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Unit1P.43aHowdoyoulearnbest?ThisweekweaskedstudentsatNewStarHighSchoolaboutthebestwaystolearnmoreEnglish.ManysaidtheylearntbyusingEnglish.Somestudentshadmorespecificsuggestions.LillianLi,forexample,saidthebestwaytolearnnewwordswasbyreadingEnglishmagazines.Shesaidthatmemorizingthewordsofpopsongsalsohelpedalittle.Whenweaskedaboutstudyinggrammar,shesaid,“Ineverstudygrammar.It’stooboring.”WeiMingfeelsdifferently.He’sbeenlearningEnglishforsixyearsandreallylovesit.Hethinksstudyinggrammarisagreatwaytolearnalanguage.HealsothinksthatwatchingEnglishmoviesisn’tabadwaybecausehecanwatchtheactorssaythewords.Sometimes,however,hefindswatchingmoviesfrustratingbecausethepeoplespeaktooquickly.LiuChangsaidthatjoiningtheEnglishclubatschoolwasthebestwaytoimproveherEnglish.Studentsgetlotsofpracticeandtheyalsohavefun.Sheaddedthathavingconversationswithfriendswasnothelpfulatall.“WegetexcitedaboutsomethingandthenendupspeakinginChinese,”shesaid.P.63aHowIlearnedtolearnEnglishLastyearmyEnglishclasswasdifficult.Firstofall,itwasn’teasyformetounderstandtheteacherwhenshetalked.Tobeginwith,shespoketooquickly,andIcouldn’tunderstandeveryword.Lateron,Irealizedthatitdoesn’tmatterifyoudon’tunderstandeveryword.Iwasalsoafraidtospeakinclass,becauseIthoughtmyclassmatesmightlaughatme.Icouldn’talwaysmakecompletesentences,either.ThenIstartedtowatchEnglish-languageTV.Ithelpedalot.Ithinkthatdoinglotsoflisteningpracticeisoneofthesecretsofbecomingagoodlanguagelearner.AnotherthingthatIfoundverydifficultwasEnglishgrammar.SoIdecidedtotakelotsofgrammarnotesineveryclass.ThenIstartedtowritemyownoriginalsentencesusingthegrammarIwaslearning.It’samazinghowmuchthishelped.NowIamenjoyinglearningEnglishandIgotanAthisterm.Myteacherisveryimpressed.Unit2P.143aMybiggestproblemisthatI’mtoobusy.WhenIwasyoung,Iusedtohavesomuchtime,butthesedaysIgetupearlyandstayinschoolallday.ThenIgorighthomeandeatdinner.BeforeIstartedhighschool,Iusedtospendalotoftimeplayinggameswithmyfriends,butIjustdon'thavethetimeanymore.Intheevening,IusedtowatchTVorchatwithmygrandmother,butnowIhavetostudy.Ilovemusic,andmyfatherusedtotakemetoconcerts.Thesedays,Ihardlyeverhavetimeforconcerts.Idomyhomeworkandgotobed.Ireallymisstheolddays.Unit3P.223aTheoldday,myfriendsandItalkedabouttherulesthatwehaveinschool.Atourschool,wehavetowearuniformseveryday.Theproblemisthatallmyclassmatesthinktheuniformsareugly.Wethinkyoungpeopleshouldlooksmartandsowewouldliketowearourownclothes.Ourteachersbelievethatifwedidthat,wewouldconcentratemoreonourclothesthanourstudies.Wedisagree.Wewouldfeelmorecomfortableandthatisgoodforstudying.Ifwecan’tdothat,weshouldbeallowedtodesignourownuniforms.Thatwouldbeagoodwaytokeepbothteachersandstudentshappy.It’salsoprobablyagoodideaforparentstoallowteenagerstostudyingroupsduringtheevening.Iknowwegetnoisysometimes,butwelearnalotfromeachother.Wealsothinkthatvacationsshouldbelonger.Atpresentthey’retooshort.Longervacationswouldgiveustimetodohadanopportunitytovolunteeratthelocalhospital,butIcouldn’tbecauseIhadtogobacktoschool.ItwouldbeagoodexperienceformebecauseIwanttobeadoctorwhenI’molder.P.23HelpingandLearningAtourschool,wesometimeshaveaspecialdaytohelpothers.Lastyearwewenttoanoldpeople’shomeandsangsongsandperformedaplayforthem.Theoldpeoplewereveryhappy.Weshouldbeallowedtotaketimetodothinglikethatmoreoften.Forexample,weshouldvisitprimaryschoolsandhelpteachyoungstudents.IwanttobeateacherwhenI’molder,soitwouldbeagreatexperienceforme.Otherstudentswouldliketodeotherjobs.Forexample,myfriendTianGewantstowriteforanewspaper.Sheshouldbeallowedtovolunteeratthenewspaperofficeonceaweek.OnFridayafternoons,manystudentsaresleepyafteralongweekofclasses.SomestudentsshouldbeallowedtohaveFridayafternoonsofftovolunteerandhelpothers.Unit4P.303aIfyouansweredformostquestions,thenyouareprobablyprettyconfident.Socialsituationsdon'tbotheryouintheslightest.Youknowwhatyouwant,andyouknowhowtogetit.Sometimesyoumightannoypeoplebecauseyou'resoconfident.Ifyouansweredformostquestions,youareoutgoingandfairlyconfident.Youhaveplentyoffriends,andyouenjoythecompanyofotherpeople.Peoplecometoyouwhentheywantadvice.Yourfriendswouldprobablysaythatyouareeasytogetalongwith.Ifmostofyouranswerswere,youareprobablyashyperson.Youliketalkingtooneortwopeopleratherthantoagroup.Youwouldalsoratherstayathomeandreadagoodbookthangotoaparty.Youhaveasmallcircleofverygoodfriends.Yourfriendswouldprobablysayyouareagoodlistener.Unit4P.31Part2DearKnowledgeable,Mybestfriend,Mei,hasaproblem.ThereisareallyimportantEnglishspeechcontestforourwholecitynextmonth.Ourclassmateswanthertorepresenttheclassintheschoolcontest.Everyoneissureshewillwin.It'sprobablytrue.MeiisverycleverandcanspeakEnglishreallywell.Infact,shealwayscomestopintheschoolexams.Theproblemisthatshe'sveryshy.Shedoesn'twanttoletherfriendsdown,butshe'sterrifiedofspeakinginfrontofotherpeople.She'smyfriend,soshecantellmethatshe'sshy.Butshecan'ttelleveryonethat.Idon'tthinktheywouldbelieveher.Ican'tthinkofanygoodadvicetogiveher,butyoualwayscomeupwithgoodsolutionstopeople'sproblems.WhatdoyouthinkIshouldtellMei?Wha