Lesson 26 – A School Teacher's Thoughts
Things to do
1. Say where the teacher is when she has these thoughts:
(a) at home
(b) on her way to school
(c) in school
Ans: (b) on her way to school
2. Answer the following questions:
(a) What work does the teacher do at home?
Ans: At home, the teacher does the housework, cleaning, and cooking. She also gets children’s and their families lunches ready for school.
(b) What is the teacher’s homework?
Ans: Teachers have to do their homework, like correcting the notebooks and test papers and planning how to make their lessons interesting and fun.
(c) What does this teacher think about her students?
Ans: The teacher thinks that her students have plenty of little problems, complaints, and quarrels. They seem restless, but they are very eager to show her whatever they do. They are very happy when she praises them.
(d) Why does she not feel like missing school?
Ans: All the students depend on the teacher so much that whenever she doesn’t feel well, she doesn’t feel like missing school.
3. What thoughts do you have on your way to school? Write them down in short.
Ans: When I go to school, I wonder which lesson the teacher will teach us today. What punishment will the teacher give to those who do not complete their homework? What have my friends brought in tiffin? And in recess, which game will we play today? These thoughts come to mind when I go to school.
4. Write a few lines about your teacher.
Ans: My teacher’s name is Bernadette D’Aguiar. She is very sweet and loving by nature. She teaches us mathematics. She talks with us very nicely. She always cheers us up for taking part in school activities. She is the best teacher for me.
5. Guess the meaning of “traffic jam”.
Ans: A traffic jam means a large number of vehicles on the road are unable to move because there are lots of vehicles stuck on that road.