BeAMatureSophomoreBeATrueEnglishLearner"TellmeandIforget.TeachmeandIremember.InvolvemeandIlearn."–BenjaminFranklin.給我講過(guò)，我很快就忘記；給我講解，我會(huì)記??；讓我參與，我真正學(xué)會(huì)。——富蘭克林How'syourEnglishlastyear?

4321What'syourgoalonEnglishthisYear?(EveryonewritesdowntheirowngoalofEnglishlearningandputitintoabox.)4321WhatcanwedotoimproveourEnglishthisYear?

AttitudeMethodSelf-discipilneClassroomrulesChangeyourattitude.1ConfidentStrictActiveChangeyourattitude.1Asafreshman,youwereattractedbythecharminghighschoollife,engagedinmakingnewfriendsandconfusedbythehustleandbustuleofacdemicassignment.Awholeyearwastobeyourtransitionallinkandasyougraduallyadaptedtothespeedystyleaswellaswereinvolvedintherhythmiclifeeventurally,thefinalexamapproaching.Stopcomplaining,stopself-accusationandstopself-satisfiction.

Thechancesarearrivingasyouaregettingtothenextstep——sophomore.Let'sthepastbethepast.Whatyouneedtodorightnowistobereadytochangeyourattitude.Changeyourattitude.1Howcanwechangeourattitude?1.Changeyourattitudetoassignment.Completeyourhomeworkhonestly.2.ChangeyourattitudetoEnglish.LearningEnglishiseasy,relaxedandhappy.3.Changeyourattitudetoclassroomlearning.Getengagedintheclass.

Attitudeiseverything.Findpropermethods.2“二”習(xí)‘五’多Prepareyourlessonswellbeforeeveryclass.（預(yù)習(xí)）Reviewwhatyou’velearnedintime.（復(fù)習(xí)）Readmoreandreaddifferentmaterials.（多讀）Writeasoftenaspossible.（多寫）Talkmoreeitherinclassoroutofclass.（多說(shuō)）Turntoyourteachersforadviceandhelp.（多問(wèn)）Cooperatemore(多合作）Findpropermethods2WhataretheapproperiatemethodsonEnglishLearning?IncreasevocabularyRecapEffectivereadingFindpropermethods21Increasevocabulary1.Wordfamilyprefix&suffix2.Thesaurussynonym3.Readingexperience

eg.:sad(a.),sadness(n.),sadly(adv.),sadden(v.)eg.:importanta.significant,vital,crucial,essentialFindpropermethods2ThePreview,Question,Summary,TestorPQSTMethodisaneffectivewaytolearnmaterialandretainitinyourmemory.Thistechniquehelpsinprioritizingtheinformationinawaythatrelatesdirectlytohowyoumightbeaskedtousethatinformationinanexam.1.PreviewingtheMaterial2.GeneratingQuestionsAbouttheSubjectMatter3.SummarizingorSelf-RecitingtheMaterial4.TestingYourselfontheMaterial2EffectivereadingPQSTFindpropermethods21.PreviewingtheMaterial1)Checkthetableofcontents.（查找目錄）Notehowthecontentisdivided,andwhatthemajortopicsare.Notehowideasaremappedout,andwhatconceptshavemorepagestodevotedtothem.2)Readheadings,summaries,orkeywords.（看副標(biāo)題，總結(jié)或關(guān)鍵詞）Togetasenseofwhatyouarestudyingbeforeyoubegintoreadin-depth,scanthecoursematerialforsummarizingtext.3)Scanthefirstandlastsentencesofparagraphs.（掃讀段落的第一句及最后一句）Forfurtherinsight,orifnotableofcontents,headings,orothersummariesareavailable,readthefirstandlastsentencesofeachparagraph.Findpropermethods22.GeneratingQuestionsAbouttheSubjectMatter1)Turnsubjectheadingsintoquestions.（將標(biāo)題轉(zhuǎn)化為問(wèn)題。）Formulatequestionsthatyouwouldliketobeabletoansweronceyouhavefinishedstudying.Startbyusingsubjectheadingsorsubheadingstoformulatequestions.2)Generatequestionsbasedonyourpreview.（在預(yù)習(xí)階段提出問(wèn)題）Writedownanyquestionsyoumayhaveafteryourinitialpreviewofthematerialtobestudied.Ifthetextthatyouarestudyingincludesstudyquestions,addthemtothelist.3)Writequestionsbasedonyourpreviousknowledgeofthetopic.（根據(jù)對(duì)主題的了解嘗試回答問(wèn)題）Usethelimitedknowledge(orpre-conceivednotions)thatyoualreadyhaveaboutatopictowritequestions.Thequestionsshouldbegearedtowardsclarifyingthetruthaboutthesubject.

