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Certificate for International Teachers of
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Young Learners
Paper A Dec 2005
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Section one Section two Section three Section four Section five Section six TOTAL
Part One (20 marks) Grammatical awareness.

Match the underlined phrases with one of the grammatical terms given and
then provide a sentence with a different example of the structure,
underlined as below.
There is one example. There are five grammatical terms you will not need.

Phrase Grammatical Your own example

term
0. They were watching TV when E We were sitting in the park
the phone rang. when it started to rain.
1. All the children are happy.

2. There are twenty children in

the competition.
3. Who will help me carry these
books?
4. I drink a glass of milk every
day.

5. The new book is more

difficult than the old one.
6. He’s doing his homework at he
moment.
7. The old lady climbed slowly up
the hill.
8. I have never been to Canada.

9. He was top of the class, which

was nice.
10. Don’t touch that!

past continuous A cardinal number I

imperative B adjective J
comparative of long adjective C interrogative pronoun K
adverb of manner D present continuous L
past perfect E ordinal number M
preposition of time F relative pronoun N
superlative G present simple O
present perfect H future continuous P

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Part Two (20 marks) Functional awareness.

Match the utterances with one of the functions given below and then
provide a sentence with a different example of the function.
There is one function you will not need.

Utterence Function Your own example

0. I think you are quite right E I agree with you completely.
about this.
1. I’m sorry I’m late.

2. This is Mrs Lively. She’s your

new teacher.
3. How about a party to
celebrate the school’s 10th
anniversary?
4. He’s tall, with dark hair and
blue eyes.
5. I think you should slow down
and think about your work
more.
6. No. ‘Law’ doesn’t rhyme with
‘go’, it rhymes with ’jaw’.
7. I think it’s going to snow
later.

8. Well done!

9. One of the twins can read well

but the other can’t read at all
yet
10. If only I could fly like bird!

complaining A contrasting G
congratulating B suggesting H
describing C wishing I
advising D predicting J
agreeing E apologising K
correcting F introducing L

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Part Three. (15 marks) The language of young learners: adaptation and
accommodation

Rewrite the following passage in no more than 75 words to make it suitable

for reading by young learners. At the end of the passage, state what age
and what level you assume these young learners to be.

The World of the Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era, from about 240 million to 63 million years
ago. During that time, reptiles of all sizes ruled the land, sea and sky. The
climate was probably almost tropical, warm and wet all year round, although it
may have got cooler towards the end of the era. The land mass of the earth
was very different from the way it is today. The continents were only just
beginning to break up and the Alps, Himalayas, and many other surface
features had not yet been formed. The first flowering plants did not appear
until late in the Mesozoic Era, so plant life consisted mainly of cone-bearing
trees, ferns and mosses. The mammals that existed then were all very small.
(123 words).

___________________________________

My passage is for young learners aged ______________________

at _____________________level.
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Part Four (15 marks) The language of young learners: error correction

Look at the essay below by a young learner. Correct the errors in it using
symbols of your own choosing. Give praise where it is due. Provide a key to
your symbols, and any comments you want to make about the essay at the
bottom of the page.

A Big Surprise

It was Saturday 14th of May is my birthday. I got up at 10 o’clock. My mother and my

grandmother we wasied “Happy Birthday”. We gave my present. My father, my sister

and my brother we walk my uncle.

Afternoon my mother she made a cake. My mother said “Stay with house”.

Suddenly is opened the door. I saw my friends and we washied “ Happy Birthday.” My

mother is a cake under the table.

After we ate and we dancing. We gave big presents and we went a walk.

After we old play and we old gave kiss.

At the one o’clock I go to my bed.

It was big surprise. It was great.

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Part Five Classroom Language (10 marks)
Choose the best word to fill the gap in the sentence.

1. If you know the answer, put your ______________ up.

A arm B finger C hand D indication

2. When I ______________ out your name in the register, answer Present!’

A yell B call C speak D control

3. I want you to _____________ a small piece of homework for me this evening.

A make B take C do D put

4. When the song starts, I want you all to _____________ in with it.

A apply B join C turn D sing

1. Clap your hands and ____________ your feet, when I say ‘Go!’

A tread B step C march D stamp

2. ___________ on with your work, please.

A Set B Put C Take D Get

3. Which of these is the _________ one out; red, blue, ball, yellow?

A false B wrong C odd D strange

4. Once ___________ a time, there lived a little girl called Goldilocks.

A long ago B one at C through D upon

5. Take it in ______________ to play on the swing please.

A turns B goes C shares D rounds

10. There’s ___________for a lovely picture under this piece of writing.

A place B area C room D spare

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Part Six Essay (20 marks)

Using your experience of young learners, write an essay of between 200

and 250 words on one of the following topics

either Does Grammar Have a Place in Teaching English to Young

Learners?

or Good ways of Getting Young Learners of English to Speak.

Title:

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