HW PRE-IELTS W1

Match the word with its definition

• lectures

• the qualification you get at the end of university

• the money some students receive if they

• grant

• lecturers

• undergraduates

• the name we give students during univers

• the talks that students go to while they are at university

• degree

• the name we give students during university

Match the word with its definition

• graduates

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

• students studying for a second degree

• students when they have completed their first degree

• research

• postgraduates

Use the context to guess what they mean and choose the right answer.

It’s very easy to fall behind with your studies if you miss even just a few classes.

• stay close behind other students

• find yourself far behind other students

• get ahead of other students

She seemed to just breeze through the exams. Everyone else was in such a panic and almost had nervous breakdowns.

• do them calmly and efficiently

• not take them seriously

• cheat in them

I just can’t seem to get the hang of English prepositions. Just when I think I’ve learnt them I make new mistakes.

• memorise

• understand

• enjoy

When I sat down and looked at the exam paper my mind just went blank. Everyone else seemed to be writing away quite happily.

• became confused

• became very focused

• became empty

Match the beginning of each sentence with its ending.

• texts    

• I’ve never found it easy to learn scientific formulae by...........

• learner

• Your work is not too bad but there is certainly still room for...........

• heart   

• I’d love to study medicine there but it’s very hard to get a........

• Improvement

• For the first year Shakespeare exam we had to read six set...........

• place

• Your little girl has shown herself to be a very quick...........

If you are an (1) ​ _​ (a)   ____________ at university in Britain, you spend a lot of time studying alone, but you also have to attend a lot of (2) ______​ (b)   _______ and (3)_____​ (c)   ________ and take (4) _____​ (d)   ________. In seminars, the discussion is usually led by a (5) ______​ (e)   _______.​

• undergraduate
• seminars
• lectures
• notes
• tutor
• teacher
• pupil
• place

You have to read (6) ​ (a)   and you may have to express your opinions on a range of (7) (b)   topics. In my courses, there is continuous (8) (c)   : the marks you get for your essays go towards your final results, after which, if you are successful, you (9) ​ (d)   .

• widely
• academic
• assessment
• texts
• graduate
• graduated
• wide
• improvement

You read this text out loud.