Pre-reading questions:
- What’s your favorite subject in school?
- Who’s the best teacher for you?
England, a country that is part of the United Kingdom, is experiencing a growing shortage of teachers. Many teachers already left their positions and a lot more are expected to quit soon. Teachers in key subjects such as Math and Science are urgently needed as the number of students is increasing.
Vocabulary:
a lot [pronoun] – a large number or amount
shortage [noun] – not enough
urgently [adverb] – needs immediate action or attention.
continue [verb] – to keep happening
rise [verb] – increase; go up
True or False:
- England has a surplus of teachers.
- Many teacher are leaving their positions.
- Teachers in Math and Science subjects are urgently needed.
- The number of students in England is decreasing.
- England is a country under United States of America.