- •Our English lesson. Everyday classroom routines
- •I’m your new English teacher.
- •It’s nice to meet you all.
- •I’m glad you are here.
- •I hope you are feeling better.
- •Oversleep * close the lid * recovered * miss * the matter with * absent * corridor * step on it * a move on * on time * got down to * getting on * wrong * slam * hang up
- •School rules and regulations
- •Instructions / imperatives
- •In everything we do
- •Answer, complete, list, match, read, use, work, write
- •Don’t write, answer, work (2), do (2), speak, use, take out, don’t work, write, open, don’t read, ask
- •Is everything clear?
- •Teacher’s speech at the lesson
- •I’m waiting to start.
- •Essential speech structures at the lesson
- •School rules
- •School of independent study
- •The educational system in england and wales
- •Secondary Education
- •Further Education
- •Length of school life. Streaming
- •Special educational treatment
- •Independent schools
- •Independent schools
- •I. Types of institution
- •2. Independent, private
- •Independent (private) schools
- •Primary schools in england and wales
- •Grammar schools
- •Modern schools
- •Comprehensive and technical schools
- •Universities and colleges in great britain
- •10 Things you should know about british universities
- •Applying to a university
- •College life
- •How to get a degree
- •Happy New Year
- •Give English equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •Ask your fellow-students:
- •The us system of education
- •Issues in american education
- •Schools in america
- •F urther education in the usa
- •If you had an opportunity to choose what part-time job would you prefer?
- •If there was a university called a University of Life, what subject do you think they would teach?
- •Teacher education
- •Continue the text on the part of the teacher. You may find the following ideas useful:
- •What's your line?
- •5. Translate the sentences below into English. Use Vocabulary from the text:
- •A teacher in a class
- •Read a quotation on a teacher’s role in our life. Suggest your own ideas what professions are connected to teaching. Prove your reasons.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Read a joke below. Retell it in indirect speech:
- •Dealing with the children
- •Read the quotes about teaching children. Which one do think the best one. Prove your point of view.
- •Read a poem and answer the questions below:
- •Read the end of the story about Anne, and check your guesses. Answer the questions.
- •The first days at school are rather troublesome not only for teachers but for the children and their parents. Read a story and fill in prepositions where necessary:
- •5. Translate the following putting it in your own words. Comment on what you have read:
- •Discipline in a class
- •Read the quotes about teaching children. Which one do think the best one. Prove your point of view.
- •Read an essay written by one of the British schoolmasters. Answer the questions. My Memories and Miseries As a Schoolmaster
- •Read a story about Megan, define whether she is Jack or Jimmy.
- •Read another extract devoted to teaching a child. Write out the advice given by a teacher.
- •Disciplining today’s students
- •Read some information about discipline problems many years ago and nowadays. Are there any problems of that kind in your group?
- •For each item below, choose the statement that is closest to what you believe. Make one choice for each item.
- •If Column 2 has the highest total, you’re more comfortable if:
- •If Column 3 has the highest total, you’re more comfortable when:
- •Do you believe that an apple is like an appletree? Give your pros and cons.
- •The sentences below appear on a chart that is often found in baby clinics and child centers, but the second halves of the sentences have been mixed up.
- •Devise a ‘Good parents’ charter’ based on the points in the chart. For example:
- •The rights of the child
- •Read a poem and think of your suggestion of the title to the poem. Prove your idea.
- •Read the main points out of Declaration on Child’s Rights and make sure you won’t break a law in future. Write down your recommendations both to the parents and teachers.
- •Read a little nursery rhyme. Tell the class what point of the Declaration the teacher violates.
- •Read an article and suggest why tolerance and harmony are important in relations with the parents.
- •Teacher’s vital role in society
- •1872 Rules for teachers
- •20Th century
- •21St century
- •An educator of future
- •Look at the picture and explain what an innovative teacher needs and what for.
- •2. Read a panel discussion description and tell what a tacher should know and what abilities to have to fulfill the needs of the modern society.
- •3. Read a quotation and explain it. Prove it with your own examples.
- •4. Here is a modern model of a teacher’s development concept. Look through and answer the questions:
- •Education: fact or myth?
- •It appears that the ‘brain zapper’ ….
- •Why I Didn't Do My Homework
- •You can’t control students and force them to behave. But you can control yourself and your actions.
- •You can’t control students and force them to behave. But you can control yourself and your actions.
I’m your new English teacher.
