You're tutoring a child in math. You're giving him advice on how to answer multiple choice questions on a test. You say:
Try to narrow down your choices through process of elimination.
You're talking to someone at a party. You start to talk about what subjects you studied in college. You studied Political Science, but after you graduated you didn't find a job related to that field. Instead, you have a low-paying job as a waiter. You want to express a little regret that you studied Political Science, so you say:
I wish I'd studied something a little more practical.
You're working on a project at work with a group of people. You're not finished with it, but everyone is tired and it's getting late, so someone suggests picking it back up the next day. You think that's a good idea, but you want to joke that everyone should stay all night to work on it. You say:
What? You mean you don't want to pull an all-nighter?
You're studying a 3rd language. Your friend asks how it's going, and you have just told her that you can understand what's going on around you. But you have trouble explaining your thoughts sometimes, so you say:
But I still have trouble expressing myself.
You're giving advice to your son, who's getting bad grades in school. You want to tell him how to be more successful in his studies. You say:
It's all about self-discipline.
advice, children (talking to), studying, teenagers Your son is getting bad grades in school and you want him to study harder. He complains that he can't focus on his homework and wants to know how he can become more focused. You don't think there's any special method except just trying harder. You say:
You've just got to force yourself to sit down and concentrate.
