Mr Springer is a popular teacher at his Adelaide primary school — but he is also very popular online. Mr Springer has gained 1.8 million followers on TikTok (an overseas version of Douyin), where he is known as Mr Luke, and his videos have had more than 64 million likes.
Mr Luke shot to fame after the videos he started posting about the funny questions his students asked him became popular. The 34-year-old teacher acts out the conversation by slicing the footage of him as teacher and him as the kid asking the question. His most watched video is one of him explaining how a gold coin donation can’t be handed back for the shop. A simple idea, but the video has attracted two million views and counting.
And while Mr Springer admits he hasn’t made money from the videos themselves, they have led to deals with brands such as Bunnings Warehouse. He also appeared on ABC kids’ TV show Play School and last month released a children’s book, called Guess What We Are Doing Today? “My income is my job and my job is teaching, this is a hobby,” he said. “If a video goes viral, it goes viral, which is great but there’s no money made just out of posting videos.”
What makes his content special, and has drawn the attention of millions, he said, is that “Everyone has their own experiences of their own school life.”
Mr Springer said he has learnt to deal with negative online comments by understanding that “not everyone is going to like you”. “If you go on to social media with the expectation of trying to make everyone like you, it’s really dangerous,” he said. “Just like being a teacher, some students are going to like you and some students won’t vibe with you, it’s going to be the same online.” Mr Springer said if “used correctly, social media can be fun and enjoyable”.
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1.What were Mr Springer’s videos about?
A His daily teaching to his students.
B A gold coin donation of his students.
C Funny questions from his students.
D Many simple ideas from his students.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the videos he started posting about the funny questions his students asked him became popular.”可知，他的视频是关于他的学生提的有趣问题。故选C。
2.What’s the third paragraph mainly about?
A Mr Springer’s wishes.
B Mr Springer’s gain.
C Mr Springer’s influences.
D Mr Springer’s experiences.
解析：选B。B 段落大意题。根据第三段中的“they have led to”“He also appeared on”“released a children’s book”等可知，该段主要讲的是该网红教师走红后的收获。故选B。
3.What does Mr Springer think of the negative online comments?
A They’re special.
B They’re natural.
C They’re dangerous.
D They’re enjoyable.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“by understanding that ‘not everyone is going to like you’”他很理解“不是每个人都会喜欢你”，可知他认为负面的评价是很自然的事。故选B。
4.Which of the following can replace the underlined part “vibe with”?
A Feel fed up with.
B Get along with.
C Keep up with.
D Disagree with.
解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据划线部分前文“If you go on to social media with the expectation of trying to make everyone like you, it’s really dangerous”如果你在社交媒体上期望让每个人都喜欢你，那很危险；并结合“some students are going to like you”作为老师，一些学生会喜欢你，还有一些学生不会喜欢你。故选B。
