A GOOD ENGLISH TEACHER

Do you agree with the following sentences about good English teachers?

a)   A good English teacher must be from an English-speaking country.

b)   A good English teacher mustn’t speak Catalan or Spanish in class at any time.

c)    A good English teacher doesn’t necessarily have to speak the students’ language (in this case, Catalan and Spanish) to teach the students.

d)   A good English teacher mustn’t ask students individual questions because they get very nervous.

e)   A good English teacher should be very patient with students’ mistakes.

f)     A good English teacher should always prepare extra materials for the students who want extra practice.

g)   A good English teacher has to correct all the students’ mistakes all the time.

h)   A good English teacher shouldn’t ever admit that he/she doesn’t know how to say something or what something means.

i)      A good English teacher ought to use audiovisual materials and ICT whenever possible, as it makes language learning a lot more fun.

j)     A good English teacher ought not to get upset when students don’t do their homework as long as they have a good excuse.