English is very important to us in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning English.

You need two things to learn English well—passion and good learning methods（方法）, and passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English, the learning methods only tell you how to do it better and faster.

If you love learning English, you’ll do it regularly and spend more time on it. Learning English will be easier for you. It’ll be easy for you to remember new words and grammars. ______. For example, some people like history and know everything about World War II. If you told a “normal person” to memorize（记忆）all these facts, they would never do it. We know you may not love learning English. And even if you love it, you won’t do it sometimes. This is how human psychology（心理）works—sometimes we’re very lazy and tired, so we don’t want to do anything though we like it very much.

When you don’t feel like learning English, you can do the following things:

First, imagine that you can talk to native speakers just like you talk in your native language. Imagine other people speak English as well as you do. Imagine the possibility of writing e-mail to people from all over the world.

Second, remember there’s a lot that you don’t know. You’re good, but your English probably isn’t good enough. Maybe you can’t understand English-language TV programs, read books in English, talk to English native speakers easily, or write letters without mistakes, etc.

Lastly, use English whenever you can. This is very, very important. The more you use English, the more you’ll want to learn it. Because English is so popular, you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, you can sing English songs, and you can read interesting books written in English.

The giant panda is an animal popular with people all over the world. With their black and white fur and soft round bodies, they are loved by the old and young. Do you love them? If you do, why not join in a panda volunteer program? Here are some tips for you if you want to be a volunteer of the programs.

If you don't book early, the programs may become fully booked. Some volunteer programs limit（限制） the number of the volunteers. We suggest booking at least one week in advance（提前）.

Giant pandas lead a very different life. Sometimes, it is very hard for them to stand outside influences. We'd better not disturb（打扰）their peaceful life, so some of the activities might be changed or canceled.

•Please do not make any noise or movements that might disturb the pandas.

•Please do not get close to the pandas or throw food to them, unless the panda keeper tells you to do so. It might disturb the pandas' eating habits and cause them to become sick.

•For your safety do not get into the cage. Touch the adult pandas or let them touch you, unless the panda keeper tells you to do so.

•Do not take photos or videos unless it's allowed.

To protect yourself when carrying bamboo, please do not wear shorts or slippery（滑的）shoes. Also, pandas have a very keen（敏锐的）sense of smell. As you will get very close to them, pleased do not wear perfume（香水）or nail polish.

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do these step by step and your dream will come true because a big dream includes (包括) many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of (代替) watching TV will lead to better exam results(结果), while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good because you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.