- •Л.М.Кузнецова, ж.Л.Ширяева are teachers born or made?
- •Contents
- •Are Teachers Born or Made? Preface
- •Define the expressions which you failed to use in your answers to the above given questions. Translate these expressions into Russian and make up sentences of your own to illustrate their usage.
- •State the difference between a novice teacher and a trainee teacher. The teenage teachers
- •Set Work
- •I. Complete these statements by choosing the answer which you think fits best.
- •II. Find in the article the English for:
- •Как я неделю работала учителем
- •Set Work
- •Some personal qualities of a teacher
- •Set Work
- •Учитель на идеальном фоне
- •Set Work
- •What makes a teacher special?
- •Set Work
- •I. Practice the pronunciation of the words below. Transcribe and translate them.
- •II. Find in the article the English for:
- •VII. Say whether you agree or disagree with the statements from the article.
- •VIII. Points for discussion.
- •Если ваш ребенок не любит школу, советы специалистов помогут вам справиться с этой проблемой
- •Страхи и беспокойство
- •Одиночество
- •Хулиганы
- •А может, все дело в здоровье?
- •Проблемы с учителями
- •Set Work
- •I. Think of the best English equivalents to say:
- •II. Render the given article into English. Make use of the words from the first task.
- •III. Points for discussion.
- •Inspiration
- •I. Have you ever had a teacher who inspired you? We asked successful people to tell us about a teacher who had a great influence on them.
- •Set Work
- •I. Define the meaning of the words below. Say how they were used in the cited opinions.
- •II. Find in the opinions the English for:
- •III. Interpret the idea behind the following lines:
- •IV. Points for discussion.
- •V. Write an essay about a teacher in your life. A teacher’s profile Why I became a teacher
- •Something not many people know about me
- •I. Learn the pronunciation of the following words. Transcribe and translate them.
- •II. Say what the given abbreviations stand for.
- •III. Find in the article the English for:
- •VIII. Say whether you agree or disagree with the statements from the article.
- •IX. A) Give the gist of the article.
- •X. Imagine that the lines printed in bold type refer to you. What answers would you give to the questions taken from the article? Share your first-hand experience as a teacher.
- •Студенты-педагоги не хотят идти в школу
- •Set Work
- •II. Say why novice teachers are unwilling to go to school these days. Recognising excellent teachers
- •Set Work
- •V. Make up a list of words and word combinations referring to the learning and teaching process.
- •VI. Formulate the idea behind these lines. Enlarge on it.
- •VII. Say whether you agree or disagree with the statements:
- •VIII. Points for discussion.
- •Set Work
- •I. Think of the best English variant to say:
- •II. Points for discussion.
- •Funny moments for teachers
- •Set Work
- •Insight into the profession. What makes a good foreign language teacher?
- •Set Work
- •«Ты существуешь ради учеников, а не они ради тебя» Катехизис – слово греческое, а означает оно наставление
- •Set Work
- •I. Render the article into English; try to use as many words under study as you can.
- •II. Which tips do you find especially helpful?
- •III. Say how you understand the headline of the article. Dwell on the implication. An ideal language teacher: what is he like?
- •Set work
- •I. Find in the article the English for:
- •II. Explain in their context the following phrases:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Come out with a talk on any foreign language teacher you know, who may serve as an example of an "ideal", back up your opinion. Teacher stress
- •Set Work
- •I. Learn and practice the pronunciation of the words below.
- •II. Find in the article the English for:
- •III. Define the words and word combinations below. Say how they were used in the article. Make up sentences of your own to illustrate their usage.
- •IV. Dwell upon the contextual meaning of the following lexical units used in the article. Reproduce the context with the given words and word combinations.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •Мучения сельского учителя корреспондент «кп» провел день в сельской школе
- •Режим дня сельского учителя
- •Set work
- •I. Supply the best English equivalents for the words below:
- •II. Points for Discussion
- •Learning and loving it
- •Set Work
- •I. Say what is meant by:
- •II. Reveal the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •III. Find in the article the English for:
- •IV. What do the following interjections mean? In what situations can they be used?
- •V. State the idea behind the lines below and enlarge on it.
- •VI. Say what you think about the tips offered. What other tips would you put forward?
- •VII. Does Bruce Choy seem to be a competent teacher? high school students speak on the ideal teacher
- •Set Work
- •I. Say what is meant by:
- •II. Find in the article the English for:
- •III. Fill in the correct prepositions.
- •IV. Enlarge on the idea.
- •V. Comment on each idea for improving teacher performance. Which of them are of paramount importance? Can you come up with some more helpful propositions?
- •VI. Points for discussion.
- •«Клянусь научить всему, что знаю сам» Накануне Дня учителя прошел финал всероссийского конкурса «Учитель года-2004»
- •Set Work
- •I. There is no Teacher’s oath so far. Read excerpts from the draft oath drawn up by a contestant.
- •II. Render the article.
