Language Awareness Task
Language Awareness Task
for: Cambridge ESOL CELTA and International House Certificate –IH Certificate in TESOL/TEFL applicants ONLY
Please complete this task carefully as it is one of the factors we take into consideration when making a decision about your application. You may like to refer to a grammar book – e.g ‘How English Works’ by Michael Swan, published by Oxford University Press, when preparing your answers
Name: El Houssine Razzougui
Date of course applied for: CELTA Training (full time) - 4 weeks
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Correcting a student’s mistake
Each of the exchanges below contains a mistake. In each case:
a) write down the mistake b) write the corrected version c) write in simple terms, as if speaking to a learner of English, how you would make the correction clear
(please enter text in the gray box)
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“I’d like some informations about your courses.”
“Certainly, here’s our brochure”
a Informations
b I'd like some information about your courses
c " is an uncountable noun. it always is treated as singular, like advice, news, money…They never take an S in any circumstances.
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“Have you got any money?”
“Yes, I’ve been to the bank yesterday”
a I've been
b Yes, I went to the bank yesterday
c I've been: Present perfect is connected to the present , and since the action took place yesterday , the past tense should apply.
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“Is John ill? He’s lost a lot of weight.”
“Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn’t he?”
a Slender
b Skinny
c Slender has a positive
for: Cambridge ESOL CELTA and International House Certificate –IH Certificate in TESOL/TEFL applicants ONLY
Please complete this task carefully as it is one of the factors we take into consideration when making a decision about your application. You may like to refer to a grammar book – e.g ‘How English Works’ by Michael Swan, published by Oxford University Press, when preparing your answers
Name: El Houssine Razzougui
Date of course applied for: CELTA Training (full time) - 4 weeks
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Correcting a student’s mistake
Each of the exchanges below contains a mistake. In each case:
a) write down the mistake b) write the corrected version c) write in simple terms, as if speaking to a learner of English, how you would make the correction clear
(please enter text in the gray box)
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“I’d like some informations about your courses.”
“Certainly, here’s our brochure”
a Informations
b I'd like some information about your courses
c " is an uncountable noun. it always is treated as singular, like advice, news, money…They never take an S in any circumstances.
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“Have you got any money?”
“Yes, I’ve been to the bank yesterday”
a I've been
b Yes, I went to the bank yesterday
c I've been: Present perfect is connected to the present , and since the action took place yesterday , the past tense should apply.
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“Is John ill? He’s lost a lot of weight.”
“Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn’t he?”
a Slender
b Skinny
c Slender has a positive