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10: Learn to learn!

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  • 'How about enrolling on a distance-learning course online`, the careers counsellor said. (suggest)
    The careers counsellor suggested enrolling on...
  • Sonia ______ through ZNO and got excellent marks.
    breezed
  • Ann has a talent for languages and has managed to _____ Spanish very easily.
    pick up
  • It is sometimes difficult to _____ which is the best course to follow at university.
    figure out
  • 'You must study harder if you want to succeed later in life` my parents said. (insist)
    My parents insisted that I had to study harder if I wanted to succeed later in life.
  • Maryna decided that she needed to ____ on her language skills before applying to work as a logistics manager.
    brush up
  • ‘Get to the lesson on time!’ my mum said. (tell)
    My mum told me to get to the lesson on time.
  • ‘I didn’t give you any homework yesterday,’ said the teacher. (deny)
    The teacher denied giving us homework the previous day/the day before.
  • Remember I told you I was going to _____ on a creative writing course?
    enrol
  • ‘I’d enrol on the chemistry course if I were you,’ Arina said. (advise)
    Arina advised me to enrol on the chemistry course.
  • A careers guidance ______ gave me some advice about which occupation I should follow.
    counsellor
  • It would be an excellent idea to ____ your assignment again to check that you haven't made any mistakes.
    go over
  • ‘I went to Harvard University,’ said Mel. (boast)
    Mel boasted that she had gone to Harvard University.
  • The testing system has become stricter over the years according to my driving ______.
    instructor
  • Have you ever considered taking off a gap year when you finish school, before you ____ into university?
    get
  • He was sent to see the _______ because he was misbehaving.
    principal
  • Some faculties at uni have the most interesting courses on offer as well as qualified ______.
    lecturers
  • ‘Your classroom is on the first floor,’ the head teacher said. (tell)
    The head teacher told me/us that my/our classroom was on the first floor.
  • ‘I’ll help you with your project,’ Kate said. (offer)
    Kate offered to help me with my project.
  • ‘You’re always late,’ said my tutor. (complain)
    My tutor complained that I was always late.
  • Nowadays university or college ____ are so high that many students have to apply for loans or scholarships.
    fees
  • 'How does this electronic microscope work?' the students asked their Physics teacher.
    The students asked their Physics teacher how that electronic microscope worked.
  • Having failed at her first year at uni. she decided not to retake any of the exams but rather to ____ of uni altogeher.
    drop out
  • ‘How long have you been a teacher?’ she asked. (ask)
    She asked me how long I had been a teacher.