Question 3
Read the following extract carefully and then answer the question in your own words
and in a well-written, grammatically correct paragraph.
Jodie looked back at her teacher. Mr. Swales was talking about what people do all day.
He also wanted to find out what his students wanted to be when they grew up. He called
on Billy Mitzer first.
"My daddy works in a bank," Billy Mitzer said. "I guess I want to work in a bank too.
There's lots of money in the bank."
"My parents have a grocery store," Emmy DiSalvo said. "Papa's behind the counter
and Mama keeps the cash register. But I want to be an airline pilot."
Jodie liked it when Mr. Swales asked them questions like this. He was about to call on
Jodie when the girls in the back row burst out laughing.
Shirley Danes yelled, "Jodie's Daddy is a garbageman! Pee-yoo!"
(http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/JodiDadd908.shtml Accessed 2020,
May 05.)
"The prejudices, stereotypes and insensitivity depicted in the above extract make this
short story unsuitable for intermediate learners."
In a well-constructed paragraph of about 200 words, tell us whether you agree or
disagree with this statement. Then discuss at least three specific examples in the given
extract to support your opinion on the text. Make sure your answer is worth 10 Marks.
(10 Marks)
SUBTOTAL: 20 MARKS