Chris: First period is math with Mr. Woods. I don’t know how am I going to stay awake?
Nora: I like Mr. Wood. He’s interesting.
Chris: He’s boring! He could put the entire basketball team to sleep—during the championship game! Who do you have for economics?
Nora: Mrs. Jenkins. She’s smart. Students really learn a lot from her.
Chris: She’s tough! You have to work hard in her class, or you’ll probably fail.
Nora: No pain, no gain.
Chris: Nonsense, You could have learned even more with Mr. Sharp. But not many studentsopt for his class.
Nora: What’s wrong with him?
Chris: Often, the highest grade he gives on a term paper is C+, and he usually fails half of the students.
Nora: No wonder he’s got the nickname Mr. Shark. Well, how about PE? What are you doing this semester?
Chris: That’s the worst part. In PE, we’re learning t’ai chi. I’m bored to death.
Nora: Ha-ha! Not to rub salt into the wound, but our class is playing your favorite sport: basketball.
Chris: Oh…that figures! This is going to be a terrible semester.
Nora: This is going to be a great semester!
