Teachers and being a teacher

Do you know when the World Teachers' Day is?

 

What do you think teachers should be like? What is 'being a teacher' for you? Before trying to find the answers, watch these videos

• What is a teacher?  

• 25 things you should know before becoming a teacher   

• What makes a good teacher great

and read about the issue:

• Nine Characteristics of a Great Teacher  (Faculty focus)

• I'm proud of being a teacher, but... (The Guardian)

• Why high-flying professionals choose to be teachers (BBC News)

RELATIVE CLAUSES (i)

Non-Defining Relative Clauses (Extra information)

These relative clauses give extra information about the antecedent, so they are not essential to the understanding of the message and you can omit them. They go in between commas and the relative pronoun can never be omitted. The relative pronoun THAT can never be used.

- We use the relative pronoun WHO when the antecedent is a person and is the subject or object of the relative clause.

John,	who	came to the party	, studied with me at the elementary school.
		you saw at the party
		she was dancing with at the party

- We use the relative pronoun WHICH when the antecedent is an animal or a thing and is the subject or object of the relative clause.

That dog,	which	barked in the street	, belongs to my uncle.
		you saw in the street
		she was playing with

- WHOSE (connection of possession)  

Mr Smith, whose wife is waiting for the bus, is my boss.

- WHERE (Adverbial of place). It can be substituted by WHICH + preposition.        

We visited Buckingham Palace, where the Queen lives

NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES. Insert the clauses in brackets into the main sentences as non-defining relative clauses. Remember to add the commas.

1. Mont Blanc .... is the highest mountain in the Alps.  (it is between France and Italy) 
2. Alfred Hitchcock .... worked for many years in Hollywood.   (he was born in Britain)
3. We recently visited Cambridge .....   (Albert studied there many years ago)
4. Susana ..... loves travelling.   (she is in 3º ESO)
5. London .... has over 6 million inhabitants.  (it is the capital of Britain)
6. Mr Baraq Obama .... has never visited Spain.   (he is the former President of the United States)

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