CELTA ASSIGNMENT 1: LANGUAGE ANALYSIS
Part 1: Grammar
1. Model sentence: Mum: When did Peter leave? You: not long ago, a few minutes, he’s just left.
a) Analysis of Meaning: The present perfect simple is used to indicate an action or event of the past with a consequence in the present. In this example, this tense is used to describe an action that has recently occurred. The fact that it recently happened is reinforced by the adverb just which indicates immediate past.
b) Conveying Meaning: I would create a scenario.
‘Imagine you are having breakfast at home with your brother (Peter). Your mother is in the bathroom. Your brother looks at the clock picks up his coat and runs out the door quickly to school. Your mother comes in with Peter’s school books in her hand and says ‘Where is Peter?’
You say: ‘Mum, he went to school.’
Your mum: ‘What? When did Peter leave? Maybe I can run and give him the books”
You: “A few minutes ago. He’s just left.
c) Checking Meaning:
Is Peter at home? No, he isn’t
Did Peter leave recently or a long time ago? Recently
Timeline:
d) Form: Present Perfect Simple
He’s just left
Subject+ verb to have in the present simple (have, has)+V3 (the past participle)
Just is a particle that is added to the tense to indicate the recentness of the action or event.
I would elicit from students or remind them of the two possible differences of the contraction he’s. It can be he is or he has. I would give students two examples and ask them to differentiate the two.
1. She’s very beautiful.
2. She’s finished the book.
Number 1 is the verb to be because it is followed by an adjective and in the second sentence it is the present perfect because it is followed by V3.
e) Phonology: I would teach the fact that the sentence stress falls on just.
/hi;z ju:st lɛft/
Depending on the students’ native language there may be some difficulties in producing individual phonemes.
2. Model sentence: If only I had enough money, I’d buy this iphone.
a) Analysis of
1. Model sentence: Mum: When did Peter leave? You: not long ago, a few minutes, he’s just left.
a) Analysis of Meaning: The present perfect simple is used to indicate an action or event of the past with a consequence in the present. In this example, this tense is used to describe an action that has recently occurred. The fact that it recently happened is reinforced by the adverb just which indicates immediate past.
b) Conveying Meaning: I would create a scenario.
‘Imagine you are having breakfast at home with your brother (Peter). Your mother is in the bathroom. Your brother looks at the clock picks up his coat and runs out the door quickly to school. Your mother comes in with Peter’s school books in her hand and says ‘Where is Peter?’
You say: ‘Mum, he went to school.’
Your mum: ‘What? When did Peter leave? Maybe I can run and give him the books”
You: “A few minutes ago. He’s just left.
c) Checking Meaning:
Is Peter at home? No, he isn’t
Did Peter leave recently or a long time ago? Recently
Timeline:
d) Form: Present Perfect Simple
He’s just left
Subject+ verb to have in the present simple (have, has)+V3 (the past participle)
Just is a particle that is added to the tense to indicate the recentness of the action or event.
I would elicit from students or remind them of the two possible differences of the contraction he’s. It can be he is or he has. I would give students two examples and ask them to differentiate the two.
1. She’s very beautiful.
2. She’s finished the book.
Number 1 is the verb to be because it is followed by an adjective and in the second sentence it is the present perfect because it is followed by V3.
e) Phonology: I would teach the fact that the sentence stress falls on just.
/hi;z ju:st lɛft/
Depending on the students’ native language there may be some difficulties in producing individual phonemes.
2. Model sentence: If only I had enough money, I’d buy this iphone.
a) Analysis of