7. Decide whether the following statements are true, false or vague according to text b.

1. Good teaching can be reduced to a recipe.

2. Different lessons have objectives that demand different teaching strategies.

3. Some factors that affect students' performance are beyond teachers' control.

4. Students from better-educated families tend to perform better in school.

5. Students who perform well have better teachers than students who perform poorly.

6. Effective teachers should begin each new lesson with a new material.

7. An effective teacher should present a new material only in a written form.

8. Each effective teacher must make his pupils ask as many questions as possible.

9. There is no need for an effective teacher to give time to practice.

10. Effective teachers are expected to provide feedback.

8. Read text b and answer these questions.

1. Does good teaching depend on the students?

2. Should teachers change their strategies from lesson to lesson?

3. What is the ultimate test for determining a teacher’s skill?

4. Do there exist ten or more points that can serve as guidelines for good teaching?

5. What do different lessons require?

6. What does stand beyond the teachers’ control?

7. Should teachers begin their lessons from a review?

8. Is it important for an effective teacher to guide initial practice?

9. Should teachers plan their classes?

10. What should the class interaction be based on?

Comprehension Check 2: Miscellaneous

9. Match the adjectives with the synonyms.

1) complex	5) obvious	a) apt	e) different
2) various	6) effective	b) unrivalled	f) evident
3)compatible	7) numerous	c) difficult	g)ill-natured
4) unique	8) negative	d) efficient	h) many

10. Match the same adjectives with the antonyms.

1) complex	5) obvious	a) easy	e) obscure
2) various	6) effective	b) common	f) uniform
3)compatible	7) numerous	c) affirmative	g)incompatible
4) unique	8) negative	d) ineffective	h) few

11. Make sure you know the meanings of these words and match them with their definitions.

1) attention	a) that may be depended on
2) level	b) particular manner of doing anything
3) manage	c) ability to do or act
4) organize	d) that which is produced by an activity or cause
5) power	e) act of directing the mind to an object
6) perceive	f) to handle or control in action or use
7) reliable	g) to arrange in a systematic manner
8) result	h) to understand or form an idea of
9) wish	i) natural or right position
10) style	j) to feel an impulse toward attainment