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Here are some English learning tips to help you improve your English.
Ask yourself weekly: What do I want to learn this week?
Asking yourself this question every week will help you think about what is most important to you. If you make a plan for each week, you will be surprised to notice how much you have improved your English by the end of the week! This feeling of success will encourage you to learn even more English.
Quickly review before going to bed
Research has shown that our brains process(加工) information that is fresh in our brains while we sleep. By going over important knowledge before you go to sleep, your brain will work on this information while you sleep!
Speak English aloud.
Understanding grammar rules does not mean you can speak English well. You need to practice speaking aloud. Speaking by yourself at home and reading the exercises that you are doing will help connect the muscles（肌肉）of your face to the information in your head and improve your pronunciation.
Do five to ten minutes of listening at least four times a week.
If you decide that you are going to work hard and listen for two hours, maybe you will not do extra listening exercises soon. But if you listen five to ten minutes at least four times a week, you will find it's not so hard to develop the habit of listening to English.
Look for situations to practice your English.
Learning English in a classroom is important, but using English in real situations will improve your English skills greatly. You can create new situations by using the Internet to listen to news, exchange emails in English with email friends, etc.
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Making a2 plan | ※ In this way, you will be surprised to see the 3that you have made in your English by the end of the week. ※ You will be 4to learn even more English. |
Reviewing before going to bed | ※ Review before going to bed and you still process 5in your mind while sleeping. |
Speaking as much as possible | ※ Speaking English aloud can 6the muscles of your face with what you have learned and improve your7. |
Listening more8 | ※ It will be 9 for you to develop the habit of listening to English if you listen often rather than once two hours a week. |
Practicing English in real situations | ※ By 10 situations and using English, you will improve your English skills greatly. |
This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Some said they learnt by using English. Some students had more specific suggestions.
Lillian Li said the best way to learn new words was reading English magazines. She said that she never studied grammar. She thought it was too boring.
Wei Ming felt differently. He has been learning English for six years and really loves it. He thought studying grammar was a great way to learn a language. He also thought that watching English movies was a good way to watch the actors say the words.
Liu Chang said that joining the English Club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students got lots of practice and they also had fun.
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Lillian Li | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} English magazines was the best way to learn new words. |
Wei Ming | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} grammar was a great way to learn a language. Watching English {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was a good way to watch the actors say the words. |
Liu Chang | Joining the English Club at school was the best way to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} her English. |
Now students' English handwriting gets worse and worse. Their teachers worry about that. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!
Use paper with lines
Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And remember that those capital letters are written properly.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going a little slowly makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it's hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.
Hold your pencil correctly
When you hold your pencil correctly, writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
Draw more pictures
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.
Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs, of course!
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Reason | Students' English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. | |
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Draw more pictures | It is believed that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} can make the handwriting better. Keep practicing! | |
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There are many libraries in Britain. Let's learn something about them.
Public libraries
Most towns in Britain have a public library. A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources, which library members can use and borrow for free.
Britain's First Public Library
The first Britain's public library opened in Manchester in 1852. Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards. Edwards attended the library's opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there, too.
Services of library
Modern public libraries have something for everyone. Most of them have audio books, CDs, newspapers and DVDs as well as books to borrow.
How to Join a Library
To join a library, go to your local library and fill in a form. You'll receive a library card which is needed when using library services.
Mobile Libraries
Not everyone can get to a library. Some people live far away from towns and cities. Other people find it difficult to go out because they have an illness or a disability. Thanks to mobile libraries, these people can still borrow books.
The libraries are special. Unlike most libraries, which store books in buildings, mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini-bus. The back of the mini-bus has shelves for the books, and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look around. A driver take the mini-bus to a certain place at a certain time, so people know when to expect it. They can return their books and borrow some more.
All Aboard the Library!
A school in London didn't have space for a library inside the building. However, everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library. So, the head of the school, Graham Blake, decided to park an old bus on the school car park and change it into a library. Pupils helped to paint the bus, and after eight months, the new library was ready.
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{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Libraries | A large selection of books and other resources can be used and borrowed by library members for{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. |
Edward Edwards was the first {#blank#}4{#/blank#}of the first British public library. | |
Library {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | Most of the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}public libraries have audio books, CDs, newspapers and DVDs as well as books for everyone. |
If you want to join the library, you must get a Library {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. | |
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| Yes! Mo's short stories are good for students. Students' textbooks should include the most reason not to choose some for the students' textbooks. Since Mo Yan won a Nobel Prize, many Chinese people have been proud of him. His works can affect young people positive(积极地) in literature. So his works should be used. |
| No! Many of Mo's works like Red Sorgham(红高粱) can be better understood by adults. Even though Mo Yan has won a Nobel Prize, his works may not be understood well by middle and high school students. Any decision to change the content(内容) of textbooks should be made very carefully. It is premature(草率的) to announce the plan of including Mo's works so quickly. |
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试题篮
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, has got many new admirers after winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. Some people think several Mo's short stories should be included in the textbooks for middle and high school students. Some people disagree. Here is an argument(争论): “Should MoYan's works be included in students' textbooks?”