CELTA, LANGUAGE SKILLS

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Assignment Two: Language Related Tasks

1) I'm moving out of my apartment.

Look at the sentence and then tick the statements which have the same form and meaning as the part which is underlined.

She's having her hair cut at 3 o'clock this afternoon

Abdullah's working in Qatar at the moment

We're picking him up from the airport at 11pm.

Josie's always worrying about something.

Tick the statements/ concept questions which apply to the part of the sentence underlined in (1)

It's talking about the future. CCQ: It is talking about the past, present or future? Future.

It's talking about now. CCQ: It is talking about the past, present or future? Present

It's an arrangement. CCQ: It is an arrangement? Yes

It happens regularly CCQ: Does it happen regularly? No

Tick the summary of phonological features that is true for sentence (1).

Stress on the first syllable of "moving, contraction of "I am" to "I'm"

Stress on "I" and the first and second syllables of 'moving'

No problems.

Tick the analysis of form which matches the structure in sentence (1)

Subject + am/is/are + present continuous

Subject + verb + ing

Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing

References

Encarta.msn.com

http;//dictionary.reference.com

Practical English Usage, p189, Michael Swan, Oxford 3rd Edition, 2005

2) He feels annoyed with Joe for being so late.

a. Tick the statements of meaning/ concept questions which apply to the part of the sentence underlined in (2)

He was very angry CCQ: Was he angry? Yes A little or very? Very

He was a little angry CCQ: Was he angry? Yes A little or very? A little

It happened in the past CCQ: Are we talking about the past, present or future? Past

Something made him angry CCQ; Did something make him angry? Yes

It happened a number of times. CCQ: Did it happen once or a number of times? A number

b. Tick the summary of phonological features for the item of vocabulary (2)

Stress on the second syllable, the pronunciation of the /j/ sound, 'ed' pronounced /d/ (with not stressed)

Stress on the first syllable, the pronunciation of the /j/ sound (with not stressed)

No problems

c. Tick the analysis of form which matches the underlined word in sentence (2).

Verb

Adjective

Noun

References

Oxford Word power, Oxford University Press, Helen Warn, 1999

http://dictionary.reference.com, L.L.C, 2010

3) She must have given it to them already.

Tick the statements which have the same form and meaning as the part which is underlined in (3)

That must have been the worst experience ever!

They must have left before lunch.

Write one more sentence with the same form and meaning in (3)

That must have been nice

b. Tick the statements of meaning which apply to the part of the sentence underlined in (3). Write concept checking questions and answers only for the ones you have chosen.

It's in the past

CCQ & answer: ___________________________________________

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It's talking about now.

CCQ & answer: ___________________________________________

I definitely know.

CCQ & answer: ___________________________________________

I'm almost sure

CCQ & answer: ___________________________________________

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

I have some evidence to make me think this.

CCQ & answer: ___________________________________________

c. Mark/describe these phonological features for sentence (3)

Put the stress on the phrase: She must have given

What happens to the words 'must have' when we say them in rapid speech?

Losing the 'h' sound giving "must've"

Complete the analysis of form for the structure in sentence (3)

subject + must + have+ past participle of the verb

References

www.eslcafe.com

Practical English Usage, p334, Michael Swan, Oxford 3rd Edition, 2005

(4). Sarah gave up smoking recently

a. Write simple statements of meaning for the underlined items in sentence (4)

It doesn't happen now

To stop a past action that happened often

A past habit that stopped

b. Change your statements of meaning into concept checking questions, and put the answer you expect.

1. Does she smoke now? No

2. Is it over now? Yes

3. Is it something she did every day? Yes

c. Mark/ describe the phonological features of the vocabulary item in (4). Consider any problem sounds.

The stress is on the preposition "up" /'(p/. Students need to be aware of the linking between the "e" and "u" of yielding "gavup"

Students might associate "up" with directing something upward, thus pronouncing it separately and giving the phrasal verb a totally different meaning.

d. What type of vocabulary item is 'gave up'? Phrasal verb in the past tense.

References

www.usingenglish.com

(5) I've been learning Arabic since April

a. Write two sentences with the same form and meaning as the underlined part of the sentence

1. I've been thinking about you for hours

2. I've been working very hard recently since yesterday

b. Write simple statements of meaning for the underlined structure in sentence (5).

To look back over actions which started in the past and are still going on

Its talking about now

An action that began in the past and is continuing up to now

c. Change your statements of meaning into concept checking questions, and put the answer you expect.

1. Is he still studying? Yes

2. Did he start in the past? Yes

3. Does it continue in the past? Yes.

4. Did he stop studying? No.

d. Mark / describe the phonological features of the underlined structure in (5). Consider stress, linking problem sounds, any sounds that are weaker/ shorter than normal etc.

I've been learning

Stress on the contraction of I and have (I've), weaker stress on been / bin/, and a stress on the first syllable of "learning" / /

Linking: have been / / not pronouncing the " 've"

Problem sounds:

omitting the "have" when saying it rapidly: I been learning

confusing it with other "related" past tenses

Analyze the form and write it as you would on the white board

subject + have/has + been + present participle of the verb

Reference

Practical Englisg Usage, present perfect progressive (or continuous), p 445-446, Micheal Swan, 2005

www.edufind.com

(6) My son loves to float on his back in the pool

Write two sentences with the underlined vocabulary item used with the same form and meaning as sentence (6)

I hate to float rubber ducks with my children in the bath tub.

I prefer to float in a swimming pool than in the sea

Write simple statements of meaning for the underlined item in sentence (6)

It doesn't fall to the bottom

It rests or moves in water

It stays on the top of the water

Change you statements into concept checking questions, and put the answer you expect.

Does it stay on the top of the water? Yes

Does it fall to the bottom? No

Does it rest in water? Yes

Mark/describe the phonological features of the underlined word in (6). Consider any problem sounds.

Float / fl /

The stress falls on the vowel sound / / in float

Mispronouncing float as flo + at yielding / /

Analyze the form of the underlined item and write it as you would on the whiteboard.

Subject + verb + infinitive

References

Success at first certificate, Oxford Unversity Press, page 165

Cutting Edge, Elementary, Sarah Cunningham & Peter Moor with Frances Eales, 2001, page 149

Practical English usage, Michael Swan, Oxford, Third Edition, Page 276

www.edufind.com

www.antimoon.com