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: kjoijjkl
Date of course applied for:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Correcting a students 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
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Id like some informations about your courses.
Certainly, heres our brochure
a
b
c
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Have you got any money?
Yes, Ive been to the bank yesterday
a
b
c
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Is John ill? Hes lost a lot of weight.
Yes, he is rather slender these days, isnt he?
a
b
c

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Why didnt you answer the telephone?

Because I had a bath.
a
b
c
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Helping student understand differences in meaning
(i) Comment on the differences in meaning between the following pairs of sentences.
(ii) Outline some ideas on how you might teach these differences in meaning.
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b

If I had the money, Id buy a new car.

If I have the money, Ill buy a new car.

(i)
(ii)
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b

The house was very isolated.

The house was very secluded.

(i)
(ii)
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b

Give me a hand with this bag, will you?

Could you give me a hand with this bag, please?

(i)
(ii)

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3. On a separate page, please write approximately 300 words describing

EITHER a successful OR an unsuccessful learning experience you have
had. State your reasons why the experience was successful or
otherwise.
Please email your completed tasks to infott@ihlondon.com
Alternatively you may print and post them to:
International House London
Teacher Training Department
16 Stukeley Street
Covent Garden
London WC2B 5LQ
Please ensure you keep a copy for yourself.

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