Robert McCaul Extended Assignment

Exam Classes

Contents
Appendix 3 Blank Questionnaire ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Appendix 4 completed diagnostic tests & writing samples .................................................................................................... 3 Appendix 5 Course marterials, worksheets 1-12 .................................................................................................................. 193 Appendix 6 Overview of course assessment programme .................................................................................................... 26 Appendix 7 Formative Evaluation Tools and Tutorial questionnaire ........................................................... 27 Appendix 8 Summative Evaluation Tools and writing assessment criteria ......................................................................... 30

Appendix 3 Blank Questionnaire

Appendix 4 completed diagnostic tests & writing samples Listening: Hung

Reading: Hung

Writing Samples: Hung Task 1: (IELTS Trainer P. 133 CUP 2011)

Writing Samples: Hung Task 2: (http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2012/08/ielts-writing-task-2-advantagesand-disadvantages.html)

In many countries nowadays, young single people no longer stay with their parents until they are married, but leave to study or work somewhere else. Do you think this trend has more advantages or disadvantages?

Appendix 5 Course marterials, worksheets 1-12

Worksheet 1:

Worksheet 2:

Describe a teacher you didnt like at school. You should say:

Prompt: 1

Who they are (1)

Why you didnt like them (2)

What effect they had on your learning (3)

And say if this person was a good teacher or not.(4)

Board Plan 1 1. Who? 2. Why didnt you like them?

3. What effect learning?

4. Good teacher or not?

Board Plan 2

1. Who?
Mrs. Brown.. v. stern/strict..(adj.) v. demanding(adj>) hard taskmaster (n)

2. Why didnt you like them?

Singled me out (ph.v.) embarrassed me in front of the other kids a mountain of homework (idm.)

3. What effect learning?

More legible study skills(c.n.) work ethic(c.n.) the importance of ownership(idm.)

4. Good teacher or not?

In spite of+ gerund/the fact that/pronoun 3 Cond. If I hadnt had, I would (not) have + pp
rd

Model Answer: The person that I would like to speak about is Mrs. Brown. She was my French teacher in secondary school. She was actually quite scary: she had a really stern look all the time and was extremely strict. She was very demanding when it came to our written and spoken work- I suppose you could say that she was a very hard taskmaster. The reason why I didnt like her at first was that she singled me out all the time. Many of the students were not living up to her very high standards but she seemed to love to pick on me in particular. I also think that she used to kind of enjoy embarrassing me in front of the other kids. She also would give us mountains of homework to do every night. She really had a big impact on me. To begin with, she certainly made my writing much more legible. I could hardly read my own hand writing before-haha. She also improved my study skills and instilled in me a work ethic which would serve me well down the line. Yeah, she made a huge impression on me- made me.. mmm you know kind of take ownership of what I was learning. In spite of the fact that I didnt really get on with her and was really strict and all, I have to admit that she was actually a really brilliant teacher. I actually think that if I hadnt had Mrs. Brown as my teacher, I wouldnt have been such a successful language learner.

A: Vocabulary Match the words with their definitions: Stern (adj) Strict (adj) Demanding (adj) (Hard) taskmaster (n) To single someone out wish f) (High) standards g) Legible (adj) h) Work ethic i) Take ownership of Something B: Collocation Find the collocates of the words below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. High _________ Extremely ____________ Hard _____________ Mountains of___________ Brilliant_____________ Successful______________ To make a huge _____________ a) b) c) d) e) 1) a level of quality 2) make something your own responsibility 3) can be read easily 4) to choose one person from a group for special attention 5) strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they 6) severe, showing disapproval 7) valuing hard labour 8) needing a lot of time, attention, or energy 9) someone who gives others a lot of work to do

C: Grammar Without looking back at the script, try to match the sentence halves: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) In spite of the fact that I hadnt had Mrs. Brown as my teacher, she certainly made my writing she used to kind of enjoy embarrassing me she seemed to love to

a) much more legible. b) in front of the other kids. c) Pick on me in particular. d) I didnt really get on with her e) I wouldnt have been such a successful language learner. In spite of can be followed by:

1)the fact that yes/ no 2) verb(+ing) yes/ no 3) to + infinitive yes/ no 4) pronoun yes/ no 5) subject verb clause yes/ no (circle the correct option). D: Finish the sentences with your own words: In spite of the fact that Rob didnt like Mrs. Brown, _________________________________________________________________. In spite of not really liking my teacher, ____________________________________________. E: Complete for the rules for the 3rd conditional If + had (not) + past participle, subject +_________ (not) +___________ + __________. Complete the sentence: If I hadnt had such a good teacher,________________________________________________. Now write 3 more sentences in the 3rd conditional. Pronunication Box: In English we tend to give more emphasis to words which carry the most meaning in a sentence. We also give tonic stress to one single syllable in each utterance (chunk of language). Look at the following excerpt from the model answer. Tonic stress is in bold and sentence stress is underlined. Listen to your teacher saying the sentence then practice saying the sentence with your partner. She was my French teacher in secondary school. She was actually quite scary: she had a really stern look all the time and was extremely strict. Notice how any of the vowels unstressed syllables are // or /I/.

