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4. What personal qualities do you recognise in yourself which you think would make yousuitable for TEFL work.

5. Consider the following questions:

a. You teach an evening class of tired adults. How would you motivate them/wake them up?

b. Which do you think is more difficult, understanding speech or speaking? Why?

c. In your class of 16 students, one has not understood what you are teaching. What would youdo?

6. Identify which of the following sentences contain errors and correct them:

a. I am usually sleeping in on Fridays.

b. Did you ever go scuba diving?

c. If I was you, Id get some more sleep.

d. Neither Bill nor Steve are coming to my party.

e. Just between you and I, shes a bit of a troublemaker.

f. There was far less people at the match than Id expected.

g. The hotels comfortable and the weathers attractive.

h. His doctor recommended that he gives up smoking.

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i. She had a brand new, black, big, plastic handbag.

j. I cant help wondering how much did he pay for it.

Why do you think the student made the errors? How would you help the student to rememberwhat is correct?

7. Comment on the meaning and/or function of the underlined items in thefollowing sentences:

e.g. During the holidays, we would always go to the seaside.

Would shows a regular/repeated past (discontinued) habit/routine.In the past they regularly went to the seaside during their holidays, but now theydont.

a. If you listened to me, you would understand.

b. So, after that, I leave the cafe and Im walking down the street and what happens?I see Bob.

c. Eve doesnt get on with her eldest sister.

d. Ill have finished the report by Saturday.

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8. How might you check that a student has understood the followingwords/sentences?

a. tomato

b. happy

c. Ive been to Paris. / Hes gone to Paris.

d. I wish you would drive more carefully.

9. Look at these questions and answers. The words in italicsare those that anative speaker would naturally stress in his/her answer.

e.g. a. Is it half past ten? No, its quarterpast ten.b. Is it a quarter to? No, its quarterpast.

Now, match the numbered questions with the lettered responses.

1. Is that Andreas brother? A. Thats mybrother.

2. Is that your nephew? B. Thats my brother.

3. Wheres your car? A. I havent got a car.

4. Lets drive there. B. I havent gota car.

5. What news of John? A. Hes just been to Italy.

6. Why doesnt he go to Italy? B. Hes just been to Italy.

What are the implications for teachers and students in the classroom?

10. Look at this word family and the marked stress pattern.

photograph photographer photographic

What are the implications for teachers and students in the classroom?

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