Categories
Practice Words in Context

practice c1 education context

New Term at Uni

Listen to two friends who bump into each other at university.
Who’s studying arts, and who’s doing science?
Which one is getting financial support from the university?

Click “Answer” when you’ve finished listening.

Answer

Jamie’s doing English literature (arts) and Alix is doing physics (science)

Jamie is on a scholarship from the university.

Click to restart

Categories
Flashcards Practice

flashcards education instruction

Education: Instruction

Study Tips

1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.

lecture

Click / Hover

NOUN: formal presentation by an instructor to a large group of students

“That _____ was so boring that I fell asleep.”

      Listen

seminar

Click / Hover

NOUN: interactive class on a topic, often with a student presentation

“John’s leading the _____ on Friday, so it should be entertaining.”

      Listen

tutorial

Click / Hover

NOUN: small group session with personalized guidance and support

“I’d skip the _____, but I’m finding this module really difficult.”

      Listen

workshop

Click / Hover

NOUN: interactive session involving group work and discussion

“That _____ was great, especially the simulation of real-world disaster management”

      Listen