I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it.     1    

First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it,     2     Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was!

    3     I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher.     4    

Besides this, do more reading is an important way to learn English well. I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels.     5     And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

Hello, I’m Jane. I’m an English girl. I’m an exchange student at Happy school in Beijing. Let me tell you some things about my class.     1     We’re all from abroad. We’ll study in China for one year. We love China and we come here to study Chinese.     2     There aren’t many words in Chinese, but it is difficult to write Chinese words. Speaking Chinese is also hard for us. It is difficult to get its pronunciation right.

    3     Some of us like drawing pictures; some of us like listening to Chinese music, some of us like playing sports.

    4     We think Chinese food tastes very delicious. Sometimes we learn to make some traditional Chinese food with our Chinese friends, like toufu, jiaozi or zongzi.

    5     In this way, we can learn Chinese better, and we can learn more about China. The host families are friendly to us and make us feel at home.

Listening is a great way to improve your pronunciation（发音）and intonation（语调）. You can start by listening to short stories for children because they are usually easy.

Reading is a good way to help you learn new words. And it will also help you learn English grammar. Children’s books are great for beginners.

When you meet new words in the reading, write them down on your notebook. You can write down the meanings of the words to help you understand.

Children’s books are great for learning grammar, too. You can know how people use the basic grammar.

When doing your reading exercises, read them aloud. You can also look for some articles on the Internet to read.

Learning any language needs lots of practice. You don’t have to spend hours studying each day. Just forty minutes a day for four or five days a week will help you improve your English skills.

【推荐1】It’s said that in some parts of the world, people are facing the problem of hunger. So what can we do to help them? Here are some tips:

Cook from the fridge

Start with the fresh food. If you have some in the fridge, use it first. Make a meal with what you have got instead of running out to the supermarket for something else. You’ll probably save more time and money by using what’s on hand.

Learn to read the labels（标签）

“Best-before” and “use-by” dates are more important. Learn the different periods of food and know what the food is good for. For example, black bananas are proper for baking, fresh vegetables are good in soups, and bread that is not fresh can be turned into small pieces.

Use the freezer（冷冻室）

The freezer can keep food fresh until you are ready cook it, then store the cooked food until you’re ready to eat it. It’s also the best place for the remaining food. Mark the date of the food, so it’s easy to find the food you need to eat first and you will never leave it there for too long.

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Plan meals ahead of time so that you know exactly what to buy. Doing this helps reduce food waste because it’s possible to buy too much of a certain food and then forget to eat or cook it later.

【推荐2】Last week, 169 Junior 1 students at No. 35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended.

“That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral(道德). We wanted to show students how important honesty is,” said Cai Wenguo, the school’s headmaster. The school says no cheating happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80% of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas.

“I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted me,” said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11.

“Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators(监考人). But I think it is too early. Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when needed,” said Hua Sha.

I don’t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed.” Liu Qingxi said.

“I think it’s very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them.” Shangguan Yuan said.

Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams.