【推荐1】Do you want to be a morning person? Here are four easy ways to help you out.

Slowly change (改变) your sleeping time. You need 8~10 hours of sleep a night. If not, you will have problems getting up next morning.     1     Keep changing your bedtime by five minutes each night. In just two weeks, you can go to bed an hour earlier and wake up earlier too.

Move your clock.     2     Move it to the other rooms. Remember to turn up the volume (音量) so you have to get out of bed to turn it off. If you’re out of bed, it is far easier to stay out of bed.

Get sunshine right away. It helps you start a new day.     3     After your clock goes off, move your curtains (窗帘) so you can get sunshine right away.

    4     Like any other new habit, it takes time to be a morning person. If you’re sure about being a morning person, get up early every day.

Everybody knows that protecting the environment today will prepare for a better tomorrow. Kids can also be taught to do their bit for helping the environment.

Save every drop of water

A large number of people just have the water running when they are washing faces or brushing teeth.     1     Another thing kids can do is taking a shorter shower.

Stop playing video games to save energy.

Video games use a lot of energy. Encourage kids to go out to play in the fresh air or finish their homework instead of playing these video games.     2    

Teach kids to turn off lights when they are not in use.

Most of the time, kids will leave the lights on when they leave the classroom. Since kids are not told about environmental problems, they do not know they are wasting electricity.

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Try not to use paper cups and plates whenever possible. Cutting down on use of paper wherever possible will help to save more trees. Use recycled paper.

Educate kids about saving the environment.

Kids should be taught to protect the environment at a young age.     4     And we can together make a great effort to have a cleaner and greener earth.

【推荐3】Question: Did you use to be shy? If so, how did you overcome it and how long did it take? I need your help.

2 days ago                                                                             

Elisabeth

Answer 1: I was very shy when I was in high school. Over the last 5 years or so I have worked very hard at overcoming it. I started by making conversation with friends’ friends that I didn’t know. It did take a lot of effort (努力). Now I can talk to almost everyone.

Yesterday                                                               

Lucy

Answer 2: Yes. I was shy about two years ago. It took me about two years to overcome my shyness. Don’t worry. Find your confidence (自信) and you’ll overcome your fears.

2 hours ago                                                                             

Tina

Answer 3: I used to be shy in high school until I started serving in a restaurant. I found that really helpful. I have become more outgoing now because I have to talk to strangers every day.

30 minutes ago               

Anna

【推荐2】School activities for kids and teens

January is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens if you know where to find them. When you want some fun for January, think about taking part in these wonderful activities.