【推荐2】①At 9:30, Jack complained, “I hate going to bed. I want to stay up and watch a show!” At 6:00 in the morning, his alarm clock went off. His mother heard his words, “The only thing I hate more than going to bed is getting up in the morning!”

②What does Jack have in common with thousands of kids? He is not getting enough sleep. Have you ever stayed up later than you should? If you have, you know that not getting enough sleep can leave you feeling tired and depressed. You may become angry easily and even hard to think clearly. And you can’t stay focused when you are overtired.

③Need some motivation (动机) to go to bed on time? Here are some important benefits of getting a good night’s sleep.

④Do you like to play sports? It has been shown that football players, swimmers and tennis players all perform better after a good night’s sleep. Muscle growth and repair happen mainly as we sleep.

⑤Do you want to improve your grades? Healthy sleep habits improve your memory and your ability to focus on tasks, making schoolwork seem easier. Researchers have found that new learning moves from short-term memory into long-term memory as we sleep. So, it’s no surprise that students who get enough sleep get better grades.

⑥Do you want to be good at the arts? Before you get your paintbrushes out, get a good night’s rest. People are much more creative when they are well rested.

⑦So, what can you do to develop or keep healthy sleep habits? Try to go to bed at about the same time each night. Plan a quiet, relaxing activity right before you go to bed.

⑧Science and experience have shown that getting a good night’s sleep is key to success in whatever you do. Get a good night’s sleep. You’re worth it!

【推荐3】Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier.     1     But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions.

When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you.     2     The high voice can help you become more confident.

Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.

Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well.     3     Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.

Fear (害怕) comes along with failure. But it’s easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life.     4     Try to start again and believe you can do better.

If you like singing, sing as much as you can.     5     And it will make you happy and confident.

【推荐1】Would you like to visit Britain one day? Our country would like to welcome you! Overseas travel can be expensive. But there are ways of visiting Britain cheaply. We hope that we can give you some good ideas.

When to come? If you can avoid (避免) the busy months—July and August ,your visit may be cheaper. There will be smaller numbers of visitors. British weather is pleasant from April to the end of September. Of course, you can visit it in winter, but it is often dark by 4 p. m. Many places, such as large houses and castles (城堡), are closed early in winter. However, if you are interested in museums, art galleries or theatres, winter may be a good time to visit.

Be prepared. If you are a student, it’s a good idea to apply for (申请) an International Student Identity Card (身份证). With this card, you can save a lot of money. You can get the card from your local student travel office, and you can also call (44)-08708-413224 to get it. To get the card, you need to show that you are a student, get a passport photo, and pay a little money.

【推荐2】Have you played with LEGOs when you are little? You might have used them to build some small-sized objects. And now if you have a box of old Lego bricks (积木) sitting unused at home, Lego wants them back in a new program.

The LEGO Group has been working on a way to make LEGO bricks out of recycled plastic. They aren’t ready yet, but the company says it’s making progress at the same time.

Developed in Denmark, LEGOs have been around since the 1950s. Since about 1960, LEGO bricks have been made from a kind of plastic called ABS. Sadly, it can’t really be recycled, and it takes a long time to break down.

But since 2015, LEGO has been trying to make their products more environment-friendly. Three years ago, the company began making some LEGO parts, like trees, out of plastic made from sugar cane (甘蔗). Recently, LEGO started using paper bags instead of plastic. And the company has also started making bricks out of recycled plastic.

Over the past three years, the company has tested over 250 different ways of creating LEGO bricks from recycled plastic. Now, the company has found a way to make a good 2× 4 brick from PET plastic, which is softer than ABS plastic and can be found in things like bottles and clothing. One important step is finding a way of adding things to PET plastic to make it stronger and give it better clutch power (离合力) like ABS.

The company’s goal is to make all of their main products out of sustainable (可持续的) materials by the year 2030. Making bricks from used PET instead of new ABS can not only cut plastic waste, but also cut pollution by about 70%.

【推荐3】Art and science may seem like polar opposites. One involves the creative ideas, and the other cold, hard numbers — or some people believe so. In fact, both require a lot of creativity. People also use both to better understand the world around us. Now, a study finds art also can help students remember better what they have learned in science class.

Mariale Hardiman is an education expert at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Back when she was a school headmaster, she had noticed students seemed to remember more of what they had been taught when their lessons had involved art. To test whether and how well art might really improve learning, Hardiman teamed up with other researchers and six local schools.

The researchers created art-focused versions （版本）of traditional science lessons. In a traditional science classroom, students might read aloud from a book. In the art-focused class, they might sing the information instead. Each student in the experiment had both an art-focused class and a traditional one.

Before and after each period of the experiment, students took tests. They took a third one 10 weeks later. This one tested how well they still remembered what they learned two months earlier. The team also looked at each student's performance in a reading test. This let them compare how art and non-art classrooms influenced students with different learning abilities.

Students who read at or above their grade level did just as well in both types of classes. Those who had lower reading abilities got much more of the science if it had been taught in an art-focused class.

Hardiman says some kids actually performed best in the third test months later. And classroom teachers reported “many students continued to sing the songs they learned in an art-focused class after finishing the unit. "

Students who started in traditional classes performed better after they moved into an art-focused class. But those who started in an art-focused class did well even when they went back to a traditional class. "Some continued to draw or sing to help them remember information, Hardiman notes. "This suggests that the arts may help students use creative ways of learning on their own. ”

Everyone benefits from the arts, Hardiman agrees. "All educators should learn how to use the arts as an instructional tool to improve learning. "