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Celta examination test
- It is not a test so you may use reference books if you wish.
- Recommended grammar reference books: English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (CUP) Practical English Usage by Michael swan (OUP) How English Works by Michael Swan and Catherine Walter (OUP) 1.
- Which is the ‘odd one out’ in each group, and why? e.g. a.
- I had my hair cut last night. b.
- I had seen the film before. c.
- I had my car repaired at the garage.
- Sentence b, because sentences a and c refer to actions that someone else did for the speaker.
- They are in the past tense.
- Sentence b refers to an action which the speaker did himself/herself and is in the past perfect tense. A: i.
- The baby’s bottle. ii.
- The nation’s struggle. iii.
- The teacher’s ill. iv.
- The nurse’s pay. v.
- The government’s defeat.
- Sentence ____ B: i.
- The woman was robbed by a stranger. ii.
- The actor was interviewed by a journalist. iii.
- The tree was hit by lightning. iv.
- The trains passed by a river.
- Sentence ____ C: i.
- She must have lost the address. ii.
- Alan must have been here too. iii.
- That must have been awful. iv.
- The thieves must have gone in through the window. v.
- I must have something to drink.
- Sentence ____ D: i.
- I’m not used to the noise yet. ii.
- They used to work in a circus. iii.
- Didn’t there use to be a shop there? iv.
- I never used to smoke. v.
- It didn’t use to be so dirty.
- Sentence ____ 2.
- Can you think of any exceptions to the following ‘rules’?
- ‘Rule’ Exception e.g.
- ‘will’ is used to express predictions without evidence.
- “That’ll be John at the door.” This isn’t a prediction without evidence.
- The statement is based on the fact that John always arrives at this time/he is expected.
- A: ‘the’ is not used with the names of people.
- B: The past simple form of the verb is used to describe finished events or states.
- C: ‘some’ is used in statements; ‘any’ in negatives and questions.
- D: ‘can’ (modal verb) is used to express ability. 3.
- Identify any incorrect sentences in this list, supply the corrected version and explain the error.
- Sentence Correction Explanation e.g.
- What did you say was your name?
- What did you say your name was?
- The problem is one of word order.
- One question is embedded in another and the mistake is in giving them both the word order of a question.
- The second part “your name was” isn’t actually a direct question.
- A: I’ve been to China last year.
- B: He doesn’t work as hard as she does.
- C: I would of liked to have seen that.
- D: If you’ll wash up, I’ll do the ironing.
- E: I regret to have damaged your book.
- F: How long are you knowing Nathan? 4.
- Re-phrase the following ‘teacher talk’ in language that an elementary learner might understand.
- Teacher Talk Re-phrasing A: If you wouldn’t mind opening your books to page 23 please.
- B: What might you ask someone if you were wanting to find out how to get to the post office.
- C: Jot down the answers and then swap with your neighbour. 5.
- How could you most easily convey the meaning of the following to a group of language learners in the classroom?
- (Assume a mixed nationality class, i.e. no translation possible) Target Language Approach e.g.
- to switch (something) on I would demonstrate by going to the light switch and turning it on, repeating the Target Language as I did so.
- A: secretary B: opposite C: Congratulations!
- D: reliable E: on purpose 6.
- What would you say to a student who asked you to explain the difference between these pairs of sentences: a) I bought a newspaper this morning.
- I’ve bought a newspaper this morning.
- b) She speaks French.
- She’s speaking French.
- c) Did you remember to sign the letter?
- Do you remember signing the letter?
- d) He didn’t need to call the doctor.
- He needn’t have called the doctor 7.
- State the function of the modal verbs underlined in the following: e.g.
- You must pay the fee.
- – ‘must’ expresses obligation. a) – Hi, Joe!
- I haven’t seen you for a long time.
- You must have been avoiding me!
- b) – Of course not!
- Nice to see you, Tom, but I can’t stop now.
- I must catch the early train today.
- I’ll give you a ring this evening. c) – Fine.
- We must get together for a game of tennis.
- You should take a break from work.
- You’ll regret it if you don’t enjoy the fine weather, you know, - it might rain next week.
- d) – Good idea!
- I should be free tomorrow afternoon. Bye for now! 8.
- In note form, summarise the arguments for and against correcting student 9.
- In your opinion, which of the following jobs would best prepare a person for language teaching (choose one only) and explain your view in the space below. 10.
- In the light of the above, why do you think you are suited to language teaching?
- (+/- 100 words)
- ana2017January 2017100% GOOD (5 votes)
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