47 Work in pairs. Match meanings 1-11 with the phrases in bold from the answers in Exercise 46.

1 work late at night – to pull an ‘all –nighter’

2 get a brief sleep, especially during the day -

3 do a piece of work as part of your studies -

4 students who are in their first year at a university or college -

5 understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking -

6 stop going to school before finishing the course of instruction -

7 a feeling or an opinion, especially one based on emotions -

8 not part of the usual school or college course -

9 a room for several people to sleep in, especially in a school or other institution -

10 happening at a later time or as a result at the end -

11 something that is so familiar that it is done without having to think about it -

48 Work in small groups. Use the same format and write what BMSTU students think about time management. Try to use the words and phrases from the exercise above.

Exchange your answers with another group and check for spelling. Use a dictionary if necessary.

49 BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

Exam skills

6 tips for getting ready for the exam

Watch and listen to an expert talking about exam skills and answer the questions.

Useful notes

mock exams – intended to seem real

venue [ˈvenjuː] - the place where a public event or meeting happens

frame of mind - mood that influences how you perform

technique [ tekˈniːk ] - skills needed to do a particular activity

1 When do you need to start revising if you’ve got an exam approaching?

2 Is it a good idea to do lots of test papers before an exam?

3 Why should you start working on past exam papers?

4 What is the aim of mock exams?

5 What question should you spend most time on?

6 Why should you arrive at the exam venue in plenty of time?

50 Work in pairs. Complete the sentences. Then listen again and check.

1If you’ve got an exam approaching it’s good to know what to expect so that______________

2 An exam is not just a test of your English; it’s _____________________________________

3 Long before the day of your exam you need to be revising, and as part of this it’s a very good idea _________________________________________________________________________

4 You should start working on past exam papers to find out ____________________________

5 Obviously, if you want to do well, you need a good exam technique. ___________ is very important. So, by doing test papers – or mock exams – in the same amount of time that you’ll have for your real exam – will help you ____________________________________________

6 It’s best to spend the most time on _______________________________________________

7 As the exam day approaches, ___________________________________________________

8 If you’ve done the work and you’re prepared _______________________________________

51 Write six tips for getting ready for your exam and discuss which tip

• you found useful

• you didn’t find useful or didn’t understand

• you would like to follow