Answer the following questions:

1. What is a profession?

2. Why is finishing school quite the right time to think about future profession?

3. How many professions exist in the world?

4. What do schoolchildren do to choose a career?

5. Did you make your choice long ago?

6. Why is teaching a real challenge to a person?

7. Do people respect teachers greatly?

8. Is it easy to teach modern children?

9. What is the aim of modern school?

10. What must teacher know?

11. What are some pros and cons of this profession?

12. How are modern schools equipped?

13. What kind of person should a teacher be?

14. What personal qualities can be found in you?

15. Do you think you will succeed in your future work?

Ask your neighbour:

1) if Perm Pedagogical University provides a high level of education;

2) if there are many colleges, institutes and universities in Perm;

3) if many roads are opened for school leavers;

4) why it is not easy to choose a profession;

5) what profession he (she) has chosen;

6) if a teacher must be creative and well educated;

7) when the profession of a teacher is rewarded;

8) how his (her) school was equipped;

9) if to be a teacher is a great responsibility;

10) what a good teacher catalyzes in her pupils;

11) what a teacher cannot afford herself;

12) what personalities are respected by the audience;

13) if a good teacher is able to explain difficult points in simple words.

Exercises

1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary.

1. Finishing school is quite the right time to think … future profession.

2. Finishing school is the beginning … the independent life … millions … school leavers.

3. Many roads are opened … them, but it is not an easy thing to choose a profession … more than 2,000 existing … the world.

4. People must be realistic … their abilities, so as to make the best use … their own talents.

5. Teaching is a real challenge … my character and abilities.

6. Modern school is aimed … develop individual abilities of children, independent thinking and creativity.

7. This profession can be rewarded if you like dealing … children.

8. ... the other hand most jobs are done … the usual office hours … 9 a.m. … 5 p.m. but not … teachers.

9. Their evenings are usually spent … marking exercise books and preparing … the next lesson.

10. Only bright personalities are respected … audience.

11. It’s not easy, as it may seem … first but I’m keen … this profession and I’ll do my best to match it.

12. I think that love … children combined … the knowledge I’ll get at the University would be quite enough to succeed … my future work.

2. Read the sentences translating the words in brackets into English.

1. Finishing school is quite the right time (подумать о будущей профессии) because it is the beginning of (независимой жизни для миллионов школьных выпускников).

2. (Несколько институтов и университетов в Перми) provide good higher education.

3. (Что касается меня) I made my choice long ago.

4. (Я знаю, что преподавание) is a very specific and difficult job.

5. Teachers don’t only give knowledge, (они развивают независимое мышление и творческие способности в детях).

6. You have to be quite creative and (хорошо образованы).

7. You ought to know (много разных вещей не только в своем предмете) but also in many others such as (педагогика, психология, философия, история, литература).

8. This work is varied; it requires (гибкого подхода) to every lesson and (хороших навыков общения).

9. It’s a pleasure to work in modern (хорошо отремонтированных и хорошо оборудованных) schools.

10. A teacher is a person who is (постоянно совершенствует свои знания) as well as teaching others.

11. (Я уверен, что) a teacher should have such personal qualities as (великодушие, терпение, гибкость) and so on.