What type of learner are you? (Speaking Extra, cup 2004)
Many psychologists believe that different people learn in different ways. Answer the questions and find out how you learn. Score each question from 1 to 5.
1 almost never      2 not usually    3 sometimes     4 often   5 usually
I. Doing projects is easier than writing essays     2.1 forget things if I don't write them down
3.1 like to finish a job before I start the next one 4.1 make notes in class but I don't read them later 5.1 move my hands a lot when I am talking       6.1 need to have a lot of breaks when I'm studying 7.1 prefer to go somewhere quiet when I study    8.1'm not very tidy but I know where my things are 9. It's easy to see pictures in my head 10. It's hard to see pictures in my head
II. Maps are easy to understand 12. Music helps me study 13 Seeing a person talking is a lot better than listening to tapes
14. When I read, I hear the words in my head 15. Talking about things helps me to understand them How to find your score:
Write your scores. Then find the total for each type. If one total is a lot bigger, that is the type you are. If two or more scores are similar, you are a mixed type.
Questions:	Questions:	Questions
2	3	1
7	10	4
9	12	5
11	14	6
13	15	8
Total V score	Total A score	Total H score
V Visual type: You learn by reading information or seeing pictures or diagrams. Looking at your teachers when they speak can help you understand.
Some ideas that might help:
Write information down and make lots of notes. Look at your notes and copy them again in a more organized way. Use coloured pens to show the important information. Ask your teacher to say things again when you do not understand.
Sit near the front of the class, but not near the windows or door.
A Auditory type: You learn by hearing information. Speaking about ideas helps you study. Listening to recording is good too.
Some ideas that might help:
Before you read a text, look at the headings and any pictures. Talk to yourself or a friend about what it will say. Do homework and revise with a friend so you can talk about your work.
When there are things you want to remember, say them to yourself several times. Make recordings of your notes, and listen to them to study.
H Haptic type: You learn by moving around and doing things. Touching and feeling things can help you study. Using colours is also good.
Some ideas that might help:
When you are studying, work for about 25 minutes and then relax for 5 minutes. Do not watch TV or talk on the phone. Then go back to your studies.
When there are things you want to remember, walk around while you say them to yourself or read them.
Cover your desk with a big sheet of coloured paper to put your books on. Study with music playing.
Student life
Courses and qualifications
When she was a small child, Amelia's teachers identified her as having unusual intelligence and remarkable mental agility1, and they put her on a special programme for gifted children. Amelia won a scholarship to attend a local grammar school. By the age of eighteen, she was a straight A student2, and she secured a place3 at one of the country's most prestigious seats of learning4 to read5 English Literature.
In the first academic year of the English Literature programme, the core subjects6 were The development of the novel and Contemporary poetry. Amelia had a large number of set texts7 to read. It was hard work but she loved it. Her professors were all distinguished scholars and her courses were taught by some of the world's leading authorities in the field. She completed her studies with considerable success and graduated from university last year. In the meantime, her parents have decided that it is time they made up for their lack of formal education and they have signed up for a number of evening courses8. Eventually fhey hope to meet the entry requirements for university entrance and to be able to complete a degree as mature students9.
1 ability to think quickly and clearly
2 a student who always gets very good marks
3 (formal) was accepted as a student; (informal: got a place)
4 (very formal) educational institution with a very good reputation
5 (formal and increasingly old-fashioned) do or study
B    Harry's school report
6 subjects which all the students on the course have to do
7 specific books which students must study
8 or enrolled on ... courses
9 students who are older than average
Mathematics	htarry's worte has shown a m-nrfeeo) irttprovemekv-t this term. However, his attention occasionally wnvvderx in class.
English	Hflmj lias a natural talent for English. He achieved full cartes1 in, the last class test.
French	There is room, for improvewtefit in. Harry's work, in. French. He seems to find it difficult to team- vocabulary by heart.
Geography	Hflmj has. a thirst for knowledge a nd is a ^w.iote tam«r. it is a pity that sowjttivuts, his concentration in class wavers2.
Science	Harry has demonstrated an, ability to apply what he learns to the wider world. He showed considerable initiative la the way he approached his project on energy.
Physical Education	Although Hflrry has a proves ability3 for tennis, he will not m.a\ze any progress until he stops playing truant.4 This ntust not continue.
1 100%
2 concentration is not steady
3 ability shown by his achievements
4 being absent without permission
You attend school to acquire knowledge, NOT get knowledge.
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Exercises
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17.1    Answer the questions using collocations from A.
1 What happens when you successfully complete a degree course?
2 What do you call students who are in their thirties or older?
3 What are, for example, Harvard, the Sorbonne and Cambridge University?
4 What kind of people teach at Harvard, the Sorbonne and Cambridge University?
5 What do you call children who are particularly intelligent or have special talents?
6 What do you call students whose marks are always excellent?
I 7.2    Match the beginning of each sentence with its ending.
1 We were all very impressed by the student's mental heart.
2 My grandmother is very intelligent but she's had little formal place.
3 I've never found it easy to learn scientific formulae by education.
4 I'd love to study medicine there but it's very hard to get a ability.
5 For the first year Shakespeare exam we had to read six set requirements.
6 I am so proud of you for managing to get full agility.
7 Your work is not too bad but there is certainly still room for learner.
8 Your little girl has shown herself to be a very quick marks.
9 The test has been designed to enable pupils to demonstrate their texts.
10 I hope to study there but I may not be able to meet the entry improvement.
1 7.3    Complete this teacher's letter to the parents of a problem pupil.
17.4
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Dear Mr and Mrs Wolf,
We are. very concerned about Peter's behaviour. He has played (1)..................................from school
three times this month and has been seen in town in school hours. When he does come to class, his ;
attention (2)..................................and he does not seem able to concentrate on his lessons. He does not
seem to understand the work and yet he never asks any questions or requests any help. The only time
he (3)................................. any initiative is in devising excuses for not having done his homework.
^though he has a (4).................................. talent for art, he is not even taking any interest in art lessons.
:5%':l^J8.9isapp|Oii](ting, as last year there was a (5)..................................improvement in Peter's work
and we hoped he might (6)..................................a scholarship. However, unless he starts to - .
(7).........school regularly and to put more effort into his studies, he will certainly not
even meet the (8)....... ........ ..........for the college course he has plans to (9)...;..;...................
on next year.
1 would be grateful if you could come into school to discuss this situation further. Yours sincerely, Thomas Chips (Headteacher)
Answer these questions.
1 What are the core subjects for pupils at primary school in your country?
2 What would you say are the most prestigious seats of learning in your country?
3 Have you ever signed up for a course that you didn't complete?
4 If you could take a degree course now, what subject would you like to read?
5 When does the academic year begin and end in your country?
6 What do you need to do to secure a place at university in your country?
Use a dictionary to find different words to complete each collocation.
1 a thirst for.................................. 3 his..................................wavers
2 join a.................................. 4 proven..................................
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