celta written assignment
Celta assignment 1 may use the infinitive oppose to the simple present for example tomorrow
Students may fail to understand the reference to a future event because the use of a simple present.
Students may struggle to pronounce the weak form in “the” and “at”
Students The plane leaves at 10:00 tomorrow.
A- Present simple + time marker
Subject + verb in present simple tense + time marker
B- Talking about a scheduled future event
C- Students may find it difficult to use the present tense to refer to a future event.
Students may find it difficult to pronounce “tomorrow” especially the weak form at the beginning of the word.
D- Someone talking to their friend/co-worker/ relative about when they are leaving for their holiday.
A travel agent assistant is giving information to a customer regarding the departure of his/her flight.
E- Is this in the future or present? (The future)
Is this taking place at a specified time or an ongoing event? (The future)
What is happening at 10:00? (The plane will leave)
If I had a lot of money, I’d buy a boat.
A- The past and present tense together with the second conditional-hypothetical structure.
If + subject + past simple + noun, + model verb (would) + verb in the present + noun.
B- Hypothetical event, talking about a dream
C- Students may struggle using the past tense “had” to refer to a future
Students may use an incorrect tense in the ‘result’ part of the sentence. E.g. If I had a lot of money, I’ll buy a boat.
Students may struggle to grasp the hypothetical meaning.
Students may struggle with using and the pronunciation of the contracted form of the verb “I’d and might instead stress ‘would’ in the sentence.
Students may add additional word If I had a lot of money,
Students may use the full infinitive following the modal.
D- Somebody wishing they could win the lottery and buy a boat.
Someone coming back from a holiday/boat trip and in conversation with friends said If I had a lot of money, I’d
Students may fail to understand the reference to a future event because the use of a simple present.
Students may struggle to pronounce the weak form in “the” and “at”
Students The plane leaves at 10:00 tomorrow.
A- Present simple + time marker
Subject + verb in present simple tense + time marker
B- Talking about a scheduled future event
C- Students may find it difficult to use the present tense to refer to a future event.
Students may find it difficult to pronounce “tomorrow” especially the weak form at the beginning of the word.
D- Someone talking to their friend/co-worker/ relative about when they are leaving for their holiday.
A travel agent assistant is giving information to a customer regarding the departure of his/her flight.
E- Is this in the future or present? (The future)
Is this taking place at a specified time or an ongoing event? (The future)
What is happening at 10:00? (The plane will leave)
If I had a lot of money, I’d buy a boat.
A- The past and present tense together with the second conditional-hypothetical structure.
If + subject + past simple + noun, + model verb (would) + verb in the present + noun.
B- Hypothetical event, talking about a dream
C- Students may struggle using the past tense “had” to refer to a future
Students may use an incorrect tense in the ‘result’ part of the sentence. E.g. If I had a lot of money, I’ll buy a boat.
Students may struggle to grasp the hypothetical meaning.
Students may struggle with using and the pronunciation of the contracted form of the verb “I’d and might instead stress ‘would’ in the sentence.
Students may add additional word If I had a lot of money,
Students may use the full infinitive following the modal.
D- Somebody wishing they could win the lottery and buy a boat.
Someone coming back from a holiday/boat trip and in conversation with friends said If I had a lot of money, I’d