Admittedly, entering the third year of high school, the pressure from all aspects of the students is gradually increasing. Maybe you don't know enough about the college entrance examination, maybe you have fear and panic, maybe you are confused about the review plan, maybe you don't study enough, which leads to inferiority and lack of self-confidence, maybe you hate parents and teachers preaching too often, maybe you are nervous from all sides and can't review effectively, or maybe you are biased. For example, English may not be your strong point. So, how to relieve these pressures? Here, I'd like to share with you some "unique skills" of English learning of the top candidates in the college entrance examination over the years, hoping to help you.
Q 1: I am a science student in senior three, and my English has always been good. After every exam, the teacher will read my name and praise it, but because of this, I am more and more afraid of failing the exam and never hear the voice of praise again. However, the more you think about it, the worse it is. What should I do?
Guo Wei (the top liberal arts scholar in Shaanxi Province in 2008): Senior three is a test for everyone. There are many exams in senior three, and an occasional mistake in the exam does not represent a person's overall strength. At present, the most important thing is to find out the reasons for the decline in your grades as soon as possible. You can consult your teacher and ask him to help you analyze the reasons. Or make a horizontal comparison with your classmates and find out your own problems. Through my own efforts and the help of my teachers, I will strive to go up a storey still higher in a limited time and improve my English. In addition, don't put too much pressure on yourself, and be sure to meet the college entrance examination in the best state! I summed up four "secrets" from my own personal experience: on the one hand, I must always have a goal in my heart and work hard to solve problems; The second aspect is to be down-to-earth, pay attention to details and study hard and happily; The third aspect is to pay attention to teachers' teaching and adjust their mental state at the same time; The fourth aspect is to form good habits, so that you can get results.
Q2: I have always been troubled by not remembering English words. Do you know some memory skills?
Geng Quan (Top Scholar in Anhui Science in 2005): Memorize words in a limited time-when learning a new word, first read the word accurately according to the phonetic symbols, then write it against the word, remember its meaning, then write down the date next to the word, and review it every two days according to the date until you can read and write skillfully.
Kang Jing (the top liberal arts scholar in Hubei Province in 2005): Comprehensive five senses-English is a language, and the highest level of language use is four skills-listening, speaking, reading and writing. Therefore, accordingly, it must be from the ear to the mouth and from the eyes to the hand. Many students often only use their eyes, hands, mouth, ears and one organ when learning English, without thinking that they can actually use the five senses in a unit time, thus improving the efficiency of learning English. So how exactly is it done? When I receive an audio text, I usually listen to it five times. The first time, listen without reading the text. The second time, write down what you hear and dictate. The third time, while playing the recording, compare the text and see what is different from the original text, paying special attention to what is wrong and what is not clear. The fourth time, while listening to the text, read after it, that is, read the text, listen to the tape and read after it. The fifth time, don't read the text, listen to the tape and read after it.
Chen Bo (the top science scholar in Hunan Province in 2005): Reading aloud-I think reading aloud is very important, because in the process of reading, I not only exercised my listening comprehension, but also improved my reading level. More importantly, I have cultivated my sense of English language. When facing English test questions, language sense is a very important ability. Sometimes it is unclear, but it is often this ability that enables us to solve some difficult problems in the exam. Besides, English learning should be carried out in daily life. It's not enough to just use class time. We need to spend a lot of time after class to consolidate and improve. The other is our reading materials, which are not limited to texts. We can read many things, such as some English magazines and English newspapers. Moreover, the contents of articles in these magazines and newspapers are different from the texts. We often encounter some new words, which may not be encountered in ordinary classes, but may be encountered in the college entrance examination, so when we face new words, we can search for some previous accumulation.
Zhu Shida (the top science scholar in Hubei Province in 2005): English dictionary search method-I often read some original English books in my spare time to exercise my reading comprehension ability, keep a dictionary at hand, and often remember the words I don't understand, and I will not only pay attention to the new words I encounter when reading newspapers on weekdays, but also pay attention to the new words on billboards and packaging bags. Many words are actually encountered in our daily life. It depends on whether you pay attention at ordinary times, be more diligent in your hands, and write down these new words in your notebook. If you flip them, you will naturally remember them. Over time, the vocabulary is gradually enriched and the reading ability is also rising. It is worth mentioning that the English test is divided into six relatively stable parts: listening, single choice, cloze, reading, error correction and composition. Review must be targeted, but it takes time and it is difficult to highlight the key points. I suggest that students find the weak points for different topics and do intensive exercises. If cloze is not good, they train cloze specially. If reading is not good, they train reading specially. In the review stage, I followed this idea. Of course, you should also ensure that you practice your strengths in case you are unfamiliar. This method can often get immediate results and receive miraculous results.
