Vocabulary Exercises

1. Tick the words that are people:

1. thesis 4. graduate 7. lecturer 10. assessment

2. undergraduate 5. research 8. seminar

3. lecture 6. tutor 9. debate

2. What do you call:

1) a college or university building where students live?

2) the money you pay for being taught at university?

3) teachers at university?

4) an amount of money you borrow from a bank to cover the cost of university life?

5) a student at college or university, who is working for his/her first degree?

6) students whose marks are always excellent?

7) students who are in their thirties or older?

8) the people who teach at Harvard, the Sorbonne and Cambridge University?

9) students who are particularly intelligent or have special talents?

10) the money some students receive if they get a place at university?

11) the qualification you get at the end of university?

12) the lectures and seminars on a subject?

13) students when they have completed their first degree?

14) students studying for a second, higher degree?

15) the study of one subject in great depth and detail, often to get new information?

16) the talks/lessons that students go to while they are at university?

17) the time when students get their certificates?

18) a piece of work that students have to do?

19) the exams at the end of a degree course?

20) the place where the university buildings are?

3. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition:

1. She has been writing her essay … speech defects since 2 o’clock.

2. He has got a degree … English.

3. We graduated … Cambridge University last year.

4. My dream is to pass a university degree … honours.

5. We are having a lecture … English teaching methodology tomorrow.

6. My brother is 20. He’s still … university in York.

7. He’s doing research … various types of nervous disorder.

8. I’m studying … a degree in Law.

9. In my first year I had a room … campus, but I live … campus now.

10. Bill dropped … of college after his first year.

4. Complete the text:

If you are an 1) u___ at university in Britain, you spend a lot of time studying alone, but you also have to 2) a___ a lot of 3) s___ and 4) l___ and take 5) n___ . In seminars, the discussion is usually led by a 6) t___ . You have to read 7) w___ and you may have to express your opinions on a range of 8) a___ topics. In many courses, there is continuous 9) a___ : the marks you get for your essays go towards your final results, after which, if you are successful, you 10) g___ .

5. Complete these questions:

1. What homework do we have to … tonight?

2. In which month do students usually … their final exams in your country?

3. Who do we have to … our essays in to?

4. Who is to … today’s lecture on Shakespeare?

5. What do we need to do if we want to … from the course?

6. In which room do they usually … the translation class?

7. Have you done the first … of you essay yet?

8. Do you prefer exams or continuous … ?

9. Do you always … all your lectures?

10. Does the university … training in computer skills?

6. Choose the correct collocation:

1. I’m happy to say that you have all sat/taken/passed your English test.

2. Will the teacher give/provide/make us some feedback on our essays?

3. It isn’t compulsory to assist/attend/listen all the lectures at this university.

4. How long will it take you to complete/carry out/fulfil your degree?

5. Several students have decided to withdraw/go/leave the course this year.

6. She did an English term/course/subject.

7. I want to make/pass/do a degree in maths.

8. A(n) academic year/term/degree lasts about ten weeks.

9. A(n) graduate/undergraduate/postgraduate has a degree.

10. He’ll make/sit/attend his final examinations this year.

7. Correct the mis-collocations in these sentences:

1. I can’t come out. I’m studying. I’m passing an examination tomorrow.

2. Congratulations! I hear you succeeded your examination!

3. You can study a lot of different careers at this university.

4. I got some good notes in my continuous assessment this term.

5. He gave an interesting 45-minute conference on Behaviour.

6. She got a degree in personnel management from a private college.

7. We don’t have exams: it’s all continuous evaluation.

8. All students visit lectures and seminars in their chosen fields of study.

9. After graduating, they will have to pay off huge student fees.

10. After secondary school, 30% of the population in Britain go on to high education.

8. Listen to the text and complete the sentences:

My name’s Jason. I’m a(n) 1) ___ student at Newcastle University. I’m studying for a(n) 2) ___ in Law. It’s a three-year 3) ___ and I’m in my second year at the moment. In my first year I had a room 4) ___, but I live 5) ___ now. I 6) ___ a house with five other students.

On most days I 7) ___ one or two lectures. I take 8) ___ , and then at the end of the lecture the 9) ___ usually gives us a reading list and a(n) 10) ___ . A week later we have a(n) 11) ___ in a small group. One of the students has to read his or her assignment and we talk about it.

At the end of our third year we’ll take our 12) ___ , and if I pass them, I’ll 13) ___ . I’ll get my 14) ___ at a(n) 15) ___ .

Read the text again and answer the questions:

1. Which university is Jason studying at?

2. What subject is he studying?

3. How many more years will he be at university?

4. Where does he live when he’s at university?

5. How many lectures does he normally have?

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 7193