In classes, your teachers will talk about the topic that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.

    Here are three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.

    1） Before Class   Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.

    2） During Class   Pay your attention to what your teacher is saying and "the signal words" that tell you what your teacher is going to say. It is important to write them down in your notes. Examples of signal words are "The important point……" and "Remember that……", and so on. Be sure to write in your notes the information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations(缩写） such as "med" for medicine, using symbols such as "%" for percent, and writing short sentences.

    3） After Class   Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate (准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessary, ask your teacher for help.

Information Card

    My name is George．I'm from England．Now I'm studying in Germany．I get to school at 7：30 every morning．I find many of my schoolmates come to school by bike．  ①   

    This is an interesting thing for me．In England people usually drive，take a bus or walk somewhere，for example，to school．In Germany, I often see people，even people over eighty years old going somewhere by bike．It makes me think：  ②   

My father gives the answer．We are living in Northern Germany．It is very flat(平坦的).So it is easy for people here to go somewhere quickly by bike .And it's cheaper than(比…….便宜)going by car or by bus．Also,it's good for the environment(环境)．

    I like riding bikes now．   ③    When I go back to England，I will ride more and ask my friends to ride with me．I think they will like tiding bikes，too．

根据材料内容完成下列任务。

    Maybe you are an average(普通的) student. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} However, this is not necessarily so. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here's how.

    Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, ect. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment (娱乐). A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

    Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this place which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

    Make good use of your time in class. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

    Study regularly(有规律地). When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you'll remember it longer.

    Develop a good attitude (态度) towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. Then help you remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be over worried.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.

C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E. You probably think you will never be a top student.

F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G. This will help you understand the next class.

    Ms. Lauren, a school head teacher, has asked the students to put down notes of what they have learned based on their own experiences. Here is some of what she's got.

A.     B.

C.     D.

E.     F.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴I am Jenny. My last name is Smith. I'm an English girl. My telephone number is 158-9136.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Li Ming is a boy. He is my friend. He is from China, He is in Shanghai No.1 Middle School. His phone number is 520-4398.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶A: Good morning!

B: Good morning!

A: I'm Andy. What's your name?

B: I'm Jack.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷A: What's this in English?

B: It's a school ID card.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸A: Hi, Bob.

B: Hi, Ms. Green.

A: What's this in English?

B: It's a key.