Задания к тексту "Create a Caring Classroom"

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Create a Caring Classroom

approach – подходить; appear – появляться; divert – отводить, отвлекать; devise – разрабатывать; establish – устанавливать, устраивать; failure – неудача; frustration – досада; insulate – изолировать; intimidating – устрашающий, пугающий; profess – открыто признавать; self-protective - самозащита; shrink – садиться; uncomplicated – несложный

On my very first day as a teacher, one of my new students approached me, looked me squarely in the eye, and announced: “I don’t do reading.” Only a few hours into my career, and here was a child telling me that I need not bother teaching her reading – she’s tried it and had enough.

Like this child, all of my students had experienced various degrees of failure and frustration in their school careers, and all devised a variety of techniques to insulate themselves from further stress and discomfort. Some shrank into seats in the back, making themselves as small as possible. Others appeared unapproachable and intimidating. I had students who already knew everything, and others who professed helplessness in the face of even the most uncomplicated tasks.

For each, the goal was the same: safety. So much energy and instructional time are diverted to dealing with these “survival” behaviors in the course of a teaching day. Wouldn’t it be more efficient to establish classrooms that are caring and emotionally safe places, where these self-protective measures are unnecessary?

1. Определите главную идею текста:

The main idea of the text is

a) to describe his first day as a teacher.

b) to give recommendations on teaching reading.

c) to suggest a solution to the problem of children’s failure and frustration.

1. Переведите на русский язык следующие словосочетания:

a) to insulate oneself from stress

b) to shrink into seats in the back

c) to experience success in school

d) to rate each item

e) to provide opportunity

f) to demonstrate knowledge

g) to maintain an appropriate level

h) a few hours into career

i) to teach someone reading

k) a variety of techniques

3. Закончите следующие высказывания:

a) She doesn’t do reading because she has tried it … .

b) This boy professes helplessness … .

c) For each student the goal was … .

d) A lot of instruction time is diverted to … .

e) As a teacher you will deal with the “survival” … .

4. Вставьте вместо пропусков подходящие по смыслу слова:

careers measures intimidating caring prevent

a) A preschool teacher spends plenty of energy and instructional time to … “survival” behaviors in the classroom.

b) Some children appeared unapproachable and … .

c) Some teachers profess helplessness in the face of these self-protective … of their students.

d) To become a good professional in the field of early childhood education means to be able to establish … and emotionally safe classrooms.

e) She teaches her students not to be afraid of failure and frustration in their school…

5. Ответьте на вопросы:

a) Who had experienced various degrees of failure and frustration in school careers?

b) Why do children devise a variety of self-protective techniques?

c) Who professed helplessness in the face of even the most uncomplicated tasks?

d) What techniques can student devise as self-protective measures?

e) What is more efficient: to establish classrooms that are caring and emotionally safe places or to use self-protective measures?