一名國小教師
【內容提示】
介紹一位名叫Kate的國小教師。她教三年級，她的學生8—9歲。她擔任閱讀、書法和算術課的教學任務。她上的課很有趣。其他老師教音樂和體育。有時，她在課堂上還向學生介紹有關歷史和其他學科的知識。她努力使學生養成良好的習慣。早晨她七點半到校，比上課時間提前一小時，下午她五點半離校。
【作文示範】
A Primary School Teacher
Kate is a primary school teacher. She teaches in a third grade class with children at the age of eight or nine.
Kate instructs①her pupils in reading, writing, and arithmetic②. (Other teachers teach them music and physical training.)Her teaching manner is very interesting. Sometimes she introduces them to knowledge of history and other subjects. She tries to teach them good study habits.
Kate has a long day. Usually she arrives at school at half past seven, an hour before classes begin. At lunch she eats together with her pupils. After class Kate corrects the pupils homework and prepares her lessons for the next day. She doesnot leave school until half past five in the afternoon.
Kate is busy with her work all the day.
【詞語解釋】
①instruct sb. in sth. 給……上……課
②arithmetic[+＇riIm+tik] n．算術；計算
【寫法指要】
1）本文也是人物介紹說明文，但與上文有所不同。上文旨在介紹一個人的突出事跡，而本文介紹的是平常人的日常工作情況。正文分兩段，第一段概述Kate的工作內容，第二段寫她天的工作日程，用的是記敘手法。
2）雖然在“內容提示”中有“其他老師教音樂和體育”之說，但在文章中不能出現。如果寫進去這樣的內容，在英語修辭上就把它叫做與主題無關的“無關句”（irrelevant sentence）。