Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets, so that they keep the same meaning.1. I’m going to register for a course in statistics next year. (sign) 2. Several students did not complete the Moral Philosophy course. (drop) 3. Our course finishes on 20 June. (break) 4. He was forced to leave university after one term. He’d done no work at all. (throw) 5. I can’t come out tonight. I have to have my essay finished for tomorrow. (write) 6. My next term at college starts on 12 September. (go) Ex. 12. Study the tips for exam success. Match the phrases in italics with their definitions. Six tips for exam success 1. Keep your reading up during the term so that you have less to read just before the exam. 2. Brush up on some of the things you learnt a long time ago; they may possibly come up in the exam. 3. Don’t just mug up on the key points you need for the exam and hope that you’ll scrape through with little effort. 4. On the other hand, don’t try to do everything. Swotting up on everything you have done all term means you will have to revise a lot of useless things too. 5. Concentrate on polishing up the most important areas and your best skills. 6. Don’t fool yourself that you’ll pass the exam on the basis of what you’ve picked up during the lectures and classes. You will need to revise! A. Practice and improve your skills or your knowledge of something, usually something you learned in the past but have partly forgotten. b. Quickly try to learn the main facts about a subject, especially before an exam (often + on) (informal).
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