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Elementary, junior high* and high schools* all start this week. The students are excited. Tracy Teacher teaches 7th grade*. She teaches earth* science. Most students like her class. School starts at different times. The elementary schools start at 8:15 a.m. The junior high and high schools start at 8:30 a.m. But the school band* meets at 7:30 a.m.
Conversation A
(in the studio)
Rob: Hi, Tracy Teacher! Welcome to the program!
Tracy: Thank you, Rob!
Rob: School starts this week.
Tracy: Yes, it does. Elementary schools, junior high schools* and high schools* all start this week.
Rob: Are the students excited?
Tracy: Yes, they are. My students really like school.
Rob: But sometimes students don't like school at all.
Tracy: And that's too bad.
Conversation B
Rob: Where do you teach, Tracy?
Tracy: I teach at Lincoln Junior High School.
Rob: Which grade* do you teach?
Tracy: I teach 7th grade. I teach earth* science.
Rob: What is that?
Tracy: I teach about the earth and things on it. My students study the land and the oceans.
Rob: Do students like your class?
Tracy: Many do. And they ask good questions.
Conversation C
Rob: What time does school start?
Tracy: Different schools start at different times. The elementary schools start at 8:15 a.m.
Rob: What time do the junior high and high school start?
Tracy: They start at 8:30 a.m. But students can take early classes.
Rob: What time do early classes start?
Tracy: Well, our school band* meets at 7:30 a.m.
Rob: That’s too early for me.
Questions
What grade does Tracy teach?
(Con B: She teaches 7th grade.)
What grade are you in?