School Flashcards
She’s cramming for her history exam.
Cram: to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam, remember a lot of information in a short time.
a monotonous job
a monotonous voice
The music became monotonous after a while.
Monotonous: not changing and therefore boring
A thought-provoking book/film/ class
Thought-provoking: making you think a lot about a subject
My father was a real authoritarian so we were brought up very strictly.
His manner is extremely authoritarian.
Authoritarian: an authoritarian person,
demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish.
We had to learn all out lessons off by heart.
Off by heart: remember 100%
We had to recite famous stories off the top of our heads.
Off the top of our heads: without any help
My maths teacher use to come down on us like a ton of bricks if we couldn’t work out some problems.
Come down like a ton of bricks: punish severely
Secondary education
Higher education
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Curriculum is one of the foundationsl elements of effective teaching.
Curriculum: 🍃
Tuition fees = cost of attendance
What you pay directly to the uni
Top-tier institutions
Prestigious institutions
The mechanism for collecting taxes needs revising.
He was asked to revise his proposal before submitting it again.
Revise: to make changes especially to correct or improve sth
To demonstrate academic gains
To show academic progress
Educating in law broadened my horizons.
To broaden horizons: to enlarge someone’s scope.
He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.
I’ve fallen behind on the mortgage payments.
Fall behind (with studies): to fail to do something fast enough or on time.
I know I’ve got to deal with the problem at some point - I’m just procrastinating.
Procrastinate: To keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring
traditional disciplines such as history, literature, and philosophy…
Discipline: a field of study
the alumni of St MacNissi’s College
Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school’s restoration fund.
Alumnus , plural: alumni: someone who has left a school, college, or university after finishing their studies there
