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it now. Tell your friend.

7. There are different degrees of anger and different ways of showing it. Read the following text and comment on it:

If we could listen in on classrooms without being seen, we would hear many kinds of anger being expressed by teachers. One

teacher frequently screams and yells at her children. Another furiously bangs on his desk. A third teacher throws an eraser across the

room. Another sarcastically insults a child. One teacher grabs a child furiously and shakes him. One teacher slaps a child; anoth er

raps children on the knucles. Many angry threats are heard: "I'll show you who 'is the boss'. Don't talk to me that way." One teacher is

furiously tearing up papers, another charges back and forth across the front of the room, letting off steam.

8. The teacher can't but react emotionally to what is happening in class. Read the following text and comment on the feelings involved:

I've had to learn how free I could be. That's the hardest thing for a new teacher. At first everybody worked. I thought, man, this is

neat— everybody does what they're told. Then I thought, what a bore. It's no fun. And I got a little too free. Now I know they can

sense when I start setting my jaw even before I know I'm doing it. They know where to settle it down. The hardest thing for me was

to learn how to balance teacher control and class freedom.

9. We cannot always be bright and happy. Sometimes we have moods of depression or sadness. It's been one of those days — tell your friend

about these evSnts which have made you feel really depressed:

1.

You've lost your purse. 2. You've got to buy a present. 3. You got very wet in the rain because you left your umbrella at

home. 4. You've got an exam tomorrow and you're going to fail. 5. You've just had a row with your girlfriend (or boyfriend).

10. Have a close look at this cartoon by Bidstrupp. How do different people react to one and the same incident? What type of temperament does

their reaction reveal?

11. Very often an expression of anger on the part of children is met by punishment from parents and teachers. Enlarge on the humour of the cartoon.

'I'll teach you to hit other children.

12. Read the following dialogues. Observe the WAY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS:

— What's the matter? You don't look well.

— I'm rather worried.

— What about?

— My exam.

— Oh! Is that all?

— I feel very nervous.

— Don't worry about it. Try to look on the bright side of

things.

— I just can't stand that Robbins boy.

X — Millie is having one of her days, and it's driving me crazy.

— I wonder what I can make for supper tonight.

— Today is just one of those days.

— Oh, you poor thing, I had him last year, and he is impossi-

ble.

— I've made up my mind. We're going to Estonia for the holidays.

— How marvellous!

— I've got a whole month off this year!

— A whole month. That's terrific.

— We'll leave in early June.

— Good! Are we taking the bicycles?

— The bicycles? Oh no, we're going on a package tour.

— Oh no!

— And I thought we'd take aunt Ann with us.