Children Targeted for Better Learning in Cambodia
A group of 50 Cambodian schoolchildren are trying a program to develop young people who can improve the country.
They are working to develop a model program that can be repeated in other countries.
In 20xx, teachers and staff from the Liger Learning Center interviewed hundreds of children across Cambodia. They wanted to find the most promising students. They chose 25 boys and 25 girls. The Liger Learning Center paid for all of the students’ education and living costs.
Most of Liger's 50 students are from poor families. Cambodia has a weak public education system. Children of low-earning families have little chance to receive a quality education.
The Liger school wants to change that for these 50 students. Next year, they want to add 50 more students. Over time, they want to change education for the whole country.
U.S. businessman Trevor Gile, who started the school with his wife, was in Cambodia last week. He said that the goal of the school is to help people help themselves, instead of just giving them money. That means those who attend the school have to give something back.
Education in Cambodia is slowly improving. But the education minister has a very big job ahead.
Teaching methods at government schools are based on rote learning, memorization of subjects in order to pass exams.
Mr. Gile’s wealth means that Liger is ahead of other schools. Each Liger student, for instance, has a laptop. The school uses a more modern teaching style. Students often do group projects and take class trips.
Thirteen-year-old Seiha was chosen. His parents, who have very little money, were happy. Seiha worked with a team of Liger students to write a book about Cambodia's wildlife. Another book the Liger students wrote about the economy will be used in schools across the country.
Trevor Gile says, in the end, the Liger Learning Center is about more than helping Cambodia to move forward.
Mr. Gile is happy with the progress so far. He says he is sure Liger will show the results it promises. Then, he says, other individuals and organizations will want to expand the idea.
Trevor Gile expects that by 20xx there will be at least 10 Liger schools in the region and beyond.
By then, this class of 12- and 13-year-olds will have graduated. If all goes as planned, they will be using the skills they are learning here to help Cambodia move forward.
I’m Jonathan Evans.
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Robert Carmichael wrote this story VOA News. Adam Brock adapted it for Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.
Words in This Story
experimental – adj. made or done in order to see how well something works
scholarship – n. an amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., to a student to help pay for the student's education
take the world by storm – idiom. Have great and rapid success in a particular place or with a particular group of people
not by a long shot – idiom. Not even close
rote learning – n. the process of learning something by repeating it many times without thinking about it or fully understanding it
experiential learning – n. the process of learning through experience or "learning through reflection on doing".
wildlife – n. animals living in nature: wild animals
pet project – n. a favorite personal project
region – n. a part of a country, of the world, etc., that is different or separate from other parts in some way
1、全面分析，正确认识自己。
准确找出自己 的长处和短处，以便明确自己学习的特点、发展的方向，发现自己在学习中可以发挥的最佳才能。
2、结合实际，确定目标。
订计划时，不要脱离学习的实际，目标不能定得太高或过低，要依据：(1)知识、能力的实际；(2)“缺欠”的实际；时间的实际；教学进度的实际，确定目标，以通过自己的努力能达到为宜。
3、长计划，短安排。
要在时间上确定学习的远期目标、中期目标和近期目标。在内容上确定各门功课和各项学习活动的具体目标。学习目标可分为：(1)掌握知识目标；(2)培养能力目标；掌握方法目标；达到成绩(分数)目标。
长计划是指明确学习目标，确定学习的内容、专题，大致规划投入的时间；短安排是指具体的行动计划，即每周每天的具体安排和行动落实。
4、突出重点，不要平均使用力量。
所谓重点：一是指自己学习中的弱科或成绩不理想的课程或某些薄弱点；二是指知识体系中的重点内容。订计划时，一定要集中时间，集中精力保证重点。
5、计划要全面，还要与班级计划相配合。
计划里除了有学习的时间外，还要有进行社会工作、为集体服务的时间；有保证睡眠的时间；有文体活动的时间。时间安排上不能和班级、家庭的正常活动、生活相冲突。
6、安排好常规学习时间和自由学习时间。
常规学习时间(即基本学习时间)：指的是用来完成老师当天布置的学习任务，“消化”当天所学知识的时间。
自由学习时间：指的是完成了老师布置的学习任务之后，所剩下的归自己支配的学习时间。在自由学习时间内一般可做两件事：补课和提高。补课是指弥补自己学习上的缺欠；提高是指深入钻研，发展自己的.学习优势或特长。不管是补课还是提高，最好要围绕一个专题进行，这样做，学习比较容易见效果。
自由学习时间内所取得的学习效果，对改变学习现状具有重大的作用，因此这一时间的安排，应当成为制订学习计划的重点之一。
7、脑体结合，学习和其他活动应合理安排。
在安排计划时，不要长时间地从事单一活动。(1)学习和体育活动要交替安排。比如，学习了一下午，就应当去锻炼一会儿，再回来学习；(2)安排科目时，文科、理科的学习要错开，相近的学习内容不要集中在一起学习；同一学科的材料，用不同的方法学习。
8、提高学习时间的利用率
时间是宝贵的，自觉提高时间利用效率，是每个中学生学习上进行自我修养的重要内容。(1)早晨或晚上，一天学习的开头和结尾时间，可安排着重记忆的科目，如英语科等；(2)心情比较愉快，注意力比较集中，时间较完整时，可安排比较枯燥的内容或自己不太喜欢的科目；零星的或注意力不易集中的时间，可安排学习自己最感兴趣的学科或做习题。这样可以提高时间的利用率。
9、计划要留有余地。
10、注意效果，定期检查，及时调整。
检查内容：(1)计划中的学习任务是否完成？(2)是否基本按计划去做？学习效果如何？得失，找出偏差，分析原因，以利改进。从而实现自我管理，自我控制，自我激励、自我调整。
第二周： go home回家 go to school去上学
go swimming去游泳
watch TV看电视 wash your face洗你的脸
wash your hands洗你的手
Thank you 谢谢你 You’re welcome不用谢
Not at all 不用谢
listen to the teacher听老师说 listen to me听我说
listen to the radio听收音机
1.I see.我明白了。 2.Me too． 我也是。 3.My god! 天哪!
