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Teacher Quality Requirements in ELT 　　【Abstract】In order to adapt the development of English education， the middle school teachers of English should develop their teaching methods and perfect their knowledge system. 　　【Key words】Teacher；Language；ELT；Students 　　Nowadays， English is the principal language of communication internationally. It becomes a basic course in secondary education in China. As a teacher of English， he or she should know the development and tendency of secondary English education reform to improve his or her own teaching competence. 　　There are two necessary aspects in English education： students and teachers. Both teachers and students are active participants in the teaching and learning process. First of all， a student is a learner in class with teachers and other learners. They try their best to learn knowledge from books and teachers. Secondly， students are main participants. They are English listeners， English speakers， English readers and English writers. Gradually students begin to be the center of English teaching. 　　The middle school students， especially senior middle school students， are more independent. They would like to learn new things and solve problems by themselves. They are strongly eager to express their own ideas. With the development of English education reform， the “student-centered” teaching is emphasized. The teachers of English should lead students to express their ideas in English and to develop their own ability. Therefore， the quality of teachers is the key to improving the teaching quality. 　　1 Love teaching， love students 　　I have discussed a topic with 90 students. “What qualities do you think a teacher should have？” About 80% of students mentioned the first word “love”. In my opinion， the word “love” means that a good teacher should not only love his job―teaching， but also love the students. Only a person loves his or her own job， he or she could have the responsibility and the honor to devote himself o