Задания коммуникативно-речевого практикума

1. Work in pairs as in the model:

1. Are these black bags? – No, they aren’t. The bags are pink.

(small articles / large, small children / big, brown rulers / pink, pink bins / blue)

2. Are those dogs? – No, they aren’t. They are cats. The cats are so small.

(women/men/big, boys/girls/small, schoolboys/schoolgirls/good)

3. What are these and what are those? – These are pens and those are pencils.

(articles/nouns, bins/boxes, dialogues/topics, books/pads, sofas/beds, cups/mugs)

2. Read the text "MY FUTURE PROFESSION" and answer the questions below

Finishing school is the beginning of the independent life for millions of school leavers. Many roads are opened before them: vocational and technical schools, institutes and universities. But it is not an easy thing to choose a profession out of more than 2,000 existing in the world. Some pupil do this still at the indust­rial training centres, some follow the advice of their parents, others can't decide even after leaving school.

As for me I made my choice long ago. I want to become a teacher of the English language and literature. My choice of this occupation didn't come as a sudden flash. During all school years English was my favourite subject. I've read a lot of books by Russian and foreign writers. I understand that reading books helps people in self-edu­cation and in solving different life problems. I would like to teach my pupils to learn English language and literature.

My parents are also teachers and I know that teaching is a very specific and difficult job. It shouldn't be taken easy. The teacher is a person who is learning as well as teaching all his life. Most jobs can be done within the usual office hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m., but teacher's work is never done and evenings are mostly spent marking exercise-books and preparing for the next lesson. It is quite a stressful job because you have to encourage your pupils and keep them interested.

Teachers do not only teach their subjects. They bring up the younger generation in the spirit of high moral ideas. They develop their pupils' intellect, form their views and characters, their attitudes to life and to other people. It's a great responsibility and the teacher must be a modal of competence himself.

It's not as easy as it may seem at first. But I think that love for children combined with the knowledge I'll get at the University would be quite enough to succeed in my work. I'm applying to the English Department and I am sure my dream will come true sooner or later.

1. Is there a great variety of jobs in our country?

2. Can our young people choose any profession they like?

3. Is higher education available to those who work?

4. Is it easy to choose a profession?

5. What profession can you get at the Institute (at the vocational school)?

6. When did you decide to become a teacher?

7. Who helped you to make your choice?

8. What was your favourite subject at school?

9. Why have you chosen the teacher's profession?

10. Do you know much about your future profession?

11. What qualities must a good teacher possess?

12. What must his attitude towards children be?

13. A good teacher must keep on learning all his life, mustn't he?

14. What are the teacher's duties?

15. What other jobs do you know?

16. Which of them do you like? Why?

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