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In the first unit the qualities and roles of teachers and students are described. First, it presents the qualities and characteristics that a good teacher should possess, emphasizing that a good teacher is a teacher who cares about his/her teaching but at the same time who pays more attention to the learning of the students. Then the unit discusses the types of the roles that teacher may have during a lesson, highlighting how it is important that the teacher knows when and which role he/she should carry out. In the second part of the unit the qualities and characteristics that a good learner should have are presented. It should be mentioned that the teacher is responsible for the development of these qualities.In addition the unit compares the adult learners and young learners according to their learning experience, motivation, nervousness, language awareness, behaviour problems and life experience aspects. It is very important that the teacher is aware of all the peculiarities of student's cultural background as different cultures have different approaches to learning. Moreover, the teacher should be aware of the language level of the students in order to choose proper activities for them during the lesson.Finally a good teacher should know how to motivate his/her students in order to achieve success. In conclusion, I would like to mention that all the information from this unit is very interesting and useful for me, I am sure it will help me in my future career.
