11: Study skills |Learning techniques 11: Lernfähigkeiten 11: Técnicas de estudio 11 : Compétences en matière d'études 11: Competências de estudo 11：学习技巧

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It’s time for English at University - the series that teaches some English phrases to help you through your first year of study abroad. |||||||||ensina||||||||a sua|||||no exterior There’s a lot to learn when you start studying for a degree and especially when you’re doing it in another country. |a great deal||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||especialmente|||fazendo|||outro| Mary’s coping very well and is making the most of every opportunity to get guidance or help her with her studies. ||||||aproveitando||||||||orientação||||||estudos Today she’s attending Professor Not’s study skills workshop but it sounds like she knows more about studying than he does! |ela está|||||||||parece|||sabe|mais|||do que|| Prof. Not …so let’s just stand around in a circle… hold hands and say mmmmm. |||||ficar|||||dê as mãos|as mãos|||mmmmmm Daniel How exactly is this helping? |||||ajudando Prof. Not Trust you to spoil the karma. |||||estragar|| It just helps us think… Daniel Think of what to say, you mean. ||ajuda||pensar|||||||| Prof. Not Now to study well, you need to be in the right zone. ||||||||||||zona certa| Mary Zone? Zona da Maria|zona de Mary Prof. Not In the right place… in your head. ||||||||cabeça Sharon… Sharon Yes Robert - I mean, Professor. Sharon|||||| Prof. Not Could you hand out the blindfolds? ||poderia||distribuir|||vendas Mary And how are they going to help? Narrator A good question Mary. I admire Professor Not’s enthusiasm but let me give you a bit of advice – his study skills are a bit 'alternative' - different. Have you got any advice to offer? Mary Well, I did read a book about good study skills on the plane. But what do I say? Narrator Say 'could I offer some suggestions?' or 'from what I understand…' or maybe, 'something that works for me is…' and give them your tips – that way you won’t sound too big-headed – like someone we know! Daniel Maybe we could just hold the hand of the person next to us? Narrator Go on Mary. Mary No Daniel… maybe I could offer some suggestions? Sharon Oh yes Mary! Mary Well… from what I understand… you must study every day… and choose a regular place and time to do it. Prof. Not Yes of course, very good Mary. Anything else? Mary Well… what works for me is planning my time and deciding what I want to achieve… and not being afraid to ask for help. Daniel Yeah, yeah. I was going to say that – and make sure you take lots of breaks – long ones. Mary Short ones – and develop a good learning style – choose a method that helps you learn best. Prof. Not Excellent Mary. That’s exactly right. Sharon Oh, I preferred the blindfold method. Narrator Excellent indeed Mary. She’s on fire! She spoke up and gave some sage advice without showing off. Here’s a reminder of how she started the conversation… Maybe I could offer some suggestions? From what I understand… What works for me is… And she gave some good advice which the other students – especially Daniel - will no doubt find very useful, such as… You must study every day Choose a place and time to do it Plan your time and decide what you want to achieve Don’t be afraid to ask for help Choose a learning style that helps you learn best With that advice you can’t go wrong. And now it looks like Mary’s study advice has made a real impression on someone… Tech Student Wow Mary. I loved what you said in there – really useful – I can see you’re a committed student – how about getting together sometime and… comparing study notes? Mary Well, errr, ermm… Daniel I think she’s quite busy at the moment. Mary No, I’m not – that would be lovely. Let’s meet up in the bar later. Sharon Ooooh!