专题24八下学期期末书面表达训练第二学期初中英语期末知识点复习和题型实战（牛津译林版）

专题23八下期末书面表达训练书面表达之环境保护、文明礼仪（一）为共创文明城市，我校将举行以CivilizedCity为主题的演讲比赛。请结合以下要点用英语写一篇演讲稿。内容必须包括以下要点∶个人修养1.对人友善，礼貌待人；2.……公共礼仪1.保持干净整洁，不乱扔垃圾；2.不在公共场所大声喧哗，在图书馆、阅览室保持安静；3.……绿色生活1.节能减排，垃圾分类；2.……注意：1.文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；2.内容要点齐全，可以适当发挥；3.语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；4.词数80左右，文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。CivilizedCityDearclassmates,Ourcityisnowmakingitsefforttobeacivilizedcity.Ithinkwecandosomethingforit.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Let’sstartfromourselves.Tryourbesttomakeourhometownmorebeautifulandcivilized.Thankyou!【答案】CivilizedCityDearclassmates,Ourcityisnowmakingitsefforttobeacivilizedcity.Ithinkwecandosomethingforit.Asastudent,weshouldbekindtoothersandoftenhelppeople.Forexample,wecangiveourseatstopeopleinneedonthebusandbepolitetoothers.Weshouldcareaboutourclassmatesandofferhelpifnecessary.Inpublic,weshouldn’tlittereverywhereandshouldkeepitclean.Itisnotpolitetospeakloudlyinpublicplaces,andweshouldkeepquietinlibraries,readingroomsandotherplaceslikethat.Moreover,weshouldobeythetrafficrulesadalwaysqueueforourturn.Tomakeourcitymorebeautiful,weshouldhaveagreenlife.Itisimportanttosaveenergyandreducewaste.Weshouldalsoseparatethewasteandtryourbesttorecyclethem.Let’sstartfromourselves.Tryourbesttomakeourhometownmorebeautifulandcivilized.Thankyou!【解析】1.题干解读：本文以“CivilizedCity”为题，根据题干中所给的要点进行写作，可适当增加细节。2.写作指导：阐述做法应用一般现在时，多以第一人称为主，注意连词的使用，使文章过渡自然。写作时运用不同的句式和短语使文章层次清晰，逻辑清楚，做到无单词拼写和语法错误。（二）“践行文明礼仪，保护自然环境”是学校志愿者活动的主要目的。学校英语杂志社以“我是一名志愿者”为题开展征文活动。假如你是LiHua，请根据下面的信息用英语写一篇短文投稿，要点如下：1.文明礼仪方面：在图书馆……；在公交车上……2.环保意识方面：过绿色生活……3.学习生活方面：多阅读……；参加慈善活动……注意：1.词数90左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.内容须包括所给要点，可适当发挥，条理清楚、语句连贯；3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名等信息。IamavolunteerHi,everyone!MynameisLiHua.Iamavolunteerofourschool.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Inshort,let’smakegooduseofvolunteerwork.【答案】IamavolunteerHi,everyone!MynameisLiHua.Iamavolunteerofourschool.Letmetellyousomethingaboutyourvolunteerwork.Themainpurposeofourworkistohelpstudentslearnmoreaboutmannersandprotecttheenvironment.Sinceit’snevertoolatetodosomethingmeaningful,wetakepartinalotofvolunteeringactivities.Forexample,wegivetalksonwhatweshouldandshouldn’tdointhelibrary.Weshouldofferourseatsonthebus.Wealsoencouragestudentstoplantmoretreesandreducepollutionfortheenvironment.Weshouldreadmoretobroadenourhorizons.Wewillalsoparticipateincharityactivities.Throughourhardwork,mostofthestudentshavegotgoodmannersandourschoolhasbeeagreenone.Inshort,let’smakegooduseofvolunteerwork.【解析】①题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文。②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；③提示：根据提示材料围绕“我是一名志愿者”写一篇短文。[写作步骤]第一步，介绍自己的信息以及志愿工作的目的。第二步，分别从文明礼仪，环保意识以及学习生活方面进行介绍。第三步，总结概括。