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and more grey streaks these days), springy hair that lines the edge of
his growing bald patch, and the hair bounces up and down with him like
thousands of tiny little springs. Then, he takes on his whole new persona,
often going into role and becoming the character or figure he is talking
about, doing the voices, the actions, and parading up and down the room
gesticulating wildly, but all the while there’s a gentle ‘bounce, bounce,
bounce’, as though the springs are not just on his head but on the soles
of his shoes too.

A teacher that doesn’t take himself too seriously always will be a big hit
with teenagers, although he’s not afraid to impose his authority if he has
to. I’ve only ever heard him properly shout once (although thankfully it
wasn’t it me), but it isn’t an experience that I would like to repeat. When
he lost it, the room suddenly became more silent than I’d ever known it
to be before. We all sat slightly paralyzed, not even anting to breathe too
loudly, because hearing such a jovial and jolly little man lose his temper
was a huge shock. It certainly had the right kind of impact though, because
he’s never needed to shout since.
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Comprehension
Answer these questions.

1. What is the main topic of the description above?
2. Mention the reasons why the writer likes his history teacher.
3. Describe the teacher’s physically!
4. Decribe how the teacher teaches in the class!
5. When he lost it, the room ...(3 paragraph).
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What does the word ‘it’ refer to?
6. .... lose his temper was a huge shock.
What does the synonimof the bold word?

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