2. The following sentences have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what these sentences would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story (a) She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. (b) They had taken Tommy's teacher away for nearly a month. (c) It wasn't a regular teacher. It was a man. (d) How could a man be a teacher ? (e) A teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches.
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A) She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether.
Today, this means
- A teacher should be dismissed from his post forever, as some students dislike some teachers for their academic or personal reasons.
In the context of the story,
- Margie doesn’t like the school and the mechanical teacher so she thinks that her mechanical teacher should be removed forever from the school, as she doesn't like school and homework.
b) They had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month.
Today, this means-
- Any teacher who is on the leave or holidays for a month because of his personal or health reasons.
In the context of the story,
- Tommy's mechanical teacher had got some serious technical problems so it took nearly a month to get repaired and come back.
(c) It wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.
Today, this means-
- Today this is a meaningless sentence. (today only humans can teach)
In the context of the story,
- Margie and Tommy have mechanical teachers, that is their regular teacher. They can't think the human as a teacher.
(d) How could a man be a teacher?
Today, this means-
- Today this is a meaningless question.
In the context of the story,
- Margie thinks that a man could not be a teacher, as the machines are very intelligent and human cannot compete with them
(e) A teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches
Today, this means-
- Each child has a different way of learning and all cannot learn in the same way. so the teacher has to make adjustments to teach them according to their mindset.
In the context of the story,
- Margie is surprised to hear that all students go to school and the teacher teaches them the same thing to all. then she reminds of her mother's words that how a teacher should be adjusted with the age of each child.
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A) She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether.
Today, this means
- A teacher should be dismissed from his post forever, as some students dislike some teachers for their academic or personal reasons.
In the context of the story,
- Margie doesn’t like the school and the mechanical teacher so she thinks that her mechanical teacher should be removed forever from the school, as she doesn't like school and homework.
b) They had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month.
Today, this means-
- Any teacher who is on the leave or holidays for a month because of his personal or health reasons.
In the context of the story,
- Tommy's mechanical teacher had got some serious technical problems so it took nearly a month to get repaired and come back.
(c) It wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.
Today, this means-
- Today this is a meaningless sentence. (today only humans can teach)
In the context of the story,
- Margie and Tommy have mechanical teachers, that is their regular teacher. They can't think the human as a teacher.
(d) How could a man be a teacher?
Today, this means-
- Today this is a meaningless question.
In the context of the story,
- Margie thinks that a man could not be a teacher, as the machines are very intelligent and human cannot compete with them
(e) A teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches
Today, this means-
- Each child has a different way of learning and all cannot learn in the same way. so the teacher has to make adjustments to teach them according to their mindset.
In the context of the story,
- Margie is surprised to hear that all students go to school and the teacher teaches them the same thing to all. then she reminds of her mother's words that how a teacher should be adjusted with the age of each child.