4. No way! 不行! 5. Come on．来吧 6. See you．再见。
7.Shut up! 闭嘴! 8.Good job! 做得好!
9. I am full．我饱了。 10. I am hungry. 我饿了。
11. Good luck! 祝好运! 12. Of course! 当然了!
13. Be careful! 注意! 14. How much? 多少钱?
15.I am lost.我迷路了。 16.So do I.我也一样。
17.Why not?为什么不呢？ 18.What’s up有什么事吗？
第三周：
针对不同问题的回答：
1.What is your name? What is your English name?
My name is Xiao. My English name is Ken.
2.How old are you? I am 8 years old.
3.What class are you in? I am in class 4,grade 2.
4.Where are you from? I am from Guangzhou, China.
5.How many people are there in your family? There are five people. My grandfather , grandmother,
father, mother and me.
6.Can you play table-tennis? Yes, I can.
7.Do you like your school? Why?? Yes. Because it is very large and beautiful. Teachers
are very nice and classmates are very friendly.
8.How many bananas are there in this picture?
第四周：
1.Happy Birthday生日快乐 2.Merry Christmas 圣诞节快乐
3.Happy Teachers’ Day教师节快乐
4.Happy Children’s Day儿童节快乐
5.Excuse me, sir先生，对不起 6.Follow me 跟我来
7.Don’t worry别担心 8.I love you 我爱你 小游戏（Listen and touch）
第五周：
口语必备话题：天气 时间 颜色 等等
1. What day is it today? 今天星期几？
Today is Monday / Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Thursday/ Friday/ Saturday/ Sunday.
2. What is the weather today? 今天天气怎么样啊？ It is sunny/ rainy/ cloudy/ windy. 晴天/雨天/阴天/多风的
3. What time do you often get up/go to bed? 你通常几点起床/睡觉
At about 7 o’clock. 7点整 nine thirty/half past nine九点半
4. What color do you like? 你喜欢什么颜色？ Green/ purple/ yellow/ red/ brown/blue/ black/white 绿色/ 紫色/ 黄色/ 红色/ 棕色/ 蓝色/黑色/白色
小游戏（找颜色）目的：练习红、黄、蓝、绿、黑五种颜色的表达。
道具：彩纸做的红、黄、蓝、绿、黑五种颜色帽子各一顶（也可以是这五种颜色的其他物品，如水果、手偶、文具等）。
方法：1.把五件不同颜色的物品放成一排。给学生几秒钟记住每个颜色物品所放的位置。
2. 点一位学生上来，蒙住她的眼睛，用英语告诉她"Find the blue...."
3.根据自己的记忆，走向相应颜色的五品，并将它拿起。那对的就得到一个小奖励。
第六周：
口语必备话题：运动 食物 职业等等
1. Do you like playing basketball/ table-tennis/ football/ computer games 你喜欢玩篮球/乒乓球/足球/电脑游戏吗？ Yes，I do. I like playing table-tennis very much. No, I don’t like it.
2. What is your favorite food? 你最喜欢什么食物 Beef and egg 牛肉和鸡蛋 sugar糖果 peach桃子
3. What is your father’s/mother’s job?你爸爸/妈妈做什么工作？ My father is a teacher. He is nice and handsome. My mother is a nurse. She is beautiful.
4. Do you like Yao Ming? Why? 你喜欢姚明吗？为什么？ Yes, I do. Because he is very tall and good.
羽毛球：badminton 排球：volleyball 跑步running
游泳：swimming 医生：doctor 售货员salesperson 清洁工人cleaner 警察：policeman 司机：driver