Yang Nannan (the top science scholar in Henan Province in 2005): Associative memory method-in the process of learning English, some things are difficult for me to remember, such as some verb phrases-that is, many phrases are composed of adding an adverb or preposition to a verb. I think most students feel the same way. At this time, if we fully understand them and associate them with their literal meanings, it may be better than rote learning. The literal meaning of some words is far from the actual meaning. For example, the word "comprehensive" means "bring it out", which literally means "bring it out". Its actual meaning is "understanding" and "understanding", which is difficult to understand literally. Then I associate it this way: its literal meaning is to let something out, for example, to let "people" out, that is, to pull one of them out of the group or recognize them, so I remember that this phrase means "recognize". To say "meaning" means to say a meaning from a big sentence, so it has the meaning of "understanding", that is, the meaning of "realizing ……". There is also the word "punch", which literally means "tide over difficulties", but actually means helping someone tide over difficulties. The difference in this sense is also relatively large. Simple memory is also difficult. So I still use associative memory to remember. I imagine a scene: pulling someone through a lot of obstacles, which means "helping others tide over the difficulties". Therefore, it is much better to associate some familiar and easy-to-remember ways or things to help remember words and phrases than to memorize them by rote.
My English grammar is poor. I wonder if it can be improved in the short term.
Chen Yuyuan (the top liberal arts scholar in Jiangxi in 2008): In order to get good grades in the college entrance examination, grammar must be solid. The grammar of high school English is very scattered, so everyone must consciously and methodically summarize the grammar they have learned and compare the similarities and differences. At the same time, English practice should not be blind, but should be quantified regularly in order to achieve the expected results. You can't forget the questions you did later. It is best to prepare an error book, write down the mistakes, correct your own mistakes and mark them. Make good use of correcting books and notebooks, and connect the usual knowledge into a network when reviewing; Listen attentively in class, force yourself to take notes when you are distracted, and follow the teacher word for word, and your attention will come back; Be careful, the college entrance examination is a competition between top students, and everyone is equally powerful. Only by making fewer mistakes can we get a good ranking; Keep a steady mind, study quietly and take exams.
Q4: What's the difference between the learning strategies in Grade Three and Grade One and Grade Two?
He Runxia (the top liberal arts scholar in Fujian Province in 2008): If high school life is a marathon, then senior one is the starting point of excitement, senior two is the middle stage of hardship, and senior three is the final sprint. Senior one and senior two are the stage of laying the foundation. The thicker the foundation, the higher the senior three can go. According to my own experience, in senior high school, the daily study time (including class time and extracurricular study time) is as follows: Grade one, Grade two ≥ 10 hour, Grade three ≥ 12 hour. High school students should first establish the concept of time, learn to squeeze time and grab time. In this regard, it is very important to make a timetable and a short-term plan. If time guarantee is superficial hard work, then good methods are the essential driving force. First, the study time should be calm. "Be quiet before you can be safe, safe before you can think, and then you can get it". At the same time, opening the study materials can eliminate all distractions and concentrate on thinking. Second, learn to arrange time correctly. Senior one and senior two should mix arts and sciences, first in class and then after class, and then have homework and practice. In the third year of high school, I adopted a centralized review method, two courses a day and two rounds of big circulation a week, which felt good. Three points and one line are always monotonous, especially senior three students, who are always afraid of high-intensity practice and memory every day. At this time, "persistence" is particularly important. I used to keep a diary in high school, but I kept it every day in senior three. Now it looks really shocking. The common content is to vent their bad feelings, complain to the notebook, and then encourage themselves to have a bright future. The most common sentences are "persistence, a stone can be carved" and "persistence is victory!" Probably inspired by my diary and my inner desire for college, I always insist on doing what I should do every day until the college entrance examination.
