5 Study time

Listening | 1BSU

1 EP You are going to hear people talking in eight
different situations connected with studying. Before
you listen, match these words or phrases (1–9) with
their definitions (a–i).

tutor

research (verb)

learner

mark (verb)

admission

pass (noun)

sit (an exam)

course requirement

job prospects

B
check a piece of work or an exam, showing mistakes

and giving a number or a letter to say how good it is
C
someone who is getting knowledge or a new skill
D
something that is needed or demanded for a course
E
study a subject in detail in order to discover new
information about it
Starting off F
successful result in a test or course
G
take a test or exam
Work in groups.
H
the possibility of being successful at finding work
What aspects of school life do these photos show? I
university teacher who teaches a small group of
How can students benefit from these activities? students
Which of these activities have you done? J
when someone is given permission to become a
Which did you enjoy most? member of a club, university, etc.
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2 Now read these questions and underline the main

Exam advice
idea in each question (but not the options A, B or C).
s Read the questions carefully, underlining the main ideas

You overhear a student talking about a course he has
in the question as you read. This helps you to focus on
been doing. How does he feel about the course now?
what is being asked. In some cases, you may have to

" discouraged
underline the whole question.

# nervous
s The words you hear will usually be different from the

$ satisfied
words in the question; listen for the meaning rather

You hear a student complaining about a problem she than actual words.
has had. What was the problem with her essay?

" It had to be rewritten.

# It was similar to another essay.

$ It was given a low mark.
Vocabulary
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You hear a student at a language school in Japan.
What does she like most about the experience? 1 EP Match these phrasal verbs from Listening Part 1

" attending language classes (1–8) with their definitions (a–h).

# doing other activities after class 
get over B
be as good as something

$ meeting other language students 
live up to C
decide or arrange to delay an event

hand back or activity until a later time or date

You hear an interview with a student who is thinking of 
get away with D
feel better after something or
studying abroad. What does she think will be the main 
point out someone has made you unhappy,
benefit? 
put off or get better after an illness

" living in a different culture 
turn out E
be known or discovered finally and

# becoming more independent 
look back surprisingly

$ getting a better qualification F
return something to the person

You overhear the director of a school talking to who gave it to you
students. Why is he talking to them? G
to think about something that

" to explain something happened in the past

# to remind them of something H
succeed in avoiding punishment for

$ to cancel something something
I
tell someone about some

You hear a girl leaving a message about her first day at information, often because you
a new school. What surprised her about the school? believe they are not aware of it or

" the other students have forgotten it

# the teachers
2 Complete these sentences by writing a phrasal verb

$ the classrooms
from Exercise 1 in the correct form in the gaps.

You hear two students talking about a lesson. What 
Franz hates writing essays and tries to writing
does the boy think about the lesson? them till the last moment.

" It was too advanced. 
I don’t know how Charo copying her essays

# It was too long. from the Internet, but the teacher never seems to notice.

$ It was too disorganised. 
Julia worked really hard for the test, but when the
teacher it she found she’d got a

You hear a teacher talking to a student. What is he
very low mark. I hope she the disappointment
giving her advice about?
soon because she’s looking really depressed.

" sitting university exams

My mum is very ambitious for me and it’s difficult to

# choosing a university course
. her expectations. I think when she

$ paying for university fees
at her youth, she feels she didn’t study hard enough
herself.
3 16 Listen and, for questions 1–8, choose the best 
The exam to be easier than I expected and,
answer (A, B or C). just as you , it was all things we’d studied
before.

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find out, get to know, know, learn, teach Grammar

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study; attend, join, take part BOE
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assist
1 Read the sentences (1–6) below. Which ...
3 Candidates often confuse the following words: B
refer to something which the speaker thinks is
find out, get to know, know, learn, teach and study; possible?
attend, join, take part and assist. Circle the correct C
refer to something which the speaker is imagining,
word in italics in these sentences, then check your thinks is improbable, or thinks is impossible?
answers by reading the definitions on page 183. D
refer to something which is generally true?

