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Homework is an important part of schooling, but the purposes of giving children homework will change as they grow older.
家庭作业是学校教育的重要组成部分，但随着孩子年龄的增长，给他们留家庭作业的目的会随之改变。
At the primary level, the main aim is to cultivate good habits, like learning to plan and exercising self-discipline.
在小学阶段,作业的主要目的是培养良好的习惯，如学会列学习计划和培养自律性。
During the secondary school years, extending what is learned at school is positively related to academic achievement, so the content of homework becomes more important.
在中学阶段，把在学校里学到的东西进行延伸与学业成绩呈正相关，因此家庭作业的内容变得更加重要。
So how can you help your child do their best?
那么你怎样才能帮助你的孩子做到最好呢?
Creating an ideal working environment will make it easier for them to get down to their assignments quickly.
创造一个理想的学习环境会让他们更容易迅速地开始做作业。
Make sure it's free of distractions, and- for primary school children at least- somewhere near you, so you can answer questions and offer encouragement.
确保他们不受干扰，同时让他们就在你附近(至少对小学生来说应该如此)，这样你就可以回答他们的问题并给予他们鼓励。
You probably have to help younger children plan their session, but it's important that by the end of primary school it's second nature.
你很可能还需耍帮助年幼的孩子安排做作业的先后顺序，但重要的是，等他们小学结束时,要让他们习惯成自然。
Get them to tell you everything they have to do, then encourage them to establish an order in which they do work.
让他们告诉你他们要做的每一件事,然后鼓励他们给待完成的作业进行排序。
When there are several different assignments, make sure they begin with one they enjoy, so it seems easy to get started.
面临几项不同的作业时，要确保他们先从自己喜欢的作业开始，这样似乎更容易上手。
It's best to take on the most difficult task second- once they're settled, but before they get tired.
然后，最好再做难度最大的作业-在他们适应后开始， 但是要在感到疲劳前结束。
If older children have more than an hour of homework, encourage them to schedule a short break to stretch.
如果大一点的孩子的作业超过一个小时，可以鼓励他们安排一个短暂的休息时间来伸展身体。
If you encourage them to tell you what they've learned, they'll absorb the information more deeply and remember it more readily.
如果你鼓励他们跟你说自己学到了什么，他们就能更加深入地理解所学的内容，并且更容易记住这些内容。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题16到问题18。
Question 16: What is the main aim of the homework for primary school kids?
问题16：给小学生留家庭作业的主要目的是什么？
Question 17 What does the passage suggest parents to do help their children?
问题17：这篇文章建议父母如何帮助他们的孩子？
Question 18: What should children do to deal with multiple assignments?
问题18：孩子们应该如何应对多项作业？
