номер 2, страница 58 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс (spotlight) учебник Афанасьева, Дули

Citizenship

Across the Curriculum
Exercise 2B, page 58

We need teachers

Sao Sebastiao de Jacara, Brazil
20th April

To all the pupils and teachers at Mill House Secondary School,

Greetings from Brazil! I've been here for just a week, but already I have so much to share with you about the children and teachers I've met here.

Sadly, conditions at the village school here are much worse than I expected. For example, there are pupils here from seven to eleven years old, and there is only one teacher, Mrs Da Silva, and she teaches them all at the same time. For this reason, they only go to school for four hours a day.

Mrs Da Silva tries really hard, and she is so busy that it's impossible for her to give everyone the help they need. She is also not very well paid and gets no support.

What is more, if the children want to continue school after Year Four, then they have to go and live in Porto de Moz, the town where the nearest large school is. Unfortunately though, this means that they have to stay with another family and get a job to pay for their rent and food because it is quite far away.

An eleven-year-old student called Elian told me that's what his brothers and sister do, and he only sees them twice a year when they come home for the holidays. He wants to finish school, but he doesn't want to leave his family. He wouldn't have to make this tough decision if his school had more teachers.

Did you know Brazil is not the only country that needs more teachers? Over fifteen million teachers are needed around the world so that children can go to school and get an education.

I think we should do something to help. We could write a letter to the Prime Minister, or we could organize some sponsored events to raise money. Why don't you all think of some ideas, and when I come back, we can put them into action?

See you all in a couple of weeks.

Regards,
Ann Miles