EXERCISE AND ACTIVITY TERMS

1. Activities and games that can be used to fill free time during a class are
called

 warmers
 fillers+
 closers

2. In which activity are words removed from a text at regular intervals and
replaced with blank spaces for students to fill in?

 a filler
 an information gap
 a cloze test+

3. Warmers or warm-ups are fun and energizing activities usually used

_______ a lesson.

 before+
 after
 instead of

4. What do we call an activity in which everyone can share their thoughts and
ideas on a topic or a problem?

 brainstorming+
 role-playing
 drilling

5. Which are often used for pronunciation practice and in pronunciation drills?

 role-plays
 minimal pairs+
 gap-fill exercises

6. Repetitive lines of rhythmic text that learners say out loud in a group are
called
  drills
 rhymes
 chants+

7. Any repetitive practice with the aim of perfecting a specific language point
can be called

 a drill+
 a warmer
 a chant

8. Gap-fill exercises are most similar to

 cloze tests+
 information gap tasks
 filler activities

9. In a language classroom, role-play is an activity usually used for _______

practice.

 writing
 reading
 speaking+

10. Learners must communicate with their classmates to get information

needed to complete a task when they're doing _______ activities.

 communicative
 information gap+
 gap-fill
 TEACHING APPROACHES
1. Which approach allows learners to acquire a language as babies do,
beginning with silent listening?

 the communicative approach

 the natural approach+
 the direct method

2. Which approach doesn’t allow learners to use their native language in a

language class?

 the communicative approach

 the natural approach
 the direct method+

3. Which approach is geared towards learners whose main goal is to use

English to communicate in the real world?

 the communicative approach+

 the natural approach
 the direct method

4. Learners must memorize grammar rules and vocabulary and translate large
amounts of text into English if their teacher is using a method called

 the inductive approach

 Grammar Translation+
 the process approach

5. When learners of different levels form small groups that must complete
tasks together, a method called _______ is being used.

 product approach
 communicative learning
 cooperative learning+

6. Which is a method of teaching grammar in which learners must discover

the rules in context themselves while reading and/or listening?
  Grammar Translation
 the deductive approach
 the inductive approach+

7. Which is a method of teaching grammar in which the rules are given to the
learner first, followed by examples and exercises?

 the direct method

 the deductive approach+
 the inductive approach

8. A method for teaching writing in which learners are given a model and then
asked to create something similar is called the _______ approach.

 product+
 process
 communicative

9. A method for teaching writing that walks learners through the stages of pre-
writing, writing and revision is called the _______ approach.

 product
 process+
 communicative

10. In the _______ method, learners are introduced to one learning item at a
time with hopes that mastering each skill will eventually lead to learning a
language.

 form focused task+

 formulaic speech
 functional language
 COURSE DESIGN TERMS
1. A course outline with a list of all the subjects and/or skills covered is a

 lesson plan
 syllabus+
 module

2. Which term is most similar in meaning to "syllabus"?

 benchmark
 approach
 curriculum+

3. A language course that’s organized by topics like family, work, seasons etc
can be called a _______ course.

 theme-based+
 skills-based
 grammar-based

4. When planning a course, a _______ process can help determine your

students’ existing abilities and requirements.

 needs assessment+
 recycling
 lesson planning

5. A unit which is usually studied over a set amount of time within a course is
often called a

 theme
 module+
 task

6. A course that takes place during a reduced period of time such as a single
month is an _______ course.

 advanced
 intensive+
 instructional
7. Reviewing vocabulary or skills that have already been taught in previous
lessons is an example of

 instructional design
 brainstorming
 recycling+

8. Descriptors or reference points for measuring learning or for planning a

course are known as

 benchmarks+
 placements
 evaluations

9. A teacher's detailed description of a lesson they will give is a

 syllabus
 curriculum
 lesson plan+

10. A language course that’s organized around developing students’ abilities

in speaking, reading, writing etc is a _______ course.

 theme-based
 skills-based+
 student-centred
 TEACHING METHODS
1. First, the teacher presents the present perfect. Next, the students try using
it in structured exercises. Finally, the students try to have a conversation
together using the present perfect.

 PPP+
 TTT
 SSS

2. Students learn English by translating to and from their native language.

They memorize irregular verb forms by writing them down over and over.
Speaking skills are not a main focus.

 the communicative approach

 the audiolingual method
 the grammar-translation method+

3. Students listen to a dialogue between a taxi driver and passenger. They fill
in gaps and then practise a dialogue with a partner. Tomorrow they will go
outside and practise asking for directions.

 the Silent Way

 the communicative approach+
 immersion

4. The teacher only uses English, but the students can use English or their
first language. The teacher does not correct mistakes when his students
speak English. Students can start speaking English when they are ready.

 the natural approach+

 task-based learning
 the lexical syllabus

5. The students learn patterns of language by repeating model sentences that

the teacher provides. They memorize set phrases and receive positive
reinforcement from their teacher when they perform drills correctly.

 the communicative approach

 the audiolingual method+
 total physical response
6. ESL students at the school take part in class and school activities with
native English students their own age.

 task-based learning
 community language learning
 submersion+

7. First, students learn how to say words properly. Next, they learn to read
and write. They use colour charts and rods to help with the pronunciation of
sounds. Teacher talking time is minimal.

 community language learning+

 the Silent Way
 the colour method

8. The teacher says commands and acts them out. The students try to
perform the action. The teacher repeats by saying the command without
acting it out. The students respond. The roles are then reversed.

 the direct approach

 total physical response+
 the natural approach

9. First the teacher finds a way for the students to engage with a subject
emotionally. Then students focus on studying the construction of the target
language. Then learners activate what they learned through engaging
activities.