I’ve been thinking of going to an Italian university and
learning / studying international business for a year. 
If you speak a bit of the language, it’s much easier to

I only found out / knew in my tutorial just now when the make friends.
tutor handed my essay back to me. 
If I went, it might make it more difficult for me to get a

… the opportunity to live abroad would be extremely good degree.
educational because I’d learn / study about the Italian 
If for any reason you can’t make it to a tutorial, try to let
way of life and way of thinking. your tutor know.

I learn / know Japanese from Japanese teachers. 
If I lived in Italy, I’d learn about how Italians live and

I’m doing a karate course learned / taught in Japanese. think.

... I’m knowing / getting to know lots of local people. 
If your tutor has to cancel a tutorial or put it off, he or

They also organise lots of other things for us learners to she’ll try to tell you the week beforehand.
assist / take part in after school. 
Your tutors will organise you into groups and suggest

There are clubs we can assist / join if we’re interested ... research unless you prefer working alone.

You’re expected to join / attend all your lessons ...

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Conditionals

2 Match the beginning of each sentence (1–10) with its

4 Complete these sentences by writing the words from
ending (a–j).
Exercise 3 in the correct form in the gaps.

I won’t mention your name

Dimitri has been ................ Spanish because he hopes to

I’d travel round the world
study in Seville next year.

We don’t allow people to do the course

I’ve a lot of interesting people from different

I’ll have to buy the book
countries while doing this course.

If I decide to study abroad,

Maria hopes to chemistry when she goes to

If I see her,
university.

If I wasn’t so busy,

While Karen was at summer camp, she how

If I went to study in Australia,
to windsurf.

I’d take a taxi

The best way to the answer to this question

If students come to class regularly,
is to look on the Internet.

I’d like to ring Kevin, but I don’t his phone B
I won’t see my girlfriend for several months.
number. C
they usually get good results.

I had a wonderful course tutor who me to D
I’d go to the cinema with you.
speak Spanish really well. E
I wouldn’t come back.

The university has an accommodation officer who will F
I’ll tell her you called.
students with finding somewhere to live. G
if I had the money.

Kostas a youth club because he wanted to H
unless I can find it in the library.
meet people. I
unless you want me to.

It was the first time he had in a marathon, so J
if I could afford one.
people were surprised when he won. K
unless they have the right qualifications.

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You cannot use the swimming pool unless you become

3 Candidates often make mistakes with first and
a member of the sports club.
second conditionals. Find and correct one mistake

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in each of these sentences. There may be more than

You can only use the swimming pool the
one way to correct some sentences.
sports club.

If I say that technology has not changed the way we 
Stella will not participate in the concert because she is
study, I would be lying. feeling ill.

If I live near my school, I would go there by bicycle or
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even on foot.
If Stella was not feeling ill, she the concert.

If we study together, I think we would be able to test 
It will be necessary for us to postpone the match if the
each other at the same time. weather does not improve.

If we’ll have any free time during the term, we can
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organise a school excursion.
Unless the weather gets better, we the

If you’ll have any problems on your course, please match.
contact your tutor, who will sort them out. 
Your English improves because your teacher shows you

If there will be something that interests you, do write your mistakes.
back, and I’ll do my best to tell you.
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If I buy a computer, I would have to spend all day in
Your English would not get out your
front of it. mistakes.

If we take a good rest, we would be full of energy and 
I will only play in the basketball match if I recover from
we could do everything better. my cold.

If you’ll decide to stay until Christmas, you’ll find
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Athens very exciting.
Unless , I will not play in the basketball

I’d like to say that if more people travelled by bicycle, match.
the atmosphere will be better.
5 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask each other these
questions.
t
If you could study anywhere in the world, where would
you go?
t
If you studied in a different country, what do you think
would be your biggest problem?
t
If you could change one thing in your life, what would it
be?
t
If, one day, you became famous, what do you think
you’d be famous for?
t
How will you celebrate if you pass all your exams this
year?

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar

meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word
given.

We will not be able to finish the project without your
help.

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Unless project, we will not be able to finish it.

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