DearMomandDad,

　　Thefirsthalfofthesemesterisalmostgoneandwearebusypreparingforthecomingmid-termexaminations.I'msureI'lldowellbecauseI'vestudiedhardandhavegainedagoodcommandofthesubjectsIhavestudied.ButthebiggestgainisthatI'velearnedtoorganizemyselfandmystudies.WhenIwasinmiddleschool,Iwasnotadisciplinedstudent;IdidwhatIlikedbestanddidnotpaymuchattentiontomylessonsuntilexamtime,becausepassingtheexamswasn'tsuchabigdealformethen.Butnowthingsaredifferent.Whattheteacherstalkaboutinclassisnotsoeasytograspunlessyouhavereadtheassignmentsverycarefullybeforehand.SoIhavelearnedtoplanmytimeandgeteverythingdoneaccordingtoschedule.IdaresayI'masgoodasanyofmyclassmatesexceptinonearea–English.

　　Englishhasbeengivingmethehardesttime.Fromtheverybeginning,ourEnglishteacherexplainseverythinginEnglish.Aswedidn'thavemuchlisteningpracticeinhighschool,Ihadandstillhavedifficultyunderstandingherlectures.What'smore,sheasksustorecitethetexts.Asyouwellknow,I'mnotgoodatmemorizingthings.SonowIdevotealmostallmyfreetimetolearningEnglish.Butdon'tworry,myteachersaysI'mmakingprogress,andinnotimeI'llbeabletocatchupwiththeothers.

　　Howarethingsgoingwithyou?Imissyouverymuch.

　　Withlove,

　　John

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