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 true?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrews tells us that making our dreams true is life’s biggest challenge.

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 this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, 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 may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, 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 as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

You probably talk to friends more than you talk to your parents. That’s natural. Still, most of us want a parent’s help, advice, and support at times. But talking to the parents may be difficult or terrible—especially when it comes to certain subjects. Here are some suggestions on how to get along well with your parents.

◆ Talk about everyday stuff—and do it every day. ①The more you do something, the easier it gets. Talking to parents about everyday stuff builds a bond that can help you discuss something more serious with them later.

◆ Find something to chat（聊天）about each day. Talk about how your team did at the sports meeting. Share a thing one of your teachers said. Even small talk about what’s for dinner can keep your relationship comfortable.

◆ It’s never too late to start. if you relationship with your parents makes you feel nervous, try getting into conversations slowly. Mention the cute things the dog did. Talk about how well your little sister is doing in math. Chatting with parents every day not only keeps the present relationship strong, but can also help a might-be-worse relationship get better.

Please let parent feel connected（有联系的）to your daily life. ②如果发生重要的事情，他们能够帮助你。

Project-based learning (项目化学习) is learning while doing. It gives learners the chance to get a better understanding of a topic. Project-based learning is becoming widely used in schools. Here is an example about English project-based learning.

Last month, a school started a project named “Better communication, better life”. They hope that their students can open their heart to be persons with sunshine and grow up without trouble.

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