Who Ever Heard of a Perfect Teacher in a Perfect Class?
 
Thor May
 
Teacher 1 I'm not sure how to tackle this class. Some can talk English freely, but others have trouble talking at all.
Teacher 2 Will it be possible to stream them into high and low ability groups? Then everyone would be better off.
Teacher 1 You are right of course, but I don't think it is socially possible here. Students feel dumb in a beginner class.
Teacher 2 That's silly. I must be really dumb because my Chinese is terrible. What if you run two levels in one classroom?
Teacher 1 I would prefer to do that, but they all have to do the same exam. I can't make things too different for different students.
Teacher 2 It's not a perfect world. I guess we have to teach some hard stuff and some easy stuff. Then we can please some of the students some of the time.
Teacher 1 That sounds like life, doesn't it? Who ever had perfect parents, perfect friends, and a perfect job? Maybe a perfect world would be boring too !
   
 
Expressions:
 
1. I'm not sure how to ______________
2. Some can __________________ but others __________
3. Will it be possible to __________________ ?
4. Then everyone would be _______________
5. I don't think it is ___________________
6. ______ must be really _______________
7. What if you ______________ ?
8. I would prefer to _______________
9. They all have to ______________
10. I can't make things too ______________
11. I guess we have to __________________
12. Then we can ________________________
13. That sounds like ___________________
14. Who ever had ______________ ?
 
 
 

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