Write down the five things which, in your opinion, make a teacher special.
Students think a special teacher:
- has caring qualities;
- interests/motivates students;
- uses a variety of up-to-date materials, topics and methods;
- gives all the students equal, fair treatments;
- is patient and re-teaches where necessary;
- is funny.
I think a good teacher…
Put the following characteristics in order priority, beginning with the one you think is the most important.
- keeps in contract with parents of his or her students and lets them participate in the life of school.
- is able to maintain the discipline in order.
- lets students share his/her own life with all his/her ups and downs.
- works hard to remain up-to-date with his/her subject.
- openly admits when he/she has made a mistake or does not know something.
- is interested in his/her students’ life, asks them about their homes and tries to help where possible.
- makes students work hard and sets high standards.
- is friendly and helpful to his/her colleagues.
- uses a lot of different materials, equipment and teaching methods and attempts to make his/her lessons interesting.
- helps students to become independent and organise their own learning.
2. Study the list of the good language teacher and the bad language teacher and answer the question: what qualities must a teacher have?
The good language teacher
- is friendly;
- explain things;
- gives good notes;
- knows how to treat someone who sits at a desk for six hours;
- lets students do the task by themselves;
- uses group work;
- does the lesson together with students;
- elicits things students know;
- talks about her/his life;
- talks about problems of school;
- talks about others subjects;
- plays games;
- tells jokes;
- doesn’t push weak learners;
- asks students’ opinions, there is a dialogue;
- is like an actress/actor – pretends a lot;
- is forceful, but not strict;
- is educated;
- knows psychology;
- uses movement to make meaning clear;
- makes sure everyone understands;
- is funny;
- is more like a comedian;
- reads in a tone that makes meaning clear;
- gets close to students;
- believes in students, makes them believe in them-selves;
- students want her/him to be proud of them;
- has a personality of her/his own;
- is very experienced;
- makes grammar clear;
- tries to communicate;
- gives advice;
- talks about personal problems;
- gives students a lot of books to read;
- asks students a lot of questions;
- does experiments – practical work with students;
- talks about the lesson;
- knows the subject matter.
The bad language teacher
- is very strict;
- doesn’t let students speak;
- gives marks all the time;
- is fixed in a chair;
- is always above our heads (dominates);
- shouts (for no reason);
- gives a lot of tests;
- forces us to do things;
- doesn’t discuss other problems;
- stars the lesson immediately;
- doesn’t smile;
- stares at a student and he/she can’t say a word;
- her/his tests are too difficult;
- just shows students a grammar rule and they forget it;
- shouts when students make mistakes;
- is very nervous (bad-tempered);
- talks and talks;
- speak flat;
- keeps a distance from students;
- believes the students are all the same;
- is like a machine;
- is not prepared;
- treats kids like objects;
- is rigid;
- is sarcastic and ironic;
- avoids answering questions;
- students can’t laugh, can’t speak;
- has a blacklist and says “you, you, you”;
- has a little book with marks in it;
- provides no communication;
- makes students feel anxious;
- says students are badly prepared.
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3.
Using the expressions describe the parent-child relationships:
A) you would like to have in your family
B) you wouldn’t like to have
· to get on / along with
· to trust
· to rely on
· to be close to
· to row / quarrel about smth with smb= to have a row
· to blame smb for smth
Use the expressions to describe:
A) lenient / tolerant parents;
B) strict parents
