How to be a successful teenager青少年如何成就自我

青少年是祖国的未来，民族的希望。作为新时代的青少年，我们应该努力成为有为青年。

主题语境：自我提升 篇幅：299词 建议用时：5分钟

1 Are you trying to figure out if you’re a successfulteen？ Or maybe you want to know how you can improve.Now let’s get into how to be a successful teenager.

2 Having a daily routine is essential to stand out.1 Plus， developing a routine that works for you hasbeen proven to reduce stress. By following a routine， you’ll notice how productive you are.Eventually， this leads to getting more things done and that’s the first step towards workingon your success.

3 2 However， your social skills can help you gain the respect that most teens feelamazing. Practice these basic social skills because they can make all the difference in theworld. During my early teenage years， I used to see kindness as a weakness. But I waswrong！ People will really start to respect you and your life will change for the better.

4 Learning in class doesn’t mean it has to stop there！ Learn about new topics when youare home， or join clubs that teach you new skills. A successful teenager will take their freetime and put it towards expanding their minds. 3 Make better use of your time andcontinue to grow even outside of the classroom.

5 As a quote puts it，“Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.”Whatit means is that you are a sum of the people you surround yourself with most. If you’rehanging around with negative people， chances are that you’ll become a negative person.4

6 I hope these tips have showed you how to be a successful teenager. If you have already done some of these， congratulations to you！ 5 If you haven’t started any ofthese， that’s okay！ This is your push to finally get started.

Reading Check

Complete the text with the sentences given below.

A. You’re already on the right track.

B. No one can live without proper social skills.

C. Sometimes it’s hard to be taken seriously as a teenager.

D. It will help you stay organized and manage your time better.

E. You should make it a goal to learn something new every day.

F. It is quite essential for us to form the habit of having a daily routine.

G. However， surrounded with hard⁃working individuals， you’re on a path to success.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Discover the useful structure in the text

What it means is that you are a sum of the people you surround yourself with most. 它的意思是你是与你结交最多的人的总和。

【点石成金】本句中，What it means为What引导的主语从句；that you are a sum of the  people为that引导的表语从句；you surround yourself with most 为省略了关系代词that或who的定语从句，修饰先行词the people。

Ⅱ . Complete the paragraph with the phrases from the box in proper forms. Onephrase is extra.

figure out， make all the difference， hang around，on a path to success， stand out， step forward

Jimmy， an ordinary young man， always 1.______________ on the street aimlessly. He felta bit sad because he didn’t 2.______________ like other young fellows in his company. In orderto 3.______________ how he could make some achievements in his working field， he went toconsult with an old man who could offer him various practical suggestions. The old man toldhim that the only way to 4.______________ was to work hard without being afraid of failure.Now， Jimmy has taken his advice and is 5.______________.

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ. 主题词汇

与职业相关的单词

teacher 教师

worker 工人

reporter 记者

salesman/sales representatives 销售员

engineer 工程师

doctor 医生

nurse 护士

professor 教授

advertiser 广告人员

actor 男演员

actress 女演员

waiter 服务员

waitress 女服务员

player 运动员

film⁃maker 电影制作人

director 导演

tailor 裁缝

cleaner 清洁工

writer 作家

singer 歌手

policeman 警察

dancer 舞蹈演员

sailor 水手

salesperson 售货员

dentist 牙医

clerk 职员

secretary 秘书

businessman 商人

lawyer 律师

conductor 售票员

driver 司机

headmaster 校长

headmistress 女校长

librarian 图书管理员

technician 技术员

farmer/peasant 农民

coach 教练

photographer 摄影师

painter 画家

与性格特征相关的单词

adventurous 有冒险精神的

enthusiastic 热情的；狂热的

creative 有创造力的

generous 慷慨的

moody 喜怒无常的；情绪多变的

friendly/kind 友好的；友善的

sensitive 敏感的

considerate 考虑周到的；体贴的

humorous 幽默的

confident 自信的

independent 独立的

selfless/unselfish 无私的

helpful 乐于助人的

与成就贡献相关的短语

receive a doctors degree 获得博士学位

win the Nobel Prize 获得诺贝尔奖

contribute （oneself） to （doing） sth 致力于（做）某事

devote oneself/one ’s energy/one’s life to（doing） sth 将某人的精力/一生用在（做）某事上

have a great effect/influence/impact on sb/sth 对某人/某事有较大的影响

Ⅱ. 主题美句

1. No matter how long the rain lasts，there will be a rainbow in the end. Nomatter how sad you may be， believe that happiness is waiting. 不管雨下多久，最终彩虹总会出现。不管你有多难过，要相信幸福就在不远处。