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Ответить на вопросы По тексту The Profession of a Teacher There are professions – vocations – and people surrender themselves wholly to these professions. Undoubtedly, the profession of a teacher is one of them. Even if you want to be a teacher you can’t become a good one. You must be born one. Love for children, an ability to communicate with them, understand and teach them – these are the most important qualities of a genuine teacher. An ability to be a genuine teacher is God’s gift; it’s a talent like the talent of a writer, an artist or a musician. In my point of view it’s even more – it’s fate. I think a teacher is like a sculptor: he moulds a personality out of a child like a sculptor creates a beautiful statue out of clay. Pedagogy is a very complex and responsible study; probably, no less responsible than medicine. As a patient hands to the doctor the most expensive thing – his life, so parents entrust the teacher with the most valuable creature – their child. And mainly it depends on a teacher what kind of person a child will grow up to be: a genius or a villain. If you have been dreaming of become a teacher since your childhood, it’s not a problem nowadays. In Russia there are more than 250 teachers training colleges and universities; six of them are in Moscow. Every year thousands of young people graduate from these colleges to come to school on September 1st. According to a survey, more than 70 per cent of students enter these colleges by their own choice, and it is well-known to them what difficult and sometimes ungrateful work is waiting for them after receiving their diplomas. In the process of education when they were asked whether they were sorry about their choice of profession, 60 per cent said that they were not sorry at all. Judging by these facts, I can say that teachers come to school not for money (the salary of a teacher is laughable), but they simply can’t help coming because it’s their vocation to work with children. The profession of a teacher combines both joy and sorrow. A person who gets pedagogical training should master a lot of knowledge. But the main thing he should understand is according to what laws and rules the personality of a child develops. The most important of them are love and mercy. Doctors have a rule: “Don’t do harm”. I think teachers must also follow this rule; because there is nothing more valuable than children and it depends on teachers what kind of people the children will become. In my opinion, a teacher is responsible for all his pupils, for, according to Antoine de Saint Exupery we are answerable for those whom we have tamed. 1. What are the most important qualities of a genuine teacher? 2. Why can we say that teacher is a sculptor? 3. Is pedagogy complex and responsible study? 4. Why can we compare pedagogy with medicine? 5. How many teacher training colleges and Universities are there in Russia? 6. How many students choose the profession of a teacher by their own choice? 7. Why do teachers come to school? 8. What does the profession of a teacher combine? 9. What main thing should a young teacher know before start working as a teacher? 10. What rule should teachers follow?

Answer 1

1. Love for children, an ability to communicate with them, understand and teach them – these are the most important qualities of a genuine teacher.
2. Because he moulds a personality out of a child like a sculptor creates a beautiful statue out of clay.
3. Pedagogy is a very complex and responsible study.
4. Because medicine is as responsible study as pedagogy.
5. In Russia there are more than 250 teachers training colleges and universities.
6. According to a survey, more than 70 percent of students choose the profession of a teacher by their own choice.
7. The profession of a teacher combines both joy and sorrow.
8. The main thing a young teacher should understand is according to what laws and rules the personality of a child develops.
9. Teachers should follow the same rule as doctors. They mustn't do harm.

Answer 2

1. The most important qualities of a genuine teacher are love for children, an ability to communicate with them, understand them, and effectively teach them.

2. The comparison of a teacher to a sculptor suggests that like a sculptor who shapes a statue out of clay, a teacher molds and shapes a child's personality. Both professions involve the creative and transformative process of crafting something valuable and meaningful.

3. Yes, pedagogy is described as a very complex and responsible study in the text.

4. Pedagogy is compared to medicine in terms of responsibility. Just as a patient entrusts their life to a doctor, parents entrust their precious children to teachers. Both professions have a significant impact on a person's development and well-being.

5. In Russia, there are more than 250 teachers training colleges and universities, with six of them located in Moscow.

6. More than 70% of students enter teacher training colleges by their own choice.

7. Teachers come to school not primarily for monetary reasons (given the relatively low salary), but because they are driven by their vocation to work with children. It's their genuine passion and sense of duty that motivates them.

8. The profession of a teacher combines both joy and sorrow, indicating that it comes with moments of happiness and challenges.

9. The text does not explicitly state the completion of this question. Based on the context, it seems like the main thing a young teacher should understand is the laws and rules that govern a child's personality development, particularly emphasizing qualities like love and mercy.