Read it!

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?