Such academic activities as tutorials are important for you in order to contribute to your successful active and independent learning. Organised as discussion groups, tutorials usually provide students with the opportunity to analyse the problematic points and concentrate on the aspects which require the further discussion. Interaction in the form of active listening and discussion is the key feature of tutorials, and the possibility to interact distinguishes tutorials among lectures and other academic activities. In order to gain more benefits from participating in tutorials, you should prepare the assigned tasks in advance, involve yourself into the active discussion of the topic, ask questions, concentrate on the controversial aspects, collaborate with the group members, and listen to the tutor and students actively. Tutorials provide you with a chance to clarify difficult aspects, demonstrate your interest and involvement, improve your understanding and learning, and develop discussion of a lot of significant details. The first year of study can become a real challenge for students because of the necessity to adapt to the new forms of academic activities. As a result, students face the necessity to improve their study, research, and writing skills. In his book Good Study (2007), Neil Burdess provides many effective strategies and hints in order to help students to cope with the challenges of the first year of study in the form of a handbook. Good Study of 2007 is the revision of Burdess’s Handbook of Student Skills. In this new edition, Burdess intends to present the important notes on improving the students’ study, research, and writing skills in the most concise and appropriate form (Burdess 2007, p. 5). The purpose of Burdess’s Good Study is to present the most useful recommendations and guidelines for students in the brief form in order to provide them with the opportunity to concentrate on these hints while studying. Thus, Burdess’s Good Study is a practical guide oriented to students who need to improve their studying skills. Good Study consists of sixteen chapters which cover such fields of studying as attending classes; retrieving the materials, researching, and selecting the information; academic writing; and using the visual aids. Chapter 1 provides the important information on students’ time management and planning. This chapter is significant for first-year students because it provides a starting point to organise the further academic activities. Chapters 2-5 present the information on attending classes and completing examinations. In these chapters, Burdess aims to guide students’ activities and discuss how to use the potential of lectures, tutorials, and presentations (Burdess 2007, p. 24). Chapters 6-9 present the information on finding the materials and working with different sources. Burdess also discusses the work with government reports in the separate chapter. Chapters 10-13 provide the materials on how to organise academic writing activities in order to become a successful student. Much attention is paid to writing essays and business reports (Burdess 2007, p. 89). Chapters 14-26 include the important information on how to use numbers, tables, and illus