(1) Cramming for success: study and academic work Flashcards
cram (-s, -med, -med)
- meter, atiborrar, embutir
ex: I crammed all my things into a case - estudiar, memorizar (mucho en poco tiempo)
ex: She’s cramming for her history exam
genius, -es
[an exceptionally clever person]
genio
ex: Einstein was a (mathematical) genius
do some revision
hacer alguna revisión/repaso
rote-learning
[learn something by rote; learn sth off by heart; memorise]
memorización
mnemonic, -s
ayuda nemotécnica
bury yourself in sth (-ies, -ied, ied)
[spend the maximum time in sth; to give all your attention to something]
concentrarse/enfocarse/sumergirse/poner toda la atención/enfrascarse en algo
ex: Since her marriage ended, she has buried herself in her work.
know sth inside out
know something back to front
[to know everything about a subject]
saber todo sobre un tema, conocer un tema completamente, conocer un tema como la palma de la mano
ex: He knows the system inside out
mind map
[spidergram]
mapa mental
ex: Use spidergrams to organize your English vocabulary into different subjects
first draft
primera versión (de algo)
write sth up
[to write something in a complete or final form using notes that you have made]
escribir algo en una forma completa o final usando notas que ha hecho
ex: Have you written up that report yet?
plagiarism
[the process or practice of using another person’s ideas or work and pretending that it is your own]
plagio
ex: The university decided to fire a professor for committing plagiarism and falsifying data
plagiarize/plagiarise (-s, -ed, -ed)
plagiar
ex: If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has plagiarized
acknowledge (-s, -ed, -ed)
[to accept, admit, or recognize something]
[to confirm sth]
Comments:
* acknowledge + v-ing
*acknowledge + that
*acknowledge + obj + infinitiv
(1) aceptar/admitir/reconocer algo
(2) confirmar, acusar recibo de
Ex:
She acknowledged having been at fault
She is usually acknowledged to be one of our best artist
Please acknowledge receipt of this lette
deadline, -s
[a time or day by which something must be done]
syn: target date
plazo, fecha límite
Ex:
We’re working to a tight deadline
submit (-s, -ted, -ted)
[give, provide, offer, hand in]
(1) presentar
(2) sugerir, sostener
(3) someterse, rendirse, acceder (ante algo/alguien con mas poder)
Ex:
(1) You must submit your application before 1 January.
(2) In conclusion, I submit that the proposal will not work without some major changes.
(3) She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules
assess (-es, -ed, -ed)
**assess that/whether
**assess sb on sth
**assess sth at sth
(1) evaluar [student/performance/potential/results]
(2) calcular, tasar [value/amount]
Examples:
**We need to assess whether the project is worth doing
**You will be assessed on your ability to take decisions quickly
**The cost of repairs to the equipment was assessed at £2,000
carry out sth. (-ies, -ied, -ied)
[to perform or complete a job or activity; to fulfill]
hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo, completar
get hold of sth | get ahold of sth
[to obtain, to get, to acquire sth]
(1) obtener algo
Where can I get hold of today’s newspaper?
(2) entender algo
This is a very difficult concept to get hold of.
drop out (-s, -ped, -ped)
[to not do something you were planning to do, or to stop doing something before you have finished]
abandonar, retirarse de algo
Examples:
He dropped out at the last moment
He dropped out of school when he was 16
