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1
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She’s cramming for her history exam.

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Cram: to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam, remember a lot of information in a short time.

2
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a monotonous job

a monotonous voice

The music became monotonous after a while.

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Monotonous: not changing and therefore boring

3
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A thought-provoking book/film/ class

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Thought-provoking: making you think a lot about a subject

4
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My father was a real authoritarian so we were brought up very strictly.

His manner is extremely authoritarian.

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Authoritarian: an authoritarian person,

demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish.

5
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We had to learn all out lessons off by heart.

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Off by heart: remember 100%

6
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We had to recite famous stories off the top of our heads.

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Off the top of our heads: without any help

7
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My maths teacher use to come down on us like a ton of bricks if we couldn’t work out some problems.

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Come down like a ton of bricks: punish severely

8
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Secondary education

Higher education

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🍃

9
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Curriculum is one of the foundationsl elements of effective teaching.

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Curriculum: 🍃

10
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Tuition fees = cost of attendance

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What you pay directly to the uni

11
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Top-tier institutions

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Prestigious institutions

12
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The mechanism for collecting taxes needs revising.

He was asked to revise his proposal before submitting it again.

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Revise: to make changes especially to correct or improve sth

13
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To demonstrate academic gains

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To show academic progress

14
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Educating in law broadened my horizons.

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To broaden horizons: to enlarge someone’s scope.

15
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He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.

I’ve fallen behind on the mortgage payments.

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Fall behind (with studies):
to fail to do something fast enough or on time.
16
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I know I’ve got to deal with the problem at some point - I’m just procrastinating.

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Procrastinate: To keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring

17
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traditional disciplines such as history, literature, and philosophy…

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Discipline: a field of study

18
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the alumni of St MacNissi’s College

Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school’s restoration fund.

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Alumnus , plural: alumni: someone who has left a school, college, or university after finishing their studies there