[亮点词汇]①takepartin参加②inshort总之③makegooduseof充分利用[高分句型]①Themainpurposeofourworkistohelpstudentslearnmoreaboutmannersandprotecttheenvironment（动词不定式作表语）②Sinceit’snevertoolatetodosomethingmeaningful,wetakepartinalotofvolunteeringactivities（since引导原因状语从句）（三）“宿迁是我家，文明靠大家”，作为中学生，应积极参与文明建设（civilizedcity）的建设。请根据以下提示，写一篇90词左右的短文。1.尊敬老师，对人礼貌2.乐于助人，友善待人3.阅读经典，提升自我4.遵守交通规则，不闯红灯5.保护环境，垃圾分类，植树种花6.……（自拟一点）参考词汇：classics经典作品HowtomakeSuqianacivilizedcitySuqianisnowtryingtobeeacivilizedcity.Asstudents,whatshouldwedo?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】Suqianisnowtryingtobeeacivilizedcity.Asstudents,whatshouldwedo?Wemustrespectourteachersandbepolitetoothers.Weshouldalsohelpthoseintroubleandbefriendlytothepeoplearoundus.Weshouldreadmorebooks,especiallyclassicsandhelpimproveourselves.Besides,wemustobeytrafficrules.Wemustn’tgoacrossthestreetwhenthetrafficlightsarered.What’smore,weshouldprotectourenvironment.Forexample,weshouldseparatewasteintodifferentgroups.Andweshouldplantmoretreesandflowers.Don’twalkonthegrass.Suqianisourhometown.Let’stryourbesttomakeitacivilizedcity.【解析】1.题干解读：该题目属于应用文倡议书的写作。写作时承接题干所给开头引出倡议目的；接着要按照题干要求列举倡议内容；最后结尾发出呼吁。2.写作指导：本文应以第一人称和一般现在时为主来行文；倡议书书写主要内容为提建议，因此可用表建议的句型，例如Weshould…，Itissuggestedthat…，itwouldbebetterif…等。另外倡议的内容通常不止一个，因此可用inaddition，besides，what’smore等词来列举内容，可以使文章逻辑清晰，层层递进。（四）社会不断在发展进步，成绩好已经不再是衡量一个好学生的唯一标准。某校英文校刊正在开展“走进新时代，争当合格中学生”的大讨论，请写一篇演讲稿，谈谈你觉得除了学习课本知识之外，我们还应该做些什么？提示如下：平时学会照顾自己,学习努力，善良，乐于分享；有好的阅读习惯，阅读为我们打开全新世界；环保绿色生活......(自由发挥12句)；懂餐桌礼仪，举止文明......(自由发挥12句)。空余时间关注残疾人，给他们向公众展示能力的机会；欣赏大自然的美，理解保护大自然人人有责。总结……(12句)要求：1.注意人称和时态。2.要点齐全，可适当增加细节使句子通顺、连贯。3.不要逐字翻译，词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,tolearnwellisnottheonlythingastudentshoulddo.Tobeaqualified(合格的)middleschoolstudent,Ithinkwehavealotofthingstodo.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,tolearnwellisnottheonlythingastudentshoulddo.Tobeaqualified(合格的)middleschoolstudent,Ithinkwehavealotofthingstodo.First,weusuallylearntolookafterourselves.Weshouldworkhardandwearegenerousandeasytosharethingswithothers.Second,weshouldhavegoodreadinghabitstoimproveourselves.Italsoopenupanewworldtous.Third,weliveagreenlife.Wemustnotdroplittercarelessly.Wehadbettergotoschoolonfootorbybicycle.Fourth,weshouldlearnaboutgoodtablemannersandbehavepolitely.Weshouldwaitforeveryonetofinishbeforeyouleavethetable.Weshouldqueue,wemustnotpushinbeforeothers.Moreover,inoursparetime,weshouldcareaboutthedisabledandgivethemachancetoshowtheirabilitiestothepublic.Also,weshouldgoouttoenjoythebeautyofnature.It’sourdutytoprotectnature.Inaword,ifwefollowtheadvice,wewillmakeabigdifferencetoourselves.\Themoreweact,thebetterwewillimprove.（五）现在我们周围的环境污染越来越严重。作为一个中学生，我们应节约资源，保护环境，从我们身边的小事做起，做一个“低碳生活”的中学生。请以“MyLowcarbonLife”为题，写一篇100字左右的短文描述自己的“低碳生活”。内容包括：1.环境污染越来越严重，比如水污染和空气污染，我们能看到森林被砍伐，垃圾随地乱扔等。2.你是怎样从身边小事做起，做到“低碳生活”的？如：每天步行上学、离开教室及时关灯和电扇、充分利用纸张、节约用水等。3.号召更多的人加入到“低碳生活”中来。