Questão 998380

Read text 1 and answer questions 31 to 35:

Text 1

Good Motivation, Better Relationship

As teachers we should be aware of the fact that students

between the ages of 13 and 17 are growing, their bodies are

changing physically, mentally and emotionally and these

changes affect not only the way students learn, but also the

5 way they want to be treated and the way they behave in

school and in society; their roles in their families also face

major disturbances: teenagers become more aggressive, rude,

passive, and basically want to do only what they please.

Therefore, working in classrooms with teenagers might

10 become a complete challenge. In order to get our students’

attention we must focus our efforts in developing a good

relationship with them, not only at a teacher‐student level, but

also in helping them to develop better relationships at a

student‐student level and with their immediate family as well.

15 Students have so much around them; we live in an

overwhelming society with so many distractions and stimuli.

So instead of allowing concerns about the school or the

classroom drive our efforts, we must strive to work on

everything that surrounds our teaching because it plays a

20 fundamental role in our relationship with our students. It is

also important to understand, that sometimes school is all the

stability they have in their lives, and the only place in which

they can be themselves.

(adapted from http://pearsonclassroomlink.com/articles/0411/0411_0201.htm)

When the author states that “we live in an overwhelming society” (lines 15 and 16), he understands our society as being