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Вчимо англійську вдома. 8th grade. Lesson 30. School staff.

 

Vocabulary:
headmaster – [ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə] – (хедмасте) – директор
head teacher – [hɛd ˈtiːʧə] – (хед тіче) – завуч
psychologist – [saɪˈkɒləʤɪst] – (сайколеджіст) – психолог
librarian – [laɪˈbreərɪən] – (лайбреріен) – бібліотекар
janitor – [ˈʤænɪtə] – (дженіте) – прибиральник
school council – [skuːl ˈkaʊns(ə)l] – (скул коунсл) – шкільна рада
to push – [pʊʃ] – (пуш) – штовхати, спонукати

 Practice:

 
1. Mark the true statements (Ex.2, p. 81 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).
A good IT teacher has to be good at Maths.
A good IT teacher has to be young.
A good IT teacher mustn’t be patient.
A good headmaster has to be good at organising things.
A good headmaster doesn’t have to be hard-working.
A good headmaster mustn’t be tense.
A good librarian has to love books.
A good librarian doesn’t have to have computer skills.
A good psychologist has to be good at talking to people.
A good psychologist doesn’t have to be a good listener.
A good janitor has to be good with his hands.
A good janitor doesn’t have to be responsible.

 

2. Read the text and insert the sentences below in the proper places (Ex. 3b, p. 82 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).

 

a) “I get very upset when children break things on purpose.”
b) “What I like is that both students and teachers are interested in new technology.”
c) “They borrow only books that are on their reading lists.”
d) “The school council consists of pupils from each year group, teachers and parents.”
e) “Some of the children have problems at home and some have problems in class.”

 

Mrs Jones teaches IT. Children have IT twice a week and teachers have it once a week. They ask her a lot of questions. Mrs Jones helps them make the best use of computers and interactive whiteboards. (1)_______. When she doesn’t have classes she designs programmes. “I get a lot of ideas from my students every week,” says Mrs Jones.
Mr Jenkins comes to school at 7 o’ clock every day. In the morning he first unlocks the front gate. In winter he turns on the heating and in summer he opens the windows. “The children are kind to me. Well, most of them. (2)_______,” Mr Jenkins says. He fixes taps or paints the walls. At noon he has coffee in the canteen. In the afternoon he repairs broken chairs or tables in his workshop. From time to time children bring a broken bike to him. He is always happy to repair it. He is very friendly and often smiles.
Mr Goldring comes to school 3 times a week to talk with pupils about their problems. Children feel lonely. Their parents work until late and they don’t have anyone to talk to. “Some pupils study several hours a day but they don’t get good marks. They can’t show what they really know. School pushes pupils to be successful and this is very stressful. (3)_______. I’m very happy when they ask me for help.”
In the morning Miss Havilland teaches English and in the afternoon she works in the library. She works there four hours a day. The library opens at 12. Some children come to the library every week. “Miss Havilland is great. She helps us out with our projects,” say pupils. “Some children come only once a month. (4)_______. They rarely read anything else. They are more into computers but l still believe in a good read,” says Miss Havilland.

“It’s not easy, but I love it,” says Mr Rogers. He gets to school at 8. He first greets the teachers in the staff room. He makes a lot of telephone calls and sends a lot of emails. He meets the school council twice a month. (5)_______. They discuss school outings, anti-bullying strategies or problems like skipping classes. To make school a good place for teaching and learning, it’s important that teachers, students and parents work things out together. I think we are a good team,” says Mr Rogers.

 

3. Match, copy with translation into your notebook (Ex.4, p. 83 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).


1. interactive

2. front

3. broken

4. good

5. telephone

6. reading

a) chairs

b) whiteboards

c) calls

d) gate

e) list

f) marks


4. Choose the correct answer. Check in the text (Ex.5, p. 83-84 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).

 

1 “She helps us out” means

a) she-opens the door for us

b) she helps us when something is not easy

2 “They are into computers” means

a) they like computers

b) they break computers to see what’s inside

3 “Skipping classes” means

a) jumping in the classroom

b) not coming to school without a good reason

4 “A good read” means

a) a person who reads fast

b) a book that is interesting

5 “Anti-bullying strategies” means

a) ways of bullying

b) ways to stop bullying

6 School outings mean

a) outside walls

b) day trips

7 “We are a good team” means

a) we play football together

b) we work well together

 

Test yourself: School Staff


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