6 Memories of school life

Chapter 6 Memories of school life A It is nearly the end of P6. Tom has made a memory book of his primary schoollife. Read. What was your happiest time? My happiest time was whenI became a school prefect.

What was your most anxious time? My most anxious time was when I waitedfor the result of my interview. B Act Tom and his father. Ask and answer questions about Tom's school life.

LEARN to Read C What happened to the school where Mr Li first taught? Read and find out. My name is Ricky Li. I used to live in a rural village near Guangzhou when I was young. After finishing primary school, I went to study in a secondary school in a city. At the age of nineteen, I graduated from secondary school and went back to my village. In my village, there was only one primary school. One day, one of the teachers was sick. The school needed a teacher urgently, so I was invited to teach there. From then on, I worked as a teacher for thirty years. At that time, there were forty students, four teachers and one principal at the school. There were five classrooms. As the school was situated on a hilltop, it was far away from the village. Everyone had to walk a very long way to get to the school every day. Although it was inconvenient, the students did not complain. They enjoyed their school lives there. Unfortunately, there were fewer and fewer students year by year. Some of the stude

I taught at the school until the three remaining students graduated. On their graduation day, I awarded them their graduation certificates. Their parents were very grateful to me. Many people think that teaching is easier than many jobs but it is not. Teachers did not often get much help in the past, especially in a village school. We did not have books. We did not have a photocopier. We only had simple classrooms. We had to make everything by ourselves. After the school was closed down, I moved to a city. I continued my career as a teacher because I love children. I am seventy years old now and am retired. Sometimes I still miss the school where I first taught. Whenever I think of the past, I always have the sweetest memories of that school. How is your school different from the one where Mr Li first taught? D Give short answers to the following questions. 1 What did Mr Li do before he retired? 2 Why did Mr Li not quit his job when the other teachers and the principal leftthe school? 3 W

Pre-tack Activity E The students in P6A are preparing awards for their classmates. Act the children.