Chapter 71: Hands-on Teaching, His Lighthouse
"What's wrong? Is what I said difficult to understand? Don't you understand?" Jiang Fuyue crossed her arms, smiling.
Jiang Xiaodi's face flushed: "Sister, go watch TV, I'll be done washing soon..."
Jiang Fuyue ignored him, put on her apron, and stood in front of the sink: "Go review, I have a math test tomorrow."
That’s right, Jiang Chenxing’s entrance exam to junior high school is in these two days. He took Chinese and English today, and there will be a math class tomorrow morning.
But this cannot be a reason for Jiang Fuyue to wash the dishes, at least not in Jiang Chenxing's opinion.
"I've reviewed everything." He said, standing behind his sister with eager eyes. He wanted to take over the work directly, but was afraid that Jiang Fuyue would be angry.
I can only hesitate and test the edge of advance and retreat, like a confused little squirrel.
"What about the interview? Are you ready?" Jiang Fuyue added hot water and detergent.
The math test will be over tomorrow morning, and there will be a centralized interview for the junior high school department of No. 1 Middle School in the afternoon.
When Jiang Xiaodi heard this, he immediately became depressed.
Jiang Fuyue washed the dishes and then continued to wash the plates: "Why aren't you talking?"
The tone is calm.
"I'm afraid..." Jiang Xiaodi whispered, stammering.
"What are you afraid of?"
“There are many teachers who…also ask questions…”
"You can't answer?"
Jiang Xiaodi shook his head, then nodded. After he finished, he remembered that Jiang Fuyue was facing away and could not see him at all.
fortunately……
Otherwise, people would say that his old problem has come back.
"If I can't answer because I don't know how to do it, I'm not afraid," he said clearly, "but if I'm nervous, I'm afraid..."
Jiang Fuyue put the clean dishes aside and turned to look at him: "Then don't be nervous."
"But I can't help it..."
"That's easy."
Ten minutes later, downstairs in the apartment building, Jiang Fuyue was sitting on a bench, and Jiang Chenxing was standing in front of her nervously.
Not far away is a group of people doing square dancing, and there are many neighbors taking a walk around.
"sister……"
Jiang Fuyue: "First, introduce yourself in English."
"Ah?" The little squirrel was stunned.
"Is there any problem?" asked Squirrel's sister.
"Now?"
"right."
"Here?"
"That's right."
“…My name is Jiang Chenxing, from Class 2”
Jiang Fuyue: "Stop. Where's the greeting?"
"Oh! Good afternoon, teachers! My name is"
Jiang Fuyue listened quietly without interrupting, frowned several times, then took out his cell phone and started recording.
Jiang Xiaodi became visibly nervous, and his spoken English, which was not fluent to begin with, became halting.
Jiang Fuyue never stopped, so he had no choice but to continue.
Finally, "Thank you for listening! Sister, I've finished reciting it."
"Who wrote the manuscript?" she asked.
Jiang Xiaodi: "I myself."
"The grammar is fine and the logic is clear enough." For an elementary school student, this is quite good.
So the content basically doesn't need to be changed, except...
"The accent is too thick and the emotion is lacking."
Jiang Xiaodi understands the first point, but the second point...
“?” He blinked his eyes in confusion.
"What you just said didn't sound like a self-introduction; it sounded more like reciting something. An interview, after all, is a self-presentation, and language is only the most basic and common expression. To stand out, you need more advanced skills, like demeanor, facial expressions, and body language. Of course, don't exaggerate, or it'll be awkward."
Jiang Xiaodi understood what was said, but he still had no idea how to do it.
"Sister, please teach me..." The little squirrel was no longer confused. He held his sister's finger and shook it, his eyes shining.
Next, Jiang Fuyue picked out all the points in his self-introduction that could be used to add "advanced expressions" and then analyzed them in detail.
For example, when talking about "hobbies and interests", the tone of voice can be upward and the expression can be richer, so the whole person will appear sunny, full of vigor and energy.
For example, when introducing family members, you can restrain your liveliness and use a decent smile to express a hint of happiness.
This shows that you grew up in a warm and well-educated family, which is also valued by many teachers.
The last and most easily overlooked point is politeness.
“Say hello when you enter and bow when you leave.”
Jiang Xiaodi nodded: "Remember!"
Then, there is his poor spoken English, the main reason being that he is used to being a "mute" and has not practiced enough.
There is really no way to solve the problem from the source in the short term, so I can only correct it word by word.
Fortunately, Jiang Xiaodi is smart and has a strong ability to absorb information, so he has no problem following the instructions.
"Sister, sister," he danced around Jiang Fuyue's legs, "You speak so beautifully, even better than those foreigners on TV!"
"Really?" Jiang Fuyue smiled. "You can also have it if you get up twenty minutes earlier every day to practice speaking English."
Brother Jiang: “?” Little question mark, do you have many friends?
Jiang Fuyue: "Why, you don't want to?"
Jiang Xiaodi: "...I'm willing." In the end, I took it all on by myself, ah~
After introducing himself, Jiang Fuyue pointed to a stone platform behind him and said, "Stand on it."
He did as he was told.
"Let's get started."
"?" Jiang Xiaodi looked confused. "Start what?"
"Introduce yourself, louder."
"But... there are so many people here..." His face turned red when he got nervous. Maybe he was really scared this time, and even his ears and neck turned red.
Jiang Fuyue's expression was calm, and her tone was cold: "I said start, don't you understand?"
Jiang Xiaodi's heart trembled, "Sister..."
He was a little afraid of Jiang Fuyue now.
Unfortunately, the latter was unmoved: "I will count to three. If you still don't speak, I will no longer care about you. I mean what I say."
"one."
"Sister..." He was about to cry.
"two."
“My name is”
"Wrong! Try again!"
“Good afternoon”
The first time I sang it, I had a crying voice, stuttered and forgot the words, let alone any full emotions. I even forgot the pronunciation that I had just corrected.
Jiang Fuyue said expressionlessly, "Continue."
The second time, I stopped crying, but I still stuttered and forgot the words because of nervousness, and my accent improved.
The third time, he recited fluently, still in a low voice, but began to pay attention to his facial expressions and used body movements.
Jiang Fuyue: "Loudly."
“Good afternoon”
"Not enough, make it bigger."
“Good”
"It's still not enough. One last chance."
"Good afternoon——" This time, he almost shouted.
Jiang Fuyue: "Very good, keep it up."
I don't know how many times it was repeated, and it attracted quite a few people to come and watch, accompanied by whispers and pointing.
Jiang Xiaodi went from being at a loss and wanting to escape in a panic, to forcing himself to accept the situation and pretending to be calm, and finally to answering the question calmly and speaking fluently. The whole process was like being reborn from a cocoon.
"...Sister?" This time, after he finished reciting, he looked at Jiang Fuyue without flinching, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Like a night traveler who has lost his way in the darkness, he looks at a distant lighthouse, hoping to get guidance.
finally--
"Well, I passed."
At that moment, two flames ignited in the little boy's eyes, and an indescribable power sprouted and began to grow wildly...
The introduction says that the heroine is the "eternal light" and the "guiding light", and represents faith.
In addition, I would like to share with you some useful interview tips that I have summarized. They are not comprehensive and may not be applicable to all situations, but one thing is common: whether the overall image and mental outlook you present to the interviewer meets the requirements of the position. Of course, just meeting the requirements is not enough, you have to surpass them, or be competent!
(End of this chapter)
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