Education - Globally Speaking

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Celta Pre-InterviewTask
Pleasehandwriteyouranswerstothistaskonaseparatesheetofpaper.
A) Identifytheunderlinedandnumberedpartsofspeechfromthefollowingtext.
“We(1)were(2)havingdinnerbythen.Shewasnotwhatanyonewouldcalla(3)greatcook,but(4)she
wascertainlyagood(5)one.Inanhourshe’dbroiledthechopswith(6)garlicandrosemary,thewayI
like them (7), made (8) a salad, and steamed rice (9). All the while, I sat at the kitchen table (10)
watchingher.”
(fromTheTempleofMyFamiliarbyAliceWalker)
Example:……………………………1.‘We’=subjectpronoun
B) Nametheunderlinedandnumberedtenses(orverbphrases)inthefollowingtextand
commentonthemeaning.
AsIwaswaiting(1)atthebusstop,Irealised(2)thatIhadleft(3)mymobilephoneathome.
Finally,herbagswerechecked(4)byanattendantwhoassuredhershewouldmakeherflight.
‘You’vehaven’teaten(5)anything’saidherfatherastheyclearedthetable.
Whensignificantthingsarehappening(6)duringthelesson,theobserverrecords(7)anyrelevant
information.
Example:
1. Waswaiting=pastcontinuous(orprogressive)usedtotalkaboutanactivitythattookplace
overaperiodoftime.
C)Listthenumberofsyllablesandmarkthestressedsyllableinthefollowingwords:
1. Necessary 2.Decision
Example:pencil–2syllables
3.Chocolate 4.Vegetable
D) Howwouldyouexplainthedifferenceinthemeaningofthesewordstoalearnerof
English?
Example:few/afew
‘Few’meansasmallnumberwhile‘afew’meanssome.‘Few’hasanegativeconnotationwhile‘afew’has
apositiveconnotation.E.g.IluckilyhaveafewgoodfriendswhoIknowIcanrelyon/Ihavefewgood
friends,perhapsbecauseI’veneverlivedinthesamecountryformorethan3years. 1. slim/skinny
2. interested/interesting
3. advise/advice
4. economic/economical
E)Whatbenefitsdoyouthinktherearetolearningaforeignlanguageinagrouplesson
ofstudentsofthesamelevelandnativelanguage?(max.50words)