Post-reading questions 1. What characteristics is she displaying that are helping her face the challenges before
her?
2. What characteristics does she think help people to overcome difficult situations?
3. How much of a person's recovery from serious injury or illness is due to medicine,
and how much is due to mental attitude?
4. Do you know anyone who has recovered from injury or illness despite the poor
predictions of the doctor? It could be a personal friend, acquaintance, or famous
person.

My teaching philosophy is to be passionate, enthusiastic, and engaging every time that I give a lecture so students are excited to learn more about the topic and become active learners. I don’t try to be the favorite teacher. Instead, I want to help the students to become self-sufficient, as scientists and physicians at the forefront of the field for the next half-century. I am most proud when I can make a positive difference in someone’s academic career and see the amazing accomplishments of those whom I have mentored. I truly believe that the future is in the hands of the students we lead toward careers as scientists and physicians. While in research we are only as good as our last experiment, the students we mentor and their future students are a legacy that will endure. Finally, Henry Ford once said, “anyone who stops learning is old, whether at age 20 or 80”. I truly believe learning is a lifelong process and my role as an educator is to instill lifelong learning in all my students

1. Nina (celebrated) her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there (were) many flowers in it. When I (came) in, somebody (was playing) the piano, two or three pairs (were dancing). 2. Listen! Somebody (is playing) the piano. 3. I (like) music very much. 4. When I (looked) out of the window, it (was raining) heavily and people (were hurrying) along the streets. 5. What were you (doing) at seven o'clock yesterday? - - I (was having) supper. 6. When I (came) home yesterday, I (saw) that all my family (were sitting) round the table. Father (was reading) a letter from my uncle who (lives) in Kiev. 7. Where were you yesterday? — I (was) at home the whole day. — How strange. I (rang) you up at two o'clock, but nobody (answered). — Oh, I (was) in the garden. I (was reading) your book and (did not hear) the telephone. 8. What were you (doing) at five o'clock yesterday? — I (was working) in the library. — I (was) there, too, but I (did not see) you. 9. Yesterday I (was working) at my English from five till seven. 10. It (was raining) the whole day yesterday. 11. Where is your sister now? — She (was) in her room. She (was doing) her homework.

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