It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.-by Mark Twin.1. Warm-up questions1)Would you like to be a teacher? Why or why not?2)2) What are the advantages of being a teacher, what are the disadvantages?3)3) Do you think teaching is easy? Why?4)4) What qualities does a good teacher need?5)5) Which teacher do you like best, why?Words and expressionspalm tree 棕榈树Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying moments?outweigh: v. be more important or valuable than sth. else 比重（在重量上）；比重要；比有价 值The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks.profession: n. 职业；同行业的全体人员I dont know what profession would suit me. He left the teaching profession to set up his own business. Teaching as a profession is very underpaid. Hes a doctor by profession.convince: v. make someone feel certain that sth. is true; persuade sb. to do sth. The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.I hope this will convince you to change your mind.The lawyer tried to convince the jury陪审团 of his clients当事人 innocence.n nNor do I teach because I think I know Nor do I teach because I think I know answers, or because I have knowledge I answers, or because I have knowledge I feel feel compelledcompelled to share. Sometimes I am to share. Sometimes I am amazed that my students actually take amazed that my students actually take notes on what I say in class!notes on what I say in class!Why, then, do I teach? Why, then, do I teach?Chinesecompel vt. .强迫强迫, , 使不得不使不得不 lOnly by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.nMy girlfriend compelled me to meet her mother. n nI teach because I like the pace of the I teach because I like the pace of the academic calendar. June, July, and academic calendar. June, July, and August offer an August offer an opportunityopportunity for for reflectionreflection, research and writing. , research and writing. I teach because teaching is a profession I teach because teaching is a profession built onbuilt on change. When the material is the change. When the material is the same, I change and, more same, I change and, more important, my students change.important, my students change.Chinesereflection: n.1.映像, 倒影 2.反映 3.深思; 考虑; In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. The fact that soldiers are on the streets is a reflection of how terrified the government is. On reflection, I decided I had been wrong.build on: base on; use as a base for further developmentAll research builds on work by previous reseachers.Her conclusion is built on a careful analysis of current international affairs.n nI I teach teach because because I I like like the the freedom freedom to to make make my my own own mistakes, mistakes, to to learn learn my my own own lessons, lessons, to to stimulatestimulate myself myself and and my my students. students. As As a a teacher, teacher, Im Im my my own own boss. boss. If If I I want want my my freshmen freshmen to to learn learn to to write write by by creating creating their their own own textbook, textbook, who who is is to to say say I I cant? cant? Such Such courses courses may may be be huge huge failures, failures, but but we we can can all all learn learn from from failures. failures. . .Chinese stimulate: vt. 刺激; 激励; 鼓励The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy.Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think.Besides reading materials, the use of films and multimedia can stimulate students interest in a subject.distribute: v.分发，散布，配销He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets传单 to promote products for a cosmetic company.n nSo So teaching teaching gives gives me me pace, pace, and and variety, variety, and and challenge, challenge, and and the the opportunity opportunity to to keep keep on on learning learning . .I I have have left left outout, , however, however, the the most most important reasons why I teach. important reasons why I teach. Chinese leave out 遗漏, 省略, 删去; 未顾及, 忽略 Ive made a list of names I hope I havent left anyone out.She left out an important detail in her account.switch: 转变，转换；开关She started studying English at college, but switched to Accounting in her second year.Would you please switch the TV off?a light switch Can you flip the switch?analysis: n. 分析The artical provides a detailed analysis of the root causes of the accident.analysis 的复数形式是analyses, 动词形式为analyse或analyze 与其有相似变化的词还有： basisbases crisis-crisesn nA A “promotion“ “promotion“ out out of of teaching teaching would would give give me me money money and and power. power. But But I I have have money. money. I I get get paid paid to to do do what wh