2019届高考英语复习基础阅读理解FakeForeignTeachers课文原文及教案.docxVIP

Fake Foreign Teachers A report out of Chongqing about fraud (诈骗 ) in a foreign-teacher placement agency(职业中介 ) reveals something that many of you may already know: Not all foreign teachers are qualified to teach English. Authorities say the agency, Bekerley (not a typo) Global Education Group, offered teaching jobs to foreigners who did not have the proper qualifications required by Chinese law — a university degree, two years of relevant work experience, a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate. What ’ s worse, many of the foreigners from the agency were not even native English speakers, another legal requirement. The problem of fake foreign teachershas been around in China for years. At one time, anyone with a white face — say a backpacker (背包客 ) on vacation — could walk into a placement agency and find themselves in front of a classroom the next day, even though they lacked any qualifications or even a work visa ( 签证 ). And many Chinese parents were willing to pay high tuitions, convinced that having a foreign teacher was the key to improving their child ’ s English. That changed a few years ago as the government and education authorities became more vigilant about enforcing the law. However, the demand for foreign teachers is still high. Some agencies, like the one in Chongqing, are willing to break the law in order to get a piece of what is a lucrative ( 赚大钱的 ) business. In 2017 alone, Chinese parents spent more than 13 billion yuan on their children ’ s English education. So, is the money spent on foreign teachers really worth it? Well, yes and no. A good foreign teacher can help you with three main things. They can make you familiar with Western culture and customs, they can help you with your pronunciation, and they can give you speaking opportunities to improve your conversational English. What they can ’ t do is im your scores on the gaokao or even the TOEFL and IELTS tests. For those tests, your Chinese English teachers do a much bette