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Hello, everyone! Today we are going to learn the difference between the words "study", "learn" and "teach". We’ll also look at other useful verbs connected with school life, practice them in sentences, and see how they are used in real situations. 

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USEFUL VERBS

A Math teacher teaches Math. Her students study Math.

After school, students do homework.

At primary school, children learn to read and write.

A university teacher gives a lecture on Chemistry and the students take notes.

Students can do an (English) course in many colleges and schools. At the end of a course, you often have to take/sit an exam. You hope to pass your exams. You don’t want to fail your exams.

If you pass your final exams at university, you get a degree.

 

Choose a verb from ‘USEFUL VERBS’ to fill in the gaps below. Put the verb in the correct form.

John did well at school. HE always found it easy to (1) ………… and he always (2) …………. his homework. He (3) ……………. all his school exams. Now he (4) …………… geography at university. He is also (5) …………… a special geology course. He enjoys sitting in lectures, listening to the lecturer and (6) ………………, notes. He will (7) ……………. his final exams next year. If he (8) …………….., he will (9) ……………….  a degree in geography. If he (10) ……………, he will be very sad. He would like to become a geography lecturer. He would like to (11) …………… lectures.

Learn the difference between the verbs ‘to study – to learn’

TO STUDY	TO LEARN
They are rather close synonyms. In a general sense they both mean to get knowledge, to acquire information - вчити
To study is to get the theory of the subject by reading books, attending classes at school or college.  - вивчати                 e.g.  He is studying biology at university. e.g. At 17 he moved to Kyiv to study law.  - навчатися e.g. Robert studies to be a doctor. e.g. My sister studies at school.	To learn is to get new knowledge or practical skills and know how to do it. – навчитися    e.g. I want to learn how to drive. e.g. I’m learning to be a hairdresser.
To study is used mainly when we mean the process itself; it is used in a wider and more general sense than to learn.	So to learn, as a rule, means the result of the process of studying.
e.g. I studied the rules for reading but I haven’t learnt them yet. It means: I have worked on these rules, but the result is not yet satisfactory, I must study more before I can learn them.
To study may have an additional shade of meaning, namely, to investigate, to examine closely. розглядати e.g. He studied her face very carefully in hope that it would tell him her thoughts.	To learn may have an additional shade of meaning, namely, to master something. e.g. the learn the language
	To learn may also mean to make progress, e.g. the child learns quickly.
	We learn facts, words, numbers or lines (often by heart) - вчити e.g. Mary has learnt the poem well.
	Learn = find out = get to know - дізнатися We learnt about it from the newspaper. We learnt the details later.

 

 

 

Choose ‘learn’ or ‘study’ and put it in a correct tense form to complete the sentence. p.69, Ex 2. (Карп’юк, 10)

1) You must … this poem.

2) We must … the map before we start our journey.

3) She … to be a doctor by watching the work of her more experienced colleagues.

4) Mary … to swim.

5) We soon … to do as we were told in Mr Hughes’ class!

6) Mike … medicine at college because he wants to be doctor.

7) I’m trying to … Spanish.

8) I … to ride a bike when I was five.

Choose the correct word: learn or study

1) What did you (learn, study) from the newspaper?

2) It didn’t take her long to (study, learn) the poem by heart.

3) Mike is (learning, studying) medicine at college because he wants to be a doctor.

4) He speaks French well and he wants to (learn, study) German.

5) Little Paul is (learning, studying) to swim.

6) It’s difficult to (learn, study) when the weather is hot.

7) His brother (learns, studies) at school. He is a good student.

8) How long have you been (learning, studying) English?

9) You have to (learn, study) to be more patient.

10) My brother (learned, studied) hard to become a student of the University.

11) Your homework is to (learn, study) grammar rules.

12) When she was at school she hated (learning, studying) Shakespeare by heart.

13) Who has (learned, studied) the political map?

14) Ken didn’t (learn, study) hard during the first semester.