(1) Cramming for success: study and academic work

Question 1

cram (-s, -med, -med)

Answer 1

1. meter, atiborrar, embutir
   ex: I crammed all my things into a case
2. estudiar, memorizar (mucho en poco tiempo)
   ex: She’s cramming for her history exam

Question 2

genius, -es
[an exceptionally clever person]

Answer 2

genio

ex: Einstein was a (mathematical) genius

Question 3

do some revision

Answer 3

hacer alguna revisión/repaso

Question 4

rote-learning
[learn something by rote; learn sth off by heart; memorise]

Answer 4

memorización

Question 5

mnemonic, -s

Answer 5

ayuda nemotécnica

Question 6

bury yourself in sth (-ies, -ied, ied)
[spend the maximum time in sth; to give all your attention to something]

Answer 6

concentrarse/enfocarse/sumergirse/poner toda la atención/enfrascarse en algo

ex: Since her marriage ended, she has buried herself in her work.

Question 7

know sth inside out
know something back to front
[to know everything about a subject]

Answer 7

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

Question 8

mind map
[spidergram]

Answer 8

mapa mental

ex: Use spidergrams to organize your English vocabulary into different subjects

Question 9

first draft

Answer 9

primera versión (de algo)

Question 10

write sth up
[to write something in a complete or final form using notes that you have made]

Answer 10

escribir algo en una forma completa o final usando notas que ha hecho

ex: Have you written up that report yet?

Question 11

plagiarism
[the process or practice of using another person’s ideas or work and pretending that it is your own]

Answer 11

plagio

ex: The university decided to fire a professor for committing plagiarism and falsifying data

Question 12

plagiarize/plagiarise (-s, -ed, -ed)

Answer 12

plagiar

ex: If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has plagiarized

Question 13

acknowledge (-s, -ed, -ed)
[to accept, admit, or recognize something]
[to confirm sth]

Comments:
* acknowledge + v-ing
*acknowledge + that
*acknowledge + obj + infinitiv

Answer 13

(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

Question 14

deadline, -s
[a time or day by which something must be done]

syn: target date

Answer 14

plazo, fecha límite

Ex:
We’re working to a tight deadline

Question 15

submit (-s, -ted, -ted)
[give, provide, offer, hand in]

Answer 15

(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

Question 16

assess (-es, -ed, -ed)

**assess that/whether

**assess sb on sth

**assess sth at sth

Answer 16

(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

Question 17

carry out sth. (-ies, -ied, -ied)
[to perform or complete a job or activity; to fulfill]

Answer 17

hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo, completar

Question 18

get hold of sth | get ahold of sth
[to obtain, to get, to acquire sth]

Answer 18

(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.

Question 19

drop out (-s, -ped, -ped)
[to not do something you were planning to do, or to stop doing something before you have finished]

Answer 19

abandonar, retirarse de algo

Examples:

He dropped out at the last moment
He dropped out of school when he was 16