = a person who marks/grades students' work or exam papers
academic term = a person who teaches and/or does research at a university or college
To steal the thoughts of others syn to plagiarize
(key) contribution TO smth prep/wf from ‘contribute’ = an item that forms part of a book, magazine, broadcast, discussion, etc: an important contribution to the debate
to pull down monuments idiom =
Inspirational (ideas) wf
iconoclastic (ideas) = criticizing popular beliefs or established customs and ideas
To understand the key concepts
to rake over familiar ground idiom = to examine something that happened in the past in great detail and keep talking about it, when it should be forgotten
to be spontaneous wf from ‘spontaneity’
open-minded
Graduate careers: bridging the gap between graduates and employers
to bridge/to narrow the gap between A and B idiom = to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people
career guidance term
careers adviser term
career coach term = someone whose job is to give advice on changing or improving their careers
guidance counselor = a person who works in a school and is responsible for giving students advice about classes and helping them with personal problems
graduate recruitment
to recruit graduates col
to play a role IN smth col
well-educated
mature
to be unprepared wf
to be uninformed wf
to lack self-awareness = knowledge and understanding of your own character: Counselling can help to achieve greater self-awareness.
to be ambivalent TO/TOWARDS smth prep = feeling two different things about smth at the same time, e.g. that you like them and dislike them
to go about smth phr = to start working on something: How should I go about finding a job?
to communicate your ideas TO smb col/prep = to make your ideas, feelings, thoughts, etc. known to other people so that they understand them
to struggle to do smth = to try very hard to do something when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems
to take time to do smth col = to need or require a particular amount of time
to make a (personal) choice col/wf from ‘choose’
to take (personal) responsibility FOR smth col/prep
the state of play idiom = the stage that has been reached in a process, etc. which has not yet been completed: This book looks at the current state of play in education and training in Europe and asks what policies are necessary to ensure Europe can meet future labour demands.
to have (high) expectations) OF smth/smb col/prep = a strong belief about the way something should happen or how somebody should behave: Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children.
a combination OF smth (skills, etc) wf from ‘to combine’
to understand the world of work
bright student | academically able |
to have/gain/get access TO smth col/prep = the opportunity or right to use something or to see somebody/something: Students must have access TO good resources.
accurate information col/wf from ‘accuracy’
impartial advice col = not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument
to be on hand to do smth idiom =
to hold smb’t hand idiom
to give/lend support col
to need assistance wf from ‘to assist’
to bear smth in mind idiom
to start your working life IN A CAREER
to make a career change col
an end in itself idiom = a thing that is itself important and not just a part of something more important: The MBA is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. | The degree is like a vessel, built to hold all of the skills and experiences that you accumulate over time. | A college degree is not an end in itself. It is but one milestone in a lifelong learning process.
to view smth AS smth prep = to think about somebody/something in a particular way
to maximize the benefits of smth wf
a crash course term = a course of study in which you are taught a lot about a subject in a short time
extra-curricular activities term = not part of the usual course of work or studies at a school or college: She’s involved in many extra-curricular activities.
to (regularly) reflect ON smth prep = o think carefully and deeply about something
to call ON smth (in the future) phr = to use something, especially a quality that you have, in order to achieve something: These projects allow students to call on the skills they have developed and put them to use on a large independent project.
to identify gaps IN smth (your knowledge) prep/col
to introduce personal development plan into
to embed … skills IN the higher education prep
to raise someone’s profile OR the profile of smth col = to increase the attention they get: The overall aim over our work is to raise the profile of higher education research and scholarship and extend its range and creativity. | In order to raise the profile of gifted and talented learning in the classroom teachers have been encouraged to increase the range of thinking skills and questioning wherever the opportunity is presented.
employability (skills) wf = having the skills and qualifications that will make somebody want to employ you: training schemes that aim to make young people more employable. | Computer skills make you far more employable.
to employ – employer – employee – (un)employment – employable – employability
to sell the importance of smth col?
do something till you are blue in the face (informal) to try to do something as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success: You can argue till you're blue in the face, but you won't change my mind.
a marked shift IN smth col/prep
a pace of change col = the speed at which smth happens: It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
frightening/fast/rapid pace of change
transition FROM … TO … prep
to make (a satisfactory) transition (into the world of work) col
a healthy growth IN smth col/prep/wf
a graduate vacancy term/wf from ‘vacant’
intense competition FOR smth col/prep/wf
to compete – competitor – competition – competitive
stringent recruitment process
job search
to apply FOR a job prep/col
The purpose of a lecture is probably to stimulate students to do work by themselves. The end result of a course must be to try and make a student autonomous, happy to find things out for themselves, not being given things to accept uncritically. Learners need to know that’s the aim of their course of academic study – that they’ll become individual and independent learners. So a lecturer will aim to present just part of a topic and stimulate the student to want to find out more. May be there's a good reason – may be a written assignment on that topic. So that's another reason for paying attention. But it can only happen if you know what to pay attention to – you can’t pay attention to everything all at same time.
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