1/ Cramming for success: study and academic work Flashcards

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sufficient

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Rote-learning is not sufficient for most subjects.

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rote-learning

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One of the traditional techniques is rote-learning, which is learning purely by repetition.

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mnemonics

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It is also possible to use mnemonics, which means using tricks to help you remember easier.

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know something inside out

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The best idea is to bury yourself in your books and study intensively until you know the subject inside out.

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His PhD ……………………… was 90,000 words long and was on the history of US place names.

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thesis

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Little Martha did her first …………………… in school today. It was called ‘My family’.

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composition

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We have to hand in an essay at the end of the course. It can consist of up to five different pieces of work.

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portfolio

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The teacher gave us the title of this week’s…………today. We have to write 1,000 words on the topic of “If I ruled the world” and hand it in the next Monday.

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essay

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At the end of this course, you have to do a 5,000-word …………………. which will be assessed, and the grade will contribute to your final degree.

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assignment

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I think I’ll do a study of people’s personal banking habits for my MSc ………….. It has to be about 12,000 words.

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dissertation

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I’ve chosen to do the ……………. instead of the two exams, because I like to do one single piece of work where I can research something that interests me personally.

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portfolio

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What do we call the first attempt at writing something, e.g. an essay?

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draft

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What do we call the first attempt at writing something, e.g. an essay?

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draft

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what word means “using someone else’s ideas as if they were yours” ?

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plagiarism

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What is more formal word for “to hand in” ?

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submit

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what is more formal word for “to mark” ?

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assess

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what is a more formal way of saying “do research” ?

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carry out