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

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

• the name we give students during univers

• the name we give students during university

• lecturers

• undergraduates

• degree

• grant

Match the word with its definition

• research

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

• graduates

• postgraduates

• students studying for a second degree

• students when they have completed their first degree

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.

• place

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

• heart   

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

• Improvement

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

• learner

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

• texts    

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

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.