Cambridge CELTA

Pre-interview Language Awareness Task

Name: ________________________________

Date of Application: _________________

Please complete the tasks as carefully and as fully as you can. You may refer to a dictionary
and a grammar book, such as:
Practical English Usage Michael Swan (Oxford University Press)
How English Works Michael Swan And Catherine Walter (Oxford University Press)
Teaching Tenses Rosemary Aitken (Nelson)
Please make and keep a copy of this task as you will be asked to discuss some of your
answers during the interview.
SECTION ONE: Language Awareness
Task 1: Read the following sentences and put each word into the correct column:
Nouns

Verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Articles

Conjunctions

Pronouns

Prepositions

dog

The small dog ran quickly down the road. It rounded the corner and vanished from
sight.
Task 2: In each of the following sentences underline the verb or verbs and identify the
tense(s)
Example:
Im reading a very good book at the moment.
Im reading a very good book at the moment. - Present Continuous
1. At the station I realised Id left the tickets at home. i)_______________
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2. Ive been in Malaysia for a week now. i)_______________
3. By the end of 2006, Ill have completed my research. i)________________
4. Johns been working very long hours at work. i)_______________
5. Im visiting Bali next month for the first time. i) _______________

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Task 3: What would you say to a low level student who asked you to explain the difference
in meaning between these pairs of sentences?
1a) Hes been to Paris.
b) Hes gone to Paris.
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2a) I used to live there.
b) Im used to living there.
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3a) If I go to Bali, Ill stay in Ubud.
b) If I went to Bali, Id stay in Ubud.
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4a) I picked up a little Italian on holiday.
a) I picked up the newspaper.
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5a) Hes really skinny.
b) Hes really slim.
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6a) I cant go shopping Im broke.
b) I cant go shopping I dont have any money.
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The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).

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Task 4: Read the following sentences and i) correct the error; ii) give a clear simple
explanation for the error.
For example: How much people does he know?
i)
How many people does he know?
ii)
much is used with uncountable nouns such as water, sugar etc.
many is used with countable nouns such as pencils, children etc.
1. Ive lived here since three years.
Correction:
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Explanation:
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2. He was wounded in a car accident.
Correction:
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Explanation:
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3. The cricket ball pierced the window.
Correction:
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Explanation:
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4. My mum sent me to school in her car.
Correction:
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Explanation:
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Task 5: Focus on pronunciation

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Mark the stress patterns on the following words.

For example

artist

photographer

policeman

teacher

engineer

mechanic

carpenter

musician

accountant

electrician

architect

librarian

dentist

SECTION TWO: TEACHING

Please answer questions 1-4 (maximum of 100 words per answer).
Write the answer in your own words. Please ensure you do not plagiarise.
1 Planning is a vital stage of the teaching process. Why? What does a teacher need to
consider when planning?

2 What could you do in the classroom to establish and keep rapport with a group of adult
learners? Think of at least 4 things. Use bullet points.

3 What are the benefits of learners working in pairs or groups in class?

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4 Effective teachers reflect on every lesson they teach.

What do we mean by reflect? What are the benefits of doing it?

The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).