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Return to the usual problems, the fixed routine and the stress. Then, suddenly, the eternal question pops_up: "How on earth am I going to survive?. Well, it can be quite hard, but there are ways to make your school life at least a little more pleasurable. Here are a few hints... First and foremost, remember that in no more than ten months the holidays will arrive again! Secondly, do not forget that school or university is not only about swot- ting. but also about se..tia.iIzin . So, instead of complaining, focus on making friends (if you're at a new school) or nuitciniog friendships you have already made. And friends mean nice meetings after school, gtt- togethers and sleeoovec, shopping serves, weekend trips or, at the worst, studying together if nend be. Friends are good! Besides, you should realise that knowledge is good too. No matter now much you despise school and teachers, the fact is that there is always the potential of learning something new. You never know when you will e.aoo,twJuna wise pedagoguetotalkto ore qy.eji.tgjookto rend. Anyway, 6 englith matters 1 18/2009 www.diako.ir people & lifestyle I I in the afternoon you will get your reward, whether that's a salsa course or aikido classes. Plus, you will have something to limpness your friends with, or even find new ones who share similar interests. Furthernne, get involved in activity clubs or charitable activities run by your school or university. This way you will do something good both for yourself and for others, and you will also have additional motivation for attending school. - Think ahead - every autumn brings you closer to the next holidays and every year brings you clover to the ending of \ - your education. And once you get there, you will be able to enter the wonderful world of adults, who have to be at work every day on time, who don't get long summer holidays.guaranteedwinterbreaksorthechancetoty a . • XLEhff- tnjjan.t occasionally Are you still sure school is that bad? low You can also start planning what you will do or where i,4~ 4 you will go nest summer. And don't think this is too 413 I early, for the more time you dasofo to planning, the more spectacular your trips and activities may be. It will surely keep you occupied through the hardships of school life. 40. Remember that in no more than ten months the holidays will arrive again! U there is quite a good chance that another academic year will broaden your horizons. Schools and universities are really the best places to soak up knowledge! The school environment is also the best place to learn about social Qa.ttor.ns and relationships. You can observe (and some may, unfortunately, even experience) acts of buijying, examples of people in authority fljg thaiLoowac, situations in which individuals get the(r way despite their weaknesses and much more. In this way you can work .Qutt how to deal with similar situations yourself, making your life easier in the future. Once you've realized that school isn't so bad after all, it's time to start making it more pleasant. You could try the visualization technique for a start: picture your school as a beautiful, student-friendly place, full of fantastic people and inspiring events. If you make yourself see it like that, it will be like that! Aownge some interesting activities for yourself after school. It will be easier to sit in class (and maybe even to focus on what the teachers are saying), knowing that www.diako.ir englishmatfert 18/2009 7 environment for instance, has sioneered carbon- neutral houses, Germany affordable solar power, Japan fuel-efficient cars, the Netherlands prosperous cities filled with bicycles. Do Americans have the will to match such efforts? Different energy sources have various effectson theenvironment in which they are manufactured, transported or used: Bioenergy (blofuels) - biofuels create the same problems as fossil fuels, but since the production of biofuels closes the carbon cycle, biofuels are less harmful. Closing the carbon cycle means that plants (e.g. oiL seccLnupe. corn, sugar cane) which are used for producingbiofaelx duringtheir growth take up from the atmosphere certain amounts of carbon which is later returned to the atmosphere by combustion of these biofuels. exploitation - wykorzystanie pity - sakoda to cut both ways - mind swain dubro i tie strony acquisition - ptzyskanie nil spill - wyciek ropy acid ruin - kwadne demean to proceed - psstpowad pace - tempo measure - srodek aim - eel urgent- plIny ince the energetic needs of carbon dioxide mostly ends up in the necessity - koniecannid mankind will groceed with its atmosphere and with its greenhouse fossil fuel - paliwo kopalne Sgrowth in the coming decades, as effect cuntribates.to global warming. nuclear power plant - elektrawnia atomawa reflected in the rapid pDQt of technology. 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