LOWER INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 1C - LISTENING 1 (page 1)

A TEACHER

Read about Linda.

Hi, my name's Linda and I'm a teacher. I'm forty-six years old. I've been teaching for sixteen years. I teach history and geography in high school. I love my work. I learn something new every day. My classes are quite large. There are thirty children in most of them. The children are well behaved and the classes are usually fun. I'll probably teach for another ten years and then retire.

Now listen to the questions and write the answers.

QUESTION 1. What is Linda's job? 2. How old is she? 3. How long has she been teaching? 4. Does she teach kindergarten children? 5. How many children are in each class? 6. How old will Linda be when she retires?                  Answer 1. teaching / teacher 2. 46 3. 16 years 4. No. 5. 30 6. 56