节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2012-09-01
难易度:Low
关键字:productive, disturb, recite, retain, distract
OK. Welcome back from the break, friends.
Today's lesson could be summed up with the phrase: Don't study harder, study
smarter.
You see, you can study hard and not make much progress because the way your
studying isn't productive.
It's not efficient.
So what's one way to study smarter?
Start your study session with the hardest subject.
Let's read about it now on line 9.
(Music).
Study Tips.
Start with the hardest subject.
Difficult assignments require the most energy, so do them before you get tired.
Recite the material.
As you review information, stop and say it aloud to yourself.
Don't look at your book or notes.
Try to say the information in your own words.
Take breaks.
Most people can only concentrate for a short time.
After that, they can't retain new information.
Some experts say you can solve this problem by taking 10-minute breaks every 50
minutes.
Get up and walk around, or get a drink.
Then come back and continue studying.
Friends, none of us enjoy studying for a long time.
So we're going through tips to make your study time more productive.
Our first tip was to start early.
And our second tip is to find a good place, a good, quiet place to study.
Now our third tip is start with the hardest subject.
OK. So you are studying often and in a quiet place, but what should you study
first?
Well, start with the most difficult or the hardest subject.
I know that when you are sitting down to study, it can be a little overwhelming.
It makes you feel stressed because of all the work you have to do.
Now of course we want to start with our favorite subject first.
But start with what will be the most difficult.
Well, why would we do this?
Because difficult assignments require the most energy.
So therefore, do them before you get tired.
That's right.
Save something that will be easier or maybe more enjoyable for later.
Well, that sentence, our tip, is our Grammar on the Go sentence.
So let's visit Liz.
Hello, friends.
I hope you're all doing well today.
My name is Liz.
And it's time for Grammar on the Go.
We're talking about Study Tips in today's article.
And the writer writes:
Difficult assignments require the most energy, so do them before you get tired.
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
Another way to say this would be:
You need the most energy to do difficult assignments, so do them before you get
tired.
But notice the pattern in today's sentence:
Part 1: Difficult assignments require the most energy.
Part 2: So do them before you get tired.
Subject requires something, so do a certain action.
This is a great pattern to use when you want to be direct about how something is
the way it is.
And that's why you need to do things in a certain way. For example:
Making bread the traditional way requires a long process, so make sure you give
yourself plenty of time.
Or: This job interview requires applicants to take a physical endurance test,
so make sure you wear the right clothes and shoes to the job interview.
So friends, give this sentence pattern a try next time you find yourself talking
about how something needs to be done a specific way because of a certain
requirement.
That's all the time we have for today.
This is Liz with Grammar on the Go signing off.
Bye-bye.
Friends, when you have a lot of work to do, it can make you feel worried and
stressed.
So that's why this tip is important.
Start with the most difficult material first, and do them one at a time.
It'll be easier for you.
That's right.
Think of each assignment one at a time.
That will help you get through it with a little easier stress levels.
OK. So we've seen that you need to start your studying early,
you should find a nice, quiet, comfortable place, and now start with the most
difficult material first.
That's right.
Now our next tip is to recite the material.
This is going to help you keep the information.
But Ryan, what does it mean to recite something?
OK. If you "recite," that means you are saying it out loud, but you are not
reading it.
That's right.
You're saying it out loud from memory.
So as you review your information, stop and say it out loud to yourself.
OK. You might feel a little weird doing this.
You are saying words out loud and maybe there's no one to listen to you, so you
might feel strange.
But this is actually a very good thing to help you remember.
Now you don't have to announce to the entire room what you are studying.
You can say it quietly.
But use your voice.
Actually listen to yourself say it, and don't look at your book or notes.
That's very important, friends.
If you are looking at your book, then you're not memorizing.
You need to say the words aloud, which means you are saying them out loud,
actually saying words.
Now try to say the information in your own words instead of just reading it,
reading definitions out of a book.
Put it in your own words.
Create your own way of saying it.
OK. That's what it means to say things in your own words. Right, Kaylah?
That's right.
That means you're not saying exactly the way the books or your note or maybe
your teacher said it.
Instead you're saying it the way you can remember it.
OK. And so when you're doing that, to me,
it seems like you are actually going to remember it because they are your words,
not just the same words that are in the book.
OK. So that was our next tip was to recite it out loud.
Our final tip is to take breaks.
OK. Now this might seem like you're losing study time.
If you are taking breaks, well, you're not studying during that break.
But most people can only concentrate for a short time.
That is me.
I have a hard time focusing.
So you need to break up your time.
Yes. If you're concentrating, then you're paying very close attention.
And that's difficult to do for a long time.
So after that period of time, well, people can't retain new information.
Now to "retain" means to hold onto something or to continue doing it.
So you want to continue to remember this new information.
Some experts say you can solve this problem by taking 10-minute breaks every 50
minutes.
Then during your 10-minute break, get up and walk around, or get a drink.
Then come back to study and continue studying.
OK. So every 50 minutes, take a 10-minute break.
And that way, in one hour, you're able to relax for ten minutes.
That's right.
Friends, I hope these study tips will help you in your studying.
Now we need to watch today's skit.
Then we have more tips with Language Tips with Michelle.
Well, Dad, a new school year is just beginning.
Hooray! It's another opportunity to study and learn.
Yeah.
This year, I want to make good use of my study time.
Good for you, son.
So how can I make my time more productive?
That's easy.
First, start early.
Study a little every day, it will help you remember.
OK. I'll remember to study every day.
And find a good place to study.
A quiet location is best.
Oh. Well, is this place OK?
Let me see.
Yes, it's comfortable.
And it has all the materials you need, books, paper, pens.
So um, what's another tip?
Always start with the most difficult subject.
Oh... Well, math is really hard.
Then let's start with math.
OK.
Y equals MX plus B...
Yes, that is difficult.
Yes, it's really confusing, Dad.
No problem.
Just stop and say it aloud to yourself.
Say it aloud?
Yes. Recite the information.
Y equals MX plus B.
Don't look at your book or notes.
OK.
Y equals MX plus B.
Y equals MX plus B.
Well, sorry, Dad.
Well, I need to take a break.
Don't be sorry.
Breaks are good for you.
Go and walk around a while.
Oh, good idea.
I'll go get a drink.
See you later, Dad.
Yeah, all right.
Oh, just leave my homework on my desk when you're finished. OK?
Sure.
Thanks. Bye.
All right.
Y equals...
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.
(Chinese).
And I guess we have to say goodbye now.
I'll see you soon.
Bye-bye.
Thank you again, Michelle.
We appreciate that.
So how can you make good use of your study time?
Tip number 1 reminds us to start early.
Don't wait the day before the big test before you start studying.
Secondly, find a good place to study.
Next, start your study sessions with the hardest subject.
Then we were reminded to recite the material.
And finally, take study breaks because contrary to what we would think, breaks
actually increase our productivity.
OK, everyone.
Don't forget to apply what you've learned today to your study of English.
And then have a great weekend.
We'll see you all on Monday.