8. Complete the following sentences from the text:

1. During our school-years... .

2. Teaching is....

3. A teacher dies....

4. Communicating with children a teacher.. .

5. He should never mock... .

6. An environment should be... .

7. Teacher's authority... .

8. School becomes....

9. To be a good teacher...

10. Qualities of heart and head... .

11. He must control....

12. There are many teachers... .

13. It is also important....

14. A teacher shouldn't... .

15. When the expression of his face....

9. Answer the following questions:

1. Who meets children when they first come to school?

2. Why are teachers always with us?

3. What kind of profession is teaching?

4. What does a teacher form?

5. Why should a teacher study all the time?

6. What does a teacher discover in his pupils?

7. A teacher should never mock the pupils, should he?

8. What does "climate" of a classroom depend on?

9. What will teacher's authority be ensured by?

10. What traits of character does a teacher foster in the pupils?

11. You need some of the gifts of the good actor in order to be a good teacher, don't you?

12. Why doesn't a good teacher sit motionless before his class?

13. What must a teacher do to keep abreast of new developments and ideas?

14. What can you say about teacher's work as compared to the actor's one?

15. Why is it necessary to be well equipped for teaching?

SPEAKING

10. A) Read the text again and make notes under the following heading:

• Teacher’s attitude to the pupils

• Teacher’s qualities

• “Climate” of a classroom

b) Then give a short talk about teacher’s profession. Use the following expressions: Although, Moreover, However, In spite of the fact that, I believe, I think, In my opinion, ect.

Grammar Sequence of Tenses. Direct and Indirect Speech

15. Look at these photos. Can you guess the profession of this young woman? Would you like to do such a job? Why or why not?

16. a) Read the interview. How would you describe Alisa Ginsberg?

Alisa Ginsberg, 25, from Newcastle is a gymnastics coach.

• When did you decide to be a gymnastics coach?

When I was at school. I did not want to have an ordinary job, so I joined to a local school of gymnastics. I love it. This is the life for me!

• Describe a typical day!

Well, my days are usually very long. Yesterday, for example, I was practicing until 10 o’clock at night and today I got up early to practice again. We are working on a new performance with my pupils, which we are going to perform for the first time here in London next week.

• Is your job dangerous?

I have had a few accidents. Last year, I broke my arm and last month I had fall.

• What are your plans for the future?

If things go well, I will continue working as gymnastics coach. And what ever happens I will not live gymnastic.

b) Read the journalist’s report of the interview. Find the differences.

Alisa said that she had decided to become a gymnastics coach at school. She told me that she had not wanted to have an ordinary job and so she had joined a local school of gymnastics. She said that she loved gymnastic and that was the life for her. When I asked her about a typical day she replied that her days were usually very long and that for example the day before she had been practicing until 10 o’clock and that day she had got up early to practice again. She said that she was working on a new performance with her pupils, which they were going to perform for the first time there in London the following week. She admitted that she had had a few accidents. She told me that the year before, she had broken her arm and the previous month she had had fall. Finally, Alisa told about her plans for the future. She said that if things went well, she would continue working as gymnastics coach. She told me that whatever happened, she wouldn’t leave the gymnastic.

17. a) Look at the sentences from the interview and find the same information in the report. Copy and complete the table with sentences from the report and names of tenses.

Interview	Tense	Report	Tense
I love gymnastic	Present Simple	She said that she loved gymnastic	Past Simple
We are working on a new performance
I have had a few accidents
I did not want to have an ordinary job
I was practicing until 10 o’clock at night
We are going to perform it for the first time next week			Past Perfect Continuous
I will not live gymnastic
If things go well, I will continue working as gymnastics coach

b) Study the changes in tenses that appear when the reporting verb is in the past or future tenses. What changes in pronouns can you see in the reported version?

If the main verb of the sentence is in the present, no change is made in the verb tense or modal in the object clause.	If the main verb of the sentence is in the past, the verb in the object clause is usually also in a past form.
He sais (that) he works hard.	He said (that) he worked hard.
He sais (that) he is working hard.	He said (that) he was working hard.
If the action of the object clause is simultaneous with that of the principal clause, the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous is used in the object clause no matter which Past tense-aspect form is found in the principal clause.
He sais (that) he worked hard.	He said (that) he had worked hard.
He sais (that) he was working hard.	He said (that) he had been working hard.
He sais (that) she has already left.	He said (that) she had already left.
If the action of the object clause precedes that of the principal clause, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous is used in the object clause no matter which Past tense-aspect form is found in the principal clause.
He sais (that) he will work hard.	He said (that) he would work hard.
He sais (that) he will have finished the work by September.	He said (that) he would have finished the work by September.
He sais (that) he will be working hard all day long.	He said (that) he would be working hard all day long.
If the action of the object clause follows that of the principal clause, the Future- in-the-Past or one of the other means of expressing future actions viewed from the past is used in the object clause no matter which Past tense-aspect form is found in the principal clause.
He sais (that) he is going to work hard.	He said (that) he was going to work hard.
He sais (that) he can work hard.	He said (that) he could work hard.
He sais (that) he may work hard.	He said (that) he might work hard.
He sais (that) he has to work hard.	He said (that) he had to work hard.
He sais (that) he must work hard.	He said (that) he had to work hard.
He sais (that) he should work hard.	He said (that) he should work hard.
He sais (that) he ought to work hard.	He said (that) he ought to work hard.
The rules of sequence of tenses cannot be observed with certain modal verbs which have only one form. (must, should, ought and need)

18. These time and place expressions were used in the interview. Find their equivalents in the report.

Now, today, yesterday, last month, last year, next week, here

Example: now- at that time

19. Notice that after say and think we can use that but it's not necessary.

Teresa said that she had decided to be a performer at school

She said she loved the circus.

20. Read the reported statements and choose the correct option: a or b.

1. He said he would work abroad.

a) He worked abroad at the time of the interview.

b) He was planning to work abroad in the future.

2. He said he had bought a new car.

a) He had the car at the time of the interview.

b) He wanted to buy the car after the interview.

3. He said he had been on a course.

a) He was preparing to go on a course.

b) He had completed a course.

21. Report these sentences spoken by a TV chef, Gordon Blue.

1. I won two cooking competitions last year. He said ____________________

2. I have never cooked anything Japanese. He admitted ________________

3. My job is as creative as an artist’s. He claimed_______________________

4. I am working on a new recipe for tomato soup at the moment.

He added____________________________________________________

5. I am sure the soup will be delicious. He said _______________________

6. The BBC are going to start showing my cookery programme next month.

He announced _______________________________________________

22. Put said or told in the gaps.

One day, John 1)________ Mary that he was in love. Mary 2) _______ that she wasn't interested in his love life but John 3) _______ he was in love with her. When Mary heard this, she changed her mind and 4) ______ him to go on talking. John 5) ______ that he was in love with her but he couldn't ask her out because his mother 6) _____ him that she wasn't the right woman for him. Mary 7) _______ him to leave her alone and took for a

different girlfriend.

23. Read this short report of an interview and write the original answers. What job does the person do?

She said that she had to be very fit and slim. She said that she had been employed by a few fashion magazines. She told us that the last year she worked for two designers in Paris but preferred to work with photographers. She told us she was going to study in the job for the next few years but she admitted that she was planning to get married soon and had a big family. She also told us that she would probably start her own fashion studio in the future.