Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below : (4 marks)Q.5 (B) (i) Write about Miss Phillips from the point of view of his students in ‘To Sir, with Love.’ (2)

Answer: To her students, Miss Phillips is a young, gentle and friendly teacher who, when challenged, firmly and cleverly defends her subject.

Miss Phillips is one of the young teachers at Greenslade School. The pupils find her pleasant, kind and easy to approach, and they are fond of her. At the half-yearly Students’ Council meeting, Denham, a trained boxer, bluntly says that P.T. twice a week for a short time is a waste and that only those who need it should do it. Miss Phillips does not lose her temper. She calmly explains that P.T. trains the mind as well as the body, because learning to do what one is told is also part of the training. Denham is outwitted and accepts defeat gracefully. After this the students see that their soft-spoken teacher is also confident, sensible and quick-witted, and they respect her more.