Mistudy 1.4. Before you read the text, answer these questions. 1 Study, education, research Do you prefer to study A atschool or college & ina library ¢ athome? Do you study best A early inthe morning & during the day © atnight? Do you prefer to work A. with friends 8 with background music ¢ insilence? 1.2. Now complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There may be more than one possible answer so try to use each verb once only. concentrate do learn overcome organise study take teach review revise Even the most studious among you will probably have difficulty studying at some stage in your academic career. If or when this happens, the only Way 10 (L)...1n:ms:en-u this problem is ta go back to basics. First, make sure you have a comfortable environment to (2) in. Some students need to have a quiet space to themselves and can’t (3). if there are too many distractions. Others need some sort of background noise, such as ‘music or the company of friends. Whatever your personal preference is, you need to (4). this frst of all. Nexi, make sure you have all of the equipment or tools that you need. For example, if you are (5) 2 geography course and you have to (6). about countries and their capital cities then you will need to have your atlas to hand. If you'Te (7).ennmnmnonen YOUF Maths homework then be sure to find your calculator, ruler, protractor and compass before you start. Perhaps you're not preparing a homework assignment or project, but are trying t0 (8)... for an exam. If $0, you need to know exactly what is on your curriculum. You should also (9) your notes and make sure that you have a clear understanding of what your lecturers have (10). jw. YOU, OF course, people with a learning disorder such as dyslexia may need to work harder than others at their studies as they often struggle to read even relatively simple texts. 1.3 Now read the text again and find a word or phrase to match these defnitions. 26 describes someone who studies a lot things that stop you from working a sound you can hear, but do not actively listen to two different types of homework or school task to study for an cxam another word for syllabus .. to check your work so to do something with great difficulty4.4 | Underline the correct words in each sentence. 1 [would really like to learn about / study about the ancient Egyptians. 2 We need to find out / know where to buy the tickets for the concert. 3 [got into trouble at school because I didn’t know / find out my multiplication tables. 4 Tid well in the test because I had known / learned how to spell all of the words on the list. 5 Excuse me, do you find out / know where the nearest post office is? 6 It was difficult for me to learn / study at home, because we didn’t have a lot of space. 7 [want to learn how / study how to drive a car. 8 I think you can only really learn from / earn with experience. Micducation = 2.1 @52 Replace the words in italics below with ONE word. Then listen to the recording and check your answers. Teacher Can you tell me about your early education? Student Well, I went to ' e-sehaotfor-very-yeung children from the age of four and I remember that I didn't enjoy it very much at all. My 2 from the age of 5 to11 school was a little better, especially because my mum was a teacher in the school. She taught in the 3 younger part of the school and she was actually my teacher in first evel, but when I went up to the ® older part of the schoo! Student life S om Know = already have the information; find out = get the information. Study = learn about a subject through books / a course: I'm studying low; I'm studying for my exams. We don’t use any other prepositions after study. NOT em-studying ebout-tow. Learn = get new knowledge or skills: !’m learning Error warning English; I'm learning to knit, Note that we say you are taking a course, NOT fearning-e-course. NB Prepositions after learn: learn about, learn from, learn to: {learned alot from this course, NUI Heerned- eetwith-thiscourse: I didn't see very much of her. After that I was lucky enough to 4: -kedewaatten 6 os > ? (VW) Vocabulary note 3 8 Words ending in -ist are usually used to describe a : é person who studies a particular subject or who holds a particular set of beliefs: economit, scientist, 5 10 receive a ® chance to go to school without poying fees for a very good ’ from age 11 to 18 school. My parents couldn't have afforded to send me to a ® not free school so it was a really great opportunity for me. It was 8 5 only for one sex school, so there were no boys. I'm glad f didn’t go to a" for boys and girls school because I think there are fewer distractions so everyone can just concentrate on their studies. feminist, Marxist. 27S Student life 2.2 WORD BUILDING Complete the table. 2.3. Complete the sentences with suitable words from the table, Subject Person Adiective 1 I've always wanted to go on an ...archacological, architecture dig to try to find fossils and ancient artefacts. corchoeological 2 Have you seen a copy of the a. fesse Plan Fi for the new building? jiology a 3 My daughter isa L snonne} ShE Speaks Six — different languages. geology 4 The government has a goad & geographer policy. I'm sure the recession will be over soon. “_ 5 I'm studying j. , T've always wanted languages to be a political writer. lowyer 6 U'mnot very familiar with the... of ‘mathematical that part of the world, science _I| 3.1 ©5> you will hear part of a talk for students. | 3.2 '@ 5b’ Listen to the talk again and write Listen and camplete the notes belaw. Write NO synonyms for the wards in italics in 3.1. MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. after graduation = postgraduate, Continuing your studies after graduation Writing your dissertation Important considerations: ‘© Many students struggle to find a research (). © Writing a (2). ss is easier if you make the right choice. You need to. 4 | PRONUNCIATION @® 5¢ Mark the stress on these words. Then listen and check to see if you » study the (3) were correct. Practise saying the words. © Have a wide (4) of your field of pee academic assignment consideration © Establish what is (5) in your field. concentrate controversy conduct (v) «© Hove a clear idea ofthe (8) neem vannonna Of YOUF distraction dissertation —_—_economist suse educational educated research (n) *# Consider whether there are any (7). sos in existing research | thesis theory theoretical | © Think about your (8). _.. carefully, | | # Ask about (9). from outside sources. | Ask your (10)... to check your results 28Student life 5 Test practice General Training Reading Section 2 Work experience and internship programs ‘Through our student work experience program, the education authority provides aver 9,000 work experience placements for young people each year. Our program is designed to offer employment opportunities for students that will enrich their academic studies and help them gain valuable work-related skills thereby improving their chances of finding a good job after graduation. A placement does not need to be related to a particular field of _/ study and so participants may even discover areas of work they have never considered before. All secondary and post-secondary school students in full-time education are eligible to apply for the program. Individual case managers wil determine the minimum level of academic achievement required for each job. During ‘an academic term, a student may work pi 1m xys.a student may work full-time or part- time, The educatior is responsible for the recruitment of all students under the work experience program. Applicants apply in person to our office and we refer candidates to the appropriate department. Our internship program is designed specifically for post-secondary students, whether part-time or full-time. ‘Students on the internship program’ are giver arr assignment related to their research area offering them the chance to use their academic knowledge in an actual work setting. The academic institution plays an important role in the placement of students under this program and they will determine the duration of a work assignment. These traditionally last four months but internship assignments may vary from 4 to 18 months. Students in this program normally work full-time. Quactions 12 ‘A. ifyou have high academic results Complete the sentence with the correct ending A-E. from your educstional Institution, Write the correct letter, A-E, next to questions 1-3. | B ifyou area fulltime student. 1 You can apply for the work experience program (> | © outside of normal term time. | when you have graduated from 2 You can work on the student work experience program fulltime... university 3. You can only join the internship program IE you Have finished your: 4 secondary education. Questions 4-8 Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer. - To take part in the work experience program, first you need to apply _| The information in the summary may not to the meus AAs, | be in the same order as in the reading text. tell you what qualifications you need. The internship prograr alles i (8) TION Hes... RT VF an Ch A “yt pois.amnbtshron = bfey 0 9 Undergraduates to gain work experience in The maximum length of an internship assigr This is decided by the (8):.ic.cld. 29