Talking Points

Vocabulary Practice

Ex 3. look at words in bold on page 121 and try to explain them.

Ex 4. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:

concentrate on, issues, motivation, tolerance, abandon, concept, participate approach, merely, skills

1. Reading and writing are two of the …… which are considered to be most important in life (learnt abilities).

2. The Parent Teacher Association meets monthly to discuss …… concerning the school (topics).

3. A very complex subject is best taught using a simple appibach, (method).

4. When reading a text, language learners need to ……… the sentence structure and prepositions, as well as the vocabulary (pay full attention to).

5. Teaching a subject in a lively interesting way increases a student’s …….. to learn (willingness).

6. Miss Dean has so much ……… that she can handle even the most difficult of students (patience).

7. Many teachers want to ……… continual testing and concentrate more on teaching (stop doing).

8. If you want to ……….in this game, you must listen to the instructions first (take part).

9. Arithmetic is ………the introduction to advanced mathematics, but it learnt thoroughly (just).

10. The ………of fonnal examinations dates back to ancient China (idea).

Ex 5. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below. Used the words only once: education, life, to solve, to go on, to tear, to work, to share, operating, mathematics, to feed, changing, cooperative

1 …….. learnig; 2. …….. sb with information; 3. ……theatre; 4. …. Skills; 5. ….. consultant; 6. …… to say; 7. …..ideas; 8. ….. in pairt; 9. a(n) ….world; 10. ….. the problems; 11. …… department; 12. …… may hair out

Ex 6. Underline the correct item.

1. A new teacher is joining our English part/department/ section this term.

2. Cookery is a useful subject for girls and boys like/alike/likely.

3. My brother, who speaks fluent French, coached/studied/practised me in the subject before the exam.

4. The student paused/stopped/ended before answering the question.

5. Her teaching process/technique/way involves getting to know each student's needs.

Ex 7. Fill in the correct preposition, then choose any five items and make sentences.

1) alien ….. sb; 2) to concentrate ….. sth; 3) to feed sb ….. sth; 4) to be responsible ….. sth/sb; 5) to share sth ….. sb; 6) to be the key ….. sth; 7) to participate ….. sth; 8) to discuss sth ….. sb; 9) to be important ….. sb/sth; 10) …..detail; 11) all ….. alt; 12) ….. my own; 13) to be suitable..... sb/sth

Ex 8. Read the text again and make notes under the following headings, then talk about cooperative learning.

· students' role

· teacher's role

· benefits

· classroom layout

Ex 9. What skills do the pupils gain from cooperative learning? Would you enjoy being taught this way?

Ex 10. Look at the list of qualities below. Which, m your opining, are the most important ones needed to be a good teacher? Listen to the tape and tick the ones which are mentioned.

A good teacher should:

a speak clearly

b establish a friendly relationship with students

с have a lot or confidence in front or large groups

d understand students' individual needs

e encourage students to be creative

f keep tight control of a group or students

g give students a lot of praise and support

h attend refresher courses regularly

i spend time preparing lessens thoroughly

j punish students who don't work herd enough

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