F: Now, try to find the sentence and tonic stress in these sentences and then try to mimic your teacher saying the sentences: 1) She was very demanding when it came to our written and spoken work- I suppose you could say that she was a very hard taskmaster. 2) Many of the students were not living up to her very high standards but she seemed to love to pick on me in particular. 3) She also improved my study skills and instilled in me a work ethic which would serve me well down the line. 4) In spite of the fact that I didnt really get on with her and was really strict and all, I have to admit that she was actually a really brilliant teacher. 5) I actually think that if I hadnt had Mrs. Brown as my teacher, I wouldnt have been such a successful language learner. G: Underline the stressed syllable in these words. 1. Hard taskmaster

2. Ownership 3. Demanding H: Match the words to the phonemic transcription: a) Stern (adj) b) Strict (adj) c) Demanding (adj) d) Standards e) Legible f) Ownership I: Prompt 2 1) /stn.ddz/ 2) /.n.p/ 3) /dmn.d/ 4) /led..bl/ 5) /strkt/ 6) /stn/

Describe your perfect classroom. You should say: -What it looks like -Why its perfect for you -How it would make you learn better And say if you think you will have a classroom like this in the future

WORKSHEET 2 a I: Interlocuter L:Lucy I: What was the most important moment in the history of the 20th century? C: 5. Thats a difficult questionerrr Let me think mmmwhat was the most important moment of the 20th Century? Mmmm I haven't thought about it before, really but, er, perhaps it wasmmmm.when the first man landed on the Moon. I havent Ive seen pictures of this, and I think it shoulder what Im trying to say is that it must have been something, really quite incredible at the time. Now, going into space is sort ofquite normal, but at that moment it was very different. WORKSHEET 2 b Thats a difficult question Er, Um, Mmm

Let me think What Im trying to say is Sort of + noun/adjective I havent thought about that before, but, er What was the most important moment of the 20th Century?

(From Transcript) What I mean is Kind of +noun/adjective Like + noun/adjective Well, If you ask me You know. Sorry, Im not sure what you mean. I dont (really) understand Examiner: What makes a good museum? Student: IWhat makes a good museum ? Can you say that again, please?

(Extra Phrases)

WORKSHEET 2 c

PHRASES FOR THINKINGTIME Thats a difficult question.Let me think I havent thought about that before, but, er Er, Um, Mmm

ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION Sorry, Im not really sure what you mean. To be honest, I dont really understand the question. Can you say that again, please?

CORRECTING OR REPHRASING What I mean is What Im trying to say is What Im trying to get at is Let me put it another way

Well, If you ask me You know Sort of + noun/adjective Kind of + noun/adjective Repeating the question to yourself e.g. Examiner: What makes a good museum? Student: Iwhat makes a good museum?... Can you give me a definition of __________. Could you say that another way?

In other words The message that Im trying to put across is

WORKSHEET 2 d EDUCATION DISCUSSION 1. What comes to mind when you hear the word education? 2. How important do you think education is? 3. Do you think you had a good education? 4. Was there a high standard of education at your schools? 5. Do you think the quality of education is getting worse? 6. What do you think of the idea of all education being online? 7. What kind of education did you have in your home? 8. What would the world be like if everyone had access to a good education? 9. Does your government really care about education? 10. In which country do you think you can receive the best education? 11. What is a good education? 12. Is the level of education in your country good? 13. What would you like to change about the education system of your country? 14. Would you like to work in education? 15. Do you think theres a lot of money to be made in education? 16. What kind of experience and qualifications do you think a governments education minister/secretary needs? 17. When does education begin? 18. What do you think Mark Twain meant when he said, never let school interfere with your education? 19. What do you think of single-sex education? 20. What do you think of the idea of lifelong education?

