【推荐1】Everybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night. Most experts agree that teenagers need to get 8 hours of sleep a night. However, I know that most of you get much less sleep than that.

I read an interesting article in a teachers’ magazine recently. They did a study of 848 students in Wales. Worryingly, the results showed that teenagers are facing a new problem. They may go to bed and get up at appropriate times but a growing number are waking up in the middle of the night not to use the bathroom or have a snack but because of a new phenomenon(现象)：fear of missing out!

According to the article, schoolchildren are suffering because of a growing trend(趋势) to wake up during the night to check social media. Afraid of missing a comment or chance to take part in a chat, teenagers are waking at all times of the night, going online. All this when they should be sound asleep.

The study shows that students who use social media during the night are more likely to suffer from sadness and anxiety. Experts are worried about this growing trend and the report shows some worrying statistics (数据) that I’d like to share with you.

23% of 12 to 15-year-olds wake up nearly every night to use social media. Another 15% wake up at night once a week for the same reason. One in three students are tired all the time.

So I’d like to ask you to be responsible when it comes to social media. Be brave! Switch off your mobile phones at night. The world won’t end and your social media will be waiting to greet you in the morning! I give you my word that you won’t have missed anything important.

【推荐2】Tina is an English girl, but she is in China with her parents. She is a middle school student in Beijing now. Let’s ask her some questions (问题) and see how she answers (回答) them.

(1) What do you have for breakfast?

I have milk and eggs. They are my favourite food for breakfast. I think they’re healthy.

(2)         

I like bananas, apples and pears. I eat fruit every day. Fruit is important to our health.

(3) Do you have lunch at school?

Yes. I have chicken and rice at school. Sometimes I have salad for lunch. I don’t like eating hamburgers. They are not good for my health.

(4) Do you play sports every day?

Sure, I do. I play ping-pong with my friends every day. I think it’s interesting and relaxing. Sometimes I play baseball, but it’s difficult for me.

【推荐1】Every time when the holiday comes to an end, how many of you have burned the midnight oil to finish your homework over the last few days? What about during the school year——when you get home from school, do you start working on your homework right away?

It can be hard to be this responsible. A lot of people like to put off difficult tasks until they completely must be done. They’re called procrastinators.

Procrastination is a common problem for many people. In fact, sometimes it just feels easier to wait until the last minute to do certain things. However, this is usually not a good thing, as you have to work harder and faster if you wait until there is little time left. This means your work will probably be of less quality（质量）.

I myself am a bit of a procrastinator. But most of time, I try to finish my work earlier rather than later. It just makes more sense（行得通）——if I finish my work now, I’ll have more time to relax or work on other projects later. It can be hard to encourage myself to get started sometimes. But once I do, the work gets done quickly and with little stress.

Everyone procrastinates from time to time. It’s a natural thing to do. You don’t have to beat yourself up（过分自责）over it. After all, we still need time to relax and take a break from our busy lives. Just make sure you still get your homework done on time.