Cambridge CELTA assignment: Focus on the learner Part A My student’s name is Corrado‚ he’s 42 years old and his L1 is italian. He is an entrepreneur. In fact‚ he owns a bar where he works with two friends. However‚ he doesn’t need English at work as I thought. He loves to travel and that’s the main reason for him to learn English: he’s been to London many times and he would like to travel to the US as well and also he likes to organize his own trips so he needs English also to book hotels and
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1. She needn’t have got up so early. Meaning: Needn’t is short for need not. This action happened in the past. She got up early but it wasn’t necessary. Context Mary has a job interview tomorrow and she was feeling very nervous. The next day Mary woke up early to catch the 9am bus to her interview location. However she had forgotten that the interview was at 3pm. It was not necessary for Mary to get up so early. As a result she waited for several hours in a café. CCQs:
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Everything Everything‚ by Nicola Yoon is a young adult fiction novel. Everything Everything is Nicola Yoon’s first novel. It was debuted #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and stayed on the list for eleven months. The book was also adapted for film (made into a movie) by MGM and Warner Bros Studios. Summary Everything Everything is about an eighteen year old girl named Madeline Whittier. She suffers from a rare disease called SCID and is basically allergic to the world. The only people
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just had a baby boy) A. Congratulations Julie! How are you? B. I’m fine thanks. I’m feeling much better now. A. So...where is he? Wow‚ look at his big brown eyes. B. Yes‚ I know. He ________ _________ his father. A. How is he during the night? B. He is a heavy sleeper. I think he ________ _______ me. (Elicit: takes after) Concept questions: Did July have a baby boy? Does the baby’s father have brown eyes? Is Julie a light sleeper? Meaning: Takes after = to
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CELTA ASSIGNMENT 1 – FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Part One Background The first part of the assignment focuses on the general overview of Entry 1 group who are majority females of South-Asian origin; also a Chinese‚ African & Arab learners are also enrolled in class. Learners of this group are housewives with little or no previous education background. They would have learnt Urdu or Gujarati in their country. The ages range between 24 and 45. The majority of learner’s first language speaks
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London Highgate Cambridge CELTA Language Awareness Task Please note that your written English as well as the content of your answers forms part of our evaluation of your application. Section 1. Learning and Teaching Here are some statements about English language learning and teaching. Indicate on the continuum the extent to which you agree with them. Example- Language is primarily about communication. Yes [ X ] No
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Everything is Illuminated-Jonathan Safran Foer Introduction – The consequences of the grandparents’ silence Many people have to bear heavy psychological burdens from the second world war without talking to anybody about their experiences. Because of the terrible war-experiences many of these people have a stubborn point of view‚ a total indifference towards new subjects and an incomprehensible behavior (cf. Bode 18). Moreover many “war-grandchildren” indicate huge problems with their parents
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Social Change in the United States During World War II As the possibility of a second World War arose people began to form opinions on the United States ’ role in Europe. The general population disagreed on whether or not to get involved in the conflict with Germany. Some people believed in interventionism‚ the theory that the United States should do everything it could to support Britain without declaring war on Germany. Along with William Allen White they formed the Committee to Defend
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Cambridge CELTA Pre-Interview Task Name ______________________________________________________________________ Complete this task carefully. It is an important factor in considering your application. CELTA is an intensive four-week course of study. Because of this‚ candidates need to be fully prepared for the demands of the course and show that they are able to research language structures‚ a skill required of ESL teachers. Keep in mind that we cover language analysis on the CELTA course‚ so
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The theme of the book The Beginning of Everything is displayed often over the course of the plot and through the actions of characters. The central idea of the story revolved around a single boy’s personal tragedy that shaped how he lived his life. This goes together with the theme of the story “everyone encounters a tragedy in his or her life‚ but you cannot let it define you or the way you live your life.” This theme proved significant for nearly every character in this book as each one was experiencing
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