Assignment 5: Language

Give advice to a new teacher in your schoolSome schools use a ‘buddy system’ when a new teacher arrives. The new teacher’s buddy is usually another teacher who has worked at the school for a long time and knows all the rules and procedures. The buddy’s responsibility is to help the new teacher quickly settle into the school by giving advice.

Imagine a new teacher has arrived in your school and you are going to be their buddy. You are going to write him/her an informal email giving advice.

You should include:

1. How you felt when you were a new teacher at your school (see module 2 – past tenses)

2. A range of modal verbs (should (n’t), must(n’t), (don’t) have to – (see module 3 – making suggestions)

3. Some information things you wish you had known when you started working at the school (see module 9 – wish/ if only)

4. A suitable style for an informal email to a colleague (see B2 Self-study part A – Festivals)

5. A suitable layout for an email

6. Reasons for each piece of advice

Write 150-200 words. Add your text to the box below:

Hello Siti. How’s everything? Hope you’ve settled in comfortably in this school.

The beginnings of my teaching career weren’t that easy. How I wish I had had a buddy back then. With lack of experience, I had to be thick-skinned in order to gain new beneficial knowledge and even had to experience myself on how to tackle problems with the students.

Anyhow, I’d like to share a few pieces of advice that you may find useful. Don’t let the students intimidate you. A teacher must always be presentable, confident and the most important thing is to be prepared before entering your classes. Always be early to school and don’t simply take a leave without informing the administrators to avoid any disciplinary actions taken.

On a different note, how are you coping with the tasks as a secretary of the English Language Panel? You shouldn’t worry much about it and just make sure you do your work accordingly and make sure the files are always updated. Once you put on hold a task, they will stress you out in the end of the day.

Hope you’ll have fun working in our school. Feel free to call me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Rohaiza

Now, check that you have included points 1-6 above, then submit your assignment.

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