Warming-up Questions1.What kind of student is depicted in this story?2.Could you use your imagination a little bit andgive a description of him?3.Give your opinion about the two professors inthe text.4.Have you ever had teachers like them?5.Do you agree with this student that there issomething wrong with the way the system works?
Warming-up Questions 1.What kind of student is depicted in this story? 2.Could you use your imagination a little bit and give a description of him? 3.Give your opinion about the two professors in the text. 4.Have you ever had teachers like them? 5.Do you agree with this student that there is something wrong with the way the system works?
Word Studybarometer n.a.an instrument that measures the airpressure and shows when the weatherisgoingto changeb.something that shows or gives anidea ofchanges that are happeningExamples:the barometer of public opinion
Word Study ❖ barometer ❖ n. a. an instrument that measures the air pressure and shows when the weather is going to change ❖ b. something that shows or gives an idea of changes that are happening ❖ Examples: the barometer of public opinion
-metera. forming nouns denotingmeasuringinstrumentsb.the basic metric unit of linear中measureExamples:thermometer,barometer,gasometerkilometer,centimeter,millimeter
❖ -meter ❖ a. forming nouns denoting measuring instruments ❖ b. the basic metric unit of linear measure ❖ Examples: thermometer, barometer, gasometer kilometer, centimeter, millimeter
competence[u]theabilityandskillneededtodo aparticularjobNo onequestionedhiscompetenceasadoctorhiscompetenceinhandling money/tohandlemoney
❖ competence ❖ [U] the ability and skill needed to do a particular job ❖ No one questioned his competence as a doctor. ❖ his competence in handling money. ❖ /to handle money