it. If he emitted an uncovered cough, he was expected to rise immediately and fling open a window, no matter how cold the weather,

so that a blast of fresh air could protect his fellows from the contamination of his germs. Again if he felt obliged to disturb the class

routine by leaving the room for a drink of water (Miss Dove loftily ignored any other necessity) he did so to an accompaniment of

dead silence. Miss Dove would look at him — that was all — following his departure and greeting his return with her per fectly

expressionless gaze and the whole class would sit idle and motionless, until he was back in the fold again. It was easier — even if

one had eaten salt fish for breakfast — to remain and suffer.

13. Discuss the text of Ex. 13 and the problem of punishment in pairs. One of the pair will insist that punishment should be abolished and

never used in class, the other will defend the opposite point of view. Be sure to provide sound arguments for whatever you say. Consider the

following and expand on the items where possible.

For:

A g a i n s t :

1. Punishment helps to do away with animal instincts such as

1..It is no good to discipline children through fear.

greed, anger, idleness and discourtesy which lie in the depth of

2.Any punishment (corporal punishment in particular)

human nature.

humiliates a human being.

2.It is impossible to bring up self-confident,strong-willed

3.Teachers who punish their pupils do not care for children,

citizens without any punishment, as it keeps them under

they care only that children conform to the rules.

control.

4.When one uses any kind of punishment he brings up

3.The thing that distinguishes a man from a brute is not

(produces) cruel and heartless people.

instinct but performance, and certain kinds of punishment help

5.Punishment leads to lies, as children would tell any lie to

here a lot.

prevent the unpleasant act.

4.Not all kinds of punishment are acceptable, but it is

6. Punishment destroys a child's personality.

inevitable as a phenomenon to control discipline.

5.The means of punishment is important, it should never be

humiliating, never contemptuous. Children are not monsters,

some of them simply go a little further than they intend.

6.It is not punishment itself that is important, but the threat

that it represents (it keeps children from breaking the rutes).

15. The extracts given below present controversial subjects. Team up with another student, work out arguments "for" and "against" and

discuss the extracts in pairs. Use conversational formulas of agreement, disagreement, giving opinion (see Appendix).

A. Should a teacher take home his pupils' work to check it?

"Don't fall into the habit of bringing work home, Rick. It indicates a lack of planning, and you would eventually find yourself

stuck indoors every night. Teaching is like having a bank account. You can happily draw on it while it is well supplied with new

funds; otherwise you're in difficulties. Every teacher should have a fund of ready information on which to draw; he should keep that