Cheryl (Guam): What makes a good teacher? Well, I think that a good teacher is able to1 listen
well to a student's concerns2,
answer questions well, explain
anything3 that the student might not understand4. I remember my favorite
teacher in elementary school, she was always able to listen attentively5 to the students and in
reverse6 we were able to listen attentively to her when she would
explain or teach us something.
Ray (United States): One thing that makes a good teacher is somebody who7 has the
ability to place8
themselves in the mind9
of the student, the person who is trying
to learn10 whatever
the subject is11. A lot of people who are experts12 in a field13, they know it very, very, very well, but they've forgotten what it was like to be14
somebody who doesn't know that field. So they take certain things for granted15 when they explain and as a result, they leave things out16
that somebody who doesn't know the field needs to know in order to17 understand what is being said18.
Demelza (Australia): I think what makes a good teacher is someone that
can both19 identify20 what they
think the students need in their class and also21
be able to provide a way22
that students can understand different things for example grammar23 and make the classroom an enjoyable experience24
too.
Jeff (Canada): What I think makes a good teacher is patience and
love for your work. I think you have to love
teaching25 to be a really good teacher. And I think you need
patience and you really want to see the students succeed26. And that's what makes a good teacher I
think.
Nydja (United States): A good teacher is a person who challenges27 their students at every turn28 and breaks down29 their accepted norms and teaches them to be
open to new ones30.
Hoa (Vietnam): What makes a good teacher? That's a hard question31.
Well, I think a good teacher should
be knowledgable32, first of all33.
I think he or she should be dedicated to his work. He should be good at convincing34,
talking -- what I mean35
is like they should have communication
skills to interact with36 students and to make the students
work. So maybe37
dedication, knowledge38,
and communication skills could39
make a good teacher.
Vocabulary
1.
is able to = é
capaz de
2.
concerns = preocupações
3.
explain anything = explicar qualquer coisa
4. might not understand = pode
não entender
6. in reverse = ao contrário
7. somebody who = alguém que
8. place = colocar
9. mind = mente
10. trying to learn = tentando
aprender
11.
whatever the
subject is = qualquer que seja a matéria
12.
experts = especialistas
14. they've forgotten what it
was like to be = eles esqueceram como era ser
16. leave things out = deixam
coisas de for a
17. in order to = a fim de
18. what is being said = o que
está sendo ditto
19.
both = tanto (uma
coisa quanto outra)
20. identify = identificar
21.
also = também
22.
provide a way =
fornecer uma maneira
23.
grammar = gramática
24.
enjoyable experience = experiência agradável
25.
love teaching = amar ensinar
26.
succeed = ser bem sucedido
27.
challenges = desafia
28.
at every turn = em cada etapa
29.
breaks down = quebrar
30. to be open to new ones =
estarem abertos às novas (idéias)
31. hard question = pergunta
difícil
33.
first of all =
antes de qualquer coisa
34. good at convincing = bom em
convencer
35.
what I mean = o
que eu quero dizer
36.
communication
skills to interact with = habilidades de comunicação para interagir com
37.
maybe = talvez
38.
knowledge = conhecimento
39.
could = poderia