Note－taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork.It can make you confident when you are studying.But unluckily，most students don't know how to take notes.
Write down key facts.If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard，that's great.You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class.Different teachers do things differently.For example，some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and 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 what you miss.If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't follow what he or she is saying，you can ask him or her after class.
Compare.Comparing your notes with your classmates' can be good for your learning.It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
Organize.Note－taking also needs organization.Keep notes for each subject in one notebook，so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
Good note－taking takes time.If you decide to recopy your notes every evening，you'll surely have less time to watch TV.But you'll save time in the coming test.
1.What should you write down in your notebook in class?
A. Every word.
B. Lots of dates.
C. The most important facts.
D. Your complaints about the teacher.
2.If you can't follow your teachers in class，what should you do?
A. Ask them after class. B. Ask them before class.
C. Stop listening in class. D. Complain to them about the class.
3.Which way can help you correct mistakes in your notes?
A. Organizing the notes.
B. Recopying your notes after class.
C. Asking your teachers for help.
D. Comparing your notes with others'.
4.Which can be the BEST title for this passage?
A. How to take notes B. What to do in class
C. How to study for a test D. What to do with problems
Speaking is different among the four skills in learning English.The other three you can do alone on your own，but you can't really speak alone.Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away! Then how can you practice speaking？Where can you find people to speak English with?
At school—If you pay to go to a language school，you should use the chance to speak.If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs with other students，try to say as much as possible.Don't worry about your mistakes.Just speak!
Cafes and bars—There are American，British，Irish and Australian bars in many big cities.If you can find one，you will probably meet many people speaking English as their first or second language.
Songs and videos—Repeat the words of an English song，singing with the music until it becomes automatic (不假思索的)．It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles (肌肉) that you need for English.
Language is all around you—Everywhere you go，you will find language.Shop names，notices，and car numbers…When you walk down the street，practice reading the words and numbers that you see.Say them to yourself.It's not exactly a conversation，but it will help you to “think” in English.
1.The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. tell us that you can speak English alone
B. tell us that English is all around you
C. give us some advice on how to practice speaking
D. tell us speaking is the easiest of the four skills in learning English
2.What does the writer mean by saying “Speaking to yourself can be dangerous”？
A. The writer is joking—perhaps a doctor will come and take you to the hospital.
B. It's dangerous to practice speaking with foreigners.
C. When you speak alone，you have to put on a white coat.
D. Men in white coats will cause an accident.
3.The writer advises you to go to cafes and bars because ________.
A. you can enjoy yourself there
B. you can listen to English songs there
C. it will not be dangerous if you speak to yourself there
D. you will meet many English speakers there
4.Why does the writer give the advice “Songs and videos”？
A. It's good practice for your memory.
B. It's good for the mouth muscles that you need for English.
C. It's good for you to sing well.
D. Both A and B.
direct/dIrekt/adj. & v. | |
adj. with nothing or no one in between; immediate | |
Keep products away from direct sunlight and store in a dry cool place. | |
v. to tell or show sb. how to get somewhere | |
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strike/straIk/n. & v. |
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To get more money, the workers have begun a three－day strike. |
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v.(pt, pp：struck/strk/) hit (sb./sth.) |
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sudden/sdn/adj.happening or done quickly |
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The driver made a sudden turn in the road. |
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suddenly/sdnli/adv. quickly |
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He went to America suddenly. |
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valuable/vljubl/ adj. very useful or important |
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Don't waste any valuable time. |
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value/vlju/ n. quality of being useful or desirable |
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This lesson adds to the value of the book. |
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1.Which of the following words comes the first in alphabetical (字母的) order in a dictionary?
A. strike B. direct C. sudden D. valuable
2.The word “struck” means “________” in the sentence “The child was struck by car on the road”．
A. stopping of work B. hit
C. showed the way D. coming quickly
3.Which sentence is WRONG according to the pages of the dictionary?
A. The ball struck me on the nose.
B. We directed the old man to the park.
C. The car stopped suddenly.
D. The story has very little news valuable.
I'm enjoying my staying in Canada. It is my first experience of being abroad, and I am trying to learn as_____as possible. Classes here are much more fun and very different from classes in _____. In China there are very few opportunities to practice______and listening, so although many Chinese students have good_____， their speaking is not good. Studying English at Fern is much more practical. We actually _____ the language we are learning. I couldn't speak any English at all when I _____ here. Thankfully after about a month, things started getting _____and I made friends and started to settle in(适应). I am really ______ to learn English here and Fern is a very good language school.
I have always wanted to have a sister. In my Canadian host family my dream has_____. On the first day when I arrived, my host family welcomed ______warmly. All the family members were______and helpful, and they made me feel at home at once.
My _______， Joise, is very kind. She often explains their manners to me. Her mother explains ordinary things like housework. Together they ______ me study and understand Canada. Joise told me a ______. Last year, she met a Chinese student on a plane. She said she felt sorry because she did not say _______to the girl.
I'm happy to live in Canada. I think it will be an important experience in my life.
1.A. many B. much C. good D. better
2.A. Japan B. Canada C. China D. America
3.A. playing B. reading C. writing D. speaking
4.A. grammar B. writing C. English D. time
5.A. write B. read C. hear D. use
6.A. entered B. arrived C. arrived in D. went
7.A. harder B. freer C. busier D. easier
8.A. sad B. sorry C. happy D. afraid
9.A. come true B. come out C. come over D. come on
10.A. him B. her C. me D. them
11.A. serious B. friendly C. famous D. expensive
12.A. sister B. father C. brother D. mother
13.A. want B. tell C. help D. order
14.A. book B. diary C. letter D. story
15.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
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A．All the animals talked about the bear's new look.Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels (松鼠) in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats (老鼠) wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, “This can't be good.Animals don't need clothes！” But no one listened to him.They said he was just out of fashion.
B．So the animals came to see the doctor one after another.He gave them all the same advice，“Take off those clothes before one day they're going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor's advice stopped having accidents.And the animals realized that they didn't need clothes at all.Wearing them was very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.
C．Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together.One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there.After the family left, a bear came by and found the socks.He tried them on.They fit so well.He liked them so much that he wouldn't take them off.
D．However, it wasn't long before the first results of fashion—fever came.Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid－jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree.The rat couldn't go into his hole without taking off his hat first.Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped (滑倒) from the river rock and almost killed himself.
1.________
2.________
3.________
4.________
5.We learn from the story that ________.
A. we must be careful in the forest
B. things that fit oneself are the best
C. helping others is helping oneself
D. animals should always be in fashion
One day，I took my two kids to the local playground. As soon as we got there，my daughter ran to the swing(秋千) and asked for 1. push. When I was helping my daughter，I noticed another girl 2.(try) to make her own swing go high by3.(her)．Her old grandmother was sitting on the chair nearby and smiled at me.
I gave my daughter one big push and then walked towards the little girl. I asked 4. she wanted me to give her a push. She smiled and said “Yes”．For the next two hours，I pushed the swings，and played with my two children and the little girl. When we went home，I was very tired. But my heart was flying much 5.(high) than the swings.
One day two years later，after a 6.(day) work，I was a little tired. But I needed to pick up my kids before going home. While I was waiting outside the school gate，a little girl came over and smiled sweetly at me. She gave me a big hug(拥抱)before 7.(catch) her school bus. As I watched her running away，I didn't feel tired anymore.
In life，the love we give others will find its way back 8. us. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom(开花)in the heart which it was planted in. The love we share，the 9.(kind) we give，and the happiness we create will always come back to us with a 10.(please) surprise.