EMPLOYMENT DISCUSSION 1. Do you have good employment prospects? 2. What is your employment track record? 3. Have you ever visited an online employment agency? 4. Do you ever look at the employment pages in newspapers? 5. Do you think companies should offer employees lifetime employment? 6. Have you ever worked somewhere that had bad employment conditions? 7. Do you always study the terms of employment carefully before you accept a job offer? 8. Have you ever had your employment terminated? 9. Are there any conditions of employment you insist on? 10. Are working conditions in your country better than those in other countries? 11. What do you understand by the term full employment? 12. Is unemployment a problem in your country? 13. Is there equal opportunities in employment in your country? 14. Do you ever take any notice of employment statistics? 15. Would you like to be self-employed? 16. Do you think young people care enough about their employment prospects? 17. Have you ever tried to change details on your employment contract? 18. What rules should there be regarding children and employment? 19. Which countries and companies do you think offer the best employment opportunities? 20. What help should a government give those looking for employment?

ENTERTAINMENT DISCUSSION 1. What is entertainment? 2. What do you do for entertainment? 3. How often do you do things for entertainment? 4. What home entertainment equipment do you have? 5. Do you like entertaining friends at home? 6. Who is the most entertaining person you know? 7. Do you spend a lot of money on entertainment? 8. What is your favourite form of entertainment? 9. Would you like to work in the entertainment industry? 10. What kind of person makes a good entertainer? 11. What kind of TV shows do you watch for entertainment? 12. Do you think your English classes are entertaining? 13. What is the best evening of entertainment youve had recently? 14. Do you think your country needs an Entertainment Secretary/Minister? 15. Do you ever stop and watch street entertainment? 16. What do you know about corporate entertainment? 17. What forms of entertainment have been with us for centuries? 18. What new forms of entertainment have emerged in recent years? 19. Do you follow entertainment news on the TV or Internet? 20. Which country do you think has the worlds best entertainment? HISTORY DISCUSSION 1. Is history important to you? 2. Did you like studying history at school?

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

What period of history interests you most? What do you think of the recent history of your country the past fifty years? What do you know about the early history of your country What do you think of the overall history of your country? Do you think history repeats itself? What period of history would you like to go back and live in? Napoleon Bonaparte said History is a set of lies agreed upon. Do you agree with this? 10. Half of writing history is hiding the truth. What do you think of this quote in relation to what was in your school history books? 11. Why do people like history? 12. What do you know about your family history? 13. Is there a history of illness in your family? 14. Would you like to be a historian? 15. In his book 1984, George Orwell says: He who controls the past, controls the future; and he who controls the present, controls the past. Do you agree? Does this apply to countries today? 16. Which people in the world have a troubled history? 17. Do you think history comes back to haunt us? 18. Does your country have a proud or violent history? 19. How would the world change if schools stopped teaching history to children and all history books were destroyed? 20. Sir Winston Churchill said: Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it. Do you agree with him?

HOLIDAYS DISCUSSION 1. Do you like holidays? 2. What holidays do you celebrate? 3. What holidays do you really look forward to? 4. Are there holidays in other countries or religions that you wish were also celebrated in your country? 5. Are there enough holidays in your country for which workers get the day or days off? 6. What do you think is the most overrated holiday? 7. Are there any special occasions or anniversaries you think deserve to be a public holiday but are not? 8. Do you usually need a holiday after your holiday? 9. Is it better to stay at home on holidays or go somewhere? 10. Are holidays where the whole country is travelling stressful? 11. How would you feel if there werent any holidays? 12. What holiday food do you like? 13. What are the pros and cons of spending holidays with your family, with your friends, or alone? 14. Do you think holidays are too commercialized? 15. Do you put on weight during certain holidays? 16. Are there holidays in your country that have come from other countries (Valentines, Halloween)? 17. Whats it like moving around your country during holiday time?

18. Do you like whats on TV during holiday times in your country? 19. What would happen if no one in your country worked during a 3-day holiday? 20. Do you think there should be a world holiday for everyone on Earth to celebrate together? LANGUAGE DISCUSSION 1. What do you think about language? 2. How do you think language first started? 3. How much of a barrier do you think language is? 4. How is our language different from animal language? 5. Do you think that one day there will be just one language in the world? Would the world be a better place? 6. Have you ever had a language exchange? 7. Does language make the personalities of each nationality different? 8. Do you think body language is universal? 9. Would you like to learn sign language? 10. What languages do you like or dislike the sound of? 11. What are your feelings towards your own language? 12. How would you compare your own language with English? 13. How do you think the world would be different if there was only one language? 14. What are the good and bad things about your language? 15. Is there a lot of bad / foul language in your mother tongue? 16. Why do you think there are so many different languages in the world? 17. What do you think of languages that are dying? Do you think they should be preserved? 18. What three languages would you really like to speak, and why? 19. What is the most confusing language in the world? 20. Do you think English should become an official language in your country? MUSIC DISCUSSION 1. What images spring to mind when you hear the word music? 2. What does music mean to you? 3. What would life be like without music? 4. Which is more important to you, music or TV? 5. What kind of music do you like? 6. How have your musical tastes changed since when you were a kid? 7. What music can change the way you feel? 8. Whats the best time and place to listen to music? 9. Where does the best music come from, the USA, UK or other? 10. What decade has produced the best music? 11. How varied are your musical tastes? 12. What artists/band do you want to see at a music festival? 13. What musical genres do you really hate? 14. Do you think most music (say 90%) is rubbish? 15. Is the Internet helping or hindering musicians? 16. Do you agree with Shakespeare that music is the food of love? 17. What new music have you bought or listened to recently? 18. What do you think of the music your parents listen to? 19. Why do humans like music so much? 20. What do you think of the music they play in supermarkets and elevators?

