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Primary teachers are responsible for guiding children through the formation of many important life skills,
and also watching over their students' social development. Primary teachers come into contact with about
30 students every day, and teach them a variety of subjects. Many hours are spent before and after class on
planning, preparation and correction. One should be a very patient, caring, yet firm person to be able to deal
with the demands of children in the four to twelve-year-old age group. Secondary teachers teach specific
subjects to various groups of students.
Just like primary teachers, they spend an amount of time planning and preparing lessons and correcting
homework-their duties are not restricted to face-to-face teaching. Dealing with twelve to eighteen-year-olds
requires a wide range of skills. If you become a primary teacher, you will need to decide whether to be a
"generalist" (多面手), teaching a wide range of subjects, or a "specialist", teaching only one or two. Most
primary teachers are specialists. Generalist teachers spend the greatest part of their day with one class, which
means that they spend more time with the same children. Specialist teachers have more time away from their
students. It is therefore very important for generalist teachers to develop a strong working relationship with
their students. The unique rapport (和谐) you can develop with a particular set of students is one of teaching's
greatest pleasures. However, the disadvantage of primary teaching is that if you have a difficult student, you
will be forced to deal with him or her, all day, every day, throughout the school year. Teachers need to work
out strategies to get themselves and their students through such difficulties.
Primary teachers today are generally four-year trained. They usually do a three or four-year undergraduate
degree, and if this degree does not include teacher training, they will have to undertake postgraduate study in
education as well.
1. After class primary teachers usually _____.
A. come into contact with students
B. teach students a variety of subjects
C. deal with the demands of children
D. make planning, preparation and correction
2. What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?
A. What a primary teacher needs to do in the classroom.
B. The differences between generalist and specialist teaching.
C. How a primary teacher should try his best in the school.
D. The relationship between the primary teachers and students.
3. We can learn from this passage that _____.
A. a primary teacher needs a wide range of skills
B. the disadvantage of primary teaching is having difficult students
C. teacher training is not important for a primary teacher
D. secondary teachers mainly teach children two subjects
4. The author writes the article in order to _____.
A. tell teachers how primary teachers guide students
B. tell teachers what you should do as a primary teacher
C. let readers know more about primary teachers
D. let readers know how to be a primary teacher
