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alter she had written the letter everything had very simple, she had had an interview in the sum holidays with the headmaster. who luckily hadn't turned! her down, although she was rienced. the building had looked rather old, but it had quiet with none oi its pupils in the school. she had found a small flat near the school, althorg her mother said that grace was too young and the district was too dangerous, grace felt she had done the thing. so this was form the morning had been while the pupils were still wary and getting ways yet when she climbed back to her lunch, she for one moment after she opened door, on the point of running away from green lane ever. there were two fights going on, one in each corner of the room. there were pieces of paper all over the floor. one of the tables was on its side, with one leg broker she laid her books on the desk. be quiet! shouted grace, wondering what she was doing there and why she had decided to become teacher. she had told geoffrey she could shout as loudly as he, and perhaps it was true. the two fights stopped and those who were watching them or talking and laughing in the middle of the room turned round and looked at her in surprise. be quiet, grace repeated. and pick up that table. we'll write a dictation. can't, said the red-haired girl in the white sweater. the boys've broken it. what do we do then? they sat quietly now looking at her. well, pick up the table anyway. put it at the back of the room. one of you boys at the back. that wasa mistake. that gave each of them an excuse to think she meant someone else. suddenly she felt tears coming to her eyes. she couldn't cry in front of everybody. i'm asking you for the last time-pick-up-that-table. immediately, a large boy with a red face was on his feet. he went to the broken table and picked it up. table -it was all right now. grace could look up at her class. she sat down and started checking the register of form iiib. (after the heart of 7 by monica dickens)

exercises on the text answer the following questions. what did grace peel do to get a job at green lane?

2 why was she lucky to get it? 3 what did the school! building look like? 4 why the school quit when grace first visited it? 5. where was grace going to live?

6. what did her mother think of her new job 7 what form was she going to teach? how did the pupils receive grace in the morning? what was she on the point of doing after lunch? why? 10. what did grace-do to stop the fights? 11. what happened when she did it? 12 whyt did she ask the pupils fo do? 13. what did one of the girls answer? 14 what mistake did grace make in asking the children to pick up the table? 15. who imally obeyed the teacher's order? 16. what did grace do before begin- ning. her lesson? 17. how did grace's icelings change during her first day at green lane