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своей комнате. 5. Изучите эту информацию очень внимательно- она поможет вам сделать

правильный выбор. 6. Моя сестра учится, чтобы стать юристом. 7. К сожалению, он так и не

научился читать и писать. 8. Вам еще предстоит научиться, как справляться с трудными

проблемами на уроках.

VIII. Comment on the given proverbs. Make np a situation centered round one

of them:

1. Better unborn than untaught.

2. Like teacher, like pupil.

3. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

IX. a) Fill in prepositions and adverbs where necessary:

Dialogue

B o b : What are you going to take... as a career?

J o h n : Architecture. Actually, I've already started. I began my studies ... last October.

B o b : What are you going to do when you finish?

J o h n : Oh, I shall go back ... home and practise ... my native town. There's a lot of useful

work to be done there — building schools, hospitals, homes ... the people.

B o b : What made you decideto take ... architecture as a career?

J o h n : Well. I was good... Maths and Art... school and I think I had a certain feeling...

design. My teacher encouraged... me and said I had a bent... architecture.

В о b : I find that some young people fail to take ... a career because they're not sure what

they want to do and what career opportunitiesthere are.

J o h n : Yes, that's true. But usually your personal qualities show......school, don't they?

Teachers guide and encourage ... the young to take ... the careers ... which they're best suited.

b) Tell your friends how John chose his career.

c) Make up your own dialogues on choosing a career. Use the word

combinations in bold type in them.

X. a) Read the following:

Caring teachers take an active part in defending peace and in solving other social problems,

such as straggling for better living conditions and a happier future for their pupils. Their demands are

well grounded since millions of boys and girls throughout the world are being deprived of a happy

childhood.

b) Support the idea with information from Russian and/or foreign press. Pay

special attention to the situation in the USA and Great Britain.

c) Speak on:

1. your idea of a happy childhood;

2. the problem of deprived children in Russia and abroad.

XI. Here is a series of extreme opinions. Build a conversation about each

topic. Begin as in the model:

English is a very easy language to learn.

A.: It says here English is a very easy language to learn.

В.: I'm not sure I quite agree. I'd say it's fairly difficult.

A.: Why do you think that?

В.: Well, ...

Opinions:

1. A teaching career isn't suitable for men.

2. Teaching a foreign language in a school is pointless.

3. Education is the responsibility of teachers and parents shouldn't interfere.

4. Schoolchildren should be allowed to choose the subjects they want to study.

5. In the near, future schoolteachers will be replaced by computers.

XII. Translate the sentences below into English. Use Essential Vocabulary II:

1. Любовь к детям заставила его стать учителем, и он никогда не жалел о своем

выборе. 2. Похоже, придется выбирать между работой в детском саду и учебой в

пединституте. 3. В моей работе нет большого разнообразия, но у нее есть свои достоинства. 4.

Боюсь, что в этот раз школьникам нелегко будет справиться с заданием. 5. Успехи учеников в

большой степени зависят от их учителя и его профессионального мастерства. 6. Работа в

школе потребует от вас ума, такта и чувства ответственности. 7. Уважение людей можно

заслужить только честным трудом. 8. Не каждый, кто получает профессию учителя в

Великобритании, может найти себе работу. 9. Я работаю учителем уже много лет и могу

сказать, что не смог бы найти более благородного труда. 10. Мой друг выбрал себе профессию

врача, еще когда учился в школе. Он всегда был уверен, что эта работа самая важная на свете.

11. Любовь к музыке и интерес к педагогике (theory of education) заставили меня подумать о

профессии учителя музыки. 12. Часто выпускникам школ бывает трудно решить, какую

профессию выбрать. В этом случае учителя и родители могут помочь им сделать правильный

выбор университета.

ХIII. Role-piaying. a) Act out in pain the following situations; use Essential

Vocabulary II:

1. Mike's father has been asked by the headmaster to come to school because of his son's

unusual behaviour: bad marks, lots of missed classes, rude behaviour. Discuss the causes of his

behaviour and steps to be taken.

2. Next year George and Nick are going to take entrance examinations at the University.

Imagine a talk between them about their plans and the reasons that have determined then choice.

3. Mother and daughter have a very serious talk about the girl's decision to take up teaching

as a career. Her mother, though, is rather sceptical about her choice.

4. Imagine a talk between two friends, one of whom is fed up with his or her present boring,

unrewarding job. The other tries to suggest what he or she should do.

P r o m p t s : might it be an idea to ...; have you ever thought of...; you could always ...; if

I were you, I'd ...; why don't you .,.; you'd better ...

b) Role-play the following situation:

You are at a Parent-Teachers association meeting. You are discussing a problem you feel very

strongly about Among you there is a mother who's sure that children shouldn't be strictly disciplined

at school, a father who has the opposite opinion, a father who tends to blame teachers for his

children's faults, a grandmother who tends to spoil her grandchildren, a mother who gives other

parents advice for the only reason that her daughter is at the head of the class.

XIV. Pick one of these topics and discuss it, making sure each member of the

group gets a chance to speak;

1. How to encourage a child to make better progress at school? Should parents use; praise,

presents, promises of future rewards?

2. Should a child be punished? If not, how to make children obey?

3. Should children be allowed to wear clothes of their own at school? Should boys be