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Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 WORDS, in which you should:
1. summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
2. comment on what kind of qualities make up a good teacher.
You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Excerpt
“A good teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”—Henry Adams.
In the conversation about closing the United States’ widening gap in student achievement, much attention has been focused on policy, funding, test scores, and parent involvement. Research shows that each of these factors indeed plays a part in determining how much a student learns; however, improving student success starts directly in the classroom—with great, quality teachers.
Good teachers make a tremendous difference in the lives of students, from improving academic success to providing emotional and social support—and the research backs it up.
All of us at some point in our lives have been students, and we’ve all had many teachers. Some we couldn’t stand, others really stood out. But what are the qualities that make someone a good teacher?
Good teachers always possess many fine qualities that allow them to do their job effectively. There is no denying that every teacher comes with his or her own unique blend of such valuable qualities. It is this uniqueness that ultimately makes a teacher special. Each teacher is different, but virtually every good teacher is equipped with some essential qualities.
审题立意
作文题目是关于“良师应具备哪些品质”的话题，要求考生根据题目要求，就此写一篇作文作为回应。每个人在不同的读书阶段遇到的老师都不相同，他们的性格、品质和特点也各不相同，但是老师品质的高低对学生的影响是非常重要的，有的甚至可以影响学生一辈子。所以，良好的品质，是从业老师所必须具备的。考生应结合题目要求，根据所选材料以及自身体验，从一名老师应具备的品质的角度进行阐述，提出自己的观点，并通过列举良好的品质加以证明。
写作框架
1 简要概括材料，并根据材料提出自己的观点：好老师应该知识渊博、善于沟通、组织能力强并富有耐心。
2 分别从知识渊博、善于沟通、组织能力强和富有耐心方面展开论述良师应该具备的品质。
3 最后总结观点并呼应开头，再次强调这几个方面品质的重要性。
精彩范文
As has been stated in the above excerpt, a good teacher exerts considerable influence on students’ outlook on diverse aspects of their life, which, to a large extent, may be permanent. There are numerous valuable qualities that make up a good teacher. From my point of view, a good teacher should possess rich professional knowledge, outstanding communication skills, excellent organization skills and incredible patience. (Viewpoint)
Firstly, a good teacher should be both knowledgeable and good at communicating. (Topic sentence) Teaching is about sharing knowledge with students and helping them become better and useful people, so good teachers should firstly have enough knowledge of the subjects that they teach. Meanwhile, if they can’t convey what they know to students in a way that is not only understandable but also engaging, then teaching is not achieved. Thus, good communication skills are very important too.
Besides, being able to organize a class efficiently is a necessary quality for every good teacher. (Topic sentence) Not only should a good teacher be capable of having a lesson well organized but also he or she should be able to keep a class in good order and make the whole class become a remarkably cohesive group.
Last but not least, a good teacher is supposed to be very patient. (Topic sentence) Teaching is like a marathon, not a sprint. Never will a competent teacher give up on his or her students or class whatever obstacles appear in teaching. They should continuously try new strategies, and believe that eventually something will work.
All in all, despite the fact that every teacher has his or her own characteristics, most good teachers are equipped with such essential qualities. (Conclusion)
主题词汇
exert vt. 发挥，运用，施加
permanent adj. 永久的，永恒的；不变的
engaging adj. 吸引人的
cohesive adj. 团结的；有聚合力的
marathon n. 马拉松赛跑
sprint n. 短跑；冲刺
competent adj. 称职的；有能力的
亮点句式
1 Meanwhile, if they can’t convey what they know to students in a way that is not only understandable but also engaging, then teaching is not achieved.
译文 同时，如果他们不能够以一种既易于理解、又吸引人的方式把自己的知识传达给学生，那么教学就没有达成目标。
分析 本句主体结构为“主句+if引导的条件状语从句”，主句为then teaching is not achieved，而if引导的条件状语从句中包含what引导的宾语从句和that引导的定语从句，即what they know和that is not only understandable but also engaging，前者充当convey的宾语，后者修饰限定先行词a way。
2 Never will a competent teacher give up on his or her students or class whatever obstacles appear in teaching.
译文 不管在教学中出现什么样的挫折，一个称职的老师是绝不会放弃他的学生和班级的。
分析 never放于句首，句子须使用部分倒装的形式，即将句中的be动词、助动词或情态动词提至主语的前面，如本句中will a competent teacher give up on，其正常语序为a competent teacher will never give up on；本句中whatever 引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter what。需注意：含否定意义或否定形式的词或词组放在句首时，要用部分倒装。常用的这类词或词组有：seldom，little，few，hardly，never，rarely，scarcely，not a bit，not until，hardly...when，no sooner...than，at no time，by no means，in no case，on no condition等。