1 . Everyone wants to perform well at school. Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!
Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he or she writes on the blackboard, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.
Don’t skip school. You will be missing courses.
Keep a good attitude (态度) towards things. If you have an “ I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students.
Always ask questions.
| A．Be prepared. |
| B．Write in your own words. |
| C．Staying organized will be helpful. |
| D．Pay attention to what the teacher says. |
| E．It is true that you could make up the work. |
| F．There is no shame (羞愧)in needing some help. |
| G．Try not to laugh when other students make mistakes. |
1. 你最喜欢的一个中国传统节日；
2. 介绍该节日的特色（如活动、传统习俗等）；
3. 简述你喜欢该节日的原因。
注意：1. 词数不少于 80；
2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
My Favorite Traditional Chinese Festival
Hello, everyone! It’s my honor
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1.时间、地点；
2.活动安排；
3.表示欢迎。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Kevin,
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Yours,
Li Hua
4 . Taking notes is a useful way for students to improve their learning. Good notes can help students finish their homework more quickly and get better grades in exams.
The most important thing you need to do before a class is to prepare for the lesson.
To remember the information as much as possible, you’d better review your notes within 24 hours after your class. And at the end of your notes for each class, write a summary（总结）.
Try to do better in taking notes, and then it will help you study better!
| A．Many students have good ways to take notes. |
| B．Don’t write down every word the teacher says. |
| C．You need to find a style of note-taking that works best for you. |
| D．However, some students may not be sure how to take good notes. |
| E．This will help you much better understand what you have learned. |
| F．By doing this, you will be able to know what you are going to learn. |
| G．Some students are used to taking down the key information in class. |
赞成的理由：1. 获得新知识；2. 利用闲暇时间学习。
反对的理由：1. 学习群管理不善；2. 浪费时间。
你的看法：1. …… 2. ……
参考词汇：WeChat study group微信学习群（字数100-120左右）
请在作文中使用本单元所学习的词汇（nevertheless，oppose，moreover，argue，benefit）
Nowadays, WeChat study groups are more and more popular among people.
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1. 比赛时间；2. 演讲话题；3. 报名方式。注意：
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear George，
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Yours,
Li Hua
7 . “ Go ahead,” I told Linda. “ Pick up the rock, and see what’s under it.”
Her 4-year-old arms struggled with the rock buried in the stream bed. Her eyes got big as she examined the worms after their nest was uncovered. She watched quietly, as they walked past her foot. She gently put the rock back and said,” Are there worms under all the rocks?”
This wasn’t school — it was a nature-based summer camp in New York’s Hudson Valley that I ran when I was 17. When I turned the kids over to their parents at the end of the day, they were tired, inspired by nature and knowledge.
Finland’s “forest kindergartens” use the natural world as a jumping off point for early academic instruction to make them enjoy learning. Finland is following in the footsteps of other European countries including Denmark, where outdoor education has been common for many years.
In the Finnish program, kids spend four days of a week, from 8:30a.m. to 6:30p.m., outside with a teacher. Built into the program is quite a bit of playtime. Kids get a lot of exercise and lesson plans are freely made so teachers can use what’s at hand and in season in their lessons.
While all this sounds less strict than a classroom-based kindergarten program, the results show that these types of programs have better results for overall physical health as well as academic performance and social development. But aren’t the kids who do this coming from wealthy, educated communities — so, of course they score better on tests? In fact, the greatest gains from spending time outdoors can be found in kids who are coming from less advantageous background. At a school near Atlanta, where kids spend 30 percent of their day outside, students have improved scores more than students from any other school in their area, and most of the kids there come from poor families.
1. Why did the author ask Linda to turn over the rock?| A．To help Linda be independent. |
| B．To see if Linda had enough courage. |
| C．To give Linda a chance to study nature. |
| D．To teach Linda how to protect animals. |
| A．To help kids learn about forests. |
| B．To popularize outdoor education. |
| C．To show the importance of play. |
| D．To develop kids’ interest in study. |
| A．seem to be less tiring | B．have no fixed lesson plans |
| C．set many strict rules | D．have no teachers around |
| A．Kids joining them score higher on tests. |
| B．They help change poor kids’ families. |
| C．They do good to communities. |
| D．Kids meet people who are different from them. |
