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assignment

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a piece of work that is given to someone as a part of their job

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controversy

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a disagreement, often a public one

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curriculum

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all the courses given in a school, college, etc.

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dissertation

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a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university

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findings

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information that has been discovered esp. by detailed study

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graduation

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finishing a degree or other course of study at a university or school

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funding

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money given by a government or organization for an event or activity

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grant

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a sum of money given by the government, a university, or a private organization to another organization or person for a special purpose

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junior school

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a school in the UK for children who are seven to eleven years old

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kindergarten

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a nursery school; a school for children between the ages of about two and five

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learning disorder

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a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

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nursery

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nursery
a place where small children are cared for while their parents are at work

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lecturer

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someone who teaches at a college or university

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resource

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resource
something that can be used to help you

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specialization

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the limiting of one’s study or work to one particular area, or a particular area of knowledge

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daunting

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/ˈdɔːntɪŋ $ ˈdɒːn-/ ●○○ adjective
frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl.
He’s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson’s footsteps.
the daunting prospect of asking for a loan
daunting
making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something

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placement

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placement
a temporary position or job in an organization

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scholarship

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scholarship
money given to someone to help pay for that person’s education.

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scope

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scope
the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.

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syllabus

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syllabus
a plan showing the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course

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tutor

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tutor
a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group

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eligible

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eligible
being able or allowed to do it

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relevant

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relevant
connected with what is happening or being discussed

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mixed

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mixed
including both sexes

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seniors
seniors older people, usually retired
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studious
studious someone who enjoys studying or spends a lot of time studying
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adopt
adopt to accept or begin to use something
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conduct
conduct to organize and perform a particular activity
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consider
consider to think about sth carefully
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overcome
overcome to control or defeat something
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review
review to consider something in order to make changes in it, study it, or give an opinion about it
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struggle
struggle to work hard to do something
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distraction
distraction something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else
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protractor
/prəˈtræktə $ proʊˈtræktər/ noun [countable] Image of protractora piece of plastic in the shape of a half-circle, which is used for measuring and drawing angles → set square
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dyslexia
dyslexia word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
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knit
knit /nɪt/ to join together (past tense and past participle knit) to join people, things, or ideas more closely together, or to be joined closely together knit together In a good report, individual sentences knit together in a clear way that readers can follow. closely/tightly etc knit (=with all the members having close relationships) a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team.
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artefact/artifact
artefact an object that is made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest
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internship
on-the-job training
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overcome a problem
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go back to basics
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comfortable environment
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personal preference
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take a ... course
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quiet space
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have sth to hand
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doing math homework
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revise
rɪˈvaɪz/ ●●○ AWL verb 1 [transitive] to change something because of new information or ideas The college has revised its plans because of local objections. We have revised our estimates of population growth. revise something upwards/downwards Forecasts of economic growth are being revised downwards. 2 [intransitive, transitive] British English to study facts again, in order to learn them before an examination SYN review, study American English I’ve got to revise my geography. revise for She’s revising for her history exam. ► see thesaurus at learn, study 3 [transitive] to change a piece of writing by adding new information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes → amend
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what is on your curriculum
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clear understanding
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background noise
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homework
project assignment
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primary school
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junior part of school
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first grade
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went up to the senior school
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receive a scholarship
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private school
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single-sex school
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mixed school
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generation gap
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illiterate
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multiplication
ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] 1 a method of calculating in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times → division 2 formal a large increase in the size, amount, or number of something a multiplication of the number of forms to fill out
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know
already have the information
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find out
get the information
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study
learn about a subject through book or a course studying law study for my exam not study about
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learn
get new knowledge or skills
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preposition after laern
about from to
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despair
verb [intransitive] formal to feel that there is no hope at all Despite his illness, Ron never despaired. despair of (doing) something He despaired of ever finding her. despair of somebody My teachers began to despair of me.
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abandon your ideas
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make enquiries into funding
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are willing to
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providing a grant
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it's always worth looking around
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to make good use of your tutor
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when it comes to making sure
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accurate
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archaeological dig
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ancient artefacts
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architectural plan
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economic policy
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recession
/rɪˈseʃən/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] a difficult time when there is less trade, business activity etc in a country than usual the economic recession of the early 1980s There is deep recession in the UK. into/out of recession attempts to pull the country out of recession
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dissertation
thesis ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən $ ˌdɪsər-/ ●○○ noun [countable] a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree → thesis
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is easier
more straight forward
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wide
broad
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field of study
area of specialisation spe‧cial‧i‧za‧tion (also specialisation British English) /ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 an activity or subject that you know a lot about 2 the practice of limiting your interests or activities to one particular subject
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research area
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consider
ask your self
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establish
ascertain /ˌæsəˈteɪn $ ˌæsər-/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal to find out something SYN establish A postmortem was ordered to try to ascertain the cause of death. ascertain whether/what/how etc Tests were conducted to ascertain whether pollution levels have dropped. ascertain that Police had ascertained that the dead man knew his killer. ascertain something from somebody/something You should ascertain the level of insurance cover from the car rental company.
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ascertain
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think about
take into account
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results
findings
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continue studying toward a master
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keep in mind
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do your research
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current illiterate
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on the top of this
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this will be crucial in helping you
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narrow your choices down
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controversies
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to take into account
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involve costly equipment
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daunting
/ˈdɔːntɪŋ $ ˈdɒːn-/ ●○○ adjective frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl. He’s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson’s footsteps. the daunting prospect of asking for a loan

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