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MI CONEXIÓN AL MUNDO EN
OTRA LENGUA II
“Lenora Queiroz tells us why you don't always need to be afraid of teaching teens”
I had been teaching for about two year when I first faced teaching teens. The school manager _
invited_ (invite) me into her office and _asked_ (ask) me if I could substitute an absent teacher. Sure
I could! She then _told_ (tell) me to have a look at that teacher's roll call, notes and books that were
in her pigeonhole in the teachers' room.
As I_was entering_ (enter) the teachers' room, I_felt_(feel) lots of eyes on me, as if I were wearing
something weird! But no. The teachers started asking me if I was the one called to teach THAT
dreadful teenager group at 2:00 p.m. And without even listening to my answer they started chatting
about the four previous teachers who tried substituting the sick teacher - that meant I _was_ (be)
the fifth! I had never taught teens before, so when the bell _rang_(ring), I _trembling_(tremble)
within... but within only! Teens must not realize you are afraid of them!
I gat (get) the books,_took_(take) a deep breath and _went_ (go) to the classroom... Amazing! There
they _were chatting_ (chat) in a hot summer afternoon, with the fan turned on, and a soaked book
under it. It _was_(be) funny! I couldn't help laughing. Then this boy with huge black curly hair
_expleined_ (explain) to me that as his book was completely wet, he decided to put it under the fan.
They class was as quiet as a starry night... all waiting to see my reaction. I simply looked at him and
_asked_ (ask): Can you iron? He frowned. Then I _told_ (tell) him that I _had_ (have) a better idea:
When he got home he should iron it page by page, and the book would be almost new! Everyone
laughed, including both of us. At that moment, I knew that I would have a great time teaching teens,
and so would they! When the teacher _got_ (get) better and came back... we were all very sad!
Week 2
Week 3
first one day my cousin and I played in the field then chasing the birds then we lay down on the grass
to see the beautiful sky and in the end then we went to sleep with the thoughts that happened that
day we had fun and had a good time