Why California Is Still America’s Future

During the economic crisis, the California had got into a serious fiscal problem. I remember I’ve watched a TV program of tourist guide in California, and Arnold Schwarzengger said ‘Come for business, Now!’. People know the state of California is in a serious trouble, so the cover of the Time magazine, really hook my attention.

The opening is that people started to wonder about the situation of California. Some headlines like ‘Meltdown on the ocean’, ‘California’s wipeout economy’ and ‘Will California become America's first failed state’ come out, it said. Then it points out the advantages we still have got to show that we won’t fail. The article tells the Californian to dream on!

Despite Its Woes, California's Dream Still Lives

“The end of California? Dream On!”. Time. Michael Grunwald: Time Inc, 2009

Time.com

• Genre: Society
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Vocabulary

• Obituary –An article about somebody’s life and achievements, that is printed in a newspaper soon after they have died
• Aggressive –Angry, and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack

The Study Skills Handbook

This book is related to the Area Of Interaction (AOL), approaches to learning. It starts with the five strategies for learning, Creative, Reflective, Effective, Active and Motivated which can be used in our school environment. Then, it shows some skills which we use everyday, including group working, research, e-learning, writing, projects and revision. It organizes the skills people use, ways on improving and resources you have got for you to make progress. It has also got a website with study tips, downloads and advice which could be a good start for making your own strategies.

Skills4study.com

Stella Cottrell. The Study Skills Handbook. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

• Genre: Education
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Vocabulary

• Interpret –To decide that something has a particular meaning and to understand it in this way
• Interactively –That involves people working together and having influence on each other