
[Practice] The Parent-Teacher Conference How to navigate your child’s schooling ![]() Discussion Questions Q1 Why did you choose this topic for today’s class discussion? Q2 [Discussion] Have you heard of PTCs before? When you think of parent-teacher conferences, what comes to mind? Q3 [Discussion] Have you ever been to a PTC? What kind of conversations did you have with your child’s teacher? What, if anything, did you find difficult about it? Q4 [Discussion] What do you find most difficult about being at PTCs? Do you think language is the primary barrier? Q5 [Practice] Your family recently moved into a new school area. Introduce yourself and your child to your child’s teacher. Q6 [Practice] Imagine that you are currently at a PTC with your child’s teacher, and have some concerns about your child’s performance. Express some of your concerns to your child’s teacher. Q7 [Practice] Imagine that you’re having a conversation with your child’s teacher. Express the goals that you have for your child, and ask their teacher if you feel these goals are attainable. Q8 If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down. Expressions homeroom teacher a teacher that is attached to or responsible for a specific group of students 例句 1 In school, we usually had a homeroom teacher who was responsible for handling most of the students. 例句 2 I knew that there were at least six homerooms, and in each one, a homeroom teacher resided. take advantage of… make full use of something / to make unfair demands of someone or something… 例句 1 There’s no reason not to take advantage of all of the grants this university provides us. 例句 2 Sometimes I feel like he was just taking advantage of me. I made so much more money than him, after all. preface start / open 例句 1 To preface, I wanted to say that I’m not a professional writer. 例句 2 I want to preface this speech with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. |
| *本教材是專爲使用Ringle學習英文的學員設計。 |