BACKGROUND INFORMATION(1) Schools, colleges and universities in Great Britain and the United States commonly use letter grades to indicate the quality of a student's academic performance A EXCELLENT B GOOD C (AVERAGE D( BELOW AVERAGE F(FAILING)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION (1) • Schools, colleges and universities in Great Britain and the United States commonly use letter grades to indicate the quality of a student’s academic performance: • A (EXCELLENT ) • B (GOOD) • C (AVERAGE) • D (BELOW AVERAGE) • F (FAILING)
TEXTRELATED INFORMATION (2) students at universities an undergraduate-----who has not taken his or her first bachelor's degree a freshman a first-year student a sophomore----a second--year student a junior-a third- year student a senior-- a fourth-year student a graduate-- a person who has completed a university degree course a postgraduate - a person doing studies that are done at a university after one has received a first degree
TEXT-RELATED INFORMATION (2) • students at universities • an undergraduate-----who has not taken his or her first bachelor’s degree • a freshman---- a first-year student • a sophomore----a second--year student • a junior--a third- year student • a senior-- a fourth--year student • a graduate-- a person who has completed a university degree course • a postgraduate -- a person doing studies that are done at a university after one has received a first degree
NEW WORDS perform: do(a piece of work), act a play), playmusic)perform what one has promised /perform a part in a play concentrate direct all one's attention etc towards sth concentrate on one s work on sth concentrate ones attention ignore: take no notice of The government ignored his advice -i smiled at her but she ignored me
NEW WORDS • perform: do(a piece of work), act a play), play(music) perform what one has promised / perform a part in a play • concentrate: direct all one’s attention ,etc. towards sth. concentrate one’s attention on sth. / concentrate on one’s work • ignore: take no notice of --- The government ignored his advice. ---I smiled at her but she ignored me
assign: appointed to a job or duty i have been assigned to interview the applicants essential:(pl )sth. that is necessary or very Important Because I like live in a remote village, I regard my car as an essential When we go on holiday we only take essential (to, for )necessary, central Water is necessary to living things Is money necessary to happiness
assign: appointed to a job or duty ---- I have been assigned to interview the applicants. essential: (pl.) sth. that is necessary or very important --Because I like live in a remote village, I regard my car as an essential. --When we go on holiday, we only take essentials. (to , for ) necessary ,central ----- Water is necessary to living things. --Is money necessary to happiness?