Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __ 21__ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard,__22__ reading material and giving out-49 -.The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __23__ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and__24 __become hard even for the students to understand. Most institutions provide courses which _25_new students to .Develop the skills they need to be effective listeners and note-takers_26___these are unavailable. there are many useful study. Skills guiders which enable learners to practice these skill independently. In all cases it is important to_27___the problem before actually starting your studies. It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills__28__in college study. One way of over coming these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the _29__year.Another basic strategy is to find a study partner___30___it is possible to identify difficulties. Exchange ideas and provide support.