... subject whenyou involve yourself in it, even when you’re just role-playing. (See Chap-ter 5, Learning by Doing, ” for more on role-playing and other ways to bean active learner.) • Pretend you’re ... perhapsyour name or your hometown. You automatically stopped whatever elseyou were thinking or doing and tuned into their conversation. You didn’t mean to overhear what they were saying, but ... atopic you like, and begin reading there. As you read, remember to takeTry It!GETTING INVOLVED IN LEARNING 71notes or make drawings in your notebook, or speak into your taperecorder. Record what...