雅思口语：教师类问题汇总

 　　“teachers”作为第二部分的话题卡已经屡见不鲜了，但在第一部分还是第一次被提到。“教师”这个话题的使用范围很广，比如说“乐于助人的的”、“擅长自己工作的人”、“榜样”等等都可以借用。

　　1. When you were in school (primary school or high school) did any of your teachers have a (strong) influence on you?

　　My English teacher. She was very patient and kind and she taught me a lot about tolerance¹. We still sent Christmas cards to each other every year. She was an inspiration². She was the reason I became a teacher.

　　I can’t say if one teacher inspired me greatly. I’ve had a few teachers that were awasome and gave me that little push.

　　My 9th grad math teacher Mr. Mara. I always struggled with math. Thanks to him, I went from flunking³ math to getting A's & B's. Before that, I thought I was just an idiot⁴. With the right teacher, I discovered that I could do math.

　　2. What qualities should a good teacher have?

　　They need to be interested in the subject matter they are teaching, care about students, and recognize that not all students learn in the same way, so that they can find multiple ways of explaining the same concept

　　A good teacher has patience, listens to the students, makes encouraging comments to the students who seem to struggle either with the work or with emotions.

　　3. What do you think of teaching as a job/career/line of work?

　　It’s a great job. It also pays well. Rewarding, fulfilling, well respected.

　　My sister and a close friend of mine are primary school teachers and it's hard work but it can be fun as well. Vacation time is good.

　　I know a lot of people think that doing it will be an easy option, but it is hard work. The holidays are great, but you need them because by the end of term you are like a zombie.

　　4. Are teachers in China very strict?

　　Yes, for the most part, especially in primary school and middle school, ‘cos in general, strict teachers have a better control over their classes. If a teacher is just nice, students think they can just walk all over them and they won't do anything. They just don't take the "nice" teacher seriously. But if a teacher is strict, they will have control over their class and actually teach their class.

1 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

2 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

3 flunking   

v.( flunk的现在分词 )；（使）（考试、某学科的成绩等）不及格；评定（某人）不及格；（因不及格而） 退学

参考例句：

• Is there some school of the ear I'm flunking out off right now? 我是不是被什么听力学校淘汰了？ 来自电影对白
• Twelve freshman footballers were flunking classes and had to leave. 当时有12名高中一年级的美式足球（即橄榄球）队员没有通过考试而不得不离开。 来自互联网

4 idiot   

n.白痴，傻子，笨蛋

参考例句：

• Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
• You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。