[speaker001:] Are you ready?
[speaker002:] Yes.
[speaker001:] Who can tell us something about the author's life? Volunteer?
[speaker002:] The author was a famous writer, and he was also a politician. He was born in 1911 and died in 1985.
[speaker001:] Very good. Sit down, please. Susan, what's the general idea of the text?
[speaker002:] Can I answer it in Chinese?
[speaker001:] No, you can't. This is an English class, and you have to express yourself in English.
[speaker002:] Let me have a try. The author takes the characters peculiar to the British people as a topic to show that they are quite different from other nationalities. They are quiet, shy and reserved...
[speaker001:] Excellent. Class is over. Let's have a break.