kate is a primary school teacher. she teaches in a third grade class with children at the age of eight or nine.kate instructs①her pupils in reading, writing, and arithmetic②. (other teachers teach them music and physical training.)her teaching manner is very interesting. sometimes she introduces them to knowledge of history and other subjects. she tries to teach them good study habits.
kate has a long day. usually she arrives at school at half past seven, an hour before classes begin. at lunch she eats together with her pupils. after class kate corrects the pupils homework and prepares her lessons for the next day. she does not leave school until half past five in the afternoon.
kate is busy with her work all the day.
【词语解释】
①instruct sb. in sth. 给……上……课
②arithmetic[ "riim tik] n.算术;计算
