学进去

Yang Weiyun,73, is from Anhui province. She had been a Chinese teacher in a primary school for 30 years and a kindergarten head (幼儿园园长) for another 20 years.

In retirement, Yang also wanted to do something meaningful. The rise of short video platforms gave her the idea of continuing her education through livestreaming online (在线直播). In her class, she neither sings nor dances, she also doesn’t sell products. Yang teaches pinyin, reading and writing. Her students are mostly adults.

“Many adults didn’t have the chance to go to school when they were young. They needed writing and reading abilities. And I wanted to give them a new starting point,” Yang said. Yang’s class offers an easy and secret way for those who want to overcome adult illiteracy (成人文盲). More than ten thousand people have classes online.

Yang Weiyun offered free pinyin courses for kindergarten pupils about to attend primary schools. However, she learned among her viewers there are a lot of illiterate adults (文盲成年人). Yang said she found them are not confident. They are afraid to go to new places, they couldn’t teach their children or read their boss’s instructions. So she added special content (内容) to meet their needs.

Zhang Mei is among the students who benefited from Yang’s lessons. She had never been to school. She moved to the city after she got married. She couldn’t find suitable work. She couldn’t fill in forms or read the tasks from teachers for children. She watches Yang’s lessons in her spare time. Now she can read Chinese characters and knows how to write her name. She also found a job.

Yang said that she tried her best to find out what ways the students can learn and remember better, and her biggest wish now is to see these students graduate from her classes. Online teaching makes her feel that she is a “useful person” to the society.

1．What is Yang Weiyun’s job?

A．educator

B．doctor

C．worker

D．trader

2．Which of the following belongs to her course content?

A．selling products

B．dancing

C．reading and writing

D．singing

3．The main reason why adults like to come to Yang Weiyun’s online class to study is that ________.

A．she gives them a chance to go to school

B．her blackboard writing is very clear and beautiful

C．in her class, adults can learn how to sing, dance, read and write pinyin

D．her courses not only protect personal information but also help adults solve reading and writing difficulties

4．Illiterate adults face many difficulties in life, such as _________.
①Unable to find a right job   
②Can’t understand the boss’s task
③Afraid of going to a new environment                       
④Worried about their children’s poor education

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②③④

5．Which of the following proverb can reflect Yang Weiyun’s character?

A．Knowledge is power.	B．Well begun is half done.
C．It’s never too late to learn.	D．Practice makes perfect.