People who like to study don't always fit into the modern scheme of things,
A) Read this poem by J.E. Faulks.
Problem Child
How shall I deal with Roger,
Mrs. Prodger? I've never yet been
able To sit him at table And make him
paint a label ярлык For the salmon 
in the
kindergarten shop заведении детского сада.
But he is full of animation
When I mention a dictation,
And he never wants a spelling test to stop.
I've encouraged self-expression And intentional
digression отклонение от темы But I think I'll have to let the system
drop.
For the normal child, like Roger,
Is a do-er, not a dodger 
хитрец, And your
methods, Mrs. Prodger, are a flop фиаско. How shall
I deal with Roger,
Mrs. Prodger?
I've had projects on the fairies, On
markets, shops, and dairies 
сыроварнях; I've had
projects on the prairies 
сепях, But the little
fellow doesn't want to play:
Instead he has a yearning 
сильное желание
For unreasonable learning,
And wants to do Arithmetic all day.
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He shows a strong proclivity 
наклонность,
For purposeless activity,
And doesn't want experience in clay глине.
So I rather think that Roger
Is a doer, not a dodger хитрец, And how would you
deal with Roger, can you say?
B) Answer the following questions:
1. The person who is supposed to be speaking in the poem is a teacher in one of the early grades in school. She is talking to the principal, Mrs. Prodger. What does she say in the first few lines that she has been unable to get Roger to do?
2. What does animation mean? Do you think Roger liked to have a dictation exercise or not? What did he feel about spelling tests?
3. How might one "encourage self-expression" among kindergar ten children or first graders? What does digression mean? The teach er says that Roger, however, wants to do the subjects, not dodge them. What in the last part of the first stanza suggests that she thinks most little children are like Roger?
4. What projects has the teacher tried in an effort 
to interest Roger? How did Roger respond to these? What did he have a yearning for? What did he want to do?
5. What does proclivity mean? What does Roger show a strong proclivity for? What are these activities that Roger likes to engage in? Do you think the teacher really thinks that they are purposeless? What kind of experience does Roger not want?
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IV. 1. Debate the following point:
Computers are indispensable in foreign-language learning.
Note: Arguments: Students sitting at computer terminals can receive instruction in a wide variety 
of subjects.
Computers can both teach and quiz students on the new subject matter.
Each student can proceed at his own speed, etc.
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