Definition
What does "ongoing" mean?
= continuous, still happening
The attendance issue is ongoing.
Make a grammatically correct academic sentence with the word "integrity"
= high morals
NUFYP students are expected to have a high degree of integrity.
Use the correct form of "depress" in the following sentence:
_____________ thoughts are some of the worst thoughts one can get.
Depressive thoughts are some of the worst thoughts one can get.
depress = give a negative mental state
Make an academic sentence with "collapse"
= fall, break down
The dorm building collapsed when it was set on fire.
What does "odd" mean?
= strange or unusual
Students are oddly scared of mock exams.
What does "forthcoming" mean?
= about to appear or arrive
NUFYP are worried about the forthcoming future have a great prospect of entering undergraduate schools directly.
Make an academic sentence using "pose" correctly
= to position
AI use no longer poses a threat to students' learning as much as it did initially.
Use the correct form of "individual" in the following sentence:
Adolescents' shared value is their _________.
Adolescents' shared value is their individuality.
= unique
Make an academic sentence with "assemble"
= to put together
The NU building was assembled over several years.
What does "panel" mean?
= a group of people discussing the issue
Every professor on the panel discussion was an expert in a foreign trade.
What does "straightforward" mean?
= direct, practical, upfront
The tutor was straightforward and told us we simply were not allowed to use AI.
Make an academic sentence with "undergo"
= to experience, endure
The CPS building will undergo a complete safety check soon.
Use the correct form of "compile" in the following sentence:
EAP tutors always share their favourite ___________ of useful sources as weekly homework.
EAP tutors always share their favourite compilations of useful sources as weekly homework.
compile = collect, put together
Make an academic sentence with the word "likewise".
= similarly
Teaching fellows work exceptionally hard, and we advise students to do likewise.
What does "encounter" mean?
= meet unexpectedly
After NUFYP students have graduated, they might encounter their former teachers on campus.
What does "persist" mean?
to keep at, to keep going
Despite the CPS efforts, students persist to use AI in their writing.
Make an academic sentence using "invoke" grammatically correctly.
= to call for, to make happen
Teachers invoke high spirits and motivation to drive NUFYP students' success.
Use the correct form of the word "conceive" in the sentence:
When either a woman or a man is infertile, a baby is ________________.
When either a woman or a man is infertile, a baby is inconceivable.
= give birth (to a baby, or an idea, form an idea)
Make an academic sentence with "incline"
= downward slope, going down
or, to be inclined = likely to do something
Students are less inclined to cheat when they fear the consequences.
What does "adjacent" mean?
= next to, beside
Mock exams are real exam adjacent.
What does "reluctant" mean?
= not eager, unwilling
The teacher was reluctant to assign homework to students right before the exam.
Make an academic sentence with "whereby", correctly
= by or through which
A student devised a plan whereby they might succeed.
Make a sentence using the correct form of the word "convince"
Students have never seen their tutor so _____________ with their made up excuses.
Students have never seen their tutor so unconvinced with their made up excuses.
convince = to make the person believe you
Make an academic sentence with "notwithstanding"
= despite everything to the contrary
NUFYP students will miss the program, notwithstanding the stress and boredom.
What does "intrinsic" mean?
= natural to a thing
Knowledge has an intrinsic value that all students understand and respect.