CELTA TP2 LANGUAGE ANALYSIS

Language Analysis - Grammar Language-based lessons (form, concept, phonology) This page is ONLY for language focused lessons (i.e. grammar or functional language). Vocabulary focus should go on the separate sheet. What is the language point? FORM Past Continuous and Past Simple Andrew Croft met some important writers while he was studying at Lancing College. Andrew Crofts was working for a magazine before he became the ghostwriter. What context will you use to elicit the language from Ss? Be specific and include the context and eliciting question The previous lesson’s context will be continued with a short text about Andrew Croft’s life in the past . Students will be exposed the TL with the help of example sentences taken from this short text. Form Analysis  Andrew Crofts   met new people  while  he   was travelling . S + PAST SIMPLE + while + S + PAST CONTINUOUS  Andrew Croft was working on his book  when   the phone  rang . S + PAST CONTINUOUS + when + S + PAST SIMPLE

CONCEPT / MEANING

Concept: Something in progress in the past when something else happened often with when, while, before The past continuous describes an action that starts first, but interrupted by a second action. Past simple is for short action. Past continuous is for the long action. The interrupted action may or may not continue after interruption. It is not important. Concept Checking Questions or other Technique You’ll Use to Check Meaning What tense is the verb in red? What tense is the verb in green? What tense do we use for completed actions? What tense do we use for continuous actions? Which action started first? Is “ meet” long or short action? Is “write” long or short action? Do you use while with the past simple or past continuous? (Past continuous) A timeline will be used if necessary, to show the meaning:

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Language Analysis - Grammar ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS

Problem: Ss may mispronounce was and were with strong forms /wɒz/and /wɜ:/ instead of the correct weaker forms /wəz/ and / /wə/.

PHONOLOGY Solution: Drill the sentences chorally, than individually to check sentence stress and weak forms. MEANING

Problem: Ss may use two the past continuous or past simple forms: I was standing just behind her when she was fainting. James caught malaria while he worked in West Africa. Solution: Use CCQs to check the use of tenses, use clear examples in context, encourage selfcorrection in controlled exercise stage

FORM

Students may use past continuous with state verbs with the effect of L1 which allows such as sentence: She was knowing the answer before she took the test. Solution: Use CCQs to check the use of tenses, use clear examples in context, encourage selfcorrection in controlled exercise stage

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