Don't just read books to prepare for exams! How to develop a sense of current affairs?

In the past, to prepare for the exam, it was enough to read the textbooks and lecture notes. However, as the exam questions become more and more diverse, candidates who are completely ignorant of current affairs may suffer from it. How to cultivate interest in current affairs? What is the important information?

From a literal point of view, current affairs refer to major events that have occurred in the recent period in a broad sense; in a narrow sense, compared with news that emphasizes timeliness, the characteristics of current affairs include, high importance and possible occupation. Several days of pages, follow-up developments, topics that sparked people's discussion... etc., so current events are more like condensed news essence.

In recent years, the test questions have attached great importance to the proposition of literacy, and content related to current affairs, including food, clothing, housing, education and entertainment, may become the focus of the proposition, and not only social subjects, but also other subjects. , to introduce the situation in African countries; because of the serious epidemic situation, the Chinese liberal arts examination questions also excerpted parts of the novel "Plague" by Camus, referring to the French people's fight against the plague.

There are many benefits to cultivating an interest in current affairs. In addition to the possibility of examination questions, current affairs are also examples that can be cited when writing essays, because current affairs are closely related to life. Paying attention to important international and social issues will make you more aware of what happens in your life. There is a feeling, for example, you read on the news that the world is now facing inflation, and then you also find that buying things are getting more and more expensive recently. Do you know what is the relationship between the two?

How to find important current events? What are the unimportant current events?

With so much information now available, how do you judge which are important current events? In fact, it is not difficult to distinguish important current events. You can judge from "news value" and "influence degree". How many countries and how many people will this event affect? If you were a reporter and could only report 5 stories a day, what information would you want to tell everyone? Celebrity gossip or the assassination of the former prime minister of Japan? China Travel Subsidy or the opening of a new restaurant? Is there a shortage of eggs in Taiwan or McDonald's doesn't sell french fries?

If you don’t have so much time to learn about current affairs, I recommend two platforms. The first is the Central News Agency, which is the national news agency of the Republic of China. The news personnel are distributed in important countries in the world, and there are also many in-depth perspectives on the politics, economy, culture, and life of various countries. report. The other is the YouTube channel "Zhi Qi Qi Qi". "Zhi Qi Qi Qi" will share recent popular social issues in the video, understand the cause and effect of the incident in a simple and clear way, and organize views from different perspectives, and finally tell you. his point of view.

Once you find an important current event, how do you use it?

If it is for the exam, it is not recommended to memorize current events, because the exam will not examine the details of current events, and will only be quoted as questions, but the " knowledge points " behind current events are the value. When you see the war in Russia and Ukraine, there are What are you curious about? Where is Russia Ukraine? (Geography) Why did Russia attack Ukraine (History)? How will the war affect Taiwan? (civics, math)

After you have these questions, you can start to collect data and find the answers to the questions. The answers may come from several different angles. The next most important thing is the ability to think independently. Which arguments do you think are right and which are wrong? Yes, why? Summarize your own point of view, and finally, if you have the opportunity, you can discuss this matter with others, and maybe you will have different ideas.

Through this kind of practice, over time, you will be able to develop your sensitivity to current affairs, and even be able to express your own observations and thoughts clearly, which will be very helpful for broadening your horizons and self-growth!