speaking topic: study and education

to attend classes

to go to classes

a quick/slow learner

to be academically inclined

to be good at learning in an academic way

to cram

to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam, to study at the last minute

to prepare in advance

>< to cram

to pore over the books

to look at or read the books very carefully

find it tricky to do sth

find it hard to do sth

academic performance

how well or badly you do at school

solid (a)

good but not great (to talk about exam results)

to pass your exam with flying colors

to pass with high score

to be thrilled to bits

to be very happy

to learn sth by heart

to memorise it

not one’s cup of tea

not what sb likes or interested in

learning strategies

plans and actions that students use to facilitate their learning process

to take off

to get better (in your study)

to buckle down

to tackle a task with determination

to procrastinate

to delay doing sth that you should do

procrastinator (n)

someone who keeps delaying things that must be done

to play truant

to stay away from classes without permission

to keep up with your studies

to not fall behind with your study (to progress less quickly than others)

to sit on exam

to take an exam

higher education (n)

education, usually in a college or university, that is followed after high school or secondary school

distance learning

a way of studying where tuition is carried out over the internetor by post

face-to-face classes

the traditional way of studying in a classroom with colleagues and a teacher