NAME: FAMILY NAME:

The following tasks are divided into three parts dealing with language (grammar, lexis and pronunciation), functional language,
and teaching and learning. The tasks here are meant to assess how aware you are of language and its components and, to glean
more realistic information about candidates, you are advised not check books or other sources, and not to spend hours writing your
answers.

LANGUAGE

GRAMMAR

I ) Look at the following sentences, underline what is wrong, provide the correction and give a brief explanation. If you
believe the sentence is correct, tick the box next to it. There’s an example for you:

She drive to work every day.

Correction: drives
Explanation: third person singular conjugates verbs in the present affirmative form with a final ‘s’.

1. How long do you work here?

Correction:
Explanation:

2. There are many equipments we can use?

Correction:
Explanation:

3. This new breakthrough is very extraordinary!

Correction:
Explanation:
4. I’m sad I have lost so many classes.
Correction:
Explanation:

5. She might be missing us right now.

Correction:
Explanation:

LEXIS

II) Look at the following sentences, circle the correct word to complete it and explain the difference. There’s an
example for you.

Kim laid/lay her head against my shoulder and fell asleep.

Explanation: ‘laid’ is the past of ‘lay’, transitive verb that requires an object. ‘Lay’ is the past of ‘lie’, whose meaning is
similar but takes no object (intransitive).

1. If there are no further/farther questions, we can conclude this press conference.

Explanation:

2. Last month, there was an appreciable/appreciative increase in the employees’ wage.

Explanation:

3. A healthy conscience/consciousness will alert people to questionable or wrong behaviours.

Explanation:
PRONUNCIATION

II) Say the next words aloud and mark their stress:

[☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐]
ad • mi • ra • ble cus • tom • er in • te • gra • tive
[☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐] [☐]
mi • nute (adj) nev • er • the • less ca • si • no

TEACHING AND LEARNING

I ) Here are some statements about correction in an EFL lesson. Which one(s) do you agree with? Choose the statement
you agree more with and provide us with your views and feelings in no more than 60 words.

1) Teachers should adopt a draconian approach to correction.

2) Teachers should correct everything, except for competence-based mistakes.
3) Correction will take place depending on the aim of the activity, the stage of the lesson and the mood of the students.

I ) Analyse the following pairs of sentences or lexical items and comment on the differences in meaning. Then, state how
you would teach these differences:

He can’t ride a bike. Intend x pretend hard x hardly

He can’t have ridden a bike yesterday.
EXTENDED WRITTEN TASK
Write an essay describing either a successful or an unsuccessful learning experience you have had. You should mention the
experience, speculate about the possible reasons for it to have been (un)successful, and say how it impacted your future learning
experiences (250-300 words).