BOOKS DISCUSSION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. How important are books to you? What would life be like without books? What kinds of books do you like? Do you prefer paperbacks or hardbacks? If you wrote a book, what would you write about? If you could only have one book for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? 7. Do you think the Internet will make books disappear? 8. What do you think of the idea of E-books? 9. What book would you recommend for children? 10. How many books have you read in English? 11. Who is your favorite author? 12. What do you think of Googles idea to put all the worlds books on the Internet, accessible for free? 13. Why doesnt everybody enjoy reading? 14. Do you prefer to keep the books you read? 15. Whats the most number of times you have read the same book? 16. Which is better, the book or the movie? 17. Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? 18. Do you spend a long time browsing in bookshops? 19. Do you ever read the last page of a book before you start reading it? 20. How often do you want the story in a book to never end?

TOURISM DISCUSSION 1. What images spring to mind when you hear the word tourism? 2. How important is tourism to your country? 3. Would you like to work in tourism? 4. What are the good and bad things about tourism? 5. What do you think tourism will be like in the future? 6. What are the major tourist attractions in your country? 7. What do you think of the idea of space tourism? 8. How does tourism change lives? 9. What is eco-tourism? Do you think its a good idea? 10. Is there a difference between a tourist and a backpacker? 11. Do you think tourism helps people in the world understand each other? 12. Is tourism something that only rich people take part in? 13. What do you think of tourism in general? Do you think itll ever disappear? 14. What factors affect tourism? 15. Do tourists really get to see the real countries they visit?

16. Do you think tourism is bad for the planet? 17. Are tourists in your country funny? 18. How has tourism changed over the past few decades? 19. Are you a good ambassador for your countrys tourism industry? 20. What is tourism? CRIME DISCUSSION 1. Have you ever been a victim of crime? 2. Are you afraid of becoming a victim of crime? 3. Is crime a problem where you live? 4. Does your government talk a lot about combating crime? 5. Do you worry about Internet crime? 6. Is anyone capable of turning to crime? 7. Who are the worlds biggest war criminals? 8. Have you ever thought of fighting crime by becoming a police officer? 9. Do you think the punishment always fits the crime? 10. Do you have any crime prevention tips? 11. Have you ever committed a petty crime? 12. Have you ever witnessed a serious crime? 13. How can governments reduce crime? 14. Is violent crime a big problem in your country? 15. Do you think crime pays? 16. Is juvenile crime on the increase in your country? 17. Is organized crime a big problem in your country? 18. What is hate crime? 19. When can you say, Its a crime to do nothing? 20. Have you ever reported a crime?

Adapted from www.eslDiscussions.com Worksheet 3

Answer the question Writing Task 2 In Writing Task 2 it is very important that your ideas are directly relevant to the prompt.
For each Writing Task 2 question below, a student has written five ideas in note form. With a partner decide which notes are / are not directly relevant to the question and why.

A: Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important as life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this argument?
(Cambridge IELTS 9 Test 4. P102)

1. Business between countries will be promoted if there are fewer languages barriers 2. Unique Cultures will lose their voice in the world if smaller languages die out. 3. Smaller languages are dying out due to the domination of English 4. Everyone should learn a second language at school 5. Many wars could have been avoided if the leaders of the countries involved hadnt had to face so many language barriers.

B: The threat of nuclear weapons maintains world peace. Nuclear power provides cheap clean energy. The benefits of nuclear technology outweigh the The and threat of nuclear weapons maintains world peace. Nuclearfar power provides cheap and clean energy. disadvantages.
benefits of nuclear technology far outweigh the disadvantages. To The what extent do you agree or disagree? To what extent do you agree or disagree? ( UCLES 2009 http://www.teachers.cambridgeESOL.org/ts/)

1. The growth of nuclear power has reduced the amount of fossil fuels being consumed and, as a result, slowed down global warming. Worksheet 4 of nuclear weapons is enough to stop war breaking out. 2. The threat 3. There are serious health risks if nuclear power is not handled carefully. 4. World peace should be the top priority of world leaders 5. Only the wealthy nations which can afford nuclear weapons, leading to an imbalance of power.

