Do you know how to study better?     1    

First, don’t put off (延误) studying. Many students do that. Then they have to cram (死记硬背) the night before the exam.     2     This way, you will prepare better for the exams.

Second, plan rewards (奖励) into your study time. For example, if you read 20 pages of the book, you can play one computer game. But only one.

    3     Then you can put your heart into your study.

Last, believe it or not, sleeping is part of studying. It can help you learn better.     4    

Take the advice, and you will study better.

【推荐2】5 Tips for Language Learning Success

Learning a foreign language can be difficult but if you follow certain techniques, soon you’ll be able to learn any language. Although there’s not an easy way to go about it, the following tips will increase your ability to succeed in language learning.

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It is natural to feel uncomfortable in a language class. A language course is different from most other courses you will ever take. Not understanding and making mistakes are a very natural part of the language learning process. Accept the fact that you will not understand everything. In fact, at the very beginning, you will not understand much at all.

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Research shows that language students learn more effectively when they study more often and for shorter periods of time than study less often periods of time. Try to study each day, and whenever possible, several times a day.

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Whenever possible, speak the language aloud rather than reciting it silently to yourself. Say vocabulary words out loud, read passages in the text aloud, do pronunciation activities aloud and not just silently. The process of using language from your mind to your mouth is a skill that requires a great deal of practice.

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Meet regularly with classmates to work together on homework assignments, to learn vocabulary, to study for tests, or just to practice speaking the language. Communication does not only happen between the teacher and students but more among you and your classmates.

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There is no “best” way to learn a language, because everyone learns a bit differently. Find your own personal advantages and let them help you in your learning process. It is more important for you to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.

【推荐3】On Monday, I stopped my car in front of my daughter Juliet’s middle school. She jumped in the front seat, feeling down. She asked me to help her study for her science test.

“Dad, I need to memorize (记住) a unit about the Reproductive Cycle of Plants. And I can hardly make it.”

“You know memorizing seems like the best way to study, but in fact you can do better in tests if you work on trying to understand the material (材料).”

Juliet was open to my advice. It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study before the test on Wednesday. I suggested a plan. “Tomorrow night, you are going to teach the material to me. Tonight, read the unit. Prepare to teach.”

Asking her to teach me was an unusual idea but I decided to do it. Studies show teaching somebody else is a very useful way to learn. Even if you don’t do the teaching, the act of preparing to teach leads to more leaning than just trying your best to memorize the material.

On Tuesday afternoon, Juliet sat down with her science book facing me and said, “Okay Dad, let’s study.” I wanted her to teach me. But false starts (起步失误) happened. I couldn’t be too hard on her. So instead we started with me asking her some simple questions. She knew some but not others. When she didn’t know the answers, I encouraged her to check the book.

She started checking things that she didn’t understand. And she was actively trying to test her understanding. I was happy to see it. She wasn’t memorizing, she was trying to understand things, which was exactly what I had hoped she would do.

Type in “A cat wants to go to space” and ask the robot to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of Max, who gets through many difficulties to sing among the stars.

This robot writer is real. It’s called ChatGPT. US company OpenAI developed it to write passages like humans: It can translate languages, talk with people and write songs, poems and even jokes. It’s the most powerful AI of its kind which can write almost like a real person!

People around the world have tried ChatGPT and posted their results on social media. Some used it to write about history, some asked it to take notes in class, and some even inquired advice on how to communicate with people at a party.

The power of ChatGPT lies in its speed and understanding of different matters. We may spend hours researching, understanding and writing an article. But ChatGPT can produce a well-written one in seconds. Another good thing about it is that if you ask dark, harmful questions, such as how to make guns, it will not give you an answer.

ChatGPT appears when AI is being able to do things creatively. What it creates is difficult to tell from that made by humans. This causes many problems. These are all the things that depend on humans to solve.

【推荐3】Around the world, people are more and more worried about the environment. Many people now prefer products and companies (公司) that care about the earth and cause less pollution. This need for green products has led large companies to change their business.

Before, customers used cheap plastic (塑料) bags, and then threw them away. But now most supermarkets and stores usually provide reusable shopping bags for them. This causes less waste. They also offer more local products, because less energy is needed for carrying them from one place to another.

To help lower air pollution, big car factories are looking for other ways to control the amount of oil. Cars that use much less oil are very popular. Many companies are also developing fully electric cars. They produce no air pollution at all. Both kinds of cars have another advantage: They are cheaper to run and people don’t need to worry about oil prices.

The airline companies face an even greater green challenge. Airplanes use much more oil than cars. So many airlines are now developing planes that can run on some other kinds of oil. They create less pollution and cost less. The companies are also developing a new kind of planes, and some of them use only solar panels (太阳能板) to fly!

Green businesses used to be popular with only a small group of people. But now,   more and more companies have to show they care about the environment. Many products are marked “green” in order to look nice. However, people still have to be careful when choosing green products. It’s important to make sure the products are as environmentally friendly as the businessmen say.

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【推荐3】Summer is coming and the weather is very hot. Many children want to go swimming. It’s fun but dangerous at the same time. What do you need to do? Here are some good ideas.

Learn to swim first. Children over 5 years old need to take swimming lessons. You can learn some useful skills (必备技能) from the swimming lessons. These skills can save your life when you are in danger.

Keep away from some places with danger. Many children like going swimming in the rivers or the sea. But some of these places are very dangerous and aren’t suitable for swimming. So don’t swim in these places.

Make sure there is at least (至少) a partner around you. You can swim with your parents or your friends. And you should make sure that the partner is good at swimming and can keep you safe (安全的).

Always wear life jackets. When you are in the water or whenever you are near the water, don’t forget to wear life jackets.