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Language Related Assignment
Adrian Nicholas Crouch
Date: 01.01.2011 Word Count:1,740 PASS
1. The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow. Form Present tense referring to the future + time marker. definite article + subject + verb in the present simple tense + preposition + time marker
Function/meaning Statement of fact/future action set by timetable or schedule. Context Someone who has arranged a holiday abroad and is confirming travel arrangements for the following day with a family member.
Concept Questions Is he going today? No. When is he going? Tomorrow. The future. Can he change the time the plane leaves? No, because the plane is scheduled by the airline to leave at 10.00 tomorrow. Target Models The taxi comes at 08.00 tomorrow. The plane lands at 12.45 tomorrow. The hire car arrives at 13.30 tomorrow. The flight desk opens at 09.00 tomorrow. Anticipated learner problems o Students may omit the addition of -s in forming present simple tense of verb. o Students may be confused and add –ing to the verb. o Students may add the nominative pronoun it after the noun. o Students may have difficulty understanding that we are speaking of the future. o Some students (e.g. Spanish speakers) may have problems pronouncing the letter v as these speakers often pronounce v as b.
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Typically described as adverb or time clauses the following three sentences demonstrate the relationship between action and time. Context Towards the end of a school day, a fire alarm bell rings in three classrooms, (Room 1 which is empty, Room 2 where students are studying & Room 3 where students are in the act of leaving) to signal for students to vacate their classrooms.
2a. The students had left when the bell rang is an example of the simple past perfect tense and tells us that the students in Room 1 had already left their classroom before the fire alarm bell rang. 'We use past perfect when already talking about the past, and want to talk about an earlier past '. Swan (
Language Related Assignment
Adrian Nicholas Crouch
Date: 01.01.2011 Word Count:1,740 PASS
1. The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow. Form Present tense referring to the future + time marker. definite article + subject + verb in the present simple tense + preposition + time marker
Function/meaning Statement of fact/future action set by timetable or schedule. Context Someone who has arranged a holiday abroad and is confirming travel arrangements for the following day with a family member.
Concept Questions Is he going today? No. When is he going? Tomorrow. The future. Can he change the time the plane leaves? No, because the plane is scheduled by the airline to leave at 10.00 tomorrow. Target Models The taxi comes at 08.00 tomorrow. The plane lands at 12.45 tomorrow. The hire car arrives at 13.30 tomorrow. The flight desk opens at 09.00 tomorrow. Anticipated learner problems o Students may omit the addition of -s in forming present simple tense of verb. o Students may be confused and add –ing to the verb. o Students may add the nominative pronoun it after the noun. o Students may have difficulty understanding that we are speaking of the future. o Some students (e.g. Spanish speakers) may have problems pronouncing the letter v as these speakers often pronounce v as b.
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Typically described as adverb or time clauses the following three sentences demonstrate the relationship between action and time. Context Towards the end of a school day, a fire alarm bell rings in three classrooms, (Room 1 which is empty, Room 2 where students are studying & Room 3 where students are in the act of leaving) to signal for students to vacate their classrooms.
2a. The students had left when the bell rang is an example of the simple past perfect tense and tells us that the students in Room 1 had already left their classroom before the fire alarm bell rang. 'We use past perfect when already talking about the past, and want to talk about an earlier past '. Swan (
References: Swan. M. (2005) Practical English Usage. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press. Swan. M. Walter. C. (2009) How English Works. Oxford University Press. Bibliography http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk http://esl.about.com http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com http://conjugation.com http://dictionary.reference.com 13