① As students, there are so many things that influence us, To make us study better, here are several good study ways that may work.

② First, find a quiet environment in your home or school for studying. In that way, you will always connect the place with studying when you are there, which makes it easier for you to pay attention. Make sure that you will not be interrupted (打扰) there, especially your phone, computer or other electronic products and it can be used for a long time.

③ Sometimes studying in a group leads to a more successful result than studying alone. You can have discussions about some difficult questions. Your study partners will help you find more studying methods and you can understand some problems better, because people of the similar age always have an easier way of explaining things to each other.

④ Note-writing can let you understand better and remember what you have read. Taking down notes means you do not have to go through all the reading materials again, instead you will only have to go through the shorter notes. It is also a lot easier to find information in case you need it.

⑤ Once you achieve the goals that you have set for yourself, make sure that you give yourself a little encouragement. It can be as simple as having a delicious meal in a restaurant you have always wanted or buying yourself a pair of shoes. That will keep you going, and you will look forward to achieving your goals more.

⑥ Things above might help you study more effectively (有效地) and improve your grades as well. So give it a try and wait for your changes.

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When you are sad, you need to find ways to deal with your sadness. 【小题1】.

Accept your sadness. It’s not a bad thing to feel sad. Try to face what is making you feel sad.

Don’t pretend(假装) it isn’t there. And don’t believe it will just go away by itself.

【小题2】. You don’t have to tell everybody everything, but it is nice to talk to friends or family about your feelings. You may not need him or her to say a word, just having someone listen to you is sometimes enough.

Put your sadness into written words. 【小题3】. Write down how you deal with your sadness and which ways work.

【小题4】. Read a good book, listen to music, see a movie, exercise or take a walk outside. 【小题5】.

See a doctor. If your sadness starts to interfere with your everyday life seriously, you should ask your doctor for help.

Some language students have difficulty remembering words. They think that something is wrong with their brains. In fact, that’s not the problem. The key is to know how to remember the words effectively.

To remember words better, you need to first understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many books, and this “library” needs to be organized. When you put away a book—or memory—you can’t just leave it anywhere. If you want to find it again you have to put it in a certain place.

So, how can you put a word into long-term memory? The answer is mnemonics—to work with the word and remember the word in new ways. You can do this by making a new sentence with the word. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is “height”, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All these activities are good ways to remember words. They make the meanings of words stronger in your long-term memory, and they give a way to find a word when you need it.