Q5: I have been working hard since I entered senior three, but my efforts have not been rewarded. I was disappointed and began to lose confidence in my study. What should I do?
Gao Lili (the top science scholar in Guizhou Province in 2007): Now many candidates may have such confusion. We should remember that no pains, no gains. The attitude of hard work is worthy of recognition. If you don't improve your grades after hard work, you should calm down and find out the reasons and see if there is something wrong with your learning methods. Find problems and adjust them in time, then make a review plan that suits you, and study hard on the basis of constant self-adjustment. Specifically, the first round of review is mainly about basic knowledge, mastering the whole outline, thoroughly understanding the basic knowledge of each knowledge point, defining the main line of study, and enriching its branches and leaves with practice. The most important thing in the first stage is to lay a good foundation. In the second round of review, there are comprehensive and staggered contents in large chapters, so it is necessary to do some difficult exercises to increase the pressure of doing the questions, which belongs to the "construction period". The third round of review is the simulation stage and belongs to the "consolidation period". After repeated practice, enhance the feel and sense of the problem, and check for leaks in time. At the same time, it is necessary to combine work and rest to ensure the clear thinking of the brain in order to have higher learning efficiency. The improvement of grades is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change. I believe that as long as the method is correct and you keep working hard, you will definitely surpass yourself!
Q6: After entering the third year of senior high school, I often feel very upset. Physical discomfort makes it difficult for me to devote myself to my study. What should I do?
Zhou Lei (the top science scholar in Qinghai in 2007): After entering the third year of senior high school, everyone felt great pressure, which affected their study and life. We should learn to release stress, find a trustworthy friend to express our psychological feelings or release our depressed emotions by singing and shouting. I suggest you take care of yourself first, follow the doctor's advice, develop good eating habits and strengthen physical exercise; Talk to parents, teachers and friends more, consult a psychologist when necessary, learn to adjust yourself, listen to soothing music, go out to relax and release stress in time. I believe you will get better gradually! I don't like studying hard. I should be a well-developed student. I like to participate in various school activities, have strong organizational and management skills, and especially love physical exercise. Most people think senior three is very painful, but I think senior three should be very relaxed if we pay attention to the usual study and accumulation and lay a good foundation when we are in senior one and senior two. Because senior three no longer learns new things, but consolidates old knowledge, so I don't feel pain. In addition, I am very grateful to my parents and parents for providing me with a relaxed learning environment so that I can give full play to it. My parents, in particular, have been paying great attention to cultivating my good habits since I went to kindergarten. Until now, I still do my homework as soon as I enter the door, and then I think about other things. These habits will benefit me for life.
Q7: My partiality is very serious. Although I got good grades in some subjects, I couldn't improve my overall score. What should I do?
Lin Chanjuan (No.1 Scholar in Hainan Arts in 2007): Although the results are not satisfactory at present, you must not lose heart. First of all, you should distinguish between your strong and weak disciplines. Secondly, it is necessary to ensure that the dominant disciplines can continue to maintain their advantages and shorten the gap with others with the scores of the dominant disciplines; Weak subjects should also be made up, and pay attention to the basic knowledge of weak subjects when reviewing for the exam, at least to be able to cope with the problems of middle and lower grades. Because a large part of college entrance examination questions are intermediate questions. If you highlight your strengths on the basis of improving your weaknesses, then your comprehensive performance will be improved. Specifically, we should do the following: First, pay equal attention to arts and sciences. Try to learn your favorite class well and make it your advantage; Listen patiently to classes you don't like. Second, read more extracurricular books, extensively dabble in cultural classics of various countries, and improve their cultural heritage. This is very important. Many people who are usually excellent but not top students leap into the third year of high school, relying on profound cultural literacy. As for what books to read, different people have different opinions. Third, often go to the reading room, read more periodicals and magazines, insist on reading newspapers and pay attention to state affairs. Journals and magazines, on the other hand, take a casual look, copy down what they are interested in, and unconsciously extract several large books. Therefore, talking with people is organized, and writing a composition is just a passing. In fact, in the final analysis, it is a wide range of knowledge and increased knowledge.
Q8: I really want to improve my English, and I have bought a lot of tutorials, but I can't. I am less and less interested in English now. What should I do?
