Задания к тексту "The Stereotype of the Preschool Teacher"

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The Stereotype of the Preschool Teacher

appropriate – подходящий; attribute – характерный признак; belong to – принадлежать; code – моральные нормы; curiosity – любознательность; ethics – этика; introduction – введение; leadership – руководство; provide – обеспечивать; regulatory – регулирующий; socialize – подготавливать к жизни в обществе; vocabulary – запас слов

The early childhood educator belongs to a group of professionals that has strong leadership, a proud history, a code of ethics, regulatory organizations, and other professional attributes. “I’m not a babysitter” is the proud cry of early childhood educators, whether they work in child care programs for young children, public school programs, or other kinds of programs.

Preschool teachers need to love children, be patient, and have a nurturing personality. Their main goal is to participate in a child's growth and development, learn to understand and help their students, and to use a child's natural curiosity to develop a learning plan that is developmentally appropriate. Preschool teachers need to create an atmosphere where risks can be taken and discoveries can be made all while maintaining a child safe environment.

To become an early childhood professional, you will need education and training to provide you with necessary skills, vocabulary, and concepts, but to enter the field of early childhood education, you will also need to know something about its history. Because history is an important part of being socializes into profession.

1. Определите главную идею текста:

The main idea of the text is that

a) the early childhood educator belongs to a group of professionals.

b) it is very important for the early childhood educator to be socialized into profession.

c) it is necessary to know something about a proud history of early childhood education.

1. Переведите на русский язык следующие словосочетания:

a) public school programs

b) to be socialized into profession

c) to become a professional

d) to be a babysitter

e) an early childhood professional

f) to belong to a group of professionals

g) to have strong leadership

h) a code of ethics

i) a regulatory organization

k) to work in child care programs

3. Закончите следующие высказывания:

a) The early childhood educator belongs … .

b) A group of professionals has strong leadership … .

c) To become an early childhood professional … .

d) To enter the field of early childhood education … .

e) History is an important part … .

4. Вставьте вместо пропусков подходящие по смыслу слова:

provide attributes socialized care babysitters

a) In early education there are different kinds programs, for example, child … programs for young children, public school programs and others.

b) These are the professional … of early childhood educators: strong leadership, a proud history, a code of ethics and some regulatory organizations.

c) Education and training … the teacher with the necessary skill, vocabulary, and concepts.

d) Educators are proud of being not … but professionals in the field of early childhood education.

e) To be … into profession every educator will need to know its history.

5. Ответьте на вопросы:

a) What will you need to become an early childhood professional?

b) What kinds of programs do early childhood educators work in?

c) What is a person who is paid to care for a child when the child’s parents are away?

d) What do you need to become a good professional?

e) What is an important part of being socialized into profession?