Unit 2 - Learning

academic (adj)

relating to education, especially education in colleges and universities: The book brings together several _ subjects.

academic (adj)

good at learning things by studying: She's certainly bright, but she's not very _.

academic (adj)

not relating to a real situation, and therefore not relevant: Given the lack of funding, any discussion of future plans was somewhat _.

academic (n)

someone who teaches or does research at a college or university: The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese _.

conscientious (adj)

working hard and being careful to do things well: Simon is a very _ worker.

cram (v)

to study hard in order to learn a lot in a short time, especially for an examination: My exams are in two weeks, so I'm _ at the moment.

curriculum (n)

the subjects that students study at a particular school or college: Our mathematics _ is much broader now.

distance learning (n phr)

a system in which students work at home with the help of television and radio broadcasts and send work to their teachers by post or e

graduate (n)

someone who has a degree from a university: There aren't many careers for history _.

graduate (v)

to complete your studies at a university or college, usually by getting a degree: He _ from Yale University in 1936.

ignorant (adj)

not knowing something that you should know or need to know: I was _ of the terms used in business.

inattentive (adj)

not giving much attention to someone or something: I hate speaking in front of an _ audience.

intellectual (adj)

relating to the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things, especially difficult or complicated ideas and subjects: Students were asked which task represented the greatest _ challenge.

intellectual (adj)

well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc at an advanced level: Though not _, my mother was highly intelligent.

intellectual (n)

someone who is well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc at an advanced level: Though not an _, my mother was highly intelligent.

intelligent (adj)

good at thinking clearly and quickly, at understanding difficult ideas and subjects, and at gaining and using knowledge: Surely an _ person like you can deal with this?

intensive (adj)

involving a lot of teaching or training in a short time: It's an _ language course for beginners.

knowledgeable (adj)

knowing a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject: He's extremely _ about business and finance.

lecture (n)

a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university: The course will be taught through a series of _ and seminars.

lecture (v)

to give a lecture or a series of lectures: She _ on Greek Literature at the Sorbonne.

mock exam (n phr)

an examination you take for practice before an important examination: We've got our _ next month.

plagiarise (v)

to take someone else's work, ideas or words, and use them as if they were your own: They accused her of _ her speech.

self

study (n)

seminar (n)

a class at a college or university in which a small group of students discusses a subject with a teacher: We had a very interesting _ on climate change.

special needs (n phr)

the particular needs of people who are physically or mentally disabled: If a student has _, he or she will be offered additional classes.

tuition (n)

the work that a teacher does when they teach a particular subject, especially to one person or a small group: He's been getting private _ in French.

tutorial (n)

a lesson in which a small group of students discuss a subject with a tutor, especially at a university or college: We had a very interesting _ on climate change.