Correct the wrong usage of words to do with written work in these sentences

Handout 3
Correct the wrong usage of words to do with written work in these sentences

1. 
   His PhD thesis was 90000 words long and was on the history of US place names.
   
2. 
   Little Marthadid her firstcomposition in school today. It was called “my family”
   
3. 
   We have to hand in an assignment at the end of the course. It can consist of up to five different pieces of work.
   
4. 
   The teacher gave us the title of this week’s dissertation today. We have to write 1000 words on the topic of “if I ruled the world ” and hand it in next Monday.
   
5. 
   At the end of this course you have to do a 5000-word this project which will be assessed ,and the grade will contribute to your final degree.
   
6. 
   I think I will do a study of people’s personal banking habits for my MSc dissertation. It has to be about 12000 words
   

Handout 4
When I am cramming for an exam, I don’t see any point in looking up past papers , nor is there any point in just learning things rout learning. I know some people develop very clever memory mnemonics to help them remember the materials, but there is no real substitute for bury yourself in your books the term’s work. It’s a good idea to have some sort of mind-map and memorized is useful, but in a limited way. At the end of the day, you just have to know the subject inside out until you feel you know the subject 100 percent.
Handout 5
Here are some idiomatic expressions about studying and exams which are not on the opposite page. Use the context to guess what they mean and choose the right answer.

1. 
   It’s easy to fall behind with your studies if you miss even just a few classes. B) find yourself far behind other students
   
2. 
   She seemed to just breeze through the exams. Everyone else was in such a panic and almost had nervous breakdowns. A) do them calmly and efficiently
   
3. 
   I just can’t seem to get the hang of English prepositions. Just when I think I’ve learnt them I make new mistakes. C) enjoy
   
4. 
   When I sat down and looked at the exam paper my mind just went blank. Everyone else seemed to be writing away quite happily. A) became confused
   

Match the words from the passage in the column on the left with their synonyms on the right.

paragraph a:1 go through g- your best performance
2 cramming – l studying hard before an exam
Paragraph b:3 humper j-relieve, reduce
4 cut out- k-stop
5 cut down i-reduce
Paragraph f: 6 alleviate c-evaluate, check
Paragraph g: 7 wholeheartedly a-enthusiastically
8 assess b-check ,revise

9 feedback e-information about how well you have done smth

10 pinpoint d-find exactly
11misread h- read wrongly
Paragraph h:
12 peak f- make more difficult
13 overwork m-working to hard
Matching heading

1 paragraph i know when to stop

2 paragraph b ii make your studies amusing

3 paragraph c iii organize

4 paragraph d iv check your notes are accurate

5 paragraph e v read textbook
6 paragraph f vi use various formats for your

7 paragraph g notes
vii start early
viii take mock exams seriously
xi make sure you can answer
every question
x work out what to revise
xi study with your colleagues

question 8-12

using no more than three words from the passage, answer the following question
8 when should you check what you have noted down earlier in the day?
Ans:Few weeks before
9 near the exam, what should you either reduce, or stop completely?
Ans: your weekend employment
10 if you can answer all the question from the past exam, what is the sign of?

11 where is the good place to write down brief notes?

Ans: around the house
12 what problems can be relieved by revising with other students?
Ans: finding right group
Question 13-14
13 what is the main cause of poor performancein exam, according to the passage? B) not studying enough
14 according to the passagde, when should you continue revising right up to the exam? C) when you can not remember vital information.