Lesson 29b
Questions and Answers on the text.
What does Mrs.Cox do?
She teaches English at a high school in San Francisco in the United States.
How long has Mrs.Cox been a teacher and how does she like her work?
She's been a teacher eight years and she enjoys her work very much.
What is a school day like at Mrs.Cox's school?
A school day is divided into six periods of one hour each.
What do you think of Mrs.Cox's "free" period?
Her "free" period isn't really free at all because she has many things to do.
For example,she has to meet with parents and check assignments.
Her "free" period isn't really free at all because she has many things to do.
For example,she has to meet with parents and check assignments.
What subjects does an English teacher usually teach?
An English teacher usually teaches language,composition and literature.
Why do you think Mrs.Cox loves to teach the literature of Black Americans?
I think this is probably because she is a Black American herself.
What did she teach in her sixth period today?
She taught a poem by a well-known black writer in the United States.
What happened as soon as she finished reading the poem?
As soon as she finished reading the poem,
students' questions began pouring in.
As soon as she finished reading the poem,
students' questions began pouring in.
How did Mrs.Cox handle the class?
She answered the students' questions
and asked them to have a discussion on the poem.
She answered the students' questions
and asked them to have a discussion on the poem.
What was the discussion like in the class?
The discussion became so lively
that no one wanted to stop when the bell rang.
The discussion became so lively
that no one wanted to stop when the bell rang.
How did Mrs.Cox feel about the class?
She felt good about the class,
because she had accomplish something as a teacher.
She felt good about the class,
because she had accomplish something as a teacher.
What did she think a teacher should do in class?
She thought a teacher should get the students interested in class,
and encourage the students to think for themselves.
She thought a teacher should get the students interested in class,
and encourage the students to think for themselves.
Grammar
What were you doing last night at 8 o'clock?
While we were watching TV,she was reading a novel alone in her room.
While he was packing up,the telephone rang.
He was leaving for Hongkong a few days later.
Nobody knew where she was going.
He was reading a book that evening.
He read a book that evening.
It was raining all night.
It rained all night.
OK,that's all for the grammar.
Dialogue A PHONE CALL
Dialogue A PHONE CALL (The bell rings.)
A:4372811.
B:Hello,is that Nick
A:Yes,speaking.
B:Oh,hello.This is Kate.It's about our meeting with Mr.Jones.
A:I think he's really going to help us a lot.
Are you free on Saturday morning to meet him?
B:No,sorry.I'm going to see my bank manager.
A:Oh,dear.What about Friday morning?
B:Yes,Friday is fine What time?
A:Half past seven.
B:Half past seven.Right.See you then.Bye.A:Bye.
Notes to the Dialogue
Hello,this is Nick.
Hello,Nick speaking.
Speaking?
This is John.
John speaking.
Oh,dear!
Friday is fine.
I'd like to speak to Mr.Liu.
Could you get Mr.Xu on the phone please?