TKT Module 3 Categorising Learners Mistakes PDF
TKT Module 3 Categorising Learners Mistakes PDF
TKT Module 3 Categorising Learners Mistakes PDF
Description
Teachers consider the different types of mistakes that learners make and practise
categorising them. They also do a sample exam task on this TKT Module 3 Part 1 syllabus
area of categorising learners mistakes.
Time required:
60 minutes
Materials
required:
Aims:
Procedure
1. Before the session, cut Participants worksheet 1 into strips so there is one strip for
each participants. Repeat or remove some strips if you have more or fewer
participants in your group. You will also need to copy Participants worksheet 1 so
there is one complete copy for each participant.
Copy Participants worksheet 2 and cut each one into strips, so there is one set of
strips per pair of participants.
2. (10 minutes) Give each participant a strip from Participants worksheet 1. Each
statement or a question has a mistake. Participants walk around the room saying
their sentences or questions to other participants, who should correct the mistake.
3. Check answers together (see key below). Participants read out the sentence or
question with the mistake, then identify the mistake and correct it. Avoid discussing
the type of error as this will be done at a later stage in the session.
4. Tell participants that the area of categorising learners mistakes is tested in TKT
Module 3 Part 1. Ask participants:
What are some of the categories for learners mistakes? (grammar mistakes,
spelling mistakes, vocabulary mistakes, punctuation mistakes, pronunciation
mistakes)
5. (15 minutes) Give each participant a complete copy of Participants worksheet 1,
and each pair a set of cut-up strips from Participants worksheet 2. In pairs,
participants categorise the mistakes by matching the type of mistake to the example
sentence.
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6. Check answers together (see key below). Participants should keep the task for the
next exercise.
7. (15 minutes) Still in pairs, each pair should choose two of the categories of learner
mistakes from Participants worksheet 2. They should write an example sentence
with a learner mistake for the categories chosen.
8. Put participants into groups of four. In their groups, participants read out their
sentences with learner mistakes and the other participants in their group identify the
category of error.
9. (15 minutes) Give out Sample Task. Ask participants to complete the sample task
on their own then compare their answers with a partner. Check answers together.
10. (5 minutes) Round up to summarise points covered. Ask participants:
What is the TKT Module 3 syllabus area for this lesson? (categorising
learners mistakes)
What are candidates being tested on? (candidates are tested on their
knowledge of different types of mistakes)
How easy/difficult do you think this syllabus area will be? (allow participants
to share views)
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What time did you say you were going out later?
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12. That must be the dress who you bought last week
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wrong tense
wrong pronoun
wrong preposition
missing preposition
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Student composition
1
the city. I also want it being big and strong. That way
Type of mistake
A articles
B spelling
C punctuation
D verb forms
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