【答案】MylowcarbonlifeTheenvironmentalpollutionisworseandworsetoday.Manytreesarecutdown,andwaterandairarepolluted.AsastudentItrytohavealowcarbonlifetosaveenergyandreducepollution.Firstly,Ioftenwalktoschool.Itcanreduceairpollution.Secondly,Ialwaysturnoffthelightsandfanswhenleavingtheclassroom.Thirdly,Ialwaysmakefulluseofpaperandotherschoolthingsandneverwastewater.Iwishmorestudentstojoinmeandmaketheearthmoreandmorebeautiful.【解析】这是一篇给材料作文，描述自己的“低碳生活”。结合所给材料，可知本文主要考查一般现在时，人称为单数第一，三人称，注意主谓一致问题，句子结构主要为系表结构和动宾结构，注意一些常见句式的应用，比如：Theenvironmentalpollutionis……，Itryto……，Itcan……，Iwish……等句式的应用。写作中注意运用代词，注意多种句式交替运用。写作中注意叙述顺序，符合逻辑关系。点睛：本文结构紧凑，语言简练。开头介绍了环境污染越来越严重，接下来介绍我从身边小事做起，做到“低碳生活”，最后号召更多的人加入到“低碳生活”中来。此处cutdown,trytodosth,turnoff,makefulluseof,makesth+adj.等这些词组的运用也让文章增色不少。书面表达之谚语（一）《21世纪英文报》以"Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep"（千里之行始于足下）为题向中学生征集优秀作品，请你用英文完成一篇短文投稿，内容包括：（1）你对谚语的理解；（2）你生活中的一个事例（如：运动，乐器，家务，学习等）；（3）你的感悟。注意：（1）词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总数；（2）内容涵盖要点，可适当发挥；（3）文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。AjourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestepHaveyouheardofthesaying"ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep"？Itmeansthat________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】AjourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestepHaveyouheardofthesaying"ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep"？Itmeansthatstartingagoodlifeistheresultofthebeginning.（对谚语的理解）Lastsummerholiday，Iwantedtolearnhowtoswim.Iaskedmyfathertoteachme.Iwenttotheswimmingpoolwithmyfather.Hetaughtmehowtoswim.Atfirst，Iwasafraidofdivinginthewater.AndIfeltunfortableinthewater.Butmyfatheralwaysencouragedme.Hesaidhewouldprotectme.【高分句型一】ThenIbegantoswim，butIcouldn'tswimforwardatall.Itmademeupset.Thenmyfathertoldmehowtomove，howtostretchoutmyhandsandlegs.SlowlyIcouldmovealittle.Ittookmeaboutfourhourstolearntoswim.Ifeltquitehappy.（经历是什么）Fromthisexperience，Ihavelearnedalot.Thefirststepisalwaysthehardest.Butifyoudoitinaproperwayandnevergiveup，youwillmakeit.【高分句型二】（学到了什么）书面表达之志愿者和慈善活动（一）2022年8月江苏省运动会将在泰州举行，不少同学想加入到省运会志愿者的队伍中来。假如你是学生会主席王涛，请以“Whatmakesagoodvolunteer”为题，从必备品格、关键能力和相关知识等方面写一篇演讲稿，阐述成为优秀志愿者的条件。注意：1.词数100词左右，文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；3.文章必须包含所要求的主要信息，并作适当发挥。WhatmakesagoodvolunteerHello,everyone!MynameisWangTao.JiangsuProvincialGamesareing.Manystudentswanttobevolunteers.Whatmakesagoodvolunteer?Ithinkweshouldhavenecessaryqualities,keyabilitiesandsomerelated(相关的)knowledge.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Inaword,anyhelpwouldmeanalot.Beingagoodvolunteernotonlygetstohelpothersbutalsoimprovesourselves.Thankyouforlistening!