Celta Assignment 1
1. She needn’t have got up so early.
Meaning: Needn’t is short for need not.
This action happened in the past. She got up early but it wasn’t necessary.
Context
Mary has a job interview tomorrow and she was feeling very nervous. The next day Mary woke up early to catch the 9am bus to her interview location. However she had forgotten that the interview was at 3pm. It was not necessary for Mary to get up so early. As a result she waited for several hours in a café.
CCQs: Did Mary wake up early? (yes)
What time was her interview at? (3pm)
Was it necessary to get up early? (no)
Tell me about a time when you were too early for something and had to wait.
Form: She+ needn’t have got up
Subject +need not+ have +verb (past participle)
Pronunciation: /niː.dənt/: needn’t (2 syllables with stress on the first) have (weak form) /əv/
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2. I didn’t mean to break it.
Meaning: I felt bad that I broke it but I didn’t do it on purpose.
I didn’t want to break it. It was an accident. Context
I was playing with my brother’s new toy. Then I fell and dropped my brother’s toy. I was afraid my brother would get angry at me but it was an accident. I didn’t want to break it.
CCQs: Did I want to break the new toy? (no)
How did I feel? Why? (sad, bad, scared)
Tell me a time when you didn’t mean to break something? How did you feel?
Form: I + didn’t + mean + to break
Subject + did not + verb +infinitive form of verb
Pronunciation: didn’t /ˈdɪd.ənt/ (2 syllables – stress on first) mean to: (weak form) /tʊ/
3. My brother is very ambitious.
Meaning: Ambitious is an adjective form. The context describes my brother as very ambitious because he has a strong desire to be successful and rich.
Context:
My brother studies all day and night in college. Sometimes he works so hard he has no free time. His dream is to
Meaning: Needn’t is short for need not.
This action happened in the past. She got up early but it wasn’t necessary.
Context
Mary has a job interview tomorrow and she was feeling very nervous. The next day Mary woke up early to catch the 9am bus to her interview location. However she had forgotten that the interview was at 3pm. It was not necessary for Mary to get up so early. As a result she waited for several hours in a café.
CCQs: Did Mary wake up early? (yes)
What time was her interview at? (3pm)
Was it necessary to get up early? (no)
Tell me about a time when you were too early for something and had to wait.
Form: She+ needn’t have got up
Subject +need not+ have +verb (past participle)
Pronunciation: /niː.dənt/: needn’t (2 syllables with stress on the first) have (weak form) /əv/
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2. I didn’t mean to break it.
Meaning: I felt bad that I broke it but I didn’t do it on purpose.
I didn’t want to break it. It was an accident. Context
I was playing with my brother’s new toy. Then I fell and dropped my brother’s toy. I was afraid my brother would get angry at me but it was an accident. I didn’t want to break it.
CCQs: Did I want to break the new toy? (no)
How did I feel? Why? (sad, bad, scared)
Tell me a time when you didn’t mean to break something? How did you feel?
Form: I + didn’t + mean + to break
Subject + did not + verb +infinitive form of verb
Pronunciation: didn’t /ˈdɪd.ənt/ (2 syllables – stress on first) mean to: (weak form) /tʊ/
3. My brother is very ambitious.
Meaning: Ambitious is an adjective form. The context describes my brother as very ambitious because he has a strong desire to be successful and rich.
Context:
My brother studies all day and night in college. Sometimes he works so hard he has no free time. His dream is to