E. Xiong Yan (No.1 in Science in Heilongjiang Province in 2007): Although you know your own problems very well, you haven't found the right solution yet, and your study lacks planning. What you have to do now is to make a review plan that suits you according to the current teacher's teaching progress and your actual learning situation, and study purposefully according to the plan. When choosing counseling books, it is advisable to choose one or two books for each subject, one is the basis and the other is the supplement. The two books complement each other and the effect will be better. Relaxation is the key to learning. I am not the kind of student who studies hard. I'm not used to going by sea. I can only do representative topics. After I finished, I summed up the characteristics and drew inferences. I can solve similar problems easily in the future. In addition, I also like to ponder the teaching materials. Once I master the context of the textbook, I will suddenly learn it. In fact, the knowledge in textbooks is the most basic and practical. To master these, it is better to look at some teaching AIDS. I like surfing the Internet. Now is the internet age. Besides, I can get the information I need from the Internet. Why not? Moreover, we should also learn to adjust and relax. We should study hard when we should study and relax when we should relax.
Question 9: Reading comprehension is the highlight of NMET English test paper. Someone joked that "readers must get NMET". So how to master the correct reading strategies and skills can effectively avoid the mistakes that are easy to occur when doing reading comprehension questions and improve our success rate?
Zhong Hua (the top liberal arts scholar in Tianjin in 2008): Many of our students have the following problems in English reading: (1) After reading the article, they lack the overall grasp of the article, and there are only scattered information or vague concepts in their minds; (2) The information is not accurately captured, and questions are based on feelings and lack of basis; (3) The information that can be captured lacks the necessary processing ability and is often taken out of context; (4) Being nervous and confused when encountering problems; When you encounter easy questions, you often take them lightly and fall into the trap set by the proposer. Understanding details is a basic problem, which accounts for a large proportion (usually more than 40%) in NMET English reading. In order to achieve ideal results in the college entrance examination, we must first ensure the accuracy of the basic questions. Accurately capture information, comprehensively analyze, distinguish between primary and secondary authenticity, and avoid being disturbed by false information in the options and falling into the "trap" set by the proposer, because some interference items can also find a little "basis" in the article, which is very disturbing. Topic induction questions and topic judgment questions are required questions in NMET reading comprehension, with high difficulty and discrimination, which generally account for about 10% of the total reading comprehension questions. When summing up the title of the article, we must pay attention to the extension and connotation of the concepts involved in the answer options, and we must be able to outline the title of the article properly, neither too wide nor mistake a detail or side for a title. When reading, we should also pay attention to capturing the central words that frequently appear in the article and the topic sentences of the full text and paragraphs. When choosing an article title, we should also pay attention to the characteristics of English article titles in terms of words-concise and eye-catching. Inference and judgment questions are difficult points in NMET reading comprehension. In recent years, the proportion of reasoning and judgment questions in reading comprehension questions has increased to about 40%. Implicit information is not "groundless", but "living water", that is, implicit information is also based on the language of the article. We should mobilize our various intellectual factors, accurately capture information, conduct strict reasoning and reasonable imagination, and never "imagine out of thin air" or "take it out of context". Reading comprehension needs to be combined with your own common sense judgment, but you must never use common sense judgment instead of information analysis. Reasoning and judgment should be rigorous and flexible. Semantic/word meaning comprehension is a necessary question for NMET reading comprehension, which generally accounts for about 10%. Semantic/word meaning comprehension questions also have a certain degree of discrimination. Words with unusual meanings and difficult to guess often appear in complex sentences, which is one of the stylistic features of argumentative and expository articles and also the reason for our psychological tension when doing problems. When we encounter this kind of problem, we should calm down, combine the central topic elaborated or discussed in the article, grasp the trunk and understand it layer by layer. Of course, reading training must be carried out until the college entrance examination to maintain the sense of language in the college entrance examination.
Q 10: I am very upset that I can't get high marks in my composition in the English exam. What should I do?
