Parent-teacher Interviews

Task 1:

While you are listening, identify the expressions that are used to:

Begin the interview:	Welcome to the parents-teacher interview.
Make transitions from one topic to another:	We are happy to hear that, but we have a question.
End the interview:	Thank you very much for coming tonight, if you still have any question, recommend, feel free to connect me, many parents do.

 Answer the questions below about the interview.

1. Is Richard progressing well in school?

    - Yes
2. What specific comments about Richard’s performance does the teacher make?

    - Writing. Longer sentences and more reasonable.
3. What four questions did the parents ask?
    - a-Concent about homework, b-If he making new friends in school, c-Is there any program after school, d- what is the learning skills. 

4. What information do the parents give the teacher about their son?
    - They reading sometimes in chinese in the evening.

5. What suggestions does the teacher give to help Richard do better in school?
    - To read little more at home.

6. How does the meeting end?
    - The teacher thanks the parents and hope them feel free to feeback.

Take 2:

1. exceeds (the provincial standards) .....d...	4-a) a text with a graph or some other visual display
2. remediation ............	6-b) longer
3. literary text ..............	9-c) standard ways of doing something
4. graphic text ...............	1-d) goes beyond what is expected
5. cite .................	10-e) at a constant level (of success)
6. extended ................	7-f) very good performance
7. considerable effectiveness .................	11-g) a figure with four or more sides and angles
8. conventions ...............	3-h) a story
9. consistently ...................	5-i) to mention, refer to
10. emerging .................	2-j) an action taken to correct or improve a skill
11. polygon ......................	8-k) beginning, starting to happen