1/ Cramming for success: study and academic work Flashcards
sufficient
Rote-learning is not sufficient for most subjects.
rote-learning
One of the traditional techniques is rote-learning, which is learning purely by repetition.
mnemonics
It is also possible to use mnemonics, which means using tricks to help you remember easier.
know something inside out
The best idea is to bury yourself in your books and study intensively until you know the subject inside out.
His PhD ……………………… was 90,000 words long and was on the history of US place names.
thesis
Little Martha did her first …………………… in school today. It was called ‘My family’.
composition
We have to hand in an essay at the end of the course. It can consist of up to five different pieces of work.
portfolio
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.
essay
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.
assignment
I think I’ll do a study of people’s personal banking habits for my MSc ………….. It has to be about 12,000 words.
dissertation
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.
portfolio
What do we call the first attempt at writing something, e.g. an essay?
draft
What do we call the first attempt at writing something, e.g. an essay?
draft
what word means “using someone else’s ideas as if they were yours” ?
plagiarism
What is more formal word for “to hand in” ?
submit
