2016英语必考点逐个击破快速提分：考点妙解1 主旨大意_高考复习指南

2016英语必考点逐个击破快速提分：考点妙解1 主旨大意

　　A teacher of English as a second language is the 20典型例题her of the Year in the United States. Kathy Mellor of Rhode Island will spend the next year as an international spokeswoman for education. President Bush and his wife. Eaura. honored her during a ceremony (仪式) at the White House last week.

　　For the past nineteen years. Kathy Melior has taught English as a second language at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, in the northeastern United States. She redesigned the program for E. S. L. students at her school to provide each student with one to three periods per day in classes for English learners.

　　How much instruction the students get depends on their level of skill in listening, speak- lng, reading and writing. The amount of time they spend in these classes is reduced as their level of English increases.

　　A teacher describes tfiis as the most successful E. S. L.

　　program in North Kingstown. She also praises Kathy Melior for providing help to students and their families by forming a local parents group for speakers of other languages. This improved their ability to help their children.

　　Kathy Melior earned a master's degree in education from Rhode Island College. She studied teaching English as a second language.

　　She was chosen for the national honor of Teacher of the Year from among top teachers in each of the fifty states. As Teacher of the Year, Kathy Melior will travel around the United States and to other countries. She will talk about the impor- tance of education and the work of teachers.