She thought about all the students' compositions she needed to grade that evening,but her head was still aching.She decided to lie down on her bed and rest for a while.She had been resting only five minutes when she heard a knock on the door again .She was too stressed and feeling too terrible to have any more visitors that day.Besides,it could only be a social call.She decided to ignore the knock on the door.Surely the visitors would go away and come again another day.The knocks persisted for nearly 10 minutes.Melinda was close to tears.She wondered,"Why don't the people here understand the pressure I am under?I don't want to be rude,but why can't they make an appointment before they come?"
So,the three people did not see each other that night,but all three were left with feelings of frustration
1。List all possible reasons why the teacher might not answer the door.
2. In the Western countries ,is it common for visitors to make an appointment ahead of time?
3. What cultural factors influenced the students to visit the teacher without making an appointment?
4.What cultural factors influenced the foreign teacher to ignore the visitors?
5.Do you think the foreign teacher intended to be rude ?
6.Should the students assume the teacher is rude? Why or why not?
7.Should the students become discouraged and never return?
8.Should the students stand there for 10minutes knocking on the door?Why or why not?