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hOw tO imPrOve yOur vOcaBuLRy

1. Vocabulary trees
2. Create vocabulary themes
3. Use technonogy to help you
4. Specific vocabulary list
5. Word formation charts
6. Visual dictionary
7. Learn collocation
8. Use a corpus

To all my friends, i hope we had improve our English after 4 months learnt English Foundation with our loving lecturer..Madam Hasni..(",)

How tO imPrOve yOur EngLish

1. Remember that learning English is a gradual process. It doesn't happen overnight.
2.Define your learning objective early. What do you want to learn and why?
3. Make learning a habit
4. Remember to make learning to habit.
5. Choose your material well.
6. Vary your learning routine
7. Find friends to study and speak with
8. Choose reading and listening materials that relate to what you are interested in.
9. Relate grammer to practical usage
10. Move your mouth.
11. Be patient with yourself
12. Communicate
13. Use the Internet

The Forever Friend

On my own, but mostly the savannah,
Where the tumbleweeds fade away and die,
Before the glassy sun burns a summer of crystals,
The glistering waters of the high seas
Of which was so far a place as of where vultures roam.
I looked around but you weren't anywhere...
You used to say that you would never die,
But I took the wrong meaning into my heart.
Now the sea is wild with despair,
Deep blue like a prairie of flowers blue,
Where all children of God rest in eternal peace.
I saw you at the end,
You and I, brother and sister of nature,
Brother and sister of heaven and earth,
Your usually calm and heavenly eyes full of tears,
Bitterly falling one after one into a river,
Then the river of life turned red in blood.
My eyes watched in horror.
Slowly and deadly your heart became poisoned,
You disappeared without saying good-bye,
Not a word came out of your mouth.
You became like desolation in its grave.
When once the skies were a realm of stars
And the sun shone brightly in summer skies,
You were there to share the calmness;
But now I stand here in midst of the tall grass
And only the savannah remains.

24 TIPS on HOW TO STUDY SMART!

• Be good to yourself.
• Keep physically fit and rested.
• Attitude is all-important.
• Use positive affirmations: "I can pass American History."
• Provide your own psychological edge, be it a positive attitude or a "lucky pen."
• Be a chronic enthusiast!
• Used textbooks may provide insights on a course.
• Sit in the front row;
• if you must sit toward the back of the room, lean forward.
• Attentiveness and concentration increase markedly.
• Don't miss the first and last minutes of class.
• They are crucial — important announcements, questions on test, etc.
• Use a variety of study techniques. 
• a. Tape chapters (find out if your textbook has companion pod cast chapters). Listen on way to school, work. 
• b. Use index cards for quick review.
• Keep them simple. Throw your highlighter away!
• Remember: frequent review takes facts from short-term memory to long-term memory — learning as opposed to cramming.
• Study in short bursts.
• (First and last facts are remembered best; therefore, it will accelerate learning.)
• Review notes immediately after class.
• Even for five minutes.
• Something magical happens!
• Review your notes out loud.
• Read your chapters out loud.
• Appearance raises grades.
• Neatness counts.
• Word processors are a plus.
• If a handwritte assignment is acceptable, use erasable pen.
• Don't waste time rereading.
• Rely on "pen in hand" and SQ3R.
• Test professors before they test you.
• Ask questions about what kind of test to expect,
• what material will be covered.
• Become an expert test taker.
• Go with initial hunches.
• Stay with initial hunches. 
• Study according to your biological clock.
• Are you "normal," a night owl, or an early bird?
• Eliminate stress in your life.
• EXERCISE is the best antidote.
• Make extra credit mandatory.
• Never miss a class.
• This is considered mandatory by "A" students.
• Be prepared to bail out.
• Don't be afraid to drop a course that is not working for you., BUT be aware of all official dates to withdraw and any vital state legislative restrictions ( Texas has a limit on total number of W hours.)
• Volunteer to edit a friend's paper.
• Use it as a learning experience.
• Study smart—not hard!
• Time management skills and discipline pay off.
• Stay mentally, physically and spiritually fit. 

Adapted from the video "Where There is a Will, There is an A" by Professor Claude Olney

GOOD LUCK FOR THE EXAM...TC FRIENDS