TEST 3 PAPER 1: READING Part 3 FCE PRACTICE TESTS (with key)

 

FCE PRACTICE TESTS (with key) TEST 3 PAPER 1: READING Part 3 (Questions 16-30)

 

You are going to read an article in which four people talk about their work as teachers. For questions 16-30 choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required they may be given in any order. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which person or people: has been a teacher the longest?       16   no longer works as a teacher?       17   has taught in many different countries?       18   mentions the qualities which are important to be a good teacher?       19   says they became a teacher because they were not happy in their previous job?       20   says they like working as a teacher because their job is always interesting? 21     22   mentions a difficulty of their subject?       23   says they have had a number of different jobs?       24   says they were keen to share what they have learnt with others?       25   says that they had been interested in teaching from a young age?       26   says it’s easy for pupils to see the results of their work in her subject?       27   say they have taught adults as well as children and teenagers?       28   has helped and trained other teachers?       29   says the beginning of their career as a teacher was hard work?       30     A Anna I first got into teaching 4 years ago when I decided to quit my office job and do a bit of travelling. I’d heard of the CELTA qualification to teach English to adults and thought it would be a great way to see the world. I’d also been interested in teaching since I was at school and with the CELTA thought it would be a perfect combination - teaching and travel. Since completing the course I’ve spent time teaching in the UK, Austria, Poland and Spain and have loved every minute. I’ve taught people of all ages and levels. I’d say the main thing I enjoy about teaching is the fact that you’re able to engage with people from different countries, all of whom have different backgrounds and experiences, and I feel that this therefore makes teaching an interesting, varied profession. I think the thing I found the most frustrating was probably going into different schools and trying to teach children and teenagers who were not interested in learning English and only there because their parents had made them. However, this meant there was always a challenge in trying to find material that these students would be interested in and a job where you don’t have challenges I imagine would be rather boring. I’ve recently started working as a primary school teacher, which I’m really enjoying. I look back on my time teaching abroad with a lot of fondness and for this reason it is something I would definitely like to do again in the future. B Valerie I love teaching because it is never boring. I have been a teacher for over twenty years and I still enjoy my day to day work. I teach Science to students aged eleven to sixteen. This sometimes involves explaining difficult concepts and examining ethical questions which some students find very difficult. It is very stimulating working with young people and their enthusiasm and optimism can be quite infectious. To be a good teacher you need to be very knowledgeable about your subject. You must have a good sense of humour and be fair and consistent in your dealings with other people, but most of all you must be a good communicator. There are lots of teachers who know their subject very well but unless you can enthuse your students and build their confidence and self-esteem you will never be an inspirational teacher. C Sally I have been teaching for 3 years now and decided to train to be a food technology teacher after working in the food industry for 5 years. I was fed up with working long hours, knowing the end result was making profit for the company I was working for at the time rather than giving me satisfaction. I have also always loved my subject – Home Economics, Food technology and Cookery – and wanted the opportunity to use my experience and knowledge to inspire and help others. Friends had put me off going into teaching previously due to the notorious heavy workload. It has been the most rewarding and challenging job of my career and I now couldn’t imagine doing anything else. I am lucky with my subject because progress and success are instant in practical cookery lessons; giving plenty of opportunity to praise pupils and raise their confidence. There have been very difficult times in my teaching career, especially the first year, when learning the work life balance was impossible to grasp; this in conjunction with challenging behaviour issues was a steep learning curve, but I am pleased I persevered. Over time teaching got easier and I think it is the most fulfilling, satisfying profession I could do. The odd pupil that walks out of the class and says ‘thanks for a great lesson, Miss’ or the look on a pupil’s face when his bread comes out the oven, makes the hard work worth while. D Joanna After studying languages at university, I was unsure what I wanted to do for a living. I worked for a year in a nursery school and. in my spare time, volunteered for a charity that sends people on projects in developing countries. I put together a programme of induct on for the volunteers, to prepare them for going on their projects. I soon decided that I would like to do this as a full-time job, but I needed to get a qualification in education and some more experience. I took a postgraduate teacher training course and worked for three years teaching languages in a secondary school. During that time, I got very involved in global education - teaching school children about global issues and how they affect people in developing countries. After three years of teaching, I got a job managing a global education centre. I co-ordinated and contributed to a programme of workshops for children and training for teachers. A further three years later, the charity I had volunteered for could afford to give me a full-time job, and I’ve been working there for two years now.

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