Language Awareness 1

Language Awareness 1 – part 1. Complete the chart by analyzing the language as if you were going to pre-teach it
Example
Part of speech/name of tense/analysis of form
What does it mean in this context?
Concept check questions
Pronunciation
5.Complicated

Adjective

Made up of different parts or aspects that are difficult to understand, difficult,
Complex.
1.Is it easy to understand?(no)

2. Does it have many aspects or parts?
(yes)

3. Is it difficult?
(yes)
/'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/
Four syllables,the primary stress is on the first syllable and the secondary stress is on the third syllable
6. Fun

Noun(uncountable)
Pleasure, enjoyment, entertainment, amusement
1.Is it a good time?(yes)

2.Is it boring?(no)

3.Do we enjoy our time?(yes)

4.Is it a happy feeling?(yes)

/'fʌn/ one syllable
7. I’ve been teaching

I (subject/personal pronoun).
Have(an auxiliary verb)
Been(past participle of the auxiliary verb (be))
Teaching(present participle, main verb-ing)
Tense(present perfect continuous)
Incomplete action which has started in the past and continues to the present, and might continue in the future.
1.Did she start in the past?(yes)

2.Is it continuing to now?(yes)

3.Is she going to continue in the future?(might be)

4.Do we know when she started?(no)
/'aɪv 'bɪn 'ti:tʃɪŋ/
/'aɪv/ one syllable.
/'bɪn/ one syllable. /'ti:tʃɪŋ/ two syllables, the stress is on the first syllable.

8. Funny

Adjective
Unexpected, strange, surprising.
1.Did she expect it?(no)
2.Was she surprised?(yes)
3.Did she think that her teaching was bad?(yes)
4.Was her teacher happy with her teaching?(yes)

/'fʌnɪ/
Two syllables, the stress is on the first syllable.