Be busy with questionnaire for students

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: