- •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»
- •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
- •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. Learn and practice the pronunciation of the words below.
Gastrointestinal; pharmaceutical; attribute; sample; rejuvenate; couch; masseuse; lounge; massage; reverence; salon; alignment; genuine; adolescent; inadequacy; soothe; divine; comment; Jacuzzi.
II. Find in the article the English for:
40% опрошенных; перенапряжение; бессонница; плохое здоровье; данные опроса; в противовес чему-либо; дисциплина в классе; поддержка со стороны родителей; перерабатывание; изучение выявило…; справиться с классом; излагать, формулировать; распознать, различить; кладовая; не удивителен тот факт, что…; справиться с, контролировать студентов; сложный; копать(ся), рать(ся); горы, кучи бумаг; сохранить здравомыслие; журналистика; целеустремленный, честолюбивый; справиться с ситуацией; вдохновение; составлять расписание, график; унылое существование; бороться со стрессом; предписанный, назначенный; взять обратно, вернуть; относиться к чему-либо без уважения; проверять работы студентов; плохая дисциплина; желание учить; повышение зарплаты; выбрать профессию учителя; возобновить, вновь обрести; неограниченная, полная любовь.
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.
to be attributed to sth;
assessment of sth;
to do sth in stride;
to figure out;
stressful;
to get some instruction in;
to be out of alignment with sb/sth;
outright;
to derive from;
to perform better;
to salvage;
to eliminate;
a crop of sth;
to advocate for sth;
abusive conditions;
to guide sb’s career;
mentee;
a charged expectancy;
to express one’s frustration outright.
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.
2 national samples: role overload; self-report; problems with long hours; evaluation apprehension; classroom management; self-defeating beliefs; a whirlpool to whirl away one’s problems; to go back to basics; disciplining; office politics; stress reliever / stress soother; teacher survival kit; divine influence; rest breaks; personal down time; one’s inner teacher; workshop; vocational renewal; culture heroes; post-graduate study.
V. Reveal the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
Salon – saloon;
Genuine – ingenuous – genius;
To marry – to get married;
Respect – reverence;
Line – queue.
VI. Say what you know about:
K-12 teachers, sick leave, Jacuzzi.
VII. The author of the article provides us with a number of synonyms expressing the same idea. How many of them have you found?
e.g. stress-reliever ≈ stress soother
VIII. State the idea behind the given statements.
We live daily with the mental and physical tension of trying to discern when to go back to basics and when to embrace a brave new world.
The stress doesn’t stop at the classroom door.
By delving deeply inside to re-align one's self with one's genuine nature and truest values, he believes we can achieve serenity and attain sanity.
Carolina Maria de Jesus's formal education had only taken her to the second grade. But her imagination took her to the peak.
…a crop of students who would win the Olympics for bad behaviour…
Parker J. Palmer, Ph.D., specializes in helping educators nurture their inner teacher.
"These are people who went into the profession with a very deep sense of calling", said Palmer.
“But over the years, the abusive conditions that teachers have to work under causes a lot of that passion to get lost.”
"They're the people who are asked to solve all the problems that society can't solve and are beaten up for their supposed inadequacies."
“This growth is not a demand that the student change, but an invitation to stretch. When you're in this space, when you're held this way by the mentor, you really want to grow”