Answer the questions:

1. What is a profession?

2. Why is finishing school quite the right time to think about future profession?

3. How many professions exist in the world?

4. What do schoolchildren do to choose a career?

5. Did you make your choice long ago?

6. Why is teaching a real challenge to a person?

7. Do people respect teachers greatly?

8. Is it easy to teach modern children?

9. What is the aim of modern school?

10. What must teacher know?

11. What are some pros and cons of this profession?

12. How are modern schools equipped?

13. What kind of person should a teacher be?

14. What personal qualities can be found in you?

15. Do you think you will succeed in your future work?

Read about some school policies of one of the English schools

Discipline. We aim to base our discipline on a spirit of co­operation between pupils and staff, and to train the pupils in self-discipline and responsibility. Where this fails, and a punishment is necessary, a pupil may be detained after school (he is always given 24 hours warning) or his parents may be asked to visit the school to discuss matters with one of the senior staff.

Homework. The College arranges homework appropriate to the pupils’ abilities and provides for all pupils in each subject. The teachers hope that parents will combine positively with staff to encourage their children to fulfill all the tasks. Each child has a homework diary and a homework time-table; parents are asked to monitor all homework, check the diary and sign it weekly.

Special educational needs. We keep a list of pupils with learning or other problems, monitor them constantly and review their needs once a term. We aim to support them in class rather than withdraw them.

Money and valuables. Children should not bring expensive or easily damaged things to school. There are no proper facilities for their storage and the school is not responsible for them.

Heinrich pestalozzi

(1746-1827)

Learn the following words and expressions:

to be born – родиться

to bring up – воспитывать

upbringing – воспитание

to consider – считать, полагать

household – домашнее хозяйство

a range – диапазон

education – образование, воспитание

to educate – давать образование, воспитание

true – истинный, правдивый

force – сила

to force – заставить, вынудить

to abandon – оставить, бросить

because of – из-за, благодаря

on behalf of – от имени, по поручению

to conduct – вести, руководить

to influence – влиять

to lay emphasis – выделить, подчеркнуть

a tutor – учитель, занимающийся индивидуально

to establish – основать, учредить, создать

to set up – учредить

a production unit – производственная единица

a failure – провал, неудача

a novel – роман

to express – выражать

to observe – наблюдать

observation – наблюдение

instead of – вместо

an orphan – сирота

activity – деятельность

to explore – исследовать

to develop – развивать

to implement – претворять в жизнь

a way – путь, дорога, способ

research – исследование

briefly – кратко, зд. непродолжительное время

to be in charge of – быть в ответе за

to appoint – назначать

tract – трактат

instruction – обучение

self-activity – самостоятельная деятельность

ready-made – готовый

to arrive at answer – приходить к ответу

own – собственный

power – способность, сила

to judge – судить

to reason – рассуждать

to cultivate – развивать

to encourage – поощрять, одобрять

aim – цель

to oppose – выступать против

a memory – память

memorization – запоминание, заучивание

strict – строгий

to replace – заменять

to abolish – отменять, уничтожать

flogging – физическое наказание, порка

to stress – подчеркивать, ставить ударение

to implant – насаждать

to facilitate – облегчать

a facilitator – человек, создающий благоприятные условия

to respect – уважать

to believe – верить, полагать

to consist of – состоять из

broad – широкий

a founder – основатель

a kindergarten – детский сад

a movement – движение

a follower – последователь

thus – следовательно