CELTA Assignment Cover Sheet

To be completed by CELTA candidate

Submitted by: An Pham

Assignment title: Language related tasks

Assignment number: 2

Number of words: 1275

Submitted on (date): 21/02/2022

This assignment is my original work and I have acknowledged all sources.

Full name: Pham Tran Hoai An

To be completed by CELTA tutor

Overall grade: PASS

General comments:

Assessment criteria
 analysing language correctly for teaching purposes yes
 correctly using terminology relating to form, meaning and phonology when
analysing language yes
 accessing reference materials and referencing information they have learned
about to an appropriate source yes
 using written language that is clear, accurate and appropriate to the task. yes

A largely accurate analysis with useful APS. Well done, An. I’ve highlighted details for you
to reconsider but they do not need to be resubmitted. Check with me in TP FB if you
need.

21.2.22
  GRAMMAR 1:
1. … but sooner or later we have to sleep
 
Meaning:
Have to is used to talk about obligation: thing that is necessary for us to do and we have
no other choices. OK

Sleeping is necessary; there is no choice for us apart from sleeping. We can delay it, but it
is impossible not to sleep. OK
CCQs:
 Is it necessary to sleep?-Yes OK
 Can we delay sleep?-Yes OK
 Is there a choice for us not to sleep at all?-No OK
 What will happen to us? -We will feel tired, and if we don't sleep for many days,
we will get sick, we will die.
Form:
… but sooner or later we have to sleep OK
Subject + have/has + to + bare infinitive

 have to - the two parts are inseparable. OK

 Have to is a semi-modal verb. We can use have to in all tenses. OK
 Have in have to is formed like an ordinary verb; hence it needs an auxiliary verb
(normally do) in questions and negative sentences: “Do you have to sleep?”, “I
didn’t have to sleep last night.” We can use have to with modal auxiliaries: “I’ll have
to sleep now.” OK
Pronunciation:
… but sooner_or later we have to sleep OK
/’hæftə ‘sliːp/ OK
have to: /v/->/f/ good
to: weak form-schwa: /tə/ OK
=> /hæftə/ yes

Anticipated problems and solutions

P1: Ss might pronounce /v/ instead of /f/ in the word have. Ok but not a big issue
S1: Use finger highlighting, eliciting from Ss where the linkage is. Use curved lines to
illustrate the linkage and circle squares to highlight sentence stress. Model and drill.
Backchaining should be used to highlight the TL. OK

P2: Ss might think have to is used to give advice instead of obligation. OK

S2: T emphasizes that “have to” is used to talk about something we need to do in general,
not personal opinions. We have no choice as it is not a piece of advice. OK Extra examples
yes, these are useful: I have to wear a uniform at school. In France, you have to drive on
the right. Use similar CCQs with these examples OK. (Personalization: What do you have
to do every day? OK)

P3: Ss might not know when to use have vs has. 

S3: Draw blanks on board to elicit Ss’ answers. (e.g. He/ ...../ .... has to sleep) OK

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GRAMMAR 2:

If scientists invented a pill ..., would you take it?

Meaning:
The Second Conditional is used to talk about the possible result of a hypothetical situation
that is (or that we perceive to be) impossible or contrary to facts, especially at the
moment of speaking. It can refer to the present or the future OK
CCQs:
1. Are we talking about the past, present or future?-Future or present OK (sort of …)
2. Is this a real or imagined situation?-Imagined yes, good
3. Is it possible to invent the pill that would keep us awake forever?-No good
 Form:
If scientists invented a pill, …. would you take it?
if clause main clause
If + S + past simple would + S + verb base form
 clear
 would is very common in the main clause but not in the if-clause. OK
 we often use were instead of was: "If I were a scientist, I would invent a pill which
would keep everyone awake forever" (past subjunctive) OK
 an if-clause can come at the beginning or end of a sentence. When an if-clause
comes first, it is often separated by a comma.  OK
 In informal speaking and writing, we use the contraction 'd after pronouns in
affirmative sentences (e.g., I'd). In negative sentences, the contraction moves to
the end of the word in the informal language (wouldn't). OK
 Pronunciation:
If scientists_invented_a pill...would_you take_it? Too many stresses here
/ɪf ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪnˈvɛntɪd ə ‘pɪl, wəd ju teɪk ɪt/ OK
 would and you: weak form OK
 connected speech (assimilation) would_you. OK
 /d/ and /j/ coalesce to form /dʒ/. OK
=> would you: /wədʒu/. yes
Anticipated problems and solutions
P1: Ss might pronounce the “l” in would. OK
S1: Write the phonetics for would OK . Model and drill. OK

P2: Because the past simple is used, Ss might think the sentence refers to the past. Yes
S2: Show a picture of a girl. Draw a thought bubble over her head to show that she is
imagining. T writes the date Ss having the lesson near the girl. OK Use similar CCQs to
check meaning. T writes this sentence on the board and elicits Ss’ answers: “If I didn’t join
this lesson, I would .......................” I think this complicates the matter

P3: Ss might omit the comma when the if clause comes first or include the comma when
the if clause comes after. OK
S3: Highlight the comma when clarifying form. OK T changes the position of the clauses
and asks Ss whether they should keep the comma or not. OK

Lexis 1

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We can put off sleeping for a limited period.
 
