a: I’m interested in teaching¹ at your school.
B: great. Are you a qualified² teacher?
A: yes.
B: what kind of teaching certificate³ do you have?
A: I have a TEFL certificate.
B: how many years of experience do you have?
A: I have three years of teaching ESL and four years of teaching per-school children.
B: when did you get your TEFL certificate?
A: I got my TEFL certificate three years ago.
B: why do you want to teach at our school?
A: well, I’ve heard many good things about it. I also like teaching young children.
B: that’s great. Can you speak Chinese?
A: yes, just a little.
B; can you come in for an interview tomorrow at 10:00 ?
A: I sure can.
B: great. See you then.

Intermediate⁴
A: who was the best teacher that you ever had?
B: that would have to be miss.baymler, my fourth grade teacher.
A: what was she like?
B; she was patient, kind, fun, smart, caring, and yet strict, too. I really learned⁵ a lot from her.
A: what kind of things did you learn?
B: she taught us that you can do anything that you want to do.
A: anything? Do you really believe that we can do anything ?
B: if you really want to do something and you work hard at it, I believe you can do it.
A; you said she was strict. Did she have a lot of rules?
B; she had some rules that helped us to feel comfortable. For example, the students had to treat each other with respect, or they would be disciplined.
A: I see. She sounds like she really cared about her students.
B; yes. She treated us all fairly; she don’t have any teacher’s pets.
A: really? Doesn’t every teacher have a teacher’s pet?
B; well. To be honest, I usually sucked up to teachers because I wanted them to give me good grades. However, miss.baymler didn’t treat me any differently. She really didn’t have any teacher’s pets.
A: do you know what she is doing now?
B; as a matter of fact, I do. After she taught our class, she got married and moved to another city. Then, she started writing children’s book.
A: have you ever read one of the books?
B; of course! Both children and adults enjoy her books.
A; why don’t you recommend one to me?
B; ok! I’ll bring one to you next time.

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