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Assignment 2: Language related tasks
This assignment assesses your ability to analyse target language and identify
significant features of the language items. You will analyse meaning, form,
pronunciation. You’ll also consider some of the problems learners may have with
the target language and find suitable solutions.
2. Outline a context Talking with a colleague in the office about how I spent
you could use in the my Christmas holidays. Students listen to a short audio
classroom to teach text and hear examples of holiday activities and places
the language. visited.
4. Provide other
means of checking Past Now
concept: e.g. Future
realia/visuals/timeline
<_________x___________|_______________________>
I didn’t go to Broome.
Subject + auxiliary verb did not + infinitive without to
8. Highlight
phonological features
(sentence stress, IPA, I went to Broome fora week.
features of connected Use: http://www.e-
speech and intonation) lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html
/ai wen tə bru:m firə wi:k/
9. References Swan, M (2002) Practical English Usage Oxford:
Oxford University Press
Repeat Steps 1 – 9 for each of the following: The language point is underlined.
3. Provide concept Did she study French in detail or just learn a small
questions and amount? Just a small amount.
answers Did she pick up french intentionally or just by chance? By
(two or three) chance.
Language sample I’ve been learning Spanish since last year. (grammar)
1. Identify the Teaching point: Present perfect continuous
teaching point & Meaning: Present perfect continuous is used to show
meaning that an action started in the past and has
continued up until the present moment.
2. Outline a context Talking with a friend about hobbies. Students read a
you could use in the dialogue of two students talking about their hobbies, one
classroom to teach says they have been learning Spanish since last year.
the language.
5. Highlight the form I have been learning Spanish since last year.
of the language Subject + have been + ing + object
Language sample If I won a million dollars, I’d travel the world. (grammar)
1. Identify the Teaching point: second conditional
teaching point & Meaning: Talks about an unreal situation, which will
meaning probably not happen.
2. Outline a context Teacher sets the context by talking about hopes and
you could use in the dreams and gives a text with numerous examples in
classroom to teach which people talk about their hopes and dreams.
the language.
8. Highlight Stress is placed on the verb 'help', /kʊd juː hɛlp miː?/,
phonological features intonation rises towards the end, stress is on 'you' as its
(sentence stress, IPA, the subject of the sentence.
features of connected
speech and intonation)
9. References Swan, M (2002) Practical English Usage, p. 283. Oxford: Oxford
University Press