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Jargon buster
Copy the chart with your own definitions for the following terms (column 
1
) and explain their 
relevance to teaching (column 
2
).
Your definition
Relevance to language 
learning/teaching
N euro-Linguistic 
Program m ing (NLP)
Multiple Intelligences 
theory (Ml)
Learning by rote
Learning by doing
Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic m otivation
Affect
Agency
Learner autonom y
Jeremy Harmer 
How to Teach English
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TASK FILE
Chapter 2 :Teachers
A Describing good teachers 
(page 23)
1 Think of two good teachers from your past. What personal qualities do/did they share?
2 Rate the following teacher qualities in order of importance (1-10).
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They are adaptable.
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They are even-handed in their treatment of students.
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They are good-looking.
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They care about their students.
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They dress well.
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They give interesting lessons.
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They know their subject.
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They listen to their students.
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They prepare well.
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They use new technology.
Add two more qualities that you think are important.
B W ho teachers are in class 
(pages 23-25)
1 Do you agree with the following paragraph? Why? Why not?
‘Good teachers plan their classes minutely so that everything they do is prearranged. Once 
they are in the classroom, they follow their plan without deviation, always watching out for 
irrelevancies which the students may bring up and which would disrupt the plan.’
2 Match the descriptions on the left with the teacher roles on the right.
a Students make appointments to talk to the teacher about 
i assessor
their progress.
b The teacher is explaining something to the class. 
ii controller
c The teacher is telling students how correct (or incorrect) 
iii prompter
their language use is.
d The teacher makes herself available to answer any 
iv resource
questions/supply information while students are working 
on a task in groups.
e The teacher wants to help the students along during a 
v tutor
fluency activity (where their conversation is faltering a 
bit).
C Rapport 
(pages 25-27)
Rewrite the following statement so that it accurately reflects your own opinion.
‘It is easy to create good rapport with your students; all you have to do is to be entertaining 
and give them something interesting to do.’
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Jeremy Harmer 
How to Teach English
© Pearson Education Limited 2007