5 questios of chapter2

1. what did Carol Baum want to do for her students in her Advanced English as a Second Language class?
Carol Baum thought that it was difficult to improve English. If students thought so, they would feel inconfident. The teacher considered the advanced English as a second language class just like to study something new. That would be much easier .
2. why wasn’t the English class going well at first?
Because the student thought the reading is too hard. They weretired of reading that and too much new vocabulary
3. what happen to get the students interested in the class?
The teacher tried to motivate student talk more in the class and asked them something new which they were inerested in.
4. why does the teacher admire her students?
Because students could overcome the language barrier and had more and more progress.
5. what is the main idea of this reading?
As the international students,we should work harder than the local students. Additionally, teachers' patient is important. Both them should know how to cooperate with each other so that we can improve our English well.