My names Albert and Im a teacher. My students call me Mr. Smith and I love my job.

Ive been a teacher since 1990 and Ive had the opportunity to help hundreds maybe thousands of children to learn and prepare themselves for their future professional lives. I hope I have helped them learn a little bit about life and maturity and have also given important advice on how to be responsible adults and citizens. Its a hard job and requires commitment and patience but I wouldnt choose another one . When I see my students progress at the end of each semester I understand that teaching is really in my blood.
Mark true (T) or false (F) according to the text: 1. Albert is a teacher. ( ) 2. His students call him Mr. Johnson. ( ) 3. Hes been a teacher for many years. ( ) 4. He doesnt like his job. ( ) 5. He helps students understand mature people like their parents. ( ) 6. He gives important advice on how to grow up fast. ( ) 7. Its an easy job in his opinion. ( ) 8. His job requires commitment. ( ) 9. In his opinion, a teacher must be patient. ( ) 10. He would chose another job if he had the opportunity. ( ) Answer the questions: A. Is Mr. Smith an experienced teacher in your opinion? Why? _________________________________________________________________________ B. Do you agree that his job requires commitment and patience? What else does it require in your opinion? _________________________________________________________________________ C. What kind of advices do you think he has given his students? _________________________________________________________________________ D. What does he mean when he says teaching is really in my blood? _________________________________________________________________________ E. Mr. Smith says his job is hard. What kind of difficulties do you think he usually faces to make him think that? _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ F. If you were a teacher, what aspects of your job would be the most difficult for you to deal with? _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

Do you think that helping people is rewarding? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________ What other jobs include helping the others among their duties? _______________________________________________________________________________ What would make you decide for a job: the rewarding youd get from it or the salary? _______________________________________________________________________________ Do you think people feel uncomfortable with their jobs if they find it useless, even if they earn a good salary? Why (not)? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

Look at this fragment of Mr. Smiths sentence: Its a hard job, but I wouldnt choose another

one. The pronoun one substitutes the word job (previously mentioned) in order to avoid repetition.
Note that the pronoun one is used in singular or plural, depending on the word it replaces. Rewrite the sentences below replacing the mentioned word by one / ones to avoid unnecessary repetition: a) I dont need two desks. Ill take that desk over there. _________________________________________________________________________ b) She never wanted to have children because she didnt like them, especially the smaller children. _________________________________________________________________________ c) Since she couldnt find any top quality jeans, she resigned herself to buying the ordinary jeans. _________________________________________________________________________ d) The blue coat is Jeannies and the red coat is Richards. _________________________________________________________________________ e) My books are here, but who is those books owner? _________________________________________________________________________ f) I dont have much time to take care of pets, so I have only this pet here. _________________________________________________________________________ g) Unless a student had raised his hand after a question, Mr. Gordon has always chosen the smarter student to answer. _________________________________________________________________________ h) Lets go home, Ann. The CDs at this store are too expensive and you dont need to buy anything, you can have lots of fun with the old CDs. _________________________________________________________________________ i) George doesnt need a mechanic to fix his car; he has to buy a new car. _________________________________________________________________________ j) Laura already has tons of blouses and this morning she just bought new blouses. _________________________________________________________________________ k) If these are the easy exercises, I dont want to try the difficult exercises. _________________________________________________________________________ l) If you think this dress is horrible, wait to see the dress Mom has just picked up for you. _________________________________________________________________________ m) Priscilla, why did you replace the old computer by this computer? Its so complicated that I can barely turn it on! _________________________________________________________________________

TEACHERS KEYS
Mark true (T) or false (F) according to the text: 1. Albert is a teacher. ( T ) 2. His students call him Mr. Johnson. ( T ) 3. Hes been a teacher for many years. ( T ) 4. He doesnt like his job. ( F ) 5. He helps students understand mature people like their parents. ( F ) 6. He gives important advice on how to grow up fast. ( F ) 7. Its an easy job in his opinion. ( F ) 8. His job requires commitment. ( T ) 9. In his opinion, a teacher must be patient. ( T ) 10. He would chose another job if he had the opportunity. ( F ) Answer the questions: A. Is Mr. Smith an experienced teacher in your opinion? Why? YES, BECAUSE HES BEEN A TEACHER FOR MANY YEARS. B. Do you agree that his job requires commitment and patience? What else does it require in your opinion? (PERSONAL ANSWER) C. What kind of advices do you think he has given his students? (PERSONAL ANSWER) D. What does he mean when he says teaching is really in my blood? THAT HE HAS ALL THE QUALITIES NECESSARY FOR HIS JOB AS HIS NATURE. E. Mr. Smith says his job is hard. What kind of difficulties do you think he usually faces to make him think that? (PERSONAL ANSWER) F. If you were a teacher, what aspects of your job would be the most difficult for you to deal with? (PERSONAL ANSWER) a) I dont need two desks. Ill take that ONE over there. b) She never wanted to have children because she didnt like them, especially the smaller ONES. c) Since she couldnt find any top quality jeans, she resigned herself to buying the ordinary ONES. d) The blue coat is Jeannies and the red ONE is Richards. e) My books are here, but who is those ONES owner? f) I dont have much time to take care of pets, so I have only this ONE here. g) Unless a student had raised his hand after a question, Mr. Gordon has always chosen the smarter ONE to answer. h) Lets go home, Ann. The CDs at this store are too expensive and you dont need to bay anything, you can have lots of fun with the old ONES. i) George doesnt need a mechanic to fix his car; he has to buy a new ONE. j) Laura already has tons of blouses and this morning she just bought new ONES. k) If these are the easy exercises, I dont want to try the difficult ONES. l) If you think this dress is horrible, wait to see the ONE Mom has just picked up for you. on! m) Priscilla, why did you replace the old computer by this ONE? Its so complicated that I can barely turn it