Part 1: Background a) There was a reasonably wide range of ability in this intermediate level group‚ although the majority of students were able to form coherent sentences. Some students were more confident in answering questions aloud‚ while some needed to use their dictionaries regularly during lessons‚ and were less assured with speaking in front of the class. The age ranged anywhere between mid-20’s and late 50’s. The most common interests of the group were listening to music and watching
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1. The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow. (a) the present simple + time marker subject + verb ‘to leave’ in the present simple tense + time marker (b) Talking about a future event with an externally scheduled timeframe. (c) Students may have some difficulty understanding the concept that the event being referred to is taking place in the future but the sentence is using the present tense. (F) Students may confuse the verb form ‘leaves’ with ‘leaves’‚ the noun form meaning plural of ‘leaf’. (M)
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1. Choosing the text Both Harmer and Scrivener are very direct with their advice for choosing texts for reading and listening: Grade the tasks‚ not the material. Despite keeping this in mind I felt anxious about possibly choosing an authentic text that would be discouraging for our group of elementary-level students due to its complexity. I settled on a list of tips for saving energy published on the National Geographic Kids website (see Appendix 1). I chose this text because we have
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Written Assignment 2: Language Related Tasks Name____________________ Date __10th March 2013__ I confirm that this is my own work Signature_________________________________ Include this page with your assignment. Assessment criteria: Successful candidates can demonstrate their learning by: | Comments: | - analysing language correctly for teaching purposes | | - correctly using terminology relating to form‚ meaning and phonology when analyzing language | |
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CELTA Assignment 2: Language analysis sheet Name: Michael Humeniuk Date:__October 13‚ 2012____________ |Context and analysis of meaning/use |Anticipated problems |CCQs | | | |If
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Assignment 2 Language related task Example 1: We can put off sleeping for a limited period. (Lexis) Meaning The lexis Put off means that we do not want to do it now. We will do it at a later time. Synonym Procrastinate Concept Questions: Do we want to do it now? No Will we do it later? Yes Form Base Verb + Adverb + Phrasal verb put off sleeping Put off is a phrasal verb used in everyday language by native English speakers Pronunciation can put off
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SECTION A: Function If the function is making suggestions‚ we can use the following structures: - Let’s have a party. - Why don’t we have a party? - How about having a party? - We could have a party. These utterances are all exponents of the function of suggesting. If our function is speculation‚ we can say: - If Macbeth hadn’t listened to the witches‚ he wouldn’t have murdered the king. - I think there’ll be a revolution in Egypt in the next ten years. - I reckon that before
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Assignment 1 / Language focus The car’s going to crash Form describe the form: Be going to Affirmative: Subject + be + going to + bare infinitive Interrogative: Be + subject + going to + bare infinitive ? Negative: Subject + be + not + going to + bare infinitive Short form response: Yes‚ subject + be + going to + bare infinitive No‚ subject + be + not + going to + bare infinitive Phonology : /gəʊɪŋ/ Anticipated Problems
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Assignment 2: Language analysis sheet Name: Julia__________________________ Date: _Aug.9‚ 2014_____________ Context and analysis of meaning/use Anticipated problems CCQs If I were you‚ I’d go to the doctor. Target Language: If I were you‚ I’d do something Meaning To give advice. The 2nd conditional is used to introduce an imagined situation which is impossible. Context: In building up context‚ the idea of advice needs to be established‚ as well as the fact that it’s something
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James Quinn Assignment 3 Reasons for choosing text Although a long piece of text‚ it contains an overall context of animal powers and is an interesting topic. Similar topics students have worked with include qualities of famous people and superheroes. It is an authentic text‚ containing a wide range of language items and so provides a challenge for intermediate students. The text could also be broken down into sections for specific tasks. Receptive language sub-skills that could be practised
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