Wu Tong (the top liberal arts scholar in Hebei Province in 2007): In the English exam, English writing is really a headache for many candidates. Because English writing is a comprehensive topic, it requires you not only to have rich knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, but also to have strong language expression ability and logical thinking ability. These problems should be avoided in the written expression of solving problems in college entrance examination: the examination questions are not detailed, and the "war" is rushed, which leads to "digression"; Unable to grasp the main points and translate word for word, so that "picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon"; China people's thinking, according to China people's habits, hard translation, so that "made" "English" can only be understood by themselves; Unlimited play, so "rock the boat" and "gild the lily" will be deducted; Special complex difficult sentences or single sentence patterns. Suggestions: First, accumulate and expand your vocabulary, including various commonly used phrases and sentence patterns; Second, lay a solid foundation of grammar knowledge and learn to use it flexibly in writing; Third, expand reading, cultivate a sense of language and promote the improvement of English writing; Fourth, do more writing training at ordinary times and develop good writing habits. We all know that "practice makes perfect!" As long as you work hard, believe that you can do it!
Q 1 1: How to take notes effectively in senior three English classes?
Lu Yuheng (Tianjin Science Champion in 2007): Senior three students should learn to take notes in class correctly. (1) Do everything possible to adjust the physical and mental state to the best before class, pay attention to concentration and be free from other interference; (2) Let the brain start as quickly as a machine in the classroom, which can not only carry out psychological activities such as understanding, cognition, association, induction, self-questioning, memory, but also keep up with the teacher's classroom rhythm, actively participate in classroom activities, and comprehensively improve classroom efficiency. Active listening and passive listening are very different; Paying attention to listening is the most basic listening skill. Even if you are very interested in a subject, it is difficult to concentrate for a long time if you just sit there passively and have no chance to speak. So students should be a diligent listener. (3) Take appropriate notes. Some students don't have notebooks, which leads to a mess in taking notes. Sometimes in books, sometimes in exercise books, but I can't see the complete notes when reviewing. With a special notebook, you can refer to it at any time and review the knowledge points systematically. Don't take notes too closely, choose, shrink and process, leave some blanks, pay attention to detailed notes and abbreviated notes. You can use an outline or abstract style. If there is a contradiction between attending class and taking notes, you should listen to the explanation before recording, remember the summarized language knowledge in detail, and briefly record the examples and materials given. You should remember what is on the blackboard, but if you find it difficult to master it, you should also remember what is on the blackboard. You have to make up after class before you have time to remember. In a word, when listening to the class, we should try to find a balance. We should not only take notes, but also listen carefully, and we should not neglect both.
Q 12: how to establish and use English correction books?
Huang Dizhou (the top liberal arts scholar in Guangxi in 2008): It sounds troublesome to set up a revised edition, but it is actually a shortcut to study. The so-called "not afraid of trouble, trouble for a while; Fear of trouble, trouble for a lifetime. " As we all know, mistakes, loopholes, gaps and weaknesses found in the learning process, if not solved in time, will fall into a vicious circle, leading to slow learning progress, or even get twice the result with half the effort. On the contrary, if you suffer more at the beginning, make great efforts to correct yourself, and stick to the end, the probability of making mistakes in the English college entrance examination paper will inevitably decrease.
Cao Meng (the top liberal arts scholar in Harbin in 2008): In fact, the general review of senior three is a process of constantly making mistakes and correcting mistakes. Not only don't be afraid of mistakes, but more importantly, mistakes are worthwhile and valuable. Analyzing and summarizing many mistakes is the essence of learning. Therefore, having a set of personalized wrong questions with high added value is the unique secret of winning every battle. Unknown is more potential than known, and error is more valuable than right; Learning allows mistakes, because only by missing can we better understand what persistence is.
Han Huan (the top liberal arts scholar in Hebei Province in 2008): Learning is not only a process of acquiring new knowledge, but also a process of constantly correcting mistakes and constantly improving oneself. I have always felt that it is not a bad thing to expose all the loopholes in peacetime, because we still have the opportunity to correct and make up. But we have to remember one thing, never fall down in the same place twice. A good error correction note just helps you find the root of your frequent mistakes!
Rong (the top liberal arts scholar in Shandong Province in 2008): It is very important to correct mistakes when doing problems. If we only pay attention to the problem, but not to the method summary, we often can't get good results. I suggest that you sum up and reflect more when you do the questions, so that you can draw inferences from others, sum up the solutions to similar problems in time, and mark the error-prone points with a red pen when sorting out the wrong set of questions. You can also do the problems together, remember them together, summarize the mistakes together and make progress together.