Find Some Friends

　　找同伴

　　You can practice the exercises together, have conversations together (in English!), and, as you study English together, help each other with exercises you may not understand.

　　你们可以一起做练习，一起聊天(当然要用英语!)。你们一起学的时候可以互相帮助，解决练习中的疑惑。

　　ChooseTopics that Interest You

　　找个感兴趣的话题

　　One of the most important things to do is to study English using topics that you like. This will help motivate you because you will also be learning about a topic you find interesting while you study English.

　　学习英语最重要的一点就是用你喜欢的话题。这会激励你，因为你在学英语的同时，也学习了你所感兴趣的话题。

　　Warming-up to Study English

　　学英语前要热身

　　Just as there are exercises to help you warm up before you play some basketball or other sport, there are exercises which can help you warm up to study English. Here are some simple exercises to help you warm up.

　　就像打篮球或做其他运动前要热身一样，学英语前也要热身。下面就是一些热身活动。

　　Activating Your Vocabulary

　　激活词汇

　　Activate your vocabulary by thinking or speaking briefly about the subject you are about to work on. For example, if you are going to study English on topics that focuses on vacations, take a moment to think about your last vacation, what you did, what you enjoyed, etc. This simple exercise will help your brain warm-up to vocabulary that you are likely to encounter as you study English about this particular subject.

　　通过思考或简要叙述你要学习的话题来激活词汇。例如，如果你要学习有关假日的话题，花时间想一想你在上一次假日中做了什么，享受到了什么等等。这样简单的锻炼会激活你的大脑来学习你在某个特定话题中将遇到的词汇。

　　Activating Your Grammar

　　激活语法

　　Activate your grammar by thinking about the general grammar area before you begin to study. For example, if you are going to study English grammar focusing on the past, stop to think about what you did last weekend, where you went, etc. to help activate what you already understand about using the past. As with activating vocabulary, you'll help your brain bring up what it knows about the past simple in an easy way before you begin to focus on studying English grammar in detail.

　　在开始学习前想一想该语法的基本知识来激活语法。例如，如果你要学习与过去时的相关语法，就想一想你上周做了什么、去了哪里等等，以此来帮你激活你已知的过去时语法知识。就像 激活词汇一样，这样就让大脑在详细学习语法前就能用简单的方式记起所知的过去时知识。

　　Singing a Song

　　唱首歌

　　Before class begins, sing a song in English to yourself. Make sure to use a song that you understand and know very well. This short and fun exercise will help your brain focus on the English language in a relaxing manner.

　　课前，唱首英文歌给自己听。确保你唱的歌是自己熟悉的。这个耗时少且有趣的锻炼能让大脑以放松的方式专注于英语。

　　Typing a Short Paragraph in English

　　打一小段英语

　　You can type about your day, your hobbies, your friends, etc. Typing helps activate the kinetic part of your brain that helps improve learning through physical activity. I also recommend typing while you study your English grammar. This will help solidify your knowledge with movement.

　　你可以打字记录你的一天、你的爱好、你的朋友，等等。打字能帮你调动大脑的运动区，这样可以帮你通过动手来学习。我也建议一边打字一边学语法，这能通过动作帮你巩固知识。