When the brother and sister returned home, before they could open the door, they heard a burst of cheerful chatter coming from the house.
The sound was very mixed and messy. In addition to my parents, I guess there were three or four people who spoke less.
Xu Yiyang didn't think much, took out the key and opened the door.
As soon as he opened the door, Xu Yiyang saw his class teacher Zhang Aixue and two other familiar men sitting on his small sofa, chatting animatedly with his parents.
Father Xu was passing cigarettes to the three of them. When he turned around and saw Xu Yiyang coming in, he waved and said, "Oh, Yangyang, come on, come on, you Principal Lin, Director Xue and Teacher Zhang are all here to see you!"
Before Xu Yiyang could come to his senses, class teacher Zhang Aixue stood up with a smile on his face and said with great joy: "Classmate Xu Yiyang, you really brought glory to our No. 1 Middle School today!"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that your English test scores are usually not impressive, but you can talk and laugh with foreign guests at critical moments. Tell me, how did you develop your spoken English? of?"
Actually, Zhang Aixue had another question that he was too embarrassed to ask. If you don't take the exam, why are you wandering along the Yellow River
When I thought about following the school leaders to reward Xu Yiyang, I really couldn't ask such an inappropriate question.
Xu Yiyang smiled slightly and said truthfully: "I just practiced my spoken English by following foreign movies and TV shows. I just mastered it in a daze. Maybe it's because I have some talent in language learning."
Zhang Aixue didn't have much doubt and nodded seriously: "Spoken language really depends on talent, but I am not good at it. Language talent is a negative number. You see, I can't even speak Mandarin well."
For most people, it is not difficult to learn English for exams, but it is difficult to learn spoken English well.
The example given by Zhang Aixue is very representative. Many people who have the ability to enter key universities may not be able to speak standard Mandarin well.
In particular, the Qilu dialect has a strong accent. It is really difficult to get rid of the accent habit. It is also difficult to speak Mandarin, the mother tongue, let alone speak English well.
At this time, the two older men beside Zhang Aixue also stood up.
One of the middle-aged men who was slightly overweight said with a smile: "Classmate Xu Yiyang, Director Cai of the Education Bureau called you today and praised you very much. He also told you that the school will reward you well." !”
Xu Yiyang recognized this middle-aged man. He should be the principal of his high school. His surname was Lin and his name was Lin Zhenlu.
After recognizing him, Xu Yiyang also recognized the tall middle-aged man next to him.
He should be the director of the Academic Affairs Office, Xue Guangshan.
Xu Yiyang walked up to the three of them, bowed slightly and said humbly, "Thank you, Principal Lin, thank you, Director Xue, and thank you, Teacher Zhang. In fact, this is mainly due to the good education of the school, and I want to thank the school for its cultivation."
Lin Zhenlu smiled bitterly and said: "You can say that the other things are cultivated by the school, but I really don't believe in the spoken English thing!"
When thinking about what happened this morning, Lin Zhenlu still feels very depressed.
At around eight o'clock in the morning, he received a call from Secretary Hu of the Education Bureau. He heard that the director named him and asked him to send a qualified English teacher to help the Education Bureau receive foreign guests.
He didn't dare to delay, so he quickly contacted the leader of the English group of the third grade students in Yingzhou No. 1 Middle School.
But as soon as the other party heard that he was going to be a translator for foreign guests, he immediately became scared.
He said that he had never spoken to foreigners at all. In recent years, he had only taught the things in the syllabus and oral dialogue had been completely abandoned. If he really met foreign guests, he would probably embarrass No. 1 Middle School.
Lin Zhenlu asked other English teachers, and they all said that they did not have the ability and did not dare to show their shame in front of the education director.
English teachers are also very realistic in their considerations. Everyone has been neglecting spoken English for many years. It is equivalent to a soldier who has never fired a real gun the day he joined the army and is suddenly sent to the battlefield. He may have forgotten how to shoot.
Therefore, if you have the temerity to translate for foreign guests, your own level is not good enough, coupled with nervousness and lack of confidence, it is easy to make a mess.
Moreover, this is no ordinary occasion.
On ordinary occasions, it doesn't matter even if it doesn't work.
But this time, I have to act as an interpreter for foreign guests in front of the Director of Education, and there are also reporters from the TV station to follow. If the translation is not done well, the leaders will see it. Once the TV station broadcasts it, the people in the city will see it. Here, my future is probably doomed.