- •III. Say what you would write if you were a contestant. Bad behaviour
- •Set Work
- •I. Define the words and word combinations below. Say how they were used in the article.
- •II. Scan the article for the following English equivalents:
- •IV. State the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •V. Check against the article for the following prepositions.
- •VI. State the idea behind the following lines taken from the article.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •VIII. Scan the article for the sentences which reveal its message. Реформировать нужно не школу, а зарплату учителей
- •Some say laws designed to protect children may have swung the balance too far. Are people who work with children too vulnerable to false accusations? Has child protection legislation gone too far?
- •Rodger Edwards, uk
- •Michael t. Farnworth, Isle of Man
- •Mark b, uk
- •Gerry Anstey, England
- •Martin Adams, uk
- •Richard, uk
- •Rob, England
- •John b, uk
- •Beth, uk
- •Helen, uk
- •Set Work
- •I. Define the following lexical units:
- •II. Find in the article the English for:
- •III. Fill in with the right prepositions.
- •IV. Supply the word with the following meaning.
- •V. State the idea behind the lines below.
- •VI. Say whether you agree or disagree with the given statements. Give reasons.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •Пойдет ли мужчина в нашу школу?
- •Set Work
- •Render the above article into English.
- •Say why few men-teachers go into the profession.
- •Is it better to be taught by a male or female teacher?
- •Is a teacher born or made?
- •Set Work
- •Supplement
- •One of my favourite students
- •II. Define the meaning of:
- •III. Do you think it’s important for a teacher and a pupil to come and talk to each other? teaching infants
- •Practice
- •Principle
- •Practice
- •Practice
- •Principle
- •Practice
- •Principle
- •Practice
- •Set Work
- •Set Work
- •Home schooling
- •Set Work
- •I. Read the passage and then underline the information that answers these questions:
- •II. What do you think of home schooling? Would you like your child to be a home-schooler? и не надо родителей в школу вызывать
- •Set Work
- •I. Render the article into English. The Teacher Catherine Lim
- •Set Work
- •I. Read the text and formulate its message.
- •Государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования Липецкий государственный педагогический университет
- •398020 Г. Липецк, ул. Ленина, 42
- •Пойдет ли мужчина в нашу школу?
- •Мучения сельского учителя Корреспондент «кп» провел день в сельской школе
- •Анна Бессарабова
Set Work
I. Define the meaning of the words below. Say how they were used in the cited opinions.
To be free-thinking; to mention sth on a school report; a school reunion; to persevere with sth; to benefit from; impersonator; to be mad keen on sth; to be a genius at languages; to turn up; in terms of achievement; to expel sb; to lack a role model; to home in on sb; to challenge the circumstances of one’s home life; a hard teacher; to have a knack for instilling one’s love for learning into one’s students; sth paves the way for a brighter future career for sb; to shape sb’s thinking; the all-important belief.
II. Find in the opinions the English for:
Воодушевлять; чьи-то мечты не чепуха; боялся, что мечты не увенчаются успехом; сделать так, чтобы мечта сбылась, это нечто особенное; классный руководитель; с ней было весело; нисколько, ни в малейшей мере; петь с чувством; выделяться, бросаться в глаза; высшая отметка; оставлять кого-либо после уроков; непокладистый, своенравный; с того момента; появиться в чьей-либо жизни; излучать энергию и энтузиазм; иметь повышенное чувство ответственности; быть незаурядной личностью; достичь совершенства; гореть желанием учить других.
III. Interpret the idea behind the following lines:
He inspired me by accepting me.
He allowed me to be myself.
He gave me space to develop in my own way.
…I became the first person to walk the whole Skeleton Coast in Africa.
…I was such a monster at school.
She also taught me that you can persevere with something you might not be naturally great at and you can take pleasure in it for its own sake.
What stuck out instantly was that he was unconventional.
There was always a twinkle in his eyes.
He was the first person I did an impression of in public.
I was thrilled to bits.
He was a Trinidadian Indian.
I was set to continue in my old ways.
Growing up in a single-parent household without a father can dramatically dictate the course of a child’s life.
Yet, it is far from mere knowledge that he has given to me.
…but additionally demonstrates the heartfelt meaning and value behind teaching.
– the capacity to feed his students’ intellectual hunger by sheer brilliance and untiring zeal.
He has instilled the spirit of competition, not necessarily with others but within my own priorities and aspirations.
IV. Points for discussion.
Do you share the opinion that teachers are our second parents?
Can hard teachers be good? How ‘hard’ can a teacher be?
Can a teacher and a student be true friends?
How should rebellious kids be dealt with?
Have you mostly come across teachers who made a lasting impression on you or just walked through your life?
V. Write an essay about a teacher in your life. A teacher’s profile Why I became a teacher
I became a teacher because I failed to be an actor. I had no zeal about teaching whatsoever, and did not particularly enjoy my first year of teaching in Greece. In fact, I didn’t go to Greece because I wanted to teach at all; I went to discover my roots. I’m still digging.