Vocabulary Words
Concentrate
To bring or direct toward a common center or objective.
Is it a good idea to study in your bed, where you will be most comfortable?
No, it's a bad idea!
To repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
Recite
Where did Mr. B go on his holiday?
Nowhere.
How many steps are there to SQ3R?
There are five steps
We use these for situation UNLIKELY to happen.
Second Conditionals
Which is hotter? Nigeria, or Dubai?
Dubai.
Ignore
To refuse to take notice of.
Why is it a good idea to study in "chunked" sessions?
Because your ability to retain new information diminished after 25-30 minutes.
gather the information necessary to focus and formulate goals.
Survey
What did Mr. B do on his holiday?
Watched movies, slept, and played computer games.
Why should you notice any bold-faced heading or subheading?
It will help organize your mind before you read.
We use these for facts.
Zero conditionals.
Are you at risk of being bored in Dubai?
No. Dubai is very cosmopolitan!
Assignments
A specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority.
What do Study Less, Study Smart techniques help you do?
Stay focused and take on more information with shorter study sessions.
To grasp the meaning of something.
Understand
Who is on the background of Mr. B's phone screen?
Napoleon Bonaparte!
What do reading aids (like italics and chapter objectives) do?
IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD/WOULDN'T + INFINITIVE
is the form for which conditional?
The second conditional.
For Speaker 2, what is the biggest challenge in living in Dubai?
Choosing what to do after you've finished studying!
Visuals
employing visual aids
What should you be ready to do if you have a solid grasp of the material?
Teach someone else!
Special notice or attention
Recognition
Who is Mr. B's favorite Chinese politician to study?
Deng Xiaoping
What does SQ3R stand for?
Survey Question Read Recite Review
"If I was hungry, I would eat." is an example of which conditional?
The first conditional.
How much free time does Speaker 4 have in Dubai!
Very little. He has never studied more in his whole life!
Support
To assist or to help.
What do you do with your notes?
Expand on them AFTER class!
The action or power of recalling to mind
Recollection
Besides coffee and water, what is Mr. B's favorite drink?
COKE ZERO! (DIET COKE!)
Explain what SQ3R is...
It is a reading comprehension method.
"If you heat water at 100 degrees it boils" is a ZERO CONDITIONAL because...?
It talks about a fact.
Why does speaker six fail at learning Arabic?
Because it is so difficult to find a good teacher.