【答案】WhatmakesagoodvolunteerHello,everyone!MynameisWangTao.JiangsuProvincialGamesareing.Manystudentswanttobevolunteers.Whatmakesagoodvolunteer?Ithinkweshouldhavenecessaryqualities,keyabilitiesandsomerelated(相关的)knowledge.Aboveall,weshouldhavesomenecessaryqualities.First,it’simportantforvolunteerstobekindandfriendly.Second,weneedtobepatientenoughtodoourworkonetoone.Third,weshouldalwaysbereadytohelpothersatanytime.Fourth,asavolunteer,wecan’tbetoocarefultoavoidmakingmistakes.Also,weneedtobegoodatsomekeyabilities,suchasteamwork,municationandorganizingabilities.Asvolunteers,weshouldlearnhowtoworkwithteammembers.We’dbetterknowhowtomunicatewithdifferentpeople.Andweshouldbewellorganizedandsolveproblemswiselybecausewemayfacesomedifficultsituation.What’smore,it’snecessaryforvolunteerstolearnsomerelatedknowledge,likegoodmanners,municationskills,firstaidknowledgeandknowledgeofsavingenergyandprotectingtheenvironment.Inaword,anyhelpwouldmeanalot.Beingagoodvolunteernotonlygetstohelpothersbutalsoimprovesourselves.Thankyouforlistening!【解析】1.题干解读：题目要求以“Whatmakesagoodvolunteer”为题写一篇演讲稿，并从必备品格、关键能力和相关知识等方面阐述成为优秀志愿者的条件。写作时，要包括所列列举的要点，适当增加细节。2.写作指导：写作主要以第一人称为主，时态以一般现在时为主。在写作时，要适当增加内容，阐述成为优秀志愿者的必备品格、关键能力和相关知识。句子符合英文表达习惯，以简单句结构为基础，穿插并列句和复合句，同时注意上下文意的衔接，是文意连贯，表达流畅。（二）你是阳光中学八年级学生。上周六，你们班在校园里组织了一次爱心义卖活动，并将钱款捐给了“希望工程”（ProjectHope）。请你根据下表信息给学校英文报写一篇报道，简要介绍本次活动，并谈谈你的体会。WhatyoudidWhatyou’velearned●handoutleaflets●sellthingslike…●…●donatethemoney●municatewithothers●…注意：1.词数80左右。报道已给出的部分（见答题卡）不计入总词数。2.报道需包括上表所有信息，可适当发挥。3.报道中不得出现真实姓名和校名。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】LastSaturday,ourclasshadacharitysaleinourschoolforProjectHope.Beforethesale,wehandedoutleafletstomakepeopleknowoursale.Thenwebegantoselldifferentthingslikefoodandtoys.Someweretakenfromourhome,otherswerehandmade.Itwassomuchfun!Ourmonitorevensangasongtoattractmorepeopletobuythem.Wewereveryhappytoseethatallthethingsweresoldoutinashorttime!Then,wegaveawaythemoneytohelpchildreninpoorareas.Ithinkitwasameaningfulexperience.Makingthingshelpsdevelopourlifeskills.Meanwhile,wecanlearnhowtomunicatewithotherswell.Lastbutnotleast,helpingpeoplemakesushappy.【解析】1.题干解读：本文是一篇材料作文。介绍学校的爱心义卖活动的情况，同时谈一下自己的体会。具体的内容要包含所给的提示，可适当发挥。2.写作指导：本文采用一般过去时和一般现在时，人称以第一人称和第三人称为主。第一段介绍学校的爱心义卖活动的情况；第二段谈一下自己的体会。写作时保持主谓一致性，做到无语法和标点错误。（三）学校英文网站将开展题为“Volunteersaroundus”的征文活动，请根据下列提示写一篇英语短文投稿。提示：1.Whathavethevolunteersdone?2.Whatdoyouthinkofthem?注意事项：（1）词数：90词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；（2）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；（3）文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。VolunteersaroundusTherearealotofvolunteersaroundus.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】VolunteersaroundusTherearealotofvolunteersaroundus.Theydoalotofmeaningfulthingsforusandaskfornothinginreturn.Forexample,somehighschoolandcollegestudentsspendtheirfreetimeasvolunteersinhospital,orphanageorhomesfortheaged.Theyreadbookstothepeopleintheseplaces,ortheyjustvisitthemandlistentotheirproblemstocheerthemup.Beingavolunteernotonlyhelpsothers,butalsoenrichesourlifeexperiences.Ithinkthepersonwhoiswillingtobeavolunteermustbeakindperson,becausetheyarereadytohelpothersanddon’texpectanyrewards.【解析】1.题干解读：阅读题干可知，要求我们以“Volunteersaroundus”为题写一篇英语短文。写作内容包括：我们身边志愿者通常都做了什么事情，以及是怎样看待他们的。