LastsummerIwentthroughatrainingprogramandbecamealiteracy(识字)volunteer.WhenIbegantoknowwhatotherpeople’sliveswerelikebecausetheycouldnotreadIrealizedthetrueimportanceofreading.MyfirststudentMarie
LastsummerIwentthroughatrainingprogramandbecamealiteracy(识字)volunteer.WhenIbegantoknowwhatotherpeople’sliveswerelikebecausetheycouldnotreadIrealizedthetrueimportanceofreading.
MyfirststudentMariewasa44-year-oldsinglemotherofthree.InthefirstlessonIfoundoutshewalkedtwomilestothenearestsupermarkettwiceaweekbecauseshedidn’tknowwhichbustotake.WhenItoldherIwouldgetherabustimetableshetoldmeitwouldnothelpbecauseshecouldnotreadit.Shesaidshealsohaddifficultyonceshegottothesupermarketbecauseshecouldn’talwaysrememberwhatsheneeds.Sinceshedidnotknowwordsshecouldnotwriteoutashoppinglist.Alsoshecouldonlyknowitemsbysightsoiftheproducthadadifferentsignshewouldnotknowitastheproductshewanted.
AsweworkedtogetherlearninghowtoreadbuiltMarie’sself-confidencewhichencouragedhertocontinueherstudies.Shebegantomakefastprogressandwasevenabletotakethebustothesupermarket.Afterthissuccessfultripshereportedhowself-confidentshefelt.
AttheendoftheprogramshebeganhelpingheryoungestsonTonyashyfirstgraderwithhisreading.Shesatwithhimbeforehewenttosleepandtogethertheywouldreadbedtimestories.Whenhiseyesbecamewidewithexcitementasshereadpridewaswrittenalloverherface.AsshedescribedthisexperienceIwasproudofmyselfaswell.IfoundthathelpingMarietobuildself-confidencewasmorerewardingthananythingIhadeverdonebefore.
AsaliteracyvolunteerIlearnedagreatdealaboutteachingandhelpingothers.InfactImayhavelearnedmorefromtheexperiencethanMariedid.
1.Mariedidn’tgotothesupermarketbybusbecause______.
A.shelivedtooclosetothesupermarket
B.shewantedtostayfitthroughwalking
C.therewerenobusstopsinfrontofthesupermarket
D.shehadnoideawhichbustotaketothesupermarket
2.WhatdidthewriterprobablyfindwhenhewasteachingMarietoread?
A.Marielearnthowtoreadreallyfast
B.Mariehadnogiftforlearninghowtoread
C.ItwashardforMarietochangeherhabits
D.ItwashardforMarietobuildself-confidence
3.Welearnthatintheend________.