Meaning:
To delay or move an activity to a later time. (1) OK
We can delay sleeping to sometime later. OK
 
CCQs:
1. Do we forget to sleep?-No OK but maybe don’t make this the first Q
2. Do we choose not to sleep?-Yes OK
3. Do we stay awake all the time?-No OK
4. Do we sleep now or sleep later?-Sleep later OK
Form:
Put(v) off(adv) OK
put off: transitive separable phrasal verb OK
We can put off sleeping for a limited period.
put object <=> off OK
However, if object is a pronoun (e.g. him), we do not put it after off. OK
e.g. The festival? They have put it off because of the COVID-19. OK
 
Pronunciation:
put_off : /pʊt 'ɒf /
 stress: “off” (the particle) Yes!
 the flap t is used to connect the two words. OK
 
Anticipated problems and solutions
P1: Ss might put the stress on put instead of off. Can also be correct
S1: Model and drill. OK

P2: Ss might confuse the phrasal verb order when the object is a pronoun. OK
S2: Write right and wrong sentences on the board, ask Ss to choose the correct sentences
OK. Highlight the pronouns and elicit the rule from Ss before clarifying. OK

P3: Because of the word off, Ss might think put off sleeping means someone stops
sleeping rather than delay. Good point
S3: Give Ss a context (e.g. I always sleep at 10 p.m but yesterday, I had an important
project so I slept at 12. I put off sleep.) Ask Ss to give a synonym (delay) OK
Appropriacy: informal OK
put off, in some cases, means procrastinating. Therefore it has a negative connotation
when you ask someone: “Why do you put it off?” especially when they have something
unexpected to deal with.  OK

T can show a picture of an ill boy who delays his homework and his friend(A).
A: Why do you put off your homework? OK

Qs: Should we use put off in this situation? No hmm.. this is a subtle angle
Why? Because it sounds like his friend is judging him. 

Lexis 2:
 We suffer hallucinations, and eventually die.

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Meaning:
In the end, especially when something has involved a long time or a lot of effort or
problems. (1) OK
Here it means that not being allowed time to sleep can result in death, but we have to
undergo unpleasant things before death. OK
CCQs:
1. What will happen to us if we don't sleep for a long time? Will we die? OK
2. Will we die immediately? No OK
3. Will we die suddenly? No OK
4. Do we experience uncomfortable things before we die? Yes OK 
Form:
 eventually is a time adverb OK
 it is an adverbial form of eventual, -ly is added. OK
 it defines the verb die. OK
....eventually die
adverb + verb OK

Pronunciation:
eventually  /ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li/-5 syllables OK or sometimes four syllables

Anticipated problems and solutions

P1: Ss might pronounce /ʃ/ instead of /tʃ/. They may pronounce /e.ven.twal.li/ because of
L1 interference (Portugese speakers) OK
S1: Model and drill. OK

P2: Ss might think eventually is used for the last in the list of things. It does overlap this
concept
S2: T uses CCQs above, emphasizes on the diffiulties before the last thing happens. T gives
an example: Finally, I'd like to thank my parents. (2) Ask Ss to correct the sentences. Ss
give examples using eventually.  Not convinced you have solved differences here. SS will
need several contrasting examples
 
 
 

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 REFERENCES:

 G. Workman, Concept Questions And Time Lines, Chadburn Publishing, 2006.

 J. Scrivener, Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and how to Teach it,
Macmillan Education, 2012.
 M. Parrott, Grammar for English Language Teachers, 2nd Edition, Cambridge
University Press, 2000
 M. Swan, Practical English Usage, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2005.
 N. D. Turton, ABC of common grammatical errors, Macmillan Education, 1995
 Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary Online, (1) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
 Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Online, (2)
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
 Pronunciation: “Have to.” Youtube, uploaded by BBC Learning English, Sep 16,
2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC-mO3QcAOY
 Pronunciation: “How to pronounce ‘would you...?’. Youtube, uploaded by BBC
Learning English, Dec 16, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXlFsd-
yUA&t=108s
 ToPhonetics, https://tophonetics.com/

Note:

stress
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