Improve Homework Habits

Do you want to make homework simpler? It can be done readily with a little guidance from specialists (专家) in this field. Oxford Learning founder and CEO Dr. Nick Whitehead said that homework doesn’t always have to be a headache. “Homework might be an unavoidable (不可避免的) part of school, but it doesn’t have to be the boring part. With the right skills in place, students can turn homework from headache-including to trouble-free.” These steps will make an obvious difference.

Use your notebooks

The brain is able to finish great works, but it is not perfect. Students should never rely on (依赖) it to remember all school details. When a teacher assigns homework, students should write the details in their notebooks. Many schools provide notebooks because they are the best organizational tools available.

According to Whitehead, to make them effective, students need to remember to take the notebooks out of their school bags at night, open them up, and read over the night’s list.

Remove distractions (使注意力分散的事物)

Computers on, music on, text messages receiving … this is not multitasking, it’s distracting.

Whitehead says that unless students are doing research, they should turn off all electronics and focus on the task at hand for a set period of time. They’ll find that it is easier to concentrate (全神贯注) and that homework takes less time. He adds that this fact has been confirmed by studies.

Think actively

Getting homework done is the name of the game, but what happens if students are struggling with a question, or can’t work out an answer? When facing difficulties, it is wise for the student to take a small break then return to look at the problem again.

According to Whitehead, students should look up their textbooks and school notes, take a step back to ask what the particular unit is all about, and even move ahead a few questions and see if the next part can help explain a little better. If not, use the Internet.

“Don’t stare at (盯着) the question; ask how this question relates to what is being learned overall.” he says.

Get organized

Homework is as much a part of daily routine as waking up in the morning and going to bed at night, but it’s often the most disorganized part. Whitehead recommends streamlining (使合理化) the process.“Students should keep all the homework-related things in a bin or a bucket so they don’t waste time searching for pens or rulers.” He also recommends picking the same place to do homework every night, and (when possible) completing homework at the same time each day.

Improve Homework Habits

As students, homework is an unavoidable part in school, but many students feel1.

about homework. The following2. can help students turn homework from headache-including to trouble-free.

Step1:

Use your notebooks

Students shouldn’t use brains to remember all school things. 3. , they should use notebooks to write the details about 4. at school. At home they open them up, and read over the night’s list.

Step2:

Remove distractions

Computers, music, text messages, etc. may distract you from your homework. 5. you are not doing research, turn off all of these. Then you may find you can concentrate on homework more6. and it takes less time.

Step3: Think actively

When you have 7. in doing your homework, it’s not wise for you to stare at the question. You should take a small break then come 8. to look at it again.

Step4: Get organized

Students 9. to streamline the process, keep all the homework-related things organized, pick the same place to do homework, and 10. homework at the same time each day.

John Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, John often went from one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to pay for food, but John still kept hoping to own a horse farm.

When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper talking about his dream of having a horse farm one day. He even drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.

The next day he handed it to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.” And the boy did and asked his teacher, “ Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not come true for a young boy like you. Owning a horse farm needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added,“ If you write this paper again with a simple dream, I will give you a good grade.”

After school he thought about it hard. At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Many years later, John had his own 200 acres(英亩)horse farm. His dream came true.

So don’t let someone take away your dream. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.

1.John Robert was born in .

A. a small village B. a poor town

C. a farm family D. a big city

2.When he was a child .

A. his father had a lot of money

B. he often went hungry for his poor family

C. he dreamed to be a teacher

D. he wanted to go to college

3.The teacher gave him an F because of .

A. his difficult dream B. his poor study

C. his small farm D. his poor family

4.In his second paper, John .

A. changed his dream a little B. made a very simple dream

C. kept the same dream D. made no dream

5.In the end .

A. his dream came true

B. his father owned 200 acres horse farm

C. the teacher helped him to own a big horse farm

D. he came to work on the other horse farm

Newtown is a clean place today. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and they harmed many people.

The city office ordered everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in one day.

After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn’t pay any more money.

1.Newtown________.

A. was very clean B. is no longer dirty

C. had been very clean D. will be very clean

2.The rats in Newtown were ____many years ago.

A. as big as cats B. as dangerous as dogs

C. very big D. knocked down by the people there

3.When the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most people_____.

A. got some money B. were too lazy to kill many

C. helped the city office to make the city clean D. killed many rats

4.A big hole was dug, because_____.

A. the rats could come out to attack people at night

B. people could take many rats

C. the rats could not escape quickly

D. people could steal rats for some money

5.Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn’t_______.

A. order people to kill rats B. pay any more money

C. see any rats D. look for rats

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