Schools in the UK are quite different from those in China. In the UK, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} So in the first term, don't select too many courses, or you'll feel nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Different teachers have different teaching methods.

    If the teacher is called "killer" by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him, because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, give too many exams and too low grades.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in the UK are very expensive. Each copy is about $30 -50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    In class, discussing is very important. The teachers always encourage you to ask questions or show your own opinions freely. They don't usually ask you to sit well. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} They usually don't give you much homework to do. So in the schools in the UK you can learn knowledge and do exercises by yourself. You must do almost all things independently.

A. And some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.

B. At the same time, you must select the teachers.

C. Selecting is very important for your grades in the UK.

D. Instead, they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.

E. There is another thing after you select the courses and the teachers.

In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork for reading and writing. You'd better 1 your best to speak while you do much listening. Don't be 2 of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you 3 improving your English. While you are doing this, a good 4 is to write or keep a diary, or write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask others to go through 5 you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be 6 found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.

If you are slow in speaking, don't 7 about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The most important thing is to choose 8 interesting to read. It mustn't be too difficult for you. When you are reading 9 this way, don't stop to 10 the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences. You can do that some other time.

Do you think English is difficult? If so, you are not the only one. Many students feel it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now Ms. Manson, an English teacher, will give you some advice.

⑴Do not waste time in learning a list of English words. It is the hardest way to remember English words. How do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and listen to them carefully. The best way to learn all new words is through ears. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences. Of course, it is not enough to learn new words. You must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized(重读).

⑵Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects such as boxes, bottles, cups and desks in the following way. They write the names of objects on paper and put the paper on them, then say the words. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues.

Some students don't like math. They think it's difficult. What can you do to lean it?And here are some pieces of advice(建议). 

Listen well in class. The math teacher knows much, When you listen well, you can know much, too. So be a careful(认真的)student and listen well. And you can ask your math teacher for help if you don't know something in class. 

Ask your classmates for help. Your math teacher isn't always with you. When you find a problem(问题)too difficult, you can ask your classmates too. A classmate is a good friend. He or she must be happy to help you. 

Practise(练习)it every day. Do you want to be good at math?It needs time. You can't lean it well in a day. So practise it every day, and you can find it easy. Math is a great subject. La's learn it well.