The Ten Study Habits of Successful Students

Successful students have good study habits. They apply these habits to all of their classes. Read about each study habit. Work to develop any study habit you do not have.

Successful students:

1. Try not to do too much studying at one time.
   
   If you try to do too much studying at one time, you will tire and your studying will not be very effective. Space the work you have to do over shorter periods of time. Taking short breaks will restore your mental energy.
2. Plan specific times for studying.
   
   Study time is any time you are doing something related to schoolwork. It can be completing assigned reading, working on a paper or project, or studying for a test. Schedule specific times throughout the week for your study time.
3. Try to study at the same times each day.
   
   Studying at the same times each day establishes a routine that becomes a regular part of your life, just like sleeping and eating. When a scheduled study time comes up during the day, you will be mentally prepared to begin studying.
4. Set specific goals for their study times.
   
   Goals will help you stay focused and monitor your progress. Simply sitting down to study has little value. You must be very clear about what you want to accomplish during your study times.
5. Start studying when planned.
   
   You may delay starting your studying because you don't like an assignment or think it is too hard. A delay in studying is called "procrastination." If you procrastinate for any reason, you will find it difficult to get everything done when you need to. You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless work and errors.

6. Work on the assignment they find most difficult first.
   
   Your most difficult assignment will require the most effort. Start with your most difficult assignment since this is when you have the most mental energy.
7. Review their notes before beginning an assignment.
   
   Reviewing your notes can help you make sure you are doing an assignment correctly. Also, your notes may include information that will help you complete an assignment.
8. Tell their friends not to call them during their study times.
   
   Two study problems can occur if your friends call you during your study times. First, your work is interrupted. It is not that easy to get back to what you were doing. Second, your friends may talk about things that will distract you from what you need to do. Here's a simple idea - turn off your cell phone during your study times.
9. Call another student when they have difficulty with an assignment.
   
   This is a case where "two heads may be better than one."
10. Review their schoolwork over the weekend.
    
    Yes, weekends should be fun time. But there is also time to do some review. This will help you be ready to go on Monday morning when another school week begins.

These ten study habits can help you throughout your education. Make sure they are your study habits.

I hope that you like the article and you will find it useful not only when learning a foreign language.

To find more see www.how-to-study.com :-)

To exercise your mind see www.memorise.org/memoryGym.htm

P31 TASK 4

Hello, the last question is very short and simple. I'm interested in what you are going to do in your life before you are 25 years old. What are your plans or dreams? What do you want to do, what do you want to achieve (osiągnąć) ? Have you ever thought about it?

P81 TASK 4

Hi, this time I want you to talk about beauty. What is it? How would you define it? What isn't definitely beautiful, in your opinion? And what about wearing make-up or coloured contact lenses, piercing and tattooing your body?

If you're interested, read this:
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P71 TASK 4

Hi, here you have the last topic this term. We talked a lot about healthy lifestyle and recently about memory and ways of learning. We asked questions about what we should do and how we should revise before a test. But this time my question is what shouldn't you do before a test?

I'm gonna start the list with......
1. You shouldn't stress and panic..... ;-)
Now it's your turn. Feel free to write whatever comes to your mind.