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Studying: Live Lesson Notes
Studying: Live Lesson Notes
Studying
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Useful links
Useful vocabulary
Listening task
Discussion about study techniques
Idioms to talk about studying
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Useful Links
Mind mapping
https://www.mindmapping.com/
Spaced practice
https://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2016/7/21-1
Cornell technique
https://thinkinsights.net/consulting/cornell-method-great-notes/
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IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Studying
Talking about your studies is such an important topic in IELTS. Not only
in the introduction where they ask “Do you work or are you a student?”,
but also for other closely related topics such as:
• Your school
• A teacher you know
• Skills you have learned
• Concentration
• Education
• A hobby
Here are some useful phrases to talk about your studies in IELTS
Speaking
To talk about your studies you can use either present simple or present
continuous
I study French
I am studying French
In addition, you can use the present perfect continuous to say how long
you have studied.
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Finally, you can develop your answer a little by adding which year you
are in.
Next, we can talk about whether you like your studies and your ability.
You should develop your answer a little and say why you like it (or not)
I like it
because I think
it’s going to be really useful
for my future career
I am good at French
I am bad at Italian
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IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Commonly Confused
Words
Moving on, here are three words that are commonly confused when
talking about studying at school:
• To memorise
• To remember
• To remind
To remember = to recall
These are not the only group of words that are often confused. Here is
another set of words, that commonly get misused.
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IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs are extremely common in spoken English, and they can
help show of your knowledge and use of vocabulary in the IELTS
Speaking test.
For example;
To get up
For example;
Here are some less common phrasal verbs you can use to talk about
studying.
I’ve been procrastinating (=be lazy), but now it’s time for me to buckle
down and start studying seriously
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To pick up something new = to learn informally
I need to
brush up on
my Italian
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IELTS Speaking Discussion: Study techniques
Here are three study techniques you may want to research and learn
more about. These are backed by research and ones that I also
personally use.
Mind mapping
https://www.mindmapping.com/
Spaced practice
https://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2016/7/21-1
Cornell technique
https://thinkinsights.net/consulting/cornell-method-great-notes/
You can also find out about more proven ways to study via these two
links:
https://www.thebestcolleges.org/17-scientifically-proven-ways-to-study-
better-this-year/
https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-research-backed-studying-techniques
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IELTS Speaking Idioms about Studying
I used to burn the midnight oil the night before an important exam at
university.
To pass with flying colours = to pass with a very good score / mark /
grade
To be a breeze = to be easy
To scrape a pass = to only just pass (almost fail, but actually pass)
The pass mark was 70%, I got 71%, I just managed to scraped a pass.
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Let me tell you about my studies at school
I was bit of a slow learner at school, to be honest. Maybe I just wasn’t
very academically inclined, I preferred moving around and doing
things. Sitting in at a desk for 8 hours a day wasn’t my cup of tea.
Whenever I sat an exam, I did pretty well. I didn’t use to cram too
much, I just prepared well in advance. Some students spent hours
poring over their books the night before an exam. I never understood
that. What was the point? What a terrible way to spend the evening
before an exam.
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