Modul 2: Story 19 Robert takes a test
Video 01 Presentation 1
Video 02 Presentation 2
Video 03 Presentation 3
Audio 01 The story
Robert Takes a Test
Robert is a college student. He studies very hard. But, he writes slowly and gets nervous during tests.
One day, Robert took a very difficult writing exam in Mr Shaw’s class. It was an important exam, and he was nervous. The students had one hour to finish the exam. All the students were writing for the whole hour.
At the end of the test, Mr Shaw asked all the students to put their pencils down and hand in their tests. All the students stopped writing except Robert. They stood up from their desks and put their tests in a pile on a table at the front of the room. Robert stayed at his desk, writing as quickly as he could.
“Young man,” Mr Shaw said in an angry voice. “You must stop immediately!”
Robert ignored the teacher and continued writing.
“If you do not stop immediately, I will fail you on this exam!” Mr Shaw said.
Robert did not stop writing. He pretended to not hear the teacher talking to him. He finished the test ten minutes later.
Robert brought his test to Mr Shaw at the front of the room. The teacher said,
“You did not finish in time. You will get no points for the test.”
Robert asked, “Do you know who I am?”
Mr Shaw said, “No. And I do not care.”
Robert asked again, “Are you sure you don’t know who I am?”
Mr Shaw was very angry. He said, “No.”
Robert smiled at the teacher.
“You should not be so happy, young man!” Mr Shaw said.
Robert walked to the table with the pile of tests. He placed his test in the middle of the pile and put them back on the table. “It is good that you do not know my name,” Robert said, and walked out of the room.
Video 04 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Is Robert a university student?
2. Does he study wholeheartedly?
3. Does he write slowly?
4. Does he get nervous during tests?
5. Did he take an oral exam in Mr Shaw’s class?
6. Was it a minor exam?
7. Was Robert confident?
8. Did the students have 45 minutes to finish the exam?
9. Did Mr Shaw ask all the students to put their pencils down and hand in their tests?
10. Did Robert stop writing?
11. Did he finish the test right away?
12. Was Mr Shaw very angry?
13. Did the teacher know who Robert was?
14. Did Robert give his test to the teacher?
Video 05 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
1. Who is a college student?
2. Who writes slowly and gets nervous during tests?
3. Who is Robert’s teacher?
4. Who took a very difficult writing exam?
5. Who stopped writing the test after one hour?
6. Who ignored Mr Shaw?
7. Who didn’t care about his student’s name?
Video 06 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
1. Is Robert a university student or a college student?
2. Does he study very hard or lazily?
3. Does he get nervous or relaxed during test?
4. Did he take an oral or a written exam in Mr Shaw’s class one day?
5. Did the students put their tests in a pile or did they leave them on their desks?
6. Did the students put their tests on the teacher’s table or on a table at the front of the room?
7. Did Robert write carelessly or did he work as quickly as he could?
8. Was Mr Shaw helpful or was he unfriendly to Robert?
Video 07 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
1. What is the college student’s name?
2. How hard does he study?
3. How does Robert write?
4. How does Robert usually feel during tests?
5. How much time did the students have to finish their exam in Mr Shaw’s class?
6. How many of them finished the exam right on time?
7. Which student didn’t do as the teacher said?
8. How did the teacher feel after the incident with Robert?
Video 08 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
Ask me…
1.
a. if Robert is a schoolboy.
b. who Robert is.
2.
a. if he studies wholeheartedly.
b. how he studies.
3.
a. if he gets nervous during lessons.
b. when he gets nervous.
4.
a. if Mr Shaw asked all the students to put their pencils down in the middle of the test.
b. when Mr Shaw told them to put their pencils down.
5.
a. if Mr Shaw wanted the students to hand in their tests.
b. what the teacher wanted from the students.
6.
a. if all the students stopped writing.
b. what the students stopped doing.
7.
a. if the students left their tests on their tables.
b. where the students put their tests.
8.
a. if Robert stayed at his desk writing as quickly as he could.
b. what Robert did at his desk.
9.
a. if Mr Shaw knew who Robert was.
b. what the teacher thought about Robert.
Video 09 Part F
Audio 07 Questions Part F
Audio 08 Variations
The story
Robert is a college student, and studies very hard but writes slowly. One day he
had a difficult test in Mr Shaw’s class and was very nervous. After an hour,
Robert was still writing when Mr Shaw asked the students to stop writing and
hand in their tests so the students put their pencils down. However, Robert
continued writing and this made Mr Shaw very angry. He said he would fail
Robert on the exam, but Robert didn’t stop writing. In the end, he stood up and
went to the teacher. He asked the teacher if he knew him, but the teacher
replied he didn’t care so Robert put his test into the pile of tests and walked out
of the room smiling. Of course, this made his teacher mad.
Robert’s story
I am a college student. I study very hard but write slowly. One day, I had a
difficult test in Mr Shaw’s class and was very nervous. After an hour, I was still
writing when Mr Shaw asked the students to stop writing and hand in their tests
so the students put their pencils down. However, I continued writing and this
made Mr Shaw very angry. He said he would fail me on the exam, but I didn’t
stop writing. In the end, I stood up and went to the teacher. I asked the teacher
if he knew me, but the teacher replied he didn’t care so I put my test into the
pile of tests and walked out of the room smiling. Of course, this made my
teacher mad.