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10. Decide which answer А, В, С or D best fits each space
Learning How to Learn
There is usually one important (1) ..... missing from most school
(2) ......Very few students are (3) ..... how to organise their learning,
and how to (4) ..... the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple (5)
...... . Do you know how to (6) ..... up words in a dictionary, and do you
understand all the (7) ..... the dictionary contains? Can you (8) ..... notes
quickly, and can you understand them (9) ..... ? For some reason, many
schools give learners no (10) ..... with these matters. Teachers ask stu-
dents to (11) ..... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but
don’t explain (12) ..... to do it. Learning by (13) ..... can be useful, but it
is more important to have a genuine (14) ..... of a subject. You can (15)
..... a lot of time memorising books, without understanding anything
about the subject!
1 A)
theme B) book C) subject D) mark
2 A) agendas B) timetables C) terms D) organisations
3 A) taught B) learnt C) educated D) graduated
4 A) take B) give C) get D) make
5 A) sentences B) results C) rules D) examples
6 A) find B) look C) research D) get
7 A) information B) advise C) subjects D) themes
8 A) do B) send C) make D) revise
9 A) after B) afterwards C) lastly D) at last
10 A) teaching B) ability C) instruction D) help
11 A) concentrate B) remind C) forget D) memorise
12 A) how B) what C) why D) it
13 A) the way B) heart C) now D) law
14 A) information B) success C) understanding D) attention
15 A) pass B) waste C) tell D) use
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11. Fill each of the gaps in these extracts from students’ end-
of-year reports with an appropriate word from the list in the box
again from unfailingly occasion prone (constant) consistently now
sporadic fortnightly regularly too course intervals uncommon
tendency regularity clockwork
a) She is ______ cheerful and co-operative.
b) His attendance at classes has been _______, to say the least.
c) He has a(n) ______ to drift off into his own dream world.
d) His written work has earned him _______ high grades.
e) _______ time to time his powers of concentration wane.
f) Every ______ and then he comes to life and contributes.
g) He is ______ to lapses of concentration.
h) Her performance in the _______ tests has been impressive.
i) He has been warned time and time _______ about his behav-
iour.
j) On the odd ________ when homework is handed in it is un-
satisfactory.
k) It is not ______ for his work to be handed in extremely late.
l) She is still _______ late for lessons, despite frequent warn-
ings.
m) She is missing classes with alarming ________.
n) She delivers her assignments as regular as ________.
o) She is able to produce in the _______ of a single lesson what
many students require a week to produce.
p) All _______ often she is slow to respond and appears not to
be concentrating.
q) He needs a fairly stern word at regular ________.
10. Decide which answer А, В, С or D best fits each space 11. Fill each of the gaps in these extracts from students’ end-
of-year reports with an appropriate word from the list in the box
Learning How to Learn
There is usually one important (1) ..... missing from most school
again from unfailingly occasion prone (constant) consistently now
(2) ......Very few students are (3) ..... how to organise their learning,
sporadic fortnightly regularly too course intervals uncommon
and how to (4) ..... the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple (5) tendency regularity clockwork
...... . Do you know how to (6) ..... up words in a dictionary, and do you
understand all the (7) ..... the dictionary contains? Can you (8) ..... notes
quickly, and can you understand them (9) ..... ? For some reason, many a) She is ______ cheerful and co-operative.
schools give learners no (10) ..... with these matters. Teachers ask stu- b) His attendance at classes has been _______, to say the least.
dents to (11) ..... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but c) He has a(n) ______ to drift off into his own dream world.
don’t explain (12) ..... to do it. Learning by (13) ..... can be useful, but it d) His written work has earned him _______ high grades.
is more important to have a genuine (14) ..... of a subject. You can (15) e) _______ time to time his powers of concentration wane.
..... a lot of time memorising books, without understanding anything f) Every ______ and then he comes to life and contributes.
about the subject! g) He is ______ to lapses of concentration.
h) Her performance in the _______ tests has been impressive.
1 A) theme B) book C) subject D) mark i) He has been warned time and time _______ about his behav-
2 A) agendas B) timetables C) terms D) organisations iour.
j) On the odd ________ when homework is handed in it is un-
3 A) taught B) learnt C) educated D) graduated satisfactory.
4 A) take B) give C) get D) make k) It is not ______ for his work to be handed in extremely late.
5 A) sentences B) results C) rules D) examples l) She is still _______ late for lessons, despite frequent warn-
ings.
6 A) find B) look C) research D) get m) She is missing classes with alarming ________.
7 A) information B) advise C) subjects D) themes n) She delivers her assignments as regular as ________.
o) She is able to produce in the _______ of a single lesson what
8 A) do B) send C) make D) revise
many students require a week to produce.
9 A) after B) afterwards C) lastly D) at last p) All _______ often she is slow to respond and appears not to
10 A) teaching B) ability C) instruction D) help be concentrating.
q) He needs a fairly stern word at regular ________.
11 A) concentrate B) remind C) forget D) memorise
12 A) how B) what C) why D) it
13 A) the way B) heart C) now D) law
14 A) information B) success C) understanding D) attention
15 A) pass B) waste C) tell D) use
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