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中级英语听力教程Lesson16HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits
HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits
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Maybeyouareanaveragestudentwithanaverageintellect.Youpassmostofyoursubjects.Youoccasionallygetgoodgrades,buttheyareusuallyjustaverage.Youaremoreinterestedinhikingthaninhistory,andinsportsthaninscholarship.Thefactisthatyoudon'tstudyverymuch.
Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterscholarifheorshewantsto.Itistruethatyoumaynotbeenthusiasticabouteverythingthatyoustudy,butbyusingyourtimeproperlyyoumayimproveyourgradeswithoutadditionalwork.Here'show:
1.Planyourtimecarefully.Whenyouplanatrip,oneofthefirstthingsyoumustdoistomakealistofthings,totake.Ifyoudon'tyouarealmostcertaintoleavesomethingimportantathome.Whenyouplanyourweek,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Otherwise,youmayforgettoleaveenoughtimetocompleteanimportanttask.Aftermakingthelist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.
Firstfillincommittedtime-eating,sleeping, dressing,school,meeting,ete.Thendecideonagood,regulartimeforstudying.Besuretosetasideenoughtimetocompletetheworkthat,youarenormallyassignedeachweek.Ofcourse,studyingshouldn'toccupyallofyourfreetime.Don'tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment,hobbies,andmaybejust relaxation.Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyoutorealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.
2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision!
Ifyoucan'tfindsuchaplaceathome,findalibrarywhereyoucanstudy.Whenyousitdowntowork,concentrateonthesubject!
Anddon'tgototheplaceyouhavechosenunlessyouarereadytostudy.
3.Scanbeforeyouread.Thismeanslookingapassageoverquicklybut thoroughlybeforeyoubegintoreaditmorecarefully.
Scanningapassageletsyoupreviewthematerialandgetageneralideaofthecontent.Thiswillactuallyallowyoutoskiplessimportantmaterialwhenyoubegintoread.Scanningwillhelpyoudoubleyourreadingspeedandimproveyourcomprehension.
4.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Reallylisteninginclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.Whentheteachergetsoffthesubject,stoptakingnotes.
5.Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromclass,gooveryournotes.Reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteachermentionedinclass.Readanyrelatedmaterialinyourtextbook.Ifyouknowwhatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,scanandreadthatmaterial,too.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyouwillrememberitlonger.
6.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tgetoverlyworried.Testsdomorethanjustprovidegrades;theyletyouknowwhatyouneedtostudymore,andtheyhelpmakeyournewknowledgepermanent.
Thereareothertechniquesthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.Onlyahandfulhavebeenmentionedhere.Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.
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Somekindofplanningisessential.Foronethingitrevealswhetheryoureallyhaveenoughtosayonthetopicyouhavechosenwhilethereisstilltimetochangetoanothertopic.Itisalsoimportantbecauseit stimulates yourideasandhelpstofixtheminyourmindWithoutsomenotestohelpyou,youmayfindthatyoubeginwritingwithseveralideasinyourheadbutyouforgetsomeofthemasyouarewriting.
Whenyouhavechosenyourtopic,andperhapshaveageneralideaofyourtheme,makequickshortnotesofalltheideasthatcomeintoyourhead.Rememberthattheseshouldbenotes-wordsorphrases-notsentences,whichwouldslowyoudown.Asyoudothisyouwillfindthatnewideaswillcometoyou,foroneidealeadstoanother.Thisshouldnottakemorethantenminutes,forinanexaminationyouhavenotimetowaste.
Ifyouhavenotyet decided onyourmaintheme,youcandosonow,andthenonthemainideaofeachparagraph.Youmayhavetorearrangeyourideas,todecidewhichparagraphstheywillfitinto,andwhichideaswillbeleftoutaltogether.
Itisforyoutodecidehow detailed yourplanshouldbe.Ifyouaregoodatwriting,andhavehadplentyofpracti