Iext A: Language Points 5. I gulped and answered her question and the follow-up. They werent brilliant answers but they did establish the fact that I could speak English. Later in the hour, when one of my classmates had bungled an answer, Miss Bean came back to me with a question that required me to clean up the girl's mess and established me as a smart person. 6. Thus, the teacher began to give me human dimensions, though not perfect ones for an eighth grader. It was somewhat better to be on one's early days, a teacher's pet than merely a dark presence in the back of the room
5. I gulped and answered her question and the follow-up. They weren’t brilliant answers, but they did establish the fact that I could speak English. Later in the hour, when one of my classmates had bungled an answer, Miss Bean came back to me with a question that required me to clean up the girl’s mess and established me as a smart person. 6. Thus, the teacher began to give me human dimensions, though not perfect ones for an eighth grader. It was somewhat better to be, on one’s early days, a teacher’s pet than merely a dark presence in the back of the room. Text A: Language Points
Iext A: Language Points 7. A few days later, Miss Bean became the first teacher ever to require me to think. She asked my opinion about something Jefferson had done. In those days, all my opinions were derivative, I was for Roosevelt because my parents were and I was for the Yankees because my older buddy from Harlem was a yankees fan Besides, we didn't have opinions about historical figures like Jefferson. Like our high schoolbuilding, he just was
7. A few days later, Miss Bean became the first teacher ever to require me to think. She asked my opinion about something Jefferson had done. In those days, all my opinions were derivative. I was for Roosevelt because my parents were and I was for the Yankees because my older buddy from Harlem was a Yankees fan. Besides, we didn’t have opinions about historical figures like Jefferson. Like our high schoolbuilding, he just was. Text A: Language Points
Iext A: Language Points should he have bought Louisiana or not?/econds, she said: "Well 8. After had stared at her for a few se 9.I guess so, " I replied tentatively 10.Why?” she shot back 11. Why! What kind of question was that? But I ventured an answer. Day after day, she kept doing that to me, and my answers became stronger and more confident. She was the first teacher to give me the sense that thinking was part of education and that I could form opinions that had some value
8. After I had stared at her for a few seconds, she said: “Well, should he have bought Louisiana or not?” 9. “I guess so,” I replied tentatively. 10. “Why?” she shot back. 11. Why! What kind of question was that? But I ventured an answer. Day after day, she kept doing that to me, and my answers became stronger and more confident. She was the first teacher to give me the sense that thinking was part of education and that I could form opinions that had some value. Text A: Language Points
Iext A: Language Points 12. Her final service to me came on a day when my mind was wandering and I was idly digging my pencil into the writing surface on the arm of my chair. Miss Bean impulsively threw a hunk of gum eraser at me. By amazing chance, it hit my hand and sent the pencil flying. She gasped, and I crept hurriedly after my pencil as the class roared 13. That was the ice breaker. Afterwards, kids came up to me to laugh about "Old Dead-Eye Bean. "The incident became a legend, and L, a part of that story, became a person to talk to 14. So that's how I became just another kid in school and Dorothy Bean became“ Old Dead-Eye
12. Her final service to me came on a day when my mind was wandering and I was idly digging my pencil into the writing surface on the arm of my chair. Miss Bean impulsively threw a hunk of gum eraser at me. By amazing chance, it hit my hand and sent the pencil flying. She gasped, and I crept hurriedly after my pencil as the class roared. 13. That was the ice breaker. Afterwards, kids came up to me to laugh about “Old Dead-Eye Bean.” The incident became a legend, and I, a part of that story, became a person to talk to. 14. So that’s how I became just another kid in school and Dorothy Bean became “Old Dead-Eye.” Text A: Language Points
battle one’sway making one's way by fighting a series of battles elbow one 's war to make one's way with his elbow e,g. The three-year-old kid elbowed his way in the crowded supermarket to look for his mother
battle one’s way — making one’s way by fighting a series of battles e.g. • The Mongolian troops battled their way from Asia to the Rhine. Cf. shoulder one’s way — to make one’s way with his shoulder e.g. Tom shouldered his way to the gate to welcome his favorite movie star. Cf. elbow one’s way — to make one’s way with his elbow e.g. The three-year-old kid elbowed his way in the crowded supermarket to look for his mother