写作前可以提前列举可能会用到的单词、短语或句子；写作时要符合英语的表达方式；写作后注意检查。2.写作指导：作文时态以一般现在时为主，人称为第三人称，注意谓语动词的三单形式。例文采取三段式的写作手法：第一段点明写作的对象；第二段详细地介绍志愿者通常会做什么；第三段写对身边志愿者的看法。（四）假如你是学校的小记者，日前对学校“最美志愿者”Amy进行了采访。请根据以下采访记录，用英语写一篇稿件，向读者介绍她的情况。兴趣爱好1.读书。每天约花一小时阅读。2.旅游。去过中国西部地区。感人事迹1.贫困学生患重病，为其集资做手术。2.发现女童辍学，联系政府帮助其复学。未来计划1.今年暑假:宣传环境保护，因为……(原因自拟)。2.以后有机会时:……(内容自拟)注意:1.词数90词左右。短文开头已写好，不计入总词数。2.短文须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。3.短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。AmywaspresentedtheMostBeautifulYoungVolunteerinourschool.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】AmywaspresentedtheMostBeautifulYoungVolunteerinourschool.Shelikesreading.Shespendsaboutonehourreadingeveryday.Andshelikestravelling.Too.Shehasvisitedmanyplacesinthewestofourcountry.Whenaboyfromapoorfamilygotaseriousdisease.Amyorganizedseveralactivitiestoraisemoneyforhim.Withhersupport,theboywascuredaftertheoperation.Lastyear,shefoundagirlhadtoleaveschool,shewrotetothelocalgovernmentandhelpedthegirlreturntoschool.Thissummer,shedecidestotellpeopletoprotecttheenvironmentbecauseshefindstheenvironmentischangingfortheworse.Ifpossible,shemaytakepartinsomecharitiestoworkformorepeople.Shethinksitwillbemeaningful.【解析】本篇书面表达以介绍“最美志愿者”为主题，结合所给的写作材料，阐述“最美志愿者”Amy的兴趣爱好、感人事迹和未来计划。根据内容提示可知本文会使用到一般现在时态、一般过去时态和一般将来时态等，注意一些常见句式的应用。写作中注意连词、固定短语的交替使用，使文意连接紧密，还要注意使用丰富的语句，注意叙述顺序，符合逻辑关系，最后最好要表达出人物的感想和看法。写作亮点：本文结构紧凑，语言简练。文中了spend…doing…，thewestofourcountry,Withhersupport，help...do...,decidetodo,takepartin等词（组）恰当使用，使上下文意连接紧密；文中还多处使用了宾语从句、原因状语从句、条件状语从句等复合句，大大增加了信息的容量，使文章增色不少，值得学习。书面表达之自我变化和成长的介绍（一）社会不断在发展进步，成绩好已经不再是衡量一个好学生的唯一标准。某校正在开展“走进新时代，争当合格中学生”的大讨论，以“Weact，weimprove”为主题，写一篇演讲稿，谈谈你觉得除了学习课本知识之外，我们还应该做些什么？提示如下：平时1.学会照顾自己,高标准工作，谦虚，易于合作；2.有好的阅读习惯，提高自己；3.注意保护环境，不乱丢垃圾，步行或骑自行车上学；4.懂餐桌礼仪，举止文明......(自由发挥12句)空余时间1.关注残疾人，给他们向公众展示技能的机会；2.欣赏大自然的美，理解保护大自然的重要性。总结(12句)要求：1.注意人称和时态。2.要点齐全，可适当增加细节使句子通顺、连贯。3.不要逐字翻译，词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,tolearnwellisnottheonlythingastudentshoulddo.Tobeaqualified(合格的)middleschoolstudent,Ithinkwehavealotofthingstodo.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,tolearnwellisnottheonlythingastudentshoulddo.Tobeaqualified(合格的)middleschoolstudent,Ithinkwehavealotofthingstodo.First,weusuallylearntolookafterourselves.Weshouldworktohighstandardsandwearemodestandeasytoworkwith.Second,weshouldhavegoodreadinghabitstoimproveourselves.Third,weshouldpayattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.Wemustnotdroplittercarelessly.Wehadbettergotoschoolonfootorbybicycle.Fourth,weshouldlearnaboutgoodtablemannersandbehavepolitely.Weshouldwaitforeveryonetofinishbeforeyouleavethetable.Weshouldqueue,wemustnotpushinbeforeothers.Moreover,inoursparetime,weshouldcareaboutthedisabledandgivethemachancetoshowtheirskillstothepublic.Also,weshouldgoouttoenjoythebeautyofnatureinordertounderstandtheimportanceofprotectingnature.Inaword,ifwefollowtheadvice,wewillmakeabigdifferencetoourselves.\Themoreweact,thebetterwewillimprove.【