At that time, Lin Zhenlu was extremely anxious. The director's secretary kept calling to urge him, but no English teacher in the school dared to answer the call.
No one dared to respond. Although he was very angry, he didn't dare to force him. Otherwise, if someone forced him to go over and mess up, he would also be in trouble.
What a blessing! At the critical moment, Xu Yiyang, who was supposed to be sitting in the examination room, appeared on the edge of the Yellow River for some reason and easily put out the fire.
Otherwise, if we really force No. 1 Middle School to have a teacher, I'm afraid it will be a huge loss today.
Lin Zhenlu was so happy in his heart that he even forgot to think about why Xu Yiyang didn't take the exam.
He was too lazy to think about this problem, so who cares? As long as the result is good, you are lucky.
So, he took out a stack of cash from the leather bag he carried with him, handed it to Xu Yiyang, and said seriously: "Classmate Xu Yiyang, these five thousand yuan are a reward from the school. I hope you will continue to work hard and bring glory to the school."
Xu Yiyang's eyes suddenly lit up when he looked at the pile of cash.
"Thank you, Principal Lin!"
Xu Yiyang hurriedly thanked him and took the pile of money from Lin Zhenlu's hand.
Lin Zhenlu smiled and said: "Director Cai said that you have made a great contribution this time, and you deserve it."
As he said that, he looked at Xu's father and Xu's mother who were a little reserved on the side, and said with a smile: "You two have raised a good son!"
Father Xu said humbly: "Everywhere, the school has cultivated me well!"
"Parental training is more important!" Lin Zhenlu said, looking at the time on his watch, and said: "It's getting late, so we won't delay you in cooking and eating, and let Xu Yiyang have a good rest and recharge his batteries. , we will continue to entertain foreign guests tomorrow."
Zhang Aixue also said: "Xu Yiyang, you did not take part in this exam. I have already applied with the grade director to keep your grade ranking from the last exam so that you will not be assigned to the last exam room next time."
Xu Yiyang nodded and said: "Thank you, Teacher Zhang!"
Lin Zhenlu said with a look of relief: "Classmate Xu Yiyang, you must guard against arrogance and impetuosity and keep up your efforts."
"I know Principal Lin."
Xu Yiyang nodded, and then thought of his current plan to make money, and said, "By the way, Principal Lin, I have something I want to ask the school for help with."
Lin Zhenlu said immediately: "If you have any problems, just say it. If the school can solve it, we will definitely help you solve it."
Xu Yiyang said: "Principal, I would like to borrow a classroom in the school during the winter vacation."
Lin Zhenlu asked curiously: "What do you want to use the classroom for?"
Xu Yiyang said vaguely: "I want to try to organize an English interest group during the winter vacation, but don't worry, I will only use it during the vacation and will not delay the school's normal teaching."
Lin Zhenlu immediately said: "This is a good thing. The classrooms are idle during the winter vacation. Which one do you want?"
Seeing that Lin Zhenlu agreed so easily, Xu Yiyang immediately jumped on the pole and said with a calm face: "Principal, if possible, I would like to borrow the audio-visual classroom in our laboratory building..."
In my memory, there was an electronic classroom in Yingzhou No. 1 Middle School in high school, which was equipped with computers, TVs, projectors and slide projectors. It was the most technological classroom in Yingzhou No. 1 Middle School at that time, except for the computer room.
At that time, the only electronic classroom was used by the whole school in turn, and each class could only have two or three classes in the electronic classroom in one semester. However, every time a class was taught in the electronic classroom, everyone felt very novel and excited.
Since I want to do English training during the winter vacation, it is definitely best to have the assistance of audio and video teaching equipment. Not only will the teaching effect be good, but it will also look more professional and authoritative in the eyes of parents.
Lin Zhenlu hesitated slightly when he heard this request.
The electronic classroom, computer room and laboratory are indeed the treasures of the school. After all, teaching funds are limited and every piece of equipment is precious. It is somewhat uneasy to lend it to any student.
However, when he thought that Xu Yiyang had indeed contributed to Yizhong and was the one that Director Cai personally called to praise, Lin Zhenlu couldn't be ignored, so he agreed and said, "Okay, when will you use it? I'll make arrangements."
Xu Yiyang said: "I'll use it the day after tomorrow."
Lin Zhenlu nodded and said, "Okay, I will ask someone to say hello to Master Zhang in the laboratory building later. He lives in the guard room. You can go directly to him to get the key then."
Xu Yiyang was overjoyed when his goal was achieved, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Principal Lin!"
(End of chapter)