Celta Assignment 1
CELTA Assignment 1
I’ve been waiting here for two hours.
1. Meaning
I was waiting here 2 hours ago.
I am still waiting here.
2. Form
Subject + have/has + past participle (been) + present participle
3. Pronunciation Contraction of I and have. Been has a short /i/. Stress on ‘/Wei/’ in waiting.
4. Eliciting
Show picture 1 of a man standing with a clock above his head. The time is 12pm.
Show picture 2 of the man still standing but the clock now says 2pm and he looks unhappy while looking at his watch.
Ask – What is he doing? He’s waiting.
How long for? 2 hours.
Is he still waiting? Yes
To elicit – “so give me a sentence, I....”
5. Concept Questions
Was he waiting 2 hours ago? Yes
Is he still waiting now? Yes
6. Anticipated Difficulties + Solutions
Form: Subject +have/has + past participle (been) + present participle. Students might say I has or he have. They may say “I’m waiting for 2 hours”. They may say “wait” instead of “waiting”.
Solution: Drill. Highlight form on whiteboard.
Phonology: Students might wrongly pronounce been by extending the “ee”. /i:/ rather than /i/. Students might not use the contraction I’ve, you’ve, he’s etc. Students might put stress on wrong syllables.
Solution: Drill and model on fingers, write phonemes on whiteboard.
Concept: Students might think “waiting” only refers to something that happens now.
Solution: Draw timeline on whiteboard
It suits you -versus- It fits you
1. Meaning
Suits: It looks good on you.
You and the item go well together.
Fits:
It’s not too small for you.
It’s not too big for you
It’s the right size for you.
It’s the right shape for you.
2. Form
(For both) Subject + present simple +s + Object
3. Pronunciation
Fits – Stress on whole word.
Suits – ui sounds like /u:/.
4. Eliciting
Fits:
Show students a picture of a man wearing clothes which are too small for him.
Ask – Are the clothes too big or small for him? Yes
Show students a picture of a
I’ve been waiting here for two hours.
1. Meaning
I was waiting here 2 hours ago.
I am still waiting here.
2. Form
Subject + have/has + past participle (been) + present participle
3. Pronunciation Contraction of I and have. Been has a short /i/. Stress on ‘/Wei/’ in waiting.
4. Eliciting
Show picture 1 of a man standing with a clock above his head. The time is 12pm.
Show picture 2 of the man still standing but the clock now says 2pm and he looks unhappy while looking at his watch.
Ask – What is he doing? He’s waiting.
How long for? 2 hours.
Is he still waiting? Yes
To elicit – “so give me a sentence, I....”
5. Concept Questions
Was he waiting 2 hours ago? Yes
Is he still waiting now? Yes
6. Anticipated Difficulties + Solutions
Form: Subject +have/has + past participle (been) + present participle. Students might say I has or he have. They may say “I’m waiting for 2 hours”. They may say “wait” instead of “waiting”.
Solution: Drill. Highlight form on whiteboard.
Phonology: Students might wrongly pronounce been by extending the “ee”. /i:/ rather than /i/. Students might not use the contraction I’ve, you’ve, he’s etc. Students might put stress on wrong syllables.
Solution: Drill and model on fingers, write phonemes on whiteboard.
Concept: Students might think “waiting” only refers to something that happens now.
Solution: Draw timeline on whiteboard
It suits you -versus- It fits you
1. Meaning
Suits: It looks good on you.
You and the item go well together.
Fits:
It’s not too small for you.
It’s not too big for you
It’s the right size for you.
It’s the right shape for you.
2. Form
(For both) Subject + present simple +s + Object
3. Pronunciation
Fits – Stress on whole word.
Suits – ui sounds like /u:/.
4. Eliciting
Fits:
Show students a picture of a man wearing clothes which are too small for him.
Ask – Are the clothes too big or small for him? Yes
Show students a picture of a