Application Task For CELTA

APPLICATION TASK
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It is not a test so you may use reference books if you wish.
Recommended grammar reference books:

English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (CUP)
Practical English Usage by Michael swan (OUP)
How English Works by Michael Swan and Catherine Walter (OUP)
1. Which is the ‘odd one out’ in each group, and why?
e.g. a. I had my hair cut last night.

b. I had seen the film before.
c. I had my car repaired at the garage.
Sentence b, because sentences a and c refer to actions that someone else did
for the speaker. They are in the past tense. Sentence b refers to an action
which the speaker did himself/herself and is in the past perfect tense.
A: i. The baby’s bottle.

ii. The nation’s struggle.
iii. The teacher’s ill.
iv. The nurse’s pay.
v. The government’s defeat.
Sentence ____
B: i. The woman was robbed by a stranger.
ii. The actor was interviewed by a journalist.
iii. The tree was hit by lightning.
iv. The trains passed by a river.
Sentence ____
C: i. She must have lost the address.

ii. Alan must have been here too.
iii. That must have been awful.
iv. The thieves must have gone in through the window.
v. I must have something to drink.
Sentence ____
D: i. I’m not used to the noise yet.

ii. They used to work in a circus.
iii. Didn’t there use to be a shop there?
iv. I never used to smoke.
v. It didn’t use to be so dirty.
Sentence ____
2. Can you think of any exceptions to the following ‘rules’?
‘Rule’ Exception
e.g. ‘will’ is used to express “That’ll be John at the door.” This isn’t a
predictions without prediction without evidence. The statement is
evidence. based on the fact that John always arrives at
this time/he is expected.
A: ‘the’ is not used with the
names of people.
B: The past simple form of the

verb is used to describe
finished events or states.
C: ‘some’ is used in statements;
‘any’ in negatives and
questions.
D: ‘can’ (modal verb) is used to
express ability.
3. Identify any incorrect sentences in this list, supply the corrected

version and explain the error.
Sentence Correction Explanation

e.g. What did you What did you say The problem is one of word order. One
question is embedded in another and the
say was your your name was?
mistake is in giving them both the word
name? order of a question. The second part
“your name was” isn’t actually a direct
question.
A: I’ve been to
China last year.
B: He doesn’t work
as hard as she
does.
C: I would of liked
to have seen
that.
D: If you’ll wash
up, I’ll do the
ironing.
E: I regret to
have damaged
your book.
F: How long are
you knowing
Nathan?
4. Re-phrase the following ‘teacher talk’ in language that an elementary

learner might understand.
Teacher Talk Re-phrasing

A: If you wouldn’t mind opening your
books to page 23 please.
B: What might you ask someone if you

were wanting to find out how to get
to the post office.
C: Jot down the answers and then swap
with your neighbour.
5. How could you most easily convey the meaning of the following to a
group of language learners in the classroom? (Assume a mixed
nationality class, i.e. no translation possible)
Target Language Approach

e.g. to switch (something) on I would demonstrate by going to the
light switch and turning it on,
repeating the Target Language as I
did so.
A: secretary
B: opposite
C: Congratulations!
D: reliable
E: on purpose
6. What would you say to a student who asked you to explain the
difference between these pairs of sentences:
a) I bought a newspaper this morning.

I’ve bought a newspaper this morning.
b) She speaks French.

She’s speaking French.
c) Did you remember to sign the letter?
Do you remember signing the letter?
d) He didn’t need to call the doctor.

He needn’t have called the doctor
7. State the function of the modal verbs underlined in the following:
e.g. You must pay the fee. – ‘must’ expresses obligation.
a) – Hi, Joe! I haven’t seen you for a long time. You must have been avoiding me!
b) – Of course not! Nice to see you, Tom, but I can’t stop now. I must catch the
early train today. I’ll give you a ring this evening.
c) – Fine. We must get together for a game of tennis. You should take a break
from work. You’ll regret it if you don’t enjoy the fine weather, you know, -
it might rain next week.
d) – Good idea! I should be free tomorrow afternoon. Bye for now!
8. In note form, summarise the arguments for and against correcting

students’ errors.
For Against
9. In your opinion, which of the following jobs would best prepare a

person for language teaching (choose one only) and explain your view in
the space below.
sports coach actor social worker tour group leader
lecturer sales person driving instructor nurse

10. In the light of the above, why do you think you are suited to
language teaching? (+/- 100 words)

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APPLICATION TASK

Name: Course Applied For:

This document has been sent as an attachment. Before returning it,

It is not a test so you may use reference books if you wish.

Recommended grammar reference books:

1. Which is the ‘odd one out’ in each group, and why?

e.g. a. I had my hair cut last night.

A: i. The baby’s bottle.

C: i. She must have lost the address.

D: i. I’m not used to the noise yet.

2. Can you think of any exceptions to the following ‘rules’?

B: The past simple form of the

3. Identify any incorrect sentences in this list, supply the corrected

Sentence Correction Explanation

4. Re-phrase the following ‘teacher talk’ in language that an elementary

Teacher Talk Re-phrasing

B: What might you ask someone if you

Target Language Approach

a) I bought a newspaper this morning.

b) She speaks French.

d) He didn’t need to call the doctor.

7. State the function of the modal verbs underlined in the following:

e.g. You must pay the fee. – ‘must’ expresses obligation.

d) – Good idea! I should be free tomorrow afternoon. Bye for now!

8. In note form, summarise the arguments for and against correcting

9. In your opinion, which of the following jobs would best prepare a

sports coach actor social worker tour group leader

lecturer sales person driving instructor nurse

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