Example of Passage 5

A university life

In large universities elementary science courses are often taught by groups of staff members instead of by individual professors. Each series of lectures is presented by a different lecturer. The lecturers are chosen according to the areas of a field in which they have done research. The lecturers are presented in large auditoriums, and they are often attended by as many as 200 students.

In addition to listening to lectures, the students are required to attend quiz sections which are supervised by assistants. In the quiz sections the lectures are discussed and text readings are assigned. Quizzes are given regularly once a week, and the quiz grades are recorded and averaged at the end of the semester. Most foreign students aren’t used to taking weekly quizzes and they don’t like this system at first. Once they get used to it they like it because they find that it helps them keep up to date in their assignments.

Laboratory experience is also provided for in these elementary science courses. Each student must complete certain prescribed experiments, some of which require complicated equipment which must be set up by a lab assistant. Sometimes two students working on the same experiment check each other’s results. This practice is advantageous as long as each student does his best and has confidence in his own ability. It is unprofitable when one fellow perpetually depends on the other for the right answer.

Besides lectures, quizzes, and laboratory experiments, science students make oral reports on assigned research projects. For instance, when Bill took biology he was assigned a project concerning the reproductive cycle of the pine. Before he started his research, however, he found out that another fellow in his class had been assigned the same project. He thought at first that they would be able to work together but, unfortunately for Bill, the mistake was discovered, and Bill was given another project.

supervise-verba
mengawasi	oversee, supervise, observe, keep tabs, look after, keep track of
memimpin	lead, head, preside, conduct, direct, supervise
mengontrol	control, take control, oversee, supervise
mengurus	care, take care of, manage, look after, arrange, supervise
mengelola	manage, administer, carry out, supervise, superintend
menilik	consider, watch, divine, tell the future, supervise
membawahi	supervise, be under
memanduri	Supervise
memperamat-amati	watch, scrutinize, supervise, superintend, keep under observation, keep under sur

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prescribe-verba
menentukan	determine, specify, decide, set, establish, prescribe
menetapkan	set, establish, assign, define, specify, prescribe
memberi resep	Prescribe
menyuruh	tell, send, have, order, enjoin, prescribe
menulis resep obat	prescribe
mengharuskan untuk memakai	prescribe

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unprofitable-adjektiva
yg tak menguntungkan	unprofitable, inopportune, inauspicious, disadvantageous, untoward

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instance-nomina
contoh	example, instance, sample, model, sampling, specimen
misal	example, instance
kejadian	incident, event, occurrence, happening, occasion, instance
hal	case, matter, regard, respect, way, instance
instansi	agency, instance, institute
umpama	instance, example, model
permintaan	request, demand, appeal, wish, solicitation, instance
tuntutan	demand, claim, charge, requirement, indictment, instance
ihwal	matter, affair, case, respect, point, instance