自考英语综合一 上册 lesson1 The Time Message

　　[00:00.00]The Time Message

[00:07.39]Time is tricky 1.It is difficult do control and easy to waste.

[00:14.45]When you look ahead,you think you have more time than you need.

[00:20.22]For example,at the beginning of a semester 2,

[00:24.66]you may feel that you have plenty of time on your hands.

[00:30.72]But toward 3 the end of the term you many suddenly find that is running out.

[00:38.19]You don't have enough time to cover all your duties,so you get worried.

[00:45.45]What is the answer?Control!

[00:50.91]Time is dangerous.If you don't control,it will control you.

[00:58.36]If you don't make it work for you,it will work against you.

[01:04.52]So you must become the master of time,not its servant.

[01:11.29]As a first-year college student,

[01:15.55]time management will be your number one problem.

[01:21.11]Time is valuable.Wasting time is a bad habit.It is like a drug.

[01:29.36]The more time you waste,the easier it is to go on wasting time.

[01:36.42]If you seriously wish to get the most out of college,

[01:42.37]you must put the time message into  practice.

[01:48.15]Message 1.Control time from the beginning.

[01:54.39]Time is today,not tomorrow or next week.

[01:59.43]Start your plan at the beginning of the term.

[02:04.76]Message 2.Get the notebook habit.

[02:10.04]Go and buy a notebook today.

[02:14.48]Use it to plan your study time each day.

[02:19.83]Once a weekly study plan is prepared,

[02:24.80]follow the same pattern every week with small changes.

[02:31.25]Sunday is a good day to make the plan for the following week.

[02:37.81]Message 3.Be realistic 4.

[02:42.56]Often you know from experience how long it takes you to write a short essay,

[02:49.33]to study for a quiz,or to review for a final exam.

[02:55.80]When you plan time for these things,be realistic.

[03:01.16]Allow for unexpected 5 things.

[03:05.70]Otherwise your entire plan may be upset.

[03:10.88]Message 4.Plan at least one hour for each hour in class.

[03:19.13]How much study time you plan for each classroom hour depends on four things:

[03:27.39](1)your ability,(2)the difficulty 6 of the class,

[03:35.14](3)the grades you hope to achieve,and(4)how well you use your study time.

[03:44.29]One thing,however,is certain:

[03:48.36]you should plan at least one hour of study for each classroom hour.

[03:55.34]In many cases,two or three hours will be required.

[04:01.19]Message 5.Keep your plan flexible 7.

[04:06.96]It is important that you re-plan your time on a weekly basis

[04:13.20]so that you can make certain changes when necessary.

[04:18.48]For example,before mid-term or final exams,

[04:23.84]you will want to give more time to reviewing.

[04:28.98]A good plan must be a little flexible

[04:33.66]so that special projects can be done well.

[04:38.41]Message 6.Study for some time each class day.

[04:45.57]Some solid 8 work each day is better than many study hours one day

[04:52.52]and nothing the next.

[04:56.18]When you work out your schedule,

[04:59.73]try to include at least two study hours each day.

[05:05.01]This will not only keep the study habit alive

[05:09.97]but also keep you up to date on your class assignments 9.

[05:15.74]Message 7.Free on Saturday-study on Sunday.

[05:23.40]It is good to stop all study activities for one full day.

[05:30.87]Many students choose Saturday for sports or social activities.

[05:37.71]Sunday,on the other hand,seems to be the best study day for many students.

[05:44.69]It is a good day to catch up on back reading and other assignments.