C: Some people say that the best way to improve public health is by increasing the number of sports facilities. Others, however, say that this would have little effect on public health and that other measures are required. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
(Cambridge IELTS 9 Test 3. P77)

1. If people eat fast food they will get heart disease 2. Sports facilities would generate income for the government 3. Greater access to sports facilities will mean that more people will exercise more regularly 4. Physical activity could be encouraged in other cheaper ways, for example by having exercise equipment in parks. 5. Higher taxes could be imposed on foods that are high in cholesterol and in saturated fats.
Worksheet 4

For the Writing Task 2 question below, write five ideas in note form. Write one or two ideas which are not directly relevant to the question. Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?
a) b) c) d) e)

Worksheet 5 1 Below are notes which candidates made about the general trends in graphs 1 5. Match the notes with the graphs. A general increase 2006 lowest number in all countries Germany = highest % B overall increase from 2002 slight decrease after 2010 similar % from each country in each year (e.g. 2002 all between 18 and 20%), 2006 biggest differences C generally stable except Germany = big increase Germans foreign travel most popular D general decrease 2002 2012 except UK = increase Spain = small number of hols abroad

Graph _____

Graph _____

Graph _____

Graph _____

E overall increase 2002 2012 Spain and UK = hols abroad popular France least popular

Graph _____

Worksheet 6

Writing Correction Code

PS WW WO T WF SV MW

Plural/singular Wrong word Word order Tense Word form Subject verb agreement Missing word

L SP D P Dev CS SS ?

Link Spelling Delete Punctuation Develop Clause structure Sentence structure Incomprehensible

Worksheet 7

WRITING INTRODUCTIONS Example: The graph shows life expectancy for males and females in the UK from 1901 to 2025. The line graph gives average lengths of life for men and women in Great Britain between 1901 and 2025. 1. The chart shows the incidence of low birth weight in a number of regions of the world __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 2. The table shows percentage attendance figures for 7 types of cultural events in Great Britain between 1986-7 and 2001-2. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 3. The chart shows the number of underweight children aged 5 or below in seven regions of the world. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 4. The chart shows UK citizens' spending on three types of reading materials __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 5. The chart illustrates the worlds mobile phone subscribers in 2012, showing their distribution between six geographical locations. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 6. The chart gives information about the activities on weekdays of adults in the UK aged 16 and over at various times throughout the 24-hour cycle. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 7. The table and chart show regional and global population changes between 1950 and 2000 as well as the increase in urban populations in the same period with a projection for 2050. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 8. The chart shows the percentage change in serious crimes recorded by the police in European Countries between 2000 and 2012. __________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 9. The table gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2012. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 10. The flow chart shows the chocolate production process. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

POSSIBLE ANSWERS ONE of these answers has a significant problem. Find it and rewrite it. 1. The chart gives information about the number of babies who were born underweight in different parts of the world. 2. The data shows how many people went to different types of cultural events in the UK over two years - 1986-7 and 2001-2. 3. The graphs depict the number of children aged 5 of below weighing less than normal for their age in seven different parts of the globe. 4. The chart illustrates how much money British people spend on different types of reading materials. 5. The chart gives information about the number of cell phone users worldwide in 2012 divided into six different locations. 6. The chart gives data about what adults in Great Britain do during a 24-hour weekday. 7. The table and chart show how the population has changed both locally and globally during a 50 year period starting in 1950-2000 and the increase in the number of people living in cities. The data for the future is a projection. 8. The information gives the percentage change in serious crimes recorded by the police in countries in Europe during a 13 year period starting in 2000. 9. The data shows what people in five countries spend their money on in 2012. 10. The process describes how chocolate is made Worksheet 8

Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Popular hobbies and interests change over time and are more a reflection of trends and fashions than an indication of what individuals really want to do in their spare time. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Marriages are bigger and more expensive nowadays than in the past. Why is this the case? Is it a positive or negative development?

In many countries nowadays, young single people no longer stay with their parents until they are married, but leave to study or work somewhere else. Why is this the case? Do you think this trend has more advantages or disadvantages?
Modern lifestyles mean that many parents have little time for their children. Many children suffer because they do not get as much attention from their parents as children did in the

past. Do you agree or disagree?