Biography of a favorite teacher.

Instruction: Write about the above topic in 120 words.
The following is a translation from a Primary four student's Bahasa Melayu exercise on the above topic.

My favorite teacher is CakguCikgu Ramlah (not her real name). She is about 20 30 50 years old. She is a very good teacher. She is sometimes strict but she is good to you if you listen to her. She likes to eat rice, mee goreng, chicken, cakes and fruits. She likes to drink coffee, tea, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, 7UP, Mirinda, Pepsi Twist, Soya Bean, orange juice, apple juice, watermelon juice, grape juice, pineapple juice, papaya juice and guava juice. I like to play

(at this point, the student paused and stared at the paper. Should he continue writing about this teacher he sees everyday in class and yet never knew much about? First of all, is this an exam topic?)

She likes to eat apple, pears, pineapple, guava, lemon, melon, oranges, grapes, durians, langsat, rambutans, dragon fruit, kembayau, mangosteen, mangoes, lychee, peach, banana, papaya, pumpkin, cucumber, berries, nuts, chillies, tomatoes, ....the list went on, until the 120th word is reached!

I made up the last paragraph anyway. I am not a Language teacher but I had a chance to sit in a class today. I sat at the back and imagined myself teaching a group of young students (which should be fun). Then came this vision of me trying to keep my room in order while my nephew and niece ran around messing with my toilet paper, scribbled drawings on the floor and spilled water color on the painting writing table. Hmm... nope, two is enough... I do not think I can handle teaching 20 kids running about and talking simultaneously, excited about doing their science activities. Imagine the bigger mess!

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