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| Question | Answer |
| I’ve worked hard to try and manage to control or deal with this subject. | I’ve worked hard to try and get on top of this subject. |
| I should have the report ready for you by this afternoon, I just need to MAKE AN EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND this new software update first. I've tried, but I just can't DEAL WITH Amy, she's totally out of control! We must all ACCEPT / DEAL WITH this tragedy. | I should have the report ready for you by this afternoon, I just need to come (GET) to grips with this new software update first. I've tried, but I just can't come (GET) to grips with Amy, she's totally out of control! To begin to or make an effort to understand, accept, and deal with a difficult or problematic person, thing, or situation. |
| Not only have I developed a particular habit of reading the business pages in the newspaper, but I also spend the weekend looking at / studying notes, papers, etc all my lecture notes | Not only have I got into the habit of reading the business pages in the newspaper, but I also spend the weekend going through all my lecture notes = go over sthg |
| I know it’s important not to become so involved with the details of sthg that you can’t make any progress, so I decided not to study everything but just try and solve a problem by considering the facts which questions might be selected and appeared in a test - and concentrate on those. | I know it’s important not to get too bogged down, so I decided not to study everything but just try and work out which questions might come up - and concentrate on those. |
| I can only do sthg to the best of my abilities and It’s not the worst thing that could happen if I fail. | I can only do my best and it’s not the end of the world if I fail. Do your best = try your best |
| Anyway, I’d better Begin to do sthg and give careful attention to some work | Anyway, I’d better get down to some work |
| The night before the exam, I go to bed later than the usual late and revise | The night before the exam, I stayed up late and revise |
| Outside the exam room, I make sure that I avoid other students who are in a panic. | Outside the exam room, I steer clear of other students who are in a panic. Syn = stay clear of |
| I look at /watch the clock (while doing something else) during the exam so that I don’t use all (of sthg) time. ( have no more left) | I keep/have one eye on the clock during the exam so that I don’t run out of time. |
| I try to talk or write about (one particular thing only) the question | I try to stick to the question (keep to) |
| If I’m not able to continue with ( sthg because it’s too hard) a question, I fail to include it/ leave it out and continue to an easier one. | If I get stuck on a question, I miss it out and go on to an easier one |
| If I’m unable to remember an answer to a question, I take breath into my lungs slowly to calm myself | If my mind goes blank, I breathe in and out slowly to calm myself |
| I read (sthg) to check for details and look for mistakes my answers at the end to check that they have a clear meaning ( be logical and easy to understand) | I read through my answers at the end to check that they make sense |
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