 ESA+
 the natural approach
 the audiolingual method

10. The teacher introduces grammatical structures and rules by showing a

video. The students practise the grammar in context. The teacher gives lots of
meaningful examples to demonstrate the grammar.

 the inductive approach+

 the deductive approach
 the reductive approach
 TEACHING PRACTICE QUIZ 1
1. An English word that has a similar form but different meaning in the
student’s mother tongue is known as a

 false friend+
 false cognate
 deceptive friend

2. In class, the aggregate period during which learners have an opportunity to

speak is known as

 SST+
 STT
 TTT

3. An exercise in which students listen to a recording to get the overall

meaning of the passage is known as a

 gist listening task+

 skim listening task
 comprehension task

4. Which tense best describes something that happened in the past and still
has impact today?

 past simple
 present perfect+
 past continuous

5. Name the verb forms in this sentence: They had been playing tennis for
four hours when it got too dark to continue.

 past perfect continuous + past simple+

 past perfect active + past simple passive
 present perfect continuous + past simple

6. Which of the following is the preposition in typically used with?

  times of the day
 days of the week
 months of the year+

7. Choose the correct British English/American English pair:

 a practising/practising doctor+
 a practicing/practicing doctor
 a practising/practicing doctor

8. So you want to be a rock star, do you? This question tag is

 impossible and non-idiomatic

 possible and shows surprise or interest+
 wrongly constructed and should be negative

9. Which word has its normal primary stress on the third syllable?

 unrealistic+
 exceptional
 remarkable

10. Name the vowel sound on the last syllable of the word teacher

 Scha
 Schwa+
 Schwah
 TEACHING PRACTICE QUIZ 2
1. Which of these activities is communicative, not controlled practice?

 an oral drill

 a gapfill activity
 an information gap activity+

2. In skim reading students read a text

 and pick out unknown words

 to thoroughly understand the text
 to get the general idea of the text+

3. A non-authentic text is a text that

 cannot be independently authenticated

 has been written for language learning+
 contains spelling and grammatical errors

4. How would you explain these exchanges to your students? 1. A: Pass us

the salt. B: Here you go. 2. A: Could you please pass me the salt. B: Here you
are.

 1 is grammatically incorrect. 2 is correct

 1 is impolite and should never be used. 2 is correct
 1 and 2 are both possible; the register is different+

5. In language learning, what does ESP refer to?

 English for Specific Purposes+

 English for Scholastic Purposes
 English for Students and Professionals

6. In speech, an accent on certain words within a sentence is referred to as

 word stress
 content rhythm
 sentence stress+

7. Which skills are receptive?

  reading and writing
 listening and reading+
 listening and speaking

8. A teaching methodology in which students are given an activity to complete

and allowed to use any English they know is called

 activity acquisition
 task-based learning+
 total physical response

9. Which word is stressed in the following sentence when using non-

contrastive sentence stress? I can swim.

 I
 can
 swim+

10. Comment on the use of -ing in this sentence: We went out for a meal and
he insisted on paying.

 The -ing form is wrong here

 The -ing form is used after a preposition+
 The -ing form here is the continuous form of the verb
 TEACHING PRACTICE QUIZ 3
1. Which pair of words is a minimal pair?

 bit, bat+
 near, close
 through, threw

2. Every sentence contains (or implies) two parts: a subject and

 a predicate+
 a main noun
 an objective

3. In the following sentence, what part of speech is the word like? What was

the weather like?

 verb
 adverb
 preposition+

4. A fossilized error is an error that

 is typical of beginners but made by advanced learners

 a learner makes even though they know the right answer
 a learner has made so often that they believe it is correct+

5. Which of the following is a consonant cluster?

 sp in spot+
 ch in chat
 lth in although

6. In pronunciation, intonation is

 the rise and fall of the voice in speaking+

 a combination of word and sentence stress
 an accent related to a particular town/region

7. The term realia describes
  objects a teacher takes into class to aid learning+
 a real or authentic recording such as a radio news broadcast
 words that reflect real or material things, not feelings or ideas

8. What verb structure is used in this sentence? The bridge was built before
the invasion of 1906.

 past simple active

 past simple passive+
 past perfect passive

9. A plateau is

 a group of students who are all at more or less the same level
 a recording platform that is typically used in language laboratories+
 a level a student arrives at where it is difficult to make further progress

10. A jigsaw activity is an exercise in which

 students work out which parts of speech fit together

 different groups of students receive complementary information+
 students are set a range of different but complementary activities