Read the text and do the exercises that follow it

Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:

a flash – вспышка

in mastering smth. – в изучении чего-либо

integral – неотъемлемый

attitude – отношение

responsibility – ответственность

to bring up – воспитывать

to succeed – преуспевать

Oleg is a first-year student of Mozyr State Pedagogical University. He studies at the faculty of Physics and Mathematics. In future after the graduation from the University he’ll become a teacher of Mathematics and Information Science.

He made his choice long ago. The choice of this occupation didn’t come as a sudden flash. During his school years mathematics was his favourite subject. He decided to devote himself to the training of children in mathematics. It is necessary to introduce pupils to scientific mathematical concepts. There are many things which depend on mathematics. Practically everything in our modern life is based on mathematical calculations.

In cooperation with science mathematics made possible our big buildings, railroads, automobiles, airplanes, subways, bridges. He is sure in future mathematics will have a wider application than it has now.

Information science is not less important subject. Oleg understood how it was important to give pupils a certain amount of knowledge, skills and habits in mastering computers. The ability to operate a computer is an important basic skill today, as it is an integral part of the curriculum in schools and Universities.

Oleg knows that teaching is a very specific and difficult job. The teacher is a person who is learning as well as teaching all his life. Teachers do not only teach their subjects. They bring up the younger generation, develop their pupils’ intellect, form their views and characters, their attitude to life and to other people. It is a great responsibility and the teacher must be a model of competence himself.

It’s not as easy as it may seem at first. But Oleg thinks that love for children combined with the knowledge that he will get at the University will be quite enough to succeed in his work.