Pre-reading Activities: Listening Second Listening: Listen to the tape again. Then, choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 3. A)Organize your time and materials. B)Write down every word the professor says in class. C) Treat studying like business D) Study together. Script
Second Listening: Listen to the tape again. Then, choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 3. A) Organize your time and materials. B) Write down every word the professor says in class. C) Treat studying like business. D) Study together. B) Write down every word the professor says in class. Pre-reading Activities: Listening Script
Pre-reading Activities: Listening Seventh, ask questions. This will make clear what points you understand well and in what areas you need more work. Finally, study together. Working in a group with other students allows you to try different approaches and get support from your partners. These are the secrets of"A"students. When you apply them to your own work, you'll be on the way to becoming an “6A” student to0
Getting good grades in college does not only depend on how smart you are or even on how hard you work. In fact, the biggest key to success in college is learning how to study effectively. The following secrets of “A” students will tell you what it takes to get the best grades you can. First of all, concentrate! Treat studying like a serious business, not something you can do while eating or watching TV at the same time. Secondly, study anywhere — or everywhere. If your schedule is full, study while you are doing other things such as exercising or brushing your teeth. Third, organize your materials. If everything you need is kept in one place, you can work more efficiently. Fourth, organize your time. Start working on assignments well in advance so that you can avoid last-minute pressure. Fifth, learn how to read selectively. Pay careful attention to passages that are relevant to what you are learning and skip over those that aren’t. Sixth, take good notes. Write down the professor’s ideas and your own and also summarize the main points of each lecture. Seventh, ask questions. This will make clear what points you understand well and in what areas you need more work. Finally, study together. Working in a group with other students allows you to try different approaches and get support from your partners. These are the secrets of “A” students. When you apply them to your own work, you’ll be on the way to becoming an “A” student too. Pre-reading Activities: Listening
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Language points Secrets of A students By Edwin Kiester Sally valentine Kiester Alex, now a first-year student in natural sciences at Cambridge, played football for his school in Manchester and directed the school production of a play. He left school with five As. Amanda, reading English at Bristol University, acted in plays at hers, and played tennis regularly. Yet she still managed to get fourAs
Secrets of A Students By Edwin Kiester & Sally Valentine Kiester 1 Alex, now a first-year student in natural sciences at Cambridge, played football for his school in Manchester and directed the school production of a play. He left school with five A’s. Amanda, reading English at Bristol University, acted in plays at hers, and played tennis regularly. Yet she still managed to get fourA’s. Language Points
Language points 2 how do a students like these make it? brains aren't the only answer. The most gifted students do not necessarily perform best in exams. Knowing how to make the most of one's abilities counts for much more 3 Hard work isnt the whole story either. Some of these high-achieving students actually put in fewer hours than their lower-scoring classmates. The students at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can easily learn. Here, according to education experts and students themselves, are the secrets of A students
2 How do A students like these make it? Brains aren’t the only answer. The most gifted students do not necessarily perform best in exams. Knowing how to make the most of one’s abilities counts for much more. 3 Hard work isn’t the whole story either. Some of these high-achieving students actually put in fewer hours than their lower-scoring classmates. The students at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can easily learn. Here, according to education experts and students themselves, are the secrets of A students. Language Points