TKT

TKT
Teaching Knowledge Test

Supplementary activities
Language for describing phonology
and functions
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Task One – describing language: Phonology

Activity one: Answer the questions based on pronunciation. Use a dictionary that uses the IPA to check your
answers.

1. Think of a cereal that is very popular in Asia and Mexico. It contains the sound /aɪ/
2. Think of a family name that has more than 3 syllables.
3. What is the vowel sound included in the first name ‘Jane’?
4. Think of another first name that has only one syllable.
5. Have you ever visited a town or a country which has a silent letter? Which one?

Challenge!

6. duː juː laɪk ˈpleɪɪŋ bɔːd geɪmz?

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Activity two
Match the symbols in the chart with the underlined letters in the words in the table.

1. joke 11. fun 22. bat 33. two

2. play 12. measure 23. put 34. do
3. sit 13. bit 24. think 35. cat
4. read 14. about 25. pet 36. for
5. sing 15. air 26. yes 37. the
6. car 16. man 27. pen 38. ear
7. bird 17. shoe 28. go 39. hat
8. church 18. who 29. zoo 40. or
9. boy 19. live 30. dog 41. no
10. life 20. now 31. watch 42. gone
21. hard 32. right 43. long
44. cruel
(Taken from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)
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Activity three
Put the words into 4 categories based on which syllable n each word carries the main stress.

unlucky bananas qualification

angry congratulations literature

possibility paper examination

lemonade finger photography

magazine photographic comfortable

first syllable Finger , angry, lemonade, magazine,, paper, literature, comfortable

second syllable Unlucky, bananas, photography

third syllable Possibility, photographic

fourth syllable Congratulations, qualification, examination

(Taken from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)

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Activity four: Match the feature of phonology in the box below with the example in the sentences. You
need to use some of the features more than once.

/aɪm/ /təðə/ /dʒu/ →→→↗ ↘

Mary: (1) I’m going (2) to the (3) shops. (4) Do you (5) want anything?

/wʌtə/ /gʌnʌ/

Doreen: I don’t (6) think (7) so. (8)What are you (9) going to (10) buy?

Pronunciation features

main stress secondary stress weak form/schwa contraction

connected speech linking intonation

Part of text Phonemic transcript Pronunciation feature

1 I’m /aɪm/ contraction

2 to the / təðə/

3 shops main stress

4 Do you /dʒu/

5 want

6 think

7 so

8 What are /wʌtə/ Connected speech

9 going to /gʌnʌ/

10 buy
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Activity five: TKT Module 1: Describing language: Phonology – Sample Task

For questions 1–6 choose the phonological term to complete the sentences.
Mark the correct term (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

1 Can’t; don’t; he’s are examples of

A connected speech.
B weak forms.
C contractions. xxx

2 Umbrella is an example of a word which has

A two syllables.
B three syllables. xxxx
C four syllables.

3 Fit and feet; fear and fair; track and truck are examples of
A rhyme.
B linking.
C minimal pairs. xxxx

4 Fantastic is an example of a words which carries the main stress on the

A first syllable.
B second syllable. xxxx
C third syllable.

5 The phoneme /tʃ/ is an example of a

A consonant. xxxx
B vowel.
C diphthong.

6 Would you prefer coffee or tea? is an example of a sentence with the following intonation:
↘ ↘
A Would you prefer coffee or tea? (fall, fall)
↗ ↘
B Would you prefer coffee or tea? (rise, fall) xxxx
↘ ↗
C Would you prefer coffee or tea? (fall, rise)

(Taken from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)

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Task Two – describing language: functions

Activity one: Find ten functions in the word search.

(Taken from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)

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Activity two: Complete the following chart with an appropriate exponent. Follow the example.

Function Exponent

Asking for an opinion What do you think about history class?

Introducing yourself Hello, my name is..

Introducing someone else Hey, this is my friend…

Clarifying What I mean by this….

Praising You are so good at…

Requesting Can you give me a…

Advising If I were you…

Agreeing I agree with that…

Inviting Do you want to come to….

Thanking Thank you so much

Refusing I don´t like that…. No, thank you

Suggesting Maybe it would be better if…

Complaining This is not what I ordered

Greeting Hello, everyone

(Adapted from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)

Activity three: Read the following dialogue and determine the functions of the word ‘sorry’.
Fred: I’m (1) sorry, I’ll buy you a new one.
Beth: Don’t worry, it wasn’t a special one.
Fred: (2) Sorry?
Beth: I said it wasn’t a special one.

 What made it possible to know what the function was, the word sorry or the context/situation in which it was used?
The first one is an apology and the second one is a question. The context and punctuation.
 What can you conclude about determining functions and the contexts in which the exponents occur?
It is important so we can identify the level of formality in which we have to talk. In other to avoid misunderstandings.
(Adapted from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)
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Activity four: Complete the chart with the appropriate function for each exponent.
Are they formal (F), informal (I), or neutral (N)?

Exponents Functions How formal?

A. Thanks a lot. Thanking I

F
B. Do you think you could possibly close the window? Requesting

I
C. Come round to my house for a bite to eat? Inviting

I
D. No way! I’m not going to do that. REFUSING

N
E. I agree with that. AGREEING

N
F. Hello. I’m Josephine. INTRODUCING

F
G. I’m sorry but I’m afraid I can’t. APOLOGISING

N
H. Would you like to come to dinner? INVITING

F
I. I don’t believe we’ve met. My name’s James Sanders. INTRODUCING

I
J. Open the window, will you? REQUESTING

K. Mr and Mrs Smith request the pleasure of your F

INVITING
company for dinner.
I
L. Yeah. You’re right there. AGREEING

F
M. Thank you very much indeed. THANKING

(Adapted from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)

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Activity five: TKT Module 1: Describing language: Functions – Sample Task

For questions 1–7 match the examples of vocabulary with the functions listed A–H.
Mark the correct letter (A–H) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use

Example sentences Functions

A describing ability
1 Let’s go to that new restaurant.

They might win – you never know in cup B describing possibility

2
matches!
C asking for permission
3 Watch out! That’s dangerous.

D requesting
4 My son can speak three languages fluently.

E asking for advice

5 Is it OK if I open the window?

F suggesting
6 Shall I show you how the camera works?

G offering
7 Could you pass me my bag?

H warning

(Taken from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org)