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Preparing for Exams

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Unless you don't mind doing poorly on your exams, at least a little preparation is necessary. In part five of the FluentU course Studying on Campus, learn how to talk about preparing for exams, and ask about reviewing as Yang Kai and his new friend hit on the topic of the upcoming semester's end. Check out the courses page to subscribe to the entire course.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
学期
xué qī
(noun) semester; term
 (noun) semester; term
 
快要
kuài yào
(adv.) soon; almost
 (adv.) soon; almost
 
结束
jié shù
(verb) to end; to finish; to close
 (verb) to end; to finish; to close
 
考试
kǎo shì
(verb) to take an exam
 (verb) to take an exam
 
复习
fù xí
(verb) to review; to revise
 (verb) to review; to revise
 
外语
wài yǔ
(noun) foreign language
 (noun) foreign language
 
考试
kǎo shì
(noun) exam; test
 (noun) exam; test
 
准备
zhǔn bèi
(verb) (Formal) to prepare; to get ready
 (verb) (Formal) to prepare; to get ready
 
差不多
chà bù duō
(adj.) similar; about the same; not far off
 (adj.) similar; about the same; not far off
 
背
bèi
(verb) to recite; to memorize
 (verb) to recite; to memorize
 
单词
dān cí
(noun) word
 (noun) word
 
口语
kǒu yǔ
(noun) spoken language; colloquial speech
 (noun) spoken language; colloquial speech
 
差不多
chà bu duō
(adj.) more or less enough
 (adj.) more or less enough
 
练习
liàn xí
(verb) to practice; to exercise
 (verb) to practice; to exercise
 
不用
bú yòng
(adv.) no need; need not
 (adv.) no need; need not
 
害羞
hài xiū
(verb/adj.) (to be) shy
 (verb/adj.) (to be) shy
 
这 个
zhè ge
学 期
xué qī
快 要
kuài yào
结 束
jié shù
了
le
。
。
This semester is almost over.
 
对
duì
啊
a
，
，
下
xià
个
gè
月
yuè
要
yào
考 试
kǎo shì
。
。
Yeah, next month is exams.
 
那
nà
你
nǐ
有 没 有
yǒu méi yǒu
复 习
fù xí
？
？
Well have you reviewed yet?
 
有
yǒu
，
，
你
nǐ
呢
ne
？
？
Yeah, you?
 
一 点 点
yì diǎn diǎn
。
。
A little bit.
 
外 语
wài yǔ
的
de
考 试
kǎo shì
要
yào
复 习
fù xí
很
hěn
多
duō
吗
ma
？
？
要
yào
准 备
zhǔn bèi
什 么
shén me
？
？
Do you have to review a lot for foreign language exams? What do you have to prepare?
 
差 不 多
chà bù duō
都
dōu
是
shì
背
bèi
单 词
dān cí
，
，
但 是
dàn shì
口 语
kǒu yǔ
课
kè
也
yě
有
yǒu
口 语
kǒu yǔ
考 试
kǎo shì
。
。
It's pretty much all memorizing vocabulary, but the speaking class also has a spoken language test.
 
要
yào
讲 话
jiǎng huà
对
duì
吧
ba
？
？
You have to talk, right?
 
那
nà
你
nǐ
准 备
zhǔn bèi
好
hǎo
了
le
吗
ma
？
？
Well are you ready then?
 
差 不 多
chà bu duō
了
le
。
。
Pretty much.
 
要 不 要
yào bú yào
练 习
liàn xí
一 下
yí xià
？
？
Do you want to practice a minute?
 
不 用
bú yòng
吧
ba
！
！
No, that's OK!
 
学
xué
外 语
wài yǔ
不
bù
能
néng
害 羞
hài xiū
哦
ō
！
！
You can't be shy when studying foreign languages!

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