3 tips on how to study effectively – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.During their training, medical residents learn countless techniques, surgeries, and which they’ll later use to save lives
2.Being able to remember these skills can quite literally be a matter of life and death
3.With this in mind, a 2006 research study took a class of surgical residents learning to suture arteries and split them into two groups
4.Each received the same study materials, but one group implemented a small change in how they studied them
5.And when tested one month later, this group performed the surgeries significantly better than the other residents
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
procedures
A2A particular method for performing a task.
Example:
"medical residents learn countless techniques, surgeries, and procedures"
stabilizing
B1To make stable.
Example:
"stabilizing the memory."
material
A2Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Example:
"Each received the same study materials,"
answers
A2A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
Example:
"But what if, while doing this, you can’t remember the answers?"
connections
B1The act of connecting.
Example:
"This repeated firing strengthens the connections between the cells,"
storage
A2The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
Example:
"How information is transferred from short-term to long-term storage"
quizzes
A2An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.
Example:
"Testing yourself with flashcards and quizzes"
students
A2A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
Example:
"Students often prefer other study methods,"
cycling
A2To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
Example:
"cycling through different subjects forces your brain to temporarily forget,"
spacing
A2To roam, walk, wander.
Example:
"Spacing your review across multiple days"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| procedures | A2 | A particular method for performing a task. |
| stabilizing | B1 | To make stable. |
| material | A2 | Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something. |
| answers | A2 | A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question. |
| connections | B1 | The act of connecting. |
| storage | A2 | The act of storing goods; the state of being stored. |
| quizzes | A2 | An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing. |
| students | A2 | A person who studies or learns about a particular subject. |
| cycling | A2 | To ride a bicycle or other cycle. |
| spacing | A2 | To roam, walk, wander. |
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