Fixed phrases

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Unit 8 " Live and Learn"

Student's Book

P. 165

1.to learn social skills

2. to develop critical thinking

3. to excel in (education) = be exceptionally good at (some activity)

4. a 1st class degree holder

p. 166-167 Text " How I got my first-class degree"

5. student lounge – a room where students sit and relax.

6. tutorial – a regular meeting between a tutor and one or several students, for discussion of a subject that is being studied

7. tutor – a university or college teacher responsible for the teaching and supervision of assigned students (chiefly British)

8. to submit coursework

9. fresher – a first-year student at university

10. attendance record

11. to scribble (notes) – write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly

12. social outcast – a person who has been rejected by their society or social group

13. to be immersed in (books) = to be absorbed

14. syllabus – an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching

15. to be mystified = to be bewildered

16. unwelcome interruption to/into

17. to have a feel for sth – to have an understanding for

18. an essay marker – a person who assesses the standard of an essay

19. key contribution to – crucial contribution to

20. to pull down monuments

21. to rake over familiar ground – examine and discuss sth familiar in details

22. shortcut - an alternative route that is shorter than the one usually taken

23. references in books

24. to flick through the book – to search quickly

25. to discard sth – to reject

26. to skim the index

27. to be spontaneous and open-minded

28. to drag smth out of

29. to strike the right balance – choose a moderate course or compromise

30. to appreciate – recognize the full worth of

P.l68

31. assignment – a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study

32. assessment – evaluation or estimation the nature, ability, or quality of

33. plagiarizing – an act of taking (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one's own

34. excerpt – a short extract from a text

35. vocational school – a school directed at a particular occupation and its skills

36. summary – a brief statement or account of the main points of something

37. easel – a wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn

38. abacus – a simple device for calculating, consisting of a frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid

39. theatrical prop – a portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film

40. compass

41. lab skeleton

42. test tube

43. reference book

44. revising – reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge of a subject, typically to prepare for an examination

45. cramming – studying intensively over a short period of time just before an examination

46. highlighting – marking parts of a text in order to make an important information stand out

47. editing – remove unnecessary or inappropriate material from a text

4 8. note-taking

49. summarising

50. proof-reading – reading and marking any errors

P. 169

51. archaic – very old

52. dated – old-fashioned

53. advanced technology/level

54. modest income/person

55. substantial amount of sth – of considerable importance, size, or worth

56. immense distance/amount of – extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree

57. extravagant expenses – exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate

58. bigoted opinion/views – having or revealing an obstinate belief in the superiority of one's own opinions and a prejudiced intolerance of the opinions of others

59. biased attitude/report – unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something

60. to be biased against sb.

61. tolerant person/society

62.to be tolerant of sb, sth

63. moving words/stories – producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy

64. inspirational speech/message

65. to attract a lot of interest

66. demanding task

P. 170

67. first class/Master's degree

68. higher/first-rate education

69. correspondence/refresher course

70. compulsory schooling

71. long-distance/accelerated learning

72. post-graduate diploma/2-year diploma

73. tuition/registration fees

74. school-leaving/medical certificate

75. to get/have good marks

76. to sit/have/do an exams

77. to get expelled/suspended

78. to have an Easter break

P. 170

IDIOMS

79. be the teacher's pet – be the teacher's favorite student

80. mind one's p's and q's – be careful of what one is saying

81. learn something by heart – to memorize something

82. be as easy as one, two, three – be very easy

83. be of the old school – have traditional ideas about how to do something and they do not accept new ways of doing it

84. know something like the back of one's hand –know something very well

85. pass with flying colours – pass easily and excellently

86. make the grade – to be satisfactory; to be what is expected.

P. 171

FIXED PHRASES

87. by and large – generally speaking

88. by and by – eventually

89. (fall) by the wayside – come to nothing

90. by chance – coincidentally

91. by the way – incidentally

92. by the book – exactly according to the instructions

93. by law – legally

94. by word of mouth – through various conversations