As a volunteer teacher, I travelled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, my heart sank(心情沉重)when I arrived there. It was out of my expectation (预料). It had only three rooms. One was for Grades 1, 2 and 3; one was for Grades 4, 5and 6, and the third one was for me.
They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their levels. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I understand their lives more, and we are good friends now.
I'm very happy and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue(继续)working here.
| A. I have also learned a lot from them. B. The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. C. I knew they needed me. D. The children seemed to know everything about me. E. I have worked in Longzhou for a year. F. It didn't look like a school at all. |
