Chapter 536 English Class
The classroom was silent.
Lu Miao was silent for a moment, then he understood something and spoke again in Mandarin Chinese:
"My name is Lu Miao, and I'm the new English teacher. Before the class officially begins, let's do a small test. The selected students will give a brief self-introduction in English so I can get to know everyone. Okay?"
There were a few sporadic "yes" and "ok" in the classroom, and it seemed that no one dared to speak.
Lu Miao was not in a hurry. He walked down from the podium, scanned everyone in the classroom, and reached out to select someone randomly.
The first class I taught was an intermediate class, and there were a few familiar faces in it.
They are Yang Baomin and the others.
Lu Miao was too young. After being reprimanded, Yang Baomin and others talked about this matter during lunch, questioning whether Lu Miao was a teacher.
Now that the facts were before their eyes, Yang Baomin and his men's momentum weakened again.
They all tilted their heads and covered their faces with their hands, fearing that they would be discovered by Lu Miao.
With such a large figure, the more he tried to hide it timidly, the more obvious it became.
Lu Miao was not blind, so he pointed his finger at the direction:
"Classmate, it's you."
“Ah? I, I…”
Yang Baomin stood up, stammered briefly and introduced his name in English, and then nothing more.
Lu Miao didn't make things difficult for him. He pushed his hand down and asked him to sit down.
After going around for most of the time and calling out to about ten people who were all like this, Lu Miao had a general idea of the situation.
They say there are elementary, intermediate and advanced classes, but in fact they just pick the tallest ones from the short ones.
To teach this class, I have to start from the beginning.
The classroom materials I prepared in advance are not useful for the time being...
Lu Miao turned back to the podium and quickly wrote out the 26 English letters and their corresponding phonetic symbols on the blackboard:
“Don’t just learn the names of letters, learn how to pronounce them as well.”
"If you have a notebook, remember to take notes at any time. If you don't have a notebook, remember to borrow your classmates' and copy them when you get home."
The sound of flipping pages of books and notebooks could be heard in the classroom.
The podium is equipped with thin bamboo poles.
In order to avoid blocking everyone's view, Lu Miao held the bamboo pole, controlled the appropriate distance, and slowly broke it down and explained it.
"A, E, I, O, and U are the original letters, and the other twenty-one are the consonants."
"The pronunciation is basically the same as pinyin, one-to-one, so we can just read it as pinyin."
Since they were all beginners who had just started learning English, Lu Miao did not start by talking about complicated things.
The bamboo pole circled the letter A and the corresponding phonetic symbol "" several times, and Lu Miao said:
"For example, the letter A is pronounced the same as 'a' in pinyin, and the letter F is pronounced the same as 'f'."
Using flexible examples, Lu Miao wrote down simple words like fat and book on the blackboard and spelled out the words using the method just explained.
Then he wrote more new words and encouraged everyone in the class to speak:
"Please speak up! Is there anyone willing to stand up and spell these two words based on the pronunciation we just heard?"
For beginners, English is basically a book of heaven.
But Lu Miao explained the techniques and methods, and then walked in front to demonstrate.
There was a commotion in the class, and some people figured out the pattern and gradually started raising their hands to participate in answering.
Lu Miao praised those who answered correctly.
It doesn’t matter if there are errors in the answers, we encourage you to keep trying.
The classroom atmosphere became lively, and more and more words were written on the blackboard, and the words became longer and longer.
The students were highly engaged with the simple and short words.
As the word gets longer, fewer people will participate in answering.
After a brief pause in the interaction, Lu Miao continued to explain:
"Supermarket, market, Supermarket, Supermarket, Supermarket. It doesn't sound like anything, but it's a bit long, and you don't know how to start reading it."
Lu Miao was gentle and patient in class. They had already become familiar with each other, and now the voices answering in the classroom were all in unison.
They all answered "yes".
Lu Miao smiled warmly, turned around, picked up the chalk and explained the next technique:
"For words like this, you must first look at its pronunciation. If there are several pronunciations, cut as many times as you can, such as Su, per, mar, ket."
"If you can't finish reading it in one go, read it several times in parts. Will it become smoother and easier to remember?"
Lu Miao talks about practical skills that can prevent beginners from taking detours and help people get to the point right away.
Whenever she wrote a new word, there would always be someone in the classroom trying to spell it out, even if they were not sure.
Being willing to speak up is a good sign.
Lu Miao continued to encourage them, and the interactions during breaks became more frequent and harmonious.
Lu Yuanzheng was worried and came over to take a look.
The dog and the cat were sneaking outside the window, and saw that a classroom with more than a hundred people was easily managed by Lu Miao.
Lu Yuanzheng touched the back of his head and sighed, feeling mixed emotions.
This girl of his is spoiled.
In the past, I always thought she was spoiled and had a bad temper.
It seemed as if he had never really looked her in the eye.
Now it seems that the girl is still spoiled.
But before I knew it, I had already grown into a perfect and dazzling existence...
Lu Yuanzheng relaxed his brows and smiled, shook his head, and left with relief.
Meanwhile, in the classroom, Lu Miao's course was also coming to an end:
"Okay, that's all for today's English class. There are still five minutes until the end of get out of class. Everyone, organize your notes and write down everything you need to."
"Yes~"
The sound of "rustling" was heard again in the room.
Unlike the dead silence at the beginning of the class, this time there were more low voices of laughter and conversation.
The get out of class was about to end, so Lu Miao didn't emphasize the issue of discipline anymore.
Taking the blackboard eraser, she looked at the contents on the blackboard, considering what should be erased and what should be left.
Suddenly someone in the back seat raised his hand and said:
"Teacher Lu, do you need help? I can!"
Lu Miao glanced over and was slightly stunned.
It was a familiar face.
Ling Yuan laughed "hehehe" with the corners of his mouth pulled.
There were more than a hundred people in the classroom, and she really didn't see him just now.
Declining Ling Yuan's request for help, Lu Miao selectively wiped the blackboard himself.
After class, the students said "Goodbye, Teacher Lu" and left the classroom together.
We talked and laughed along the way, and everyone was talking about how interesting and beneficial the English class was.
Lu Miao watched silently.
The next class starts in twenty minutes.
She didn't go back to the office. She opened the can of water and picked a seat in the front row to sit down, drinking water and resting.
"Lu Xiaobao, how come you became a teacher?"
Ling Yuan was in no hurry to leave. He tapped the table with his knuckles and chatted with her:
"Aren't you a student at Beijing University?"
"yes."
Lu Miao closed the lid of the water cup and spread his hands:
"Isn't there no teacher here? They were just temporarily pulled here to serve as soldiers."
"I don't think I've asked you what major you chose before?"
Ling Yuan scratched his head and continued to ask:
"Are you studying English?"
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