Education speaking session

Withdraw (leave) from the course
Submit an application (apply)
acquire a qualification
apply to university
Attend (visit) lectures
Enroll on a course (take up a course)
work nine-to-five
work long hours
make a name for oneself
work one's fingers to the bone
move up the career ladder
land in a job (get a job)
Take up a new hobby

What are your work or study ambitions?
Tell me about the subjects you find most interesting
Do you prefer working or studying on your own or with other people?
What kind of work would be ideal for you?
Do you prefer mentally or physically challenging work?
What kind of Environment do you enjoy studying or working in?
How often do you go online to find out about something?
Tell me about an interesting work or study project you’ve done recently
That’s an interesting question.
Let me think about that for a bit
That’s a tough one!
I’m not sure about that – let me see…
That’s an interesting question. To begin with, I’m enrolling on a teaching course next month to upgrade my teaching skills and I also crave to take up learning Italian and Spanish in order to teach these languages soon.
That’s a tough one! I can’t stand working in a company where everyone slacks off, because I prefer to work my fingers to the bone and do overtime, I need inspiration from my colleagues. I would also leave a dead-end job, because I’m a highflyer and I hope my career takes off very soon.
I’m not sure about that, let me see… I hate manual labour, I’d rather do some paperwork, but monotonous tasks turn me off very quickly so it should be something that sharpens my skills
I definitely prefer studying on my own. The problem is that other people distract me and not many people are ready to keep their nose to the grindstone like me, so they just slow me down, it isn’t productive at all
Let me think about that for a bit. Well, if I had to choose, I would definitely study languages, literature and culture more. These are my favourite subjects. When I acquire new information about foreign cultures, I get excited and inspired

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Revise\do some revision
Look up in a dictionary
Learn by heart
Bury oneself in books
Rote learning (mechanic learning)
Know the subject inside out
Get feedback
Use subtitles
Cram
Upgrade skills
Use mnemonics
Get fluent (speak fluently, without unnatural pauses and mistakes)
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