Learning

Question 1

academic (adj)

Answer 1

1. relating to education, espcially education in colleges and universities.
2. good at learning things by studying.
3. not relating to a real situation and therefore not relevant.

Question 2

academic (n)

Answer 2

someone who teaches or does research at a college or university.

Question 3

conscientious(adj)

Answer 3

working hard and being careful to do things well. (conscienciós)

Question 4

cram(v)

Answer 4

to study hard in order to learn a lot in a short time, especially for an examination.

Question 5

inattentive (adj)

Answer 5

not givinng much attention to so. or sth.

Question 6

intellectual (adj)

Answer 6

1. relating to the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things, especially difficult or complicated ideas and subjects.
2. well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc at an advanced level.

Question 7

lecture (n)

Answer 7

a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university.

Question 8

seminar(n)

Answer 8

a class at a college or university in which a small group of students discusses a subject with a teacher.

Question 9

tuition(n)

Answer 9

the work that a teacher does when they teach a particular subject, especially to one person or a small group.

Question 10

tutorial (n)

Answer 10

a lesson in which a small group of studets discuss a subject with a tutor, espcially at a university.

Question 11

brush up (on)

Answer 11

practise and improve your skills or knowledge of sth.

Question 12

come around to

Answer 12

change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them.

Question 13

come up with

Answer 13

think of sth. such as an idea or a plan.

Question 14

face up to

Answer 14

accept sth. and try to deal with it.

Question 15

figure out

Answer 15

be able to understand sth. or solve a problem; understand what so. is like and why they behave in the way they do.

Question 16

hit upon

Answer 16

suddenly have an idea; discover sth. by chance

Question 17

make out

Answer 17

see, hear or understand someone or something with difficulty; suggest, imply.

Question 18

mull over

Answer 18

think carefully about sth. over a period of time. (rumiar, donar voltes)

Question 19

piece together

Answer 19

learn the truth about sth. by considering all the separate bits of information you have.

Question 20

puzzle out

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solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it. (resoldre)

Question 21

read up (on/about)

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get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it. (estudiar, investigar)

Question 22

swot up(on )

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study sth. very hard, especially for the examination (empollar)

Question 23

take in

Answer 23

understand and remember sth. that you hear or read; accept sth. as real or true; trick so. into believing something that is not true.

Question 24

think over

Answer 24

consider a problem or decision carefully

Question 25

think through

Answer 25

consider the facts about sth. in an organised and thorough way.

Question 26

think up

Answer 26

invent or imagine sth. especially an excuse.

Question 27

go to your head

Answer 27

if success goes to your head, it makes you think that you are better or more important than tou really are.

Question 28

have your wits about you

Answer 28

be able to think quickly an make sensible deicions. wits–> (tenir sentit comú)

Question 29

in the dark (about)

Answer 29

not knowing very much about sth., because other people are keeping it secret from you.

Question 30

not have a leg to stand on

Answer 30

not have any way of proving that you’re right about sth.

Question 31

not see the wood for the trees

Answer 31

used for saying that someone cannot understand qhat is important in a situation because they are thinking too much about small details.

Question 32

put two and two together

Answer 32

guess what is happening or what sth. means based on what you have seen or heard.

Question 33

quick/sloq on the uptake

Answer 33

taking a very short/long time to understand or realise sth.

Question 34

ring a bell

Answer 34

sth. that rings a bell sounds familiar to you, although you cannot remember the exact details.

Question 35

round the bend

Answer 35

crazy

Question 36

split hairs

Answer 36

argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important.

Question 37

take stack of

Answer 37

spend some time thinking about a situation you are in before you decide what to do next.