Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you'll see lots of things different from other schools, You can see the desks are not in rows and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they're facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom! The school calls the new way of learning "Tuantuanzuo", meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chances to communicate. Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles .There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a "study leader"who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class. Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring. "I just looked after my own business before,"said Wang. "But now I have to think about my five group members." But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits now. "I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today." Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80. "I rarely asked others when I had problems with my English tests. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful."
How many blackboards are there?
What do they call this new way of learning?
What does it mean?
What is the name of the school?
Who is the teacher?
What year do they teach?
What does this allow the pupils a better chance to do?
How many leaders are there?
What is the first one's role?
The next one?
And the last?
How many pupils usually make up a grouping?
Who is 15?
What role do they have?
Who is 16?
Were they weak in Spanish?
What were they weak in?
Were the old scores 60?
What were they?
And the new scores?
three blackboards
There are three blackboards
Tuantuanzuo
The school calls the new way of learning "Tuantuanzuo
sitting in groups
meaning sitting in groups
Dulangkou School
Take a class at Dulangkou School,
Wei Liying
Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher,
Junior 3
a Junior 3 teacher,
give students more chances to communicate
it was to give students more chances to communicate
Three
There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a "study leader"who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline leader
team leader
There is a team leader
study leader
study leader
discipline leader
And there is a discipline leader
5-6
Each group has five or six students
Wang Lin
Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old
team leader
Wang Lin is a team leader
Zhang Qi
Zhang Qi, 16,
no
Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English
English
was weak in English
no
She used to get about 70 in English tests.
70
She used to get about 70
more than 80
But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80