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Lesson 3 A Volunteer Teacher Exercise 3 Listen to the interview and answer these questions. I: Good morning and welcome to the show. This morning, I have Wang Shu here in the studio. She's going to tell us about her plan for the future. Good morning, Wang Shu. WS: Good morning. I: Wang Shu, tell us about your plan, please. WS: I'm going to work as a volunteer teacher in a small country town in Inner Mongolia. I: Really? You must be excited! WS: Oh yes, I'm really excited about it. (Section 1) I: But why did you make this decision? WS: Well, I've just graduated from university. As a teacher, I feel it's my duty to do something for students in poor areas. I: But life in Inner Mongolia is very hard and quite different from that in Beijing. Are you prepared for that? WS: Yes, I know life there will be especially hard for me. You know, I'm the only child in my family and I've always lived in Beijing. So, teaching in Inner Mongolia is going to be a great challenge for me. Maybe it will be very cold and maybe I'll only have a small room with a bed and a basin to wash up with but I really enjoy meeting new challenges. That's why I made the decision to go. (Section 2) I: What are you going to do there as a teacher? WS: I'm going to teach middle school students. I'll have lots of lesson plans to make and homework to mark. I'll be very busy. I: What do your parents think of your plan? Do they support you? WS: To tell the truth, they didn't like the idea when they first heard about my plan. But we had a long talk, and I finally won their support. I: And when are you leaving? WS: The train leaves at 9 tomorrow morning. So I'm getting up at about 6 to get everything ready. The new school term begins the day after I arrive. I can't wait to meet the students there. They are said to be very good students. I: I'm sure your parents are proud of you, and I believe you're going to have an exciting year. We're going to open our phone lines now. If you have any questions for Wang Shu, dial 555-6782 and she'll answer them for you. (Section 3) Exercise 6 Listen to the interview again.Pay attention to these sentences from the interview.What verb forms are used to talk about the future? |
