LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 514.
Task 1.Match the verbs on the left with their definitions on the right.
| a) take b) pass c) fail d) retake e) study for | a) be successful b) learn about a subject c) do a test a second time d) do a test to show your knowledge of a subject e) be unsuccessful |
Task 2. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
| cheat copy | memorise pay | revise concentrate | | divide pass |
a) Our teachers used to ____punish____ us by making us stay behind after school.
b) If you __________ twenty-seven by nine, the answer is three.
c) Try to __________ the most important rules.
d) It is difficult to __________ attention in a noisy classroom.
e) Pauline tried her best to __________ the end of year examinations.
f) Your work is the same as Harry's. Did you __________ his work?
g) Your mind is wandering! You must __________ more!
h) Helen decided to __________ all her work at the end of every week.
i) It's a good idea to __________ important parts of the book in red.
j) The teacher saw Jerry trying to __________ in the exam.
Task 3. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
There is usually one important (1) _____C_____ missing from most school (2) __________. Very few students are (3) __________ how to organize their learning, and how to (4) __________ the best use of their time. Let's take some simple (5) __________. Do you know how to (6) __________ up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the (7) __________ the dictionary contains? Can you (8) __________ notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) __________? For some reason, many schools give learners no (10) __________ with these matters. Teachers ask students to (11) __________ pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don't explain (12) __________ to do it. Learning by (13) __________ can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) __________ of a subject. You can (15) __________ a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject!
| 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) | Atheme Aagendas Ataught Atake Asentences Afind Ainformation Ado Aafter Ateaching Aconcentrate Ahow Athe way Ainformation Apass | Bbook Btimetables Blearnt Bgive Bresults Blook Badvise Bsend Bafterwards Bability Bremind Bwhat Bheart Bsuccess Bwaste | Csubject Cterms Ceducated Cget Crules Cresearch Csubjects Cmake Clastly Cinstruction Cforget Cwhy Cnow Cunderstanding Ctell | Dmark Dorganizations Dgraduated Dmake Dexamples Dget Dthemes Drevise Dat last Dhelp Dmemorize Dit Dlaw Dattention Duse |
Task 4. Complete each sentence with a form of do,make or take.
a) Have you ____done____ exercise 3 yet?
b) I can't come this afternoon. I'm __________ an English exam.
c) Jack has __________ very well this term.
d) I'm afraid that you haven't __________ any progress.
e) Sue didn't know the answer, so she __________ a guess.
f) You all look tired. Let's __________ a break.
g) This is a good composition, but you have __________ a lot of errors.
h) I think you should __________ yourself more seriously.
i) The teacher gave a lecture, and the class __________ notes.
j) Paul finds maths difficult, but he __________ his best.
Task 5. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
a) Helen's parents were very pleased when they read her school _____A_____.
A) report B) papers C) diploma D) account
b) Martin has quite a good __________ of physics.
A) result B) pass C) understanding D) head
c) In Britain, children start __________ school at the age of five.
A) kindergarten B) secondary C) nursery D) primary
d) Edward has a __________ in French from Leeds University.
A) certificate B) degree C) mark D) paper
e) My favourite __________ at school was history.
A) topic B) class C) theme D) subject
f) It's time for a break. The bell has __________.
A) gone off B) struck C) rung D) sounded
g) Our English teacher __________ us some difficult exercises for homework.
A) set B) put C) obliged D) made
h) Before you begin the exam paper, always read the __________ carefully.
A) orders B) instructions C) rules D) answers
i) If you want to pass the examination, you must study __________.
A) hard B) enough C) thoroughly D) rather
j) Most students have quite a good sense of their own __________.
A) grasp B) ability C) idea D) information
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