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هم كوك, course
verbs
take a course
( also do a course British English )
• I decided to do a course in Italian.
go on a course
British English
• My company wanted me to go on a course in management skills.
pass/fail a course
• If you pass the course, you get a diploma in psychology.
apply for a course
• The following year she applied for a nursing course.
enrol on a course/put your name down for a course
British English (= to arrange to officially join a course )
• How about enrolling on a sailing course?
attend a course
formal (= take part in a course )
• You’ll have to attend a course on how to deal with customers on the phone.
withdraw from a course/drop out of a course
(= leave it without finishing it )
• She had to withdraw from the course because of illness.
teach a course
• She is teaching an introductory course in Russian.
run a course
• The course is run by the British Council.
offer a course
• The course is offered on a part-time basis.
change (your) course
(= at university or college )
• Some students choose to change their course after the first year.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + course
a language/art/design etc course
• The school runs ten-week language courses three times a year.
a full-time/part-time course
• There are also part-time courses for mature students.
an elementary/intermediate/advanced course
• an advanced course in art and design
a one-year/two-year etc course
• She did a one-year teacher training course.
a short course
• I did a short course on website design.
an intensive course
(= in which you learn a lot in a short time )
• An intensive course in Russian is provided for those who do not already know the language.
a crash course
informal (= in which you learn a great deal in a very short time )
• A husband was given a crash course in how to deliver a baby by a midwife on the phone.
a training course
• If you are offered the job, you will attend a two-week training course.
a vocational course
(= that trains you to do a particular job )
• a vocational course in architecture
a college/university course
• students who fail their college courses
a degree course
British English ( also an undergraduate course ) (= a first course at a university, which usually lasts three years )
• a three-year degree course
a postgraduate course
British English (= one you do after your first degree course )
a correspondence course
(= in which you work at home, sending work to a teacher by post )
an introductory course
(= for people who have never done a particular subject or activity before )
an induction course
(= that you do when you start a new job or position )
a refresher course
(= short and intended to teach you about new developments in a subject )
a foundation course
British English (= a general course that students do in the first year at some universities )
a tailor-made course
(= one that is specially designed for someone )
• a tailor-made course to help senior staff develop their negotiation skills
course + NOUN
course material
• Teachers are provided with course material.
the course syllabus
(= the plan of what is taught on a course )
• The school has recently introduced a new course syllabus.
COMMON ERRORS
>>> Do not say ' make a course '. Say do or take a course .
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noun complete series of lessons/studies ADJ. full-time, part-time | one-year, two-year, etc. | day, evening | crash, intensive | advanced, intermediate, etc. | foundation, introductory | refresher | academic | graduate, postgraduate, undergraduate | degree, diploma, honours a joint honours course in French and Russian | correspondence, external, sandwich | induction | training, vocational VERB + COURSE do, take He took a crash course in Italian. | enrol on, join, sign up for | withdraw from She withdrew from the course because of illness. | teach | offer, run The school runs courses all year round. | complete It took him five years to complete the course. | pass | fail COURSE + VERB run The course runs from 10?15 May. PREP. ~ in a course in applied linguistics | ~ on a course on the development of capitalism route/direction VERB + COURSE alter, change The boat altered course during the storm. | chart, plot, set We set course for Malta. | be blown off | follow The path follows the course of the river. PREP. off ~ We're a long way off course | on ~ We're on course for our destination. PHRASES on a collision course The two planes were on a collision course. (also course of action) ADJ. best, better VERB + COURSE adopt, follow, pursue, take It was the best course of action to take in the circumstances. COURSE + VERB be open to sb It was the only course open to him. development of sth over a period of time VERB + COURSE change an event that changed the course of his life | follow, run, take Her career followed a similar course to her sister's. We could do nothing but let the disease run its course. PREP. during the ~ of during the course of the war | in the ~ of In the course of time, I began to understand. PHRASES the course of history This was an event that changed the course of history. | in due course (= at the appropriate time; eventually), in the normal/ordinary course of events In the normal course of events, you should get a reply by Monday. | let nature take its course When the dog responded so badly to the treatment, we decided to let nature take its course (= stop treating it and let it die naturally). part of a meal ADJ. main | first, second, etc. PREP. for a/the ~ We had chicken for our main course. PHRASES a two-/three-course, etc. meal in sport/a race ADJ. golf, obstacle, race VERB + COURSE complete Only ten yachts completed the course. series of medical treatments VERB + COURSE give sb, put sb on She's been put on a course of injections. | prescribe (sb) | take PREP. ~ of a course of antibiotics
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