New Look in Class

One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks 【小题1】no longer in rows, but pushed together to make six desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen 【小题2】the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom   arrangement （安排）.“Now our class is quieter,”said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with 【小题3】own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”

Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss 【小题4】then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It【小题5】us believe in ourselves.”It was part of a reform（改革）at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with 【小题6】ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve 【小题7】abilities to study 【小题8】by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.

However, the reform has demanded (要求）more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes. It is 【小题9】to teach in such a short time. The teachers【小题10】better ways to teach more effectively (有效地）.

“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.