Hello, everyone. My name is Chen Hui. I can speak English very _______. My classmates always ask me _______ to learn English. So, let me tell you something useful about it. Speaking, listening and _______ are all very important.

If you want to speak English very well, you should read English fast and loudly. It can help you improve _______ pronunciation. If you do this for a long time, you can speak English like a native (本地的) speaker.

If you want to be good at English, you should practice _______. When you talk with others, you should listen to _______ carefully. If you don’t pay attention to the dialogue, you will miss a lot of things. What’s more, you can also listen to some English songs or stories. These will help you a lot.

Writing is also very important. When you learn _______ new word, you should use the new word _______. You can also make one or more sentences. So you will have more and more vocabularies. In this way, you can use the words very quickly.

Learning English is not very difficult. The _______ important thing is your interest. If we are interested __________ English, we can learn English well.

Many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways. Last year, twenty-four young singers     1     part in a competition by singing English songs.

Jiang Mei, the winner of the women’s group said that studying English helped     2     win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she spent     3     time learning English.

Sometimes this kind of     4     encourages people to speak English. Many people agree that they make     5     progress after learning English songs. Other ways like watching English movies and reading English books are good for learning English,     6    .

Many students learn English     7     using it often. Liu Li thinks the best way to learn new words is to read English magazines. However, Wei Ming doesn’t agree with her. He has     8     English for six years. He thinks remembering grammar is a great way. He said, “Four years ago, I found grammar was hard, so I took lots of grammar     9     in every class. Then I started to make sentences using the grammar I learned. It is amazing     10     much this helped. Now I enjoy learning English.”

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and they can’t learn ________ well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it, and I’m very glad ________ you something about how I study English.

First, I think ________ interest in English is very important. When I began to learn English, my teacher often taught us ________ an active way. It made me become interested in it, I worked hard at it and often got very good marks. The harder I did in it, the ________ I learned it. As a result, I could do better and better in it.

Second, you’d better have good ways to learn it, such as ________ to the teacher carefully, speaking bravely and reading aloud every day. What’s more, you should practice again and again. I also have a good habit. Whenever I have a problem, I will ask my ________ for help. It really helps me a lot.

Besides, I often read stories, jokes and easy novels in English and also listen to English songs and watch movies. A movie ________ Zootopia is really funny. From them I learn English is not only interesting, but also useful. Reading helps me to ________ what I have learned and improve my English a lot. ________ I think doing more reading is also an important way to learn English well.

Of course, if you want to get good marks in an exam, it’s necessary for you to do some exercises. I hope my ways can help you.

Tips for Note-taking

Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes. Here are some tips for note-taking.

Write down important facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great.     1    . Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on lots of facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.

Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat (重复) what you miss.     2    .

Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning.     3    .

Organize (规划).     4    . Keep notes for the same subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

    5    . If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV.

For most students, writing clearly and persuasively（有说服力地）is a challenge.     1     However, few fill their essays（文章）with necessary information.

How a personal statement is used.

    2     These are pieces of writing that put your life at the center. It’s better to describe a single life experience or memory than to try to talk about your whole life story.

Be unique（独特的）.

    3     One way to be unique is to avoid the most popular Common Application essay question, which asks you to talk about an experience you have had and how it had an influence on you. There are six questions to choose from, and you have to choose one of them to write about.     4    

Stay true to your voice.

    5     If your friends, family and teachers would describe you as outgoing or relaxed, or quiet and thoughtful, then try to reflect（反映）that in your writing.

8 . We did a survey about study in our school. 73% of the students prefer hands-on (动手的) projects while the rest think tests are better for learning. Here are four students’ ideas.

Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.     1    

Create an interest in what they learn.

Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active.

    2     Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something they are interested in. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programmes in English. This way they will not get bored.

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Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practise more. Remember, “use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. Good learners are also not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.

Develop their study skills.

It is not enough to just study hard. You have to know how to study.     4     For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. Good learners also look for ways to review what they have learned.

Ask questions.

Good learners often ask questions during or after class.     5     Knowledge comes from questioning.