A good teacher means many things to many people. In my own experience, I think that the people I respect the most and think about the most are those who demand（要求）the most discipline（纪律）from their students.

I think of one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember a sign over the classroom door. It was a simple sign that said: “Laboratory—in this room the first five letters of the word are emphasized（强调）, not the last seven.” In other words, I guess, labor for her was more important than oratory. She hoped we could listen to her carefully and learned to do some experiments with discipline.

She always prepared for her work carefully, and she demanded that her students do the same. We got lots of homework from her. One time when she had broken her arm, everybody in the class thought that maybe the homework would be less, but it continued just the same. Since she couldn’t write, she stamped her name at the bottom of the papers to show that she had read them.

I think sometimes teachers who demand the most are perhaps liked by students the least. But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit（使受益）the students.

Hello, everyone! My name is Jane. Today I want to talk about our school.

Our school isn’t big but it is beautiful. There is a classroom building near the school gate. The classrooms, the music rooms, and the teachers’ offices are all in it.

The playground is behind the classroom building. We often play basketball there after class. Our library is on the left of the dinning hall and it is behind the playground. The food in the dinning hall is nice.

I like our school because it is like my home.

①Last Friday, our class held a special and meaningful activity—working in the field. The purpose of the activity was to give us a chance to experience farm life and improve our skills. We were excited when we heard the news.

②Guided by our teachers, we took part in the activity. Every eight students prepared their farming tools — together as a group, which played a key role in developing their ability to work with each other. Then, following a process including (包括) lining, turning, stepping and leveling the land, we managed to create an excellent environment for the growth of vegetables. Although there were challenges (挑战) like the hard soil and heavy tools, these could be seen as chances to build up both our bodies and willpower.

③At the end of the day, we students learned the skill of building cucumber frames (黄瓜架). It seemed easy to make them, but in fact, it was quite difficult to make them stand upright.

④Although it was tiring, we enjoyed the happiness of farming. “There couldn’t be a better chance to enjoy the beauty of farming, which enhanced my responsibility (责任) to value the fruit of others’ labor (劳动) and improved my skills,” said Liu Li, one of my classmates. More amazingly, great influences (影响) were seen when it comes to students’ daily life. “He began to make sure the zero-waste dinner, and loved planting in his bedroom”, said a student’s mother when talking about her son’s progress.

⑤Some of the students even suggested making a school garden in the empty land so that they could grow their vegetables and enjoy the fruit of the labor. The teachers thought the idea was quite great.