Educational Terms and Phrases

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to commit to something for a specific period such as the duration of a course

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sign up for

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to leave a course before completing it

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to drop out

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a student who fails to complete a course of study and leaves the educational institution with no qualifications

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a dropout

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someone who has received a high level or good standard of education

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well-educated

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to complete a piece of work by the required date

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to meet a deadline

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to take notes in a lesson or lecture when the teacher is talking

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note-taking

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study or read something again in order to remember it better, often before exams

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to revise

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to read over something again, usually just after a lesson or lecture

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to review

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the amount of work that has to be done

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workload

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to pass an exam or test easily and with excellent result

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to pass with flying colours