I’ll be teaching you English this year.
My name is … and I am a trainee/ student teacher.
I am the substitute for Mr…
What’s your name?
How do you spell that?
Show me your name cards, please.
Our lessons are on Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons.
I’ll be teaching you on Tuesdays and Fridays.
I’ve got three lessons a week with you.
We’ll meet three times a week.
Our lessons start at 9/15 every Monday and Thursday.
It’s nice to meet you all.
I’m very pleased to meet/see you all.
I’m looking forward to working with you.
TAKING THE REGISTER
L
Put your hand up if you are not here.)))
et’s see if everyone’s here.I’ll just check who’s here.
I have to check attendance.
Let’s take the register.
I’m going to call the roll.
Raise your hands and say ‘Here/ Present’
Who’s absent?
W
Everybody’s here.
Nice to see you all here.
So everybody is here except Tom and Luke.
So only two people away today.
ho’s missing/ away/ not here today?Are you all here?
Is the whole class here?
Any absences?
Is anybody absent/ away/ missing?
D
She missed the bus.
He’s on his way here.
She’s coming.
She’ll be here in a moment.
I haven’t seen her today.
She’s ill. She’s got the flu/ a cold/ a temperature.
id I miss anybody?Where’s Mari this morning?
What’s wrong/ the matter with Mari?
Has anybody seen Mari today?
Does anybody know where Mari is?
Mari’s away. Does anybody know why?
Is she absent or just late?
When will Mari be back?
W
You’re back. That’s good.
I’m glad you are here.
Welcome back! We missed you.
You are feeling better now?
I hope you are feeling better.
What happened to your leg?
ho wasn’t here last time?Who was absent last time?
Who missed last Wednesday’s lesson?
Why weren’t you here last time?
Make sure you bring an absence note.
What was the matter?
What was the problem?
Have you been ill?
DEALING WITH LATENESS
You are late.
Where have you been?
We started ten minutes ago.
What have you been doing?
Why are you late?
That’s all right. Sit down and we can start.
Well, sit down and let’s get started.
Please hurry up and sit down.
But try not to be late next time.
Don’t let it happen again.
Let it be the last time.
That’s the second time this week.
GETTING DOWN TO WORK
All right. It’s time to start our English lesson.
I think we can start now.
I hope you are all ready for your English lesson.
Now we can get down to work.
OK, everybody! I’m waiting to start.
Is everybody ready to start?
I’m waiting for you to be quiet.
We won’t start until everybody is quiet.
Stop talking now so that we can start.
Fill in the gaps, using an appropriate word or phrase. There are some extra phrases.
Oversleep * close the lid * recovered * miss * the matter with * absent * corridor * step on it * a move on * on time * got down to * getting on * wrong * slam * hang up
Leave your boots in the … 2. Who was … last time? 3. Hurry up! Get ………! 4. Try to be here …… next week. 5. How are you ……, Jill! 6. Please don’t … the door like that! 7. Did you … go to bed earlier? 8. What is ……… David today? 9. …… your scarf on your peg. 10. Did you … last Wednesday’s lesson!
Fill in the missing preposition and adverbs where necessary
Try to be here … time … next time. 2. What’s wrong … Bill today? 3. Step … it! 4. We started … ten minutes ago. 5. I hope you are all ready … your lesson. 6. Hang … your coat … your hook. 7. You weren’t … last Tuesday’s lesson, were you? 8. Get a move …! 9. How are the thing … Ann?
CLASSROOM SCENARIO
A
Passages below describe different situations of an English lesson. At the places numbered, try to think what the teacher could say in the situation.
It’s Monday morning and it’s raining heavily. Your first lesson is about to begin. You are in the corridor outside your classroom. Most of the students are already inside. Simon arrives. You greet him(1). He is carrying his school bag and a tennis racket. Simon’s locker is in the corridor, so you suggest that he doesn’t take the tennis racket into the classroom (2). Maya arrives wearing a very wet anorak, which you don’t want in your classroom (3). You notice two of your students who are still hanging about in the corridor (4).
B
You go into the classroom. A moment later there is a knock at the door and Will appears. You invite him in (5). He leaves the door open (6). You greet the whole class (7). You hope everybody is well after the weekend (8). You then ask two of the shyer students, Sonya and Mike, how they are (9.10). Even though you know some of the students in the class, you have never actually taught then English, so you introduce yourself (11), tell them about the timetable for English lesson (12) and say something encouraging.