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Learning and Education - Coggle Diagram
Learning and Education
people
straight A student
a distinguished scholar
a world leading authority
a mature student
a quick learner
a gifted child
a disillusioned graduate
hard work/improvement
it's not for want/lack of trying
work hard night after night
show signs of (improvement/recovery)
apply yourself
cut smth out (cut out the errors)
work three years running
come on
(make progress) in/by leaps and bounds
to get up to speed with
grapple with a host of factors
gain real depth of (grammar knowledge)
take the daring step of doing smth
achieve full marks (in the last test)
have a thirst for knowledge
show a marked improvement
win a scholarship
make a huge leap with smth
a steep learning curve
learn by rote/by heart
learn in a sticky way
work against the clock
have work ambitions
exams
pass exams with flying colours
scrape through the finals
mark smb down
sail through the exams
negative experience
hold smb back
do next to nothing
have nothing/little/something/a lot to show for (years of studying/all that effort)
tell smb off
can't make head or tail of smth
smth goes over your head
attention wanders
concentration wavers
play truant (from)
room for improvement
have a proclivity for procrastination
encounter difficulties/problems
related phrases
turn over a new leaf
as a matter of routine/course
be under no illusion about
my interest extends far beyond
take smth at face value
attend school to acquire knowledge
[FORM] secure [inf got] a place at one of the most prestigious [FORM] seat of learning
[F] read (English Literature) [do/study]
core subjects
set texts
graduate from university
formal education
receive a basic education
drift towards (teaching)
set out to be (a teacher)
a one-size-fits-all approach
cut one's teeth on smth
be in the loop
be part and parcel of (university life)
a preordained path
be right up smb's street
take each day as it comes
prefer figures to letters
skills and qualities
have a proven ability for
show considerable initiative in
demonstrate an ability to
have a natural talent for
have unusual intelligence
have remarkable mental agility
studying
sign up for (a number of evening) courses
meet the entry requirements (for university entrance)
enrol on ... courses
obtain/acquire a qualification
withdraw from a course