Language points 1. Concentrate! Top students allow no interruptions of their study time. Once the books are open, phone calls ge unanswered, TV unwatched and newspapers unread. " This doesnt mean ignoring important things in your life, Amanda explains. "It means planning your study time so that you can concentrate. If lm worried about a sick friend i call her before i start my homework, Then when i sit down to study, i can really focus
4 1. Concentrate! Top students allow no interruptions of their study time. Once the books are open, phone calls go unanswered, TV unwatched and newspapers unread. “This doesn’t mean ignoring important things in your life,” Amanda explains. “It means planning your study time so that you can concentrate. If I’m worried about a sick friend, I call her before I start my homework. Then when I sit down to study, I can really focus.” Language Points
Language points 5 2. Study anywhere or everywhere. A university professor in Arizona assigned to tutor underachieving college athletes, recalls a runner who exercised daily. He persuaded him to use the time to memorize biology terms Another student stuck a vocabulary list on his bathroom wall and learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth
5 2. Study anywhere — or everywhere. A university professor in Arizona assigned to tutor underachieving college athletes, recalls a runner who exercised daily. He persuaded him to use the time to memorize biology terms. Another student stuck a vocabulary list on his bathroom wall and learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Language Points
Language points 6 3. Organize your materials. At school, Tom played basketball,"I was too busy to waste time looking for a pencil or a missing notebook, I kept everything just where I could get my hands on it, he says. Paul, a student in New mexico keeps two folders for each subject one for the days assignments, the other for homework completed and ready to hand in. a drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on time-wasting searches
6 3. Organize your materials. At school, Tom played basketball. “I was too busy to waste time looking for a pencil or a missing notebook. I kept everything just where I could get my hands on it,” he says. Paul, a student in New Mexico, keeps two folders for each subject — one for the day’s assignments, the other for homework completed and ready to hand in. A drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on time-wasting searches. Language Points
Language points 7 4. Organize your time. When a teacher set a long essay, Alex would spend a couple of days reading round the subject and making notes, then hed do a rough draft and write up the essay. He would aim to finish a couple of days before the assignment was due so that if it took longer than expected, he'd still meet the deadline. Amanda stuck to a study schedule that included breaks every two hours. Trying to study when you're overtired isnt smart, " she advises. "Even a short break to stretch or get some fresh air can work wonders
7 4. Organize your time. When a teacher set a long essay, Alex would spend a couple of days reading round the subject and making notes, then he’d do a rough draft and write up the essay. He would aim to finish a couple of days before the assignment was due so that if it took longer than expected, he’d still meet the deadline. Amanda stuck to a study schedule that included breaks every two hours. “Trying to study when you’re overtired isn’t smart,” she advises. “Even a short break to stretch or get some fresh air can work wonders.” Language Points
Language points 8 5. Learn how to read."I used to spend hours going through irrelevant material, Amanda remembers. "But then I got used to reading quickly; if the first sentence of a paragraph wasnt relevant, Id move on to the next paragraph.”“ The best course ever took,” says an Oklahoma student, "was speed-reading. I not only increased my words per minute but also learned to look at a book's table of contents and pictures first. Then, when i began to read. i had a sense of the material and i retained a lot more To such students, the secret of good reading is to be an active reader-one who keeps asking questions that lead to a full understanding of the material being read
8 5. Learn how to read. “I used to spend hours going through irrelevant material,” Amanda remembers. “But then I got used to reading quickly; if the first sentence of a paragraph wasn’t relevant, I’d move on to the next paragraph.” “The best course I ever took,” says an Oklahoma student, “was speed-reading. I not only increased my words per minute but also learned to look at a book’s table of contents and pictures first. Then, when I began to read, I had a sense of the material and I retained a lot more.” To such students, the secret of good reading is to be an active reader — one who keeps asking questions that lead to a full understanding of the material being read. Language Points