Celta Cambridge Certificate
SUNILA
SOUTHGATE COLLEGE
CELTA COURSE
PRE- INTERVIEW TASK 1. In each of the following sentences underline the verb or verb and identify the form/ tense used.
a) We never go to the theatre these days.
Present Simple b) We are saving up to travel abroad
Present Perfect Continuous c) We have already been to Europe.
Past Perfect d) We didn’t have enough money to go further.
Past Simple e) We had spent all our savings by the end of the summer.
Past Perfect f) We had been sleeping rough for several weeks when the weather turned colder.
Past Perfect Continuous g) This year I ‘ve been awarded a travel scholarship
Present Perfect. h) We are going to travel for six months in Australia and I’m going to write a thesis on the local dialects.
Future Continuous. i) I think we’ll buy a camper van.
Future Simple j) By the year 2005 I’ll have completed most of my research.
Future Perfect.
2. Explaining a difference between these pairs of sentences.
a) I bought a newspaper this morning. ( Action is done now)
I’ve bought a newspaper this morning. (Action is done in the past) b) She speaks French.( Stating the fact that she can speak French)
She’s speaking French. (At Present she is speaking French)
c) Did you remember to sign the letter?( Confirming whether the action is done)
Do you remember signing the letter? (Recalling the memory whether the action is done)
d) He didn’t need to call the doctor. ( It was not required to call the doctor)
He needn’t have called the doctor. (It was waste of time to call the doctor)
3. Copy the following words and underline the syllable which carries the main stress.
a) example b) grammar c) referee d) dictionary e) vocabulary f) communication g) authorise h) reference i) authority
4. State the function of the modal verbs underlined in the following-:
a) Hi Joe! I haven’t seen you for a long time. You must have been avoiding me!
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SOUTHGATE COLLEGE
CELTA COURSE
PRE- INTERVIEW TASK 1. In each of the following sentences underline the verb or verb and identify the form/ tense used.
a) We never go to the theatre these days.
Present Simple b) We are saving up to travel abroad
Present Perfect Continuous c) We have already been to Europe.
Past Perfect d) We didn’t have enough money to go further.
Past Simple e) We had spent all our savings by the end of the summer.
Past Perfect f) We had been sleeping rough for several weeks when the weather turned colder.
Past Perfect Continuous g) This year I ‘ve been awarded a travel scholarship
Present Perfect. h) We are going to travel for six months in Australia and I’m going to write a thesis on the local dialects.
Future Continuous. i) I think we’ll buy a camper van.
Future Simple j) By the year 2005 I’ll have completed most of my research.
Future Perfect.
2. Explaining a difference between these pairs of sentences.
a) I bought a newspaper this morning. ( Action is done now)
I’ve bought a newspaper this morning. (Action is done in the past) b) She speaks French.( Stating the fact that she can speak French)
She’s speaking French. (At Present she is speaking French)
c) Did you remember to sign the letter?( Confirming whether the action is done)
Do you remember signing the letter? (Recalling the memory whether the action is done)
d) He didn’t need to call the doctor. ( It was not required to call the doctor)
He needn’t have called the doctor. (It was waste of time to call the doctor)
3. Copy the following words and underline the syllable which carries the main stress.
a) example b) grammar c) referee d) dictionary e) vocabulary f) communication g) authorise h) reference i) authority
4. State the function of the modal verbs underlined in the following-:
a) Hi Joe! I haven’t seen you for a long time. You must have been avoiding me!
Must