Please address further enquiries to : Jan Benjamin ESOL Department Administrator Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College

Gliddon Road LONDON W14 9BL Tel: 020 7565 1237 email: jan.benjamin@wlc.ac.uk
When you come for the interview you will be asked to do a short language awareness test and a piece of writing.

Pre-Interview Task
Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) Please note that much of the interview will be based on your responses to this task so come prepared to talk about it and any other areas you have researched in order to complete it. Name Date

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The object of this task is to introduce you to some of the insights into language and teaching required by an English Language Teacher and to give you practice in researching language points. Please answer the questions BRIEFLY AND LEGIBLY. It is very important that you do this task without assistance from any other person as we want to see evidence of your research skills and your ability to think for yourself. You are required to use a grammar book to help you with the task. We suggest using one of the following grammar books, if possible tick the box to show what you have used: R. Murphy - English Grammar in Use M. Swan - Practical English Usage O.U.P J. Eastwood - Oxford Guide to English Grammar Oxford Other (give details) For Admin purposes only [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

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Language Structure 1. Check in a grammar reference book and give examples of the following tenses. Give REALISTIC NATURAL examples that might commonly be spoken or written by a native speaker.
4. Present Simple 5. Present Continuous 6. Past Simple. He lost his key 7. Past Continuous I was watching television when they arrived. 8. Present Perfect Simple. Tom has lost his key 9. Present Perfect Continuous 10. Past Perfect 11. Past Perfect Continuous

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Many foreign learners have learnt that Will and Shall are used to refer to the future in English e.g. Jane'll be home soon. However, in natural colloquial English other forms are frequently used. Look up and find 3 more ways of talking about the future without using will or shall. Give example sentences. a. b. c.

Language - varieties

12. Look at the following sentences. Would you say them? Who might?

So she's like No, and I'm like Why not? I am seeing what you mea We've already gotten to know each other pretty well.

Language - accuracy

13. Look at these examples of a learner's spoken English. Underline the error and say what you think is wrong and why. (i)
Pedro has arrived last Saturday.

Pedro arrived last saturday. Has is present tense and this is a past tense statement

(ii)

She is living here since ten years Is is present tense and this a past tense statement .

(iii)

Last year when I went on holiday, I lost my luggages. luggage is plural so the s at the end is unessary and wrong

(iv)

She's a good cooker. cooker past tense and could refer to an actual cooking appliance. it should be She's a good cook

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Language Functions 5. Modal auxiliaries are used to express different functions in English. For example, we use should in different ways to mean different things: Gives advice Expresses obligation Expresses probability

Sample Sentence You should see a doctor I know I should vote That should be him now

Look in a grammar book at find out more about modal auxiliaries. Consider the modal auxiliary can. Think of 3 more different functions/uses and complete the table. Sample Sentence I can drive i can Function Expresses ability

Vocabulary 6. The meaning of new vocabulary can be presented in a variety of ways, including the following: A picture or drawing, a simple synonym or opposite, an explanation or definition, a mime or gesture, a scale or diagram, sound effects etc. or any combination of these remember this is not an exclusive list. Imagine you are teaching low level students. You are going to teach these vocabulary items to them. How would you teach each item individually in the most efficient way? Remember, your students have a very low level of English so keep what you say as simple as possible! Also consider words that they might confuse with the words you are teaching. Write your answers below.

unemployed

tiny

wasp

to earn

weekday

Teaching 7. Think of a successful learning experience you have had. List the factors that you think contributed to its success. Can you think of any other factors that could be important? ______________________________________________________________ STTeaching primary school children the months of the year. Repition Linking the months of the year to particular events that happened in that month. _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 8. Imagine you teach a group of students most of whom have been learning English for about 2 years. Your lesson aim is to present If I were you, I'd.. for giving advice (e.g. If I were you, I'd join a gym). You cannot assume all students will understand the word advice. Besides, it's more effective to present language in a natural situation which students can identify with (i.e. make it clear who is talking to whom, where, why, and so forth). This will clarify the meaning of the language for them. Which situation of giving advice would you choose to present If I were you, I'd.. for giving advice? E.g. a friend who is not happy in her present job ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ What example sentences expressing advice would this situation naturally generate (you need to think of at least 4 or 5)? If I were you, Id_________________________________________________ If I were you, Id_________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Say what aids (eg. pictures) you would use. ______________________________________________________________