STUDIES

Revise /rɪˈvaɪz/

I can't come out tonight. I have to revise.

I spent the weekend revising for my exam.
I'm revising Geography today.
I've got to do some history revision tonight.
Academic performance
• Reading in both languages also contributed
significantly to academic performance.
• Academic performance is the major criterion of
success for the university student.
interpret
/ɪnˈtɜːprət/
• I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal.
• Her resignation has been widely interpreted as an admission of her guilt.
• Different people might interpret events differently.
Set the stage for
• Each stage of development effectively sets the stage for the next.
• Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.
• I think my course will help set the stage for my future career
Vocational training
Vocational education
Prestige (n)
Prestigious (adj)
•Winning the prize carries immense prestige.
•Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.
• a highly prestigious university
• My parents wanted me to go to a more prestigious university.
Tuition fees
•the scholarship pays the tuition fees but students still need to
find money for accommodation, meals and books.
•He won't be able to finish his education unless someone pays
his tuition.
Hit the books
• I can't go out tonight. I need to hit the books.
• I can’t watch a film with you tonight. I have to hit
the books because I have an exam tomorrow.
•Curriculum /kəˈrɪkjələm/
•Chinese has been introduced into the curriculum as an option.
•Student choose from optional subjects in addition to the core curriculum.
•We cover all areas of the curriculum.
•American history will be on the syllabus next term. /ˈsɪləbəs/
The wee hours /ˈwiː ˌaʊ.əz/
He was up until the wee hours trying to finish his work.
Tom is having his beauty sleep during the wee hours.
In the wee hours of the day, the market comes to its fullest of life.
Sign up for a course
Take a course
Enroll in a course

You can sign up online for language classes.

tertiary education
education for people above school age
/ˌtɜːʃəri edʒuˈkeɪʃn/
The policy improves access to tertiary education.

Will she go on to higher education?

Student centered education
Up-to-date knowledge
I chose to study there because it has the
most up-to-date knowledge in my area.
Graduate high school/ college
Leave school/ finish school
 Play truant

• Most parents are horrified when they discover their children have
been playing truant from school.
• She was getting into trouble over playing truant from school.

Skip/ cut a class

Drop out of school
Quit school
Hand in
(paper/ homework/ assignments)
You must all hand in your projects by the end of next week.
•All essays must be handed in by Tuesday.
Do well in/on a test
Ace a test/ an exam
Fail/ flunk ….a test/ an exam/ a course
I flunked math in second grade.
I flunked my Biology exam.
Pass with flying colors