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EDUCATION

HOW TO STUDY 1. Listen and complete the missing chunks. (0:00- 3:55) If you want to study 1)____________________________, you should

follow 5 simple rules.

Rule no. 1 – 2) ____________________________ .

There’s no such a thing as 3) ____________________________. If you work a in a particular way and find that it works for

you then 4) ____________________________. Studying is about 5)____________________________.

To do that, you need to 6) ____________________________.

If you don’t know what works best for you, then 7) ____________________________, try working

8) ____________________________ (with music, without music, 9) _________________ or _________________ ).

Think about 10) _________________ and _________________ you work at your best.

Rule no. 2 – 11) ____________________________, which is about making the 12) ____________________________ for you.

Do this on two different time scales: 13) ____________________________

and on a longer time scale of 14) ____________________________. Every evening, you can write a

15)____________________________ of what you want to accomplish tomorrow.

And a good idea is to timetable about 16) ____________________________, which is a good amount to aim for every day in

17) ____________________________ .

Planning your time to revisit material is 18) ____________________________. You might keep a

19)____________________________, and at the end of each day, write down 20) ____________________________.

Then turn ahead one week and write down a 21) ____________________________, and the same thing for one month’s time.

By doing that you 22) ____________________________ of what you’ve done and see what you need to review.

If you’re 23) ____________________________ your diary, it can become a very 24) ____________________________.

Another useful tool is a 25) ____________________________, which can be used to keep track of 26)__________________.

You should put your board in a 27) ____________________________ and make sure you

28) ____________________________ every day.

In the longer term, don’t start working 29) ____________________________.

Leaving everything to the last minute only adds 30) ____________________________.

Sit down with your calendar or diary and work out how many 31)____________________________ you’ve got until your

exam. Then, write a list of all the 31) ____________________________ by then.

Next, decide how you want to 32) ____________________________.

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2. Listen to the second part of the recording and write down as many details concerning the

following aspects as possible: (04:37- till the end)

Rule no. 3 –

PHYSICS –

GEOGRAPHY –

STYLES OF LEARNING –

A classroom classic is to imagine yourself as an ..........................................................

Rule no. 4 –

A diet high in sugar significantly .................. the brain’s ability to synthesise new information and ................old

information.

Rule no. 5 –

Hard work in .................................... does not guarantee success.

Ultimately, it’s not about .............................................................................................................................. that counts.

3. What are YOUR study habits? List them.