In the library

Let me try to describe this scene in a university library. A girl with long hair is pouring over¹ a map. Next to her a boy is skimming through² some books, looking for some information on wind energy for his thesis. At the same table is a girl with short hair, who has buries herself in³ a journal. Next to her a boy is checking off⁴ names on a list – he’s crossed off⁵ one of them. There is a busy and studious atmosphere in his library and I hope this has come across⁶ in my description

1	studying carefully	4	writing something to each item on a list in order to make sure that everything or everyone on it is correct, present, or has been dealt with
2	reading quickly without studying the details	5	removed a word (e.g. name) from a list by drawing a line through it
3	given all her attention to	6	been expressed clearly enough for the reader to understand it

b) Match each sentence on the left with sentence which follows logically on the right:

1) He took three weeks off in the middle of term.	a) He buckled down to his studies.
2) He didn’t read the book thoroughly.	b) He got through all his exams.
3) He searched the manuscript carefully.	c) He was marked down.
4) He decided he had wasted far too much time.	d) He just skimmed through it.
5) He was very successful at college.	e) He felt behind with his work.
6) He didn’t keep to the set topic for his essay.	f) He pored over it for hours.

c) Complete these sentences using the correct particles:

1. It cost Rick and Nina a huge amount of money to put three children … college.

2. Vlad sailed … all his exams a t school but found things much harder at university and only scraped … his final accountancy exams.

3. I’m afraid you’ll have to cross my name … the list for the trip next Saturday.

4. The college basketball team always seems to cream … the best athletes and other sports suffer as a result.

5. She was so brilliant, she left all the students … .

6. the end-of-semester marks in each ear all count … your final degree.

7. I like Professor Watson’s lectures; they’re so clear. His ideas don’t come … nearly as well in his books.

8. He was on the borderline between pass and fail, but his poor attendance on the cource counted … him and they failed him in the end.

d) Rewrite each sentence using a phrasal verb based on the word in brackets:

1. As each person arrived she asked their name and put a tick on her list. (check)

2. She picked up her favourite novel and became completely absorbed in it. (bury)

3. He decided to take economics as the main subject for his degree. (major)

4. His tutor transferred him to a higher class. (move)

5. What sort of grades do you need to be given a university place in your country? (get)

6. I applied to Oxford University but I wasn’t accepted. (get)