basedonp.4,ex.1
Listenandmatchthespeakerswithwhattheysay.There'soneextrastatementyoudon'thavetouse
Speaker1
Iwasafairlygoodpupilatschool.ItwaseasyformetolearnandIwasinterestedinthethingsmyteacherstoldusinclass.Ireadalot.MyusualmarkswereAsandBs,somyparentswereproudofme.Myfavouritesubjectwasgeography.Iwantedtoknowmoreaboutdifferentcountriesoftheworldandthelifestylesthere.
Speaker2
Myschoolyearswerehappyindeed.Ihadlotsoftruefriendsandverygoodteachers.Manyofthemgaveusclassesnotonlyinthesubjectstheytaughtbuthelpeduswithoureverydayproblemstoo.Someofthemweremorethanteachers,theywererealfriends,alwaysreadytoexplainwhatwedidn'tunderstand.
Speaker3
I'mafraidIwasnotaverysuccessfulpupilatschool.MymarksinsciencewerenotbadbutIdidn'tlikereading,hatedlearningpoemsbyheart,soyoucanimaginemyresultsinEnglishliteraturewereratherpoor.Butinthefifthyearanewteacherappearedinourschool.MissStevensontaughtEnglishliterature.ShelovedhersubjectandknewsomuchaboutEnglishwriters,poets,theirlivesandworks.IgotinterestedinEnglishliterature,begantoreadmoreandsoonfoundoutthatlotsofbookswerefairlygood.
Speaker4
Myproblematschoolwasexams.Iwasnevergoodatthem.Classworkwasusuallyfinebutmyexaminationmarkswerealwaysratherpoor.Myparentsdecidedtohireaprivateteacher,andIhadextrasciencelessonsathome.Itcertainlyhelpedbuteventhatpreparationdidn'tchangemymarksattheexamsverymuch.IgotCinphysics,Dinchemistry,andDinbiology.
- Thestudentsaysthathis/herteacherchangedhis/herattitudetooneoftheschoolsubjects.[Speaker 1|Speaker 2|Speaker 3|Speaker 4|Extra]
- Thestudentsayshis/hertestresultswerealwaysworsethanhis/herknowledge.[Speaker 1|Speaker 2|Speaker 3|Speaker 4|Extra]
- Thestudentsayshis/herparentsweresurprisedathis/hermarksinsciences.[Speaker 1|Speaker 2|Speaker 3|Speaker 4|Extra]
- Thestudentsayshis/herfatherandmotherlikedtheirchild'sresultsinschoolsubjects.[Speaker 1|Speaker 2|Speaker 3|Speaker 4|Extra]
- Thestudentsayshe/shewasfondofhis/herfellowstudentsaswellastheteachers.[Speaker 1|Speaker 2|Speaker 3|Speaker 4|Extra]