2016-09-29 Idioms: school idioms

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: use a dictionary to check your answers. We will go over them tomorrow.
1 cut class = didn’t attend class (I)
2 psych = psychology (B)
3 aced = did extremely well on (E) (more likely, “did perfectly on”)
4 pulled an all-nighter = stayed up all night (J)
5 pop quiz = surprise test (D)
6 drop it = remove it from my schedule (N)
7 straight A’s = perfect grades (C) (= only A’s)
8 final = end-of-term examination (H)
9 blew = did extremely poorly (G) (we can also say “bombed”)
10 killer = very difficult (L) (as in, “the test was so difficult it nearly killed me”)
11 flunked = failed (A) (If you flunk a course you get no credit for it and may have to repeat it.)
12 make-up = second chance at taking the test (M) (or a second chance to make up another assignment)
13 cram = study hard in a short period of time (K)
	(In the picture he’s using a plunger to cram all the information into his head.)
14 mid-term = middle-of-term examination (F)
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Handout p. 98 - in addition to “psych” for “psychology”, we have several other abbreviations for classes or areas of study:
bio = biology
chem = chemistry
econ = economics
lit = literature (as in: English lit, Spanish lit, etc.)
home ec = home economics (more like cooking and other homemaking skills)
math = mathematics (“maths” in British English)
P.E. / phys ed = physical education (gym class)
	(“ed” = education, such as “music ed”, “adult ed”)
poli sci = political science
	(“sci” = science, such as “comp sci” for computer science)
“sosh” = sociology
trig = trigonometry
stats = statistics
calc = calculus
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p. 93 - In the conversation at the top of the page, identify the real words each person says.