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A hundred years ago, when people thought about what education would be like in the 21st century, they often imagined a plot like the one that Jean-Marc Cote painted on a futuristic postcard: books (read: knowledge) are processed into nervous impulses, and students absorb immediately through the brains. The role of the teacher in this process is to throw new books into the cauldron and make sure that the heads are properly filled. The teacher has always played a very important role in the life of every person. Since childhood, parents take us to kindergartens, various educational circles, later schools, extra classes after it. We are surrounded by a huge number of teachers whom we love and not so much, who love us and want to teach, who are strict or kind. Some of them become our friends, we strive to be like them, and we truly don not want to attend the lessons of some other teachers. Throughout our lives, teachers change, and they are all different, but the main thing that unites them is that they somehow bring knowledge to our lives. A modern teacher is, first of all, a person endowed with a number of virtues. Who has such advantages: systems thinking, organizational skills, initiative, imagination, independence, accuracy, discipline, commitment, responsibility, observation, responsiveness, perseverance, mobility, flexibility in professional activities, expressiveness of speech, gestures, facial expressions, tact, conscience, diligence, susceptibility to the new and unconventional, good taste. But who is such an English teacher? Well, this is a person who has all the above advantages, but also shows the language and culture of English-speaking countries. Since students who study English are at different levels of language proficiency, the teacher always has to be flexible and able to create interesting and productive classes for students of all levels. In one lesson, an English teacher can have multiple roles: The teacher is the manager. Organizes, gives a lesson design, informs, coordinates learning activities. The teacher is the trainer. Organizes practical activities, objectively assesses achievements, praises and encourages. The teacher is a guide. Instructs, gives examples, opens the way to progress. The teacher is a consultant. Gives advice on language issues as well as life situations. The teacher is a source of knowledge. Always helps and tells how to say and do correct something. But also contributes to the desire of students to explore and find the answers themselves. The teacher is an expert. Promotes and guarantees open communication between students. The teacher is the leader. The motivating inspiration that shapes the goals and dreams of students. The teacher is the animator. Makes the lesson fun and diverse. Uses a lot of games and activities. It helps to learn the language in a relaxed atmosphere. A foreign language plays a huge role in the formation of personality, its development, because with it you can get direct access to the spiritual wealth of another country, to its culture. In addition, since English is international and is spoken by almost all countries of the world, studying it can give the opportunity for new travels, new job offers or just new acquaintances and many other opportunities. And all this helps to achieve a good teacher of English. That is why the role of an English teacher plays a huge and important role in the life of students.
