Lots of things will help you to get better marks in your exams. Getting enough sleep, eating well and planning your time are just three of the areas covered in this section.
Exam study tips
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This section gives you some great tips to help you pass your exams. We all have exams and most of us get nervous before them. In this section, our tips will help you to prepare well for your exams and to feel more confident during them.
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Well, in my school our teachers always tell us that we are lazy and that we won't be able to pass our exams! Sometimes I can't concentrate, and that's why I "invented" "the traffic light rule". It's really simple. It icludes three steps.
Firstly, you have to imagine the traffic light and to turn on the RED light. When you turn on this light, you have to forget all the things you don't need to do your work.
Secondly, you turn on the YELLOW light, and while you do that, you need to think about the work you are going to do. For example, you are going to do a maths exam, so when you turn on the yellow light, you need to think through some important maths rules.
Thirdly, you turn on the GREEN light, and start doing your work.
This rule always helps me to concentrate. Try it!
Good Luck!!!! :)
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Hi lady96,
Thanks for sharing your traffic light tip with us. It's great! :)
Jo (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
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You should study a lot to pass your exams ;)
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Our teacher said:"Speek English loud!If you say English often,then your English will improve very fast!"I think this is a VERY IMPORTANT tip to learn English.But I have a problem with my gramma.Can someone give me some advice?
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I'm going to take a speaking test, this kind of test is new to me. I'll be asked to record my speech( about discussing a topic). Then, examiners will open that record and score.
My teacher hasn't given me any tips about this :(. Can you help me with this?
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Hello ann_gemini, firstly don't panic about your speaking test. Relax, there is some good advice about what to do the night before your speaking exam here.
In your exam you should speak slowly and clearly. Look at the examiner if possible when talking as this will help you relax - honestly! Try not to repeat yourself, use different phrases (such as I think... / In my opinion... / it seems to me... look at this page). And try to summarise your speech or add a conclusion at the end.
Hope that helps. Remember to come back and tell us how well you did. GOOD LUCK!
Simon (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
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Yes.My teacher always say us belive yourself..If you belive yourself you can do everything!!!
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My teacher told me:
-speak slowly (you have more time for thinking)
-if you don´t remember some word, use another
-SPEAK, SPEAK and SPEAK :)
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My teacher allways says "You can do it, but you are lazy!"
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My teacher says to me that I should concentrate in my exam and shouldn't hurry up.
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Our teacher said:"Speek English loud!If you say English often,then your English will improve very fast!"I think this is a VERY IMPORTANT tip to learn English.But I have a problem with my gramma.Can someone give me some advice?
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my teacher told me to concetrate and think think and think
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They always say/tell us to concentrate but I guess they forget how hard is that,especially when you have 2-3 exams in a day ...
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i am lazy in exams
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I don't remember what my teacher had said to me but a day ,before the exam i dance, listen to music, chat with my friends and I don't have any problem.
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Teacher gives us advice all the time before exams.
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The best tip is to be concentrated
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Yes our teacher give us tips to prepare for our exams.
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yes our teacher had say to us that befor the exam you need to be relaxed and no streesfull...
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What is the educational system in Argentina niky 02nqn? Please write answer.........................................
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well, at the school i study the teachers help us very much to prepare for the exam and tell us the lessons we have to learn.
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and also they say always to us to do the exercises we know first than the difficult ones. they let us know that we do not have to finish it fast, too.
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Hi tre_si,
Great to hear that your teachers give you good advice for exams. That's a brilliant tip - start with the easy exercises. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us! :)
Jo (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
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the most important thing about exams is takeing them like a joke and to learn a lot
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sometimes i speak english very very very fast and my teacher says : stop!!!!! you are talking like a robot !!!!!! i don't know what to do ...... any advice????
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Hi Stela.Murati! Maybe try listening very carefully to your own voice as you are speaking. Then you will know if it's too fast, slow, loud or quiet, and you can adjust it.
I think this is quite a common thing. Has anyone else experienced this? What tips do you have? Let us know!
Jonathan (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
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hi jonathan!! thank you for your advice......it helped me a lot........i don't speak like 'a robot' anymore....:P however... thankssss....
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Hi Stel.Murati,
Jonathan has given you some good advice already, but I just wanted to ask if you've ever tried recording yourself speaking English? Lots of mobile phones have voice recorders. Record yourself speaking English, then listen to the recording. How do you sound? I bet you don't really sound like a robot - but you may find you can improve this way.
Best wishes, Jo (LearnEnglish Teens)
Hello there!!
Well, my English teacher had told me that:
*I've got to think my answers and then tell them,,!!!
*Speak very slowly
*Speak very loud (I can't!!!!)
and,, I guess it's all!
:)