Student life (17) Flashcards by Pablo Álvarez Baeza | Brainscape

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remarkable

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mental agility

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niño prodigio

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gifted child

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ganar una beca

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win a scholarship

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a student who always gets very good marks

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straight-A student

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asegurarse un puesto

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secure a place at “x” University

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formal and increasingly old-fashioned do or study

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to read a career (to read English Literautre)

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Asignaturas troncales

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core subjects

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specific books which students must study

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set texts

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Her professor were all _ _

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distinguished scholars/ lead authority

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licenciado en la universidad

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graduated from university

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educación básica

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formal education

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apuntarse a

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sign up for/enrolled on… course.

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cumplir los requisitos de entrada

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to meet the entry requirements (for university entrance)

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students who are older than average

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mature students

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improvement

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marked

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attention

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wanders (in class)

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a natural talent

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for sth

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to achieve

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full marks (in the last term)

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room

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for improvement

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learn

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by heart

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thirst

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for knowledge/power

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quick

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learner

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concentration/voice

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waver (in class)

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demonstrate

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an ability

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wider

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world

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show

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considerable initiative

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a project

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on sth (energy)

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proven

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ability/work record

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play

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truant

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You attend school to _ _

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acquire knowledge

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to devise

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an excuse for not having done his homework)

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What are, for example, Harvard, the Sorbonne and Cambridge University?

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prestigious seats of learning

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syn students

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pupils

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principal of a school

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headteacher