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  • CELTA application form, part 2 (Language awareness)

  • 4.
  • LANGUAGE AWARENESS Which is the ‘odd one out’ in each group and why? a.
  • 0 The baby’s bottle.
  • 0 The nation’s struggle.
  • +0 The teacher’s absent.
  • 0 The nurse’s pay.
  • 0 The government’s defeat. Why?
    • Because in that case it’s not a possessive “’s” as in other examples.
  • It stands for “the teacher is absent”. b.
  • 0 The plane was hijacked by a woman.
  • 0 The tourists were attacked by a gang.
  • 0 The soldier was hit by a bullet.
  • +0 The trains collided by a river.
  • 0 Three hundred people were killed by the earthquake. Why?
  • The meaning of the word “by” in this sentence is connected with a place (=near the river), in other cases it was used as a part of Passive Voice. c.
  • 0 She must have lost the address.
  • 0 Alan must have been there too.
  • 0 That must have been awful.
  • 0 The thieves must have got in through the window.
  • +0 I must have something to drink. Why?
    • Because in all other cases “must have…” was used as an assumption, and in the last one it shows the personal wish.
  • Identify the mistakes in these sentences, explain the error and supply the corrected version: a.
  • What did you say was your name?
  • What did you say your name was?
  • – We need inversion when we use indirect speech in case there is a “to be”-question. b.
  • I’ve been to China last year.
  • I was in China last year.
  • – Because here the time of trip of mentioned. c.
    • I would of liked to have seen that.
  • I wish I saw it./I would like to see that. d.
  • I regret to have damaged your book.
  • I regret having damaged your book.
  • – Perfect Tense is not suitable here, we need gerund. e.
  • How long do you know Steven?
  • How long have you known Steven?
  • – Because you have to show that you know him for a while (you’ve met him, for instance, last year and you still know him).
  • Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentences printed before it.
  • Start with the word given in bold. a.
  • You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
    • Refusal of giving a breath sample to the police could make you being arrested. b.
  • Philip’s inability to make decisions dates from his accident.
    • Ever since Philip had an accident, he has inability to make decisions. c.
  • I really like her voice but not her choice of songs.
    • Much more than her choice of songs I like her voice. d.
    • He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research.
    • Only when he had done a lot of research he continued writing the book. 5.
  • TEACHING MEANING How would you convey the meaning of the following words and phrases to a group of language learners in the classroom?
  • Do not use a dictionary definition.
  • Assume a mixed nationality class – so no translation is possible.
    • to switch (something on) To turn something on, to make something working.
    • Imagine yourself in the dark room.
    • Switching on the light in the dark room makes the light working.
  • So you SWITCH ON the light and the dark room isn’t dark anymore!
    • secretary A person who does paper work, answering phone calls etc. So in case you are a busy businessman you need a SECRETARY to arrange everything for you.
  • Congratulations!
    • Imagine it’s your friends birthday.
  • What will you say to him?
    • Definitely, you will wish something good to him (f.e. strong health, love etc.) So all those best wishes together are congratulations.
  • reliable If you are a reliable person, people can trust you.
  • It means that you will keep your promises; you will never betray people who trust you etc. manage to do something (as in ‘she managed to pass the exam’) being successful in something difficult for you.
  • For example, you have to be at the office at 9 a.m.
    • You need one hour by bus to come there.
    • You’d left your home at 8.20 but you were at office at 9 a.m. anyway. Miracle? Maybe.
    • Anyway, you MANAGED TO be at office at 9 a.m. 6.
  • WORKING IN A GROUP What experience have you had of working in groups?
  • All my experience of working in groups I have already described in the first part of application form.
    • Besides, I worked in groups in volunteering project in Ukraine and Czech Republic, I played in a music band etc.

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