
- •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 receive/get/have a degree col = the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course
To experience/face a problem col
To manage your studies col
To avoid pitfalls col
to enroll ON/IN a course col/prep
to register FOR a course col/prep
to do/take a course IN smth col/prep
to go on a management training course col
to complete a course col
to develop/gain study skills col
to give smb training IN smth col/prep
to structure an essay/report col
to attend/go to/turn up for/listen to lectures col/prep
to miss/skip lectures col
to make/take notes col
[to make/draw] a mind map term/col
to impose/set a deadline col
to extend a deadline col For example, when a student asks me to extend a deadline or give extra credit, I say: “In the interest of fairness, I can't make an exception for one person…”
to meet a deadline col
to miss a deadline col
to submit / hand in your essay col
to give smb feedback ABOUT/ON smth col/prep
to get/have/receive feedback ABOUT/ON smth col/prep
positive/negative/useful/valuable feedback ABOUT/ON smth FROM smb col/prep
to do / give assessment col/wf
to give advice ON/ABOUT smth prep
to give/pass on (good/handy/helpful) tips ON smth/FOR smb col/prep
to scribble notes col = to write something quickly and carelessly, especially because you do not have much time
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 get a good/poor mark IN English col
to give somebody a high/low mark col
What’s the pass mark (= the mark you need in order to pass)? Col
to revise FOR an exam col/prep
to cram FOR an exam SYN swot col/prep = to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam
to do well at university col
To match/meet smb’s expectations col
to set yourself learning objectives col
to achieve/meet/reach an objective/goal col
to set yourself learning targets col
achievable/attainable/realistic target col
to manage your time col
to get yourself organized col
to have good organizational skills
to learn key life skills col
to evaluate information col
Competitive spirit wf/col
to seek short cuts = a way of doing something that is quicker than the usual way
to recruit graduates col
to play a role IN smth col
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 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
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.
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 give/lend support col
to make a career change col
to identify gaps IN smth (your knowledge) prep/col
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.
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
to make (a satisfactory) transition (into the world of work) col
a healthy growth IN smth col/prep/wf
intense competition FOR smth col/prep/wf
to compete – competitor – competition – competitive
job search col
to apply FOR a job prep/col
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tutor |
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hand |
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truant |
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to cheat |
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to expel |
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to revise |
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to mark |
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to compete |
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memory |
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to organize |
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intelligent |
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success |
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to select |
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to attend |
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to contribute |
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serious |
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to inspire |
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to graduate |
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to recruit |
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mature |
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aware |
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to choose |
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person |
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to combine |
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access |
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academic |
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accurate |
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partial |
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to assist |
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regular |
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to know |
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to develop |
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to employ |
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to transit |
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to grow |
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to compete |
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to apply |
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