Findpropermethods23.SummarizingorSelf-RecitingtheMaterial1)Writenotesforyourself.（做筆記）Basedonwhatyou’veread,writenotesforyourselfusingyourquestions,theanswerstothem,andotherpertinentcontentthatstruckyourinterest.2)Recordpagenumbersandreferenceswithinyournotes.（給筆記本編頁(yè)碼，記錄相關(guān)知識(shí)點(diǎn)的頁(yè)碼）Whileyouwriteyournotes,recordthepagenumbersofthesourcematerialthatyouarereferencing.Havingthisinformationwillallowyoutogobacktothesourceeasilywhenyoureviewyournotes.3)Recitenotesinyourheadoroutloud.（默記或大聲背誦筆記）Inadditiontotakingwrittennotes,summarizingthecontentyou’veread(eitheroutloudorinyourhead)isanexcellentwaytoprocessandretaintheinformation.Findpropermethods24.TestingYourselfontheMaterial1)Readandanswerthelistofquestionsyouwrote.（閱讀并解讀之前列的問(wèn)題清單）Answerthequestionsthatyoucompiledforyourselfascomprehensivelyasyoucangivenwhatyou’vemanagedtolearnfromyourstudyingprocess.2)Reviewnewvocabularies,phrasesandlearningmaterial.（復(fù)習(xí)所學(xué)到的新詞及閱讀材料）Basedonthesectionsthatyoustrugglewithwhentestingyourself,reviewyourstudymaterial.Findpropermethods23RecapEbbinghaus'ForgettingCurveBeself-disciplined3Truefreedomistocontrolyourselfatalltimes.Beself-disciplined3Howcanwebeself-disciplined?1.Thinkaboutwhyyouwanttodisciplineyourself.（首先思考為什么要自律）Isthereaparticulargoalyou'retryingtoachievebutyoufeelcertainobstaclesaregettingintheway?2.Visualizeyourgoal.（目標(biāo)可視化）Visualizationiskeytosuccessfulgoal-setting.Forone,youmustthinkclearlyaboutyourgoalsandclarifywhattheylooklike.Then,youmustsurroundyourself-eitherphysicallyormentally-withthesegoals.3.Createanactionplan.（制定可實(shí)行的計(jì)劃）Addthefollowingcolumnheadingsinsequence:Action;TimetoBegin;PotentialProblems;StrategiestoOvercomePotentialProblems;ProgressReport.4.Preparetotakeactionanddecidewhentobegin.（著手準(zhǔn)備開始實(shí)行計(jì)劃）Actionswillbethestepsyoumustattempttoworktowardsyourgoal.Afteryoucomeupwithsomemeaningfulactionsteps,thinkofatimetostartyournewself-disciplinegoal.Beself-disciplined3Howcanwebeself-disciplined?5.Anticipatepotentialproblemsandstrategizetoovercomethem.（預(yù)測(cè)潛在的問(wèn)題并提前制定方法克服它）Consideranydifficultiesthatarelikelytooccurwiththeactionstepsinyourplananddeviseaplantohandlethemastheyhappen.6.Updateyourprogressreportregularlyandreviewtheplan.（定期更新進(jìn)度并查看計(jì)劃）Whencarryingthemout,makeanoteofthedateandwhetherornottheresultwassuccessful.7.Reframeyourmistakes.（重塑問(wèn)題）Evenifyoutotallybombedyourfirstattempt,it'sworthittokeeppushingtowardsreachingyourgoalofbecomingmoreself-disciplined.But,growingwillrequirereframingmistakesintolearningopportunities.Justdon'tgiveup!Obeytheclassroomrules4Obeytheclassroomrules4Whataretherules?Classroomrules:Try