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    This document contains a language awareness task for applicants to Cambridge ESOL CELTA and International House Certificate TESOL/TEFL courses. It asks applicants to complete 3 parts: 1) Correcting sample student mistakes, 2) Explaining differences in meaning between sentence pairs, and 3) Writing a 300-word essay on a successful or unsuccessful learning experience and explaining their reasons. Applicants are encouraged to refer to grammar books while completing the task.

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    This document contains a language awareness task for applicants to Cambridge ESOL CELTA and International House Certificate TESOL/TEFL courses. It asks applicants to complete 3 parts: 1) Correcting sample student mistakes, 2) Explaining differences in meaning between sentence pairs, and 3) Writing a 300-word essay on a successful or unsuccessful learning experience and explaining their reasons. Applicants are encouraged to refer to grammar books while completing the task.

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    This document contains a language awareness task for applicants to Cambridge ESOL CELTA and International House Certificate TESOL/TEFL courses. It asks applicants to complete 3 parts: 1) Correcting sample student mistakes, 2) Explaining differences in meaning between sentence pairs, and 3) Writing a 300-word essay on a successful or unsuccessful learning experience and explaining their reasons. Applicants are encouraged to refer to grammar books while completing the task.

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    English Language Awareness Test

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    Ahmed Raza
    This document contains a language awareness task for applicants to Cambridge ESOL CELTA and International House Certificate TESOL/TEFL courses. It asks applicants to complete 3 parts: 1) Correcting sample student mistakes, 2) Explaining differences in meaning between sentence pairs, and 3) Writing a 300-word essay on a successful or unsuccessful learning experience and explaining their reasons. Applicants are encouraged to refer to grammar books while completing the task.

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    Language Awareness Task

    for: Cambridge ESOL CELTA and International House Certificate –IH Certificate in
    TESOL/TEFL applicants ONLY

    Please complete this task carefully as it is one of the factors we take into consideration
    when making a decision about your application. You may like to refer to a grammar
    book – e.g ‘How English Works’ by Michael Swan, published by Oxford University
    Press, when preparing your answers

    Name:      
    Date of course applied for:      

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    1. Correcting a student’s mistake

    Each of the exchanges below contains a mistake. In each case:

    a) write down the mistake


    b) write the corrected version
    c) write in simple terms, as if speaking to a learner of English, how you would
    make the correction clear

    (please enter text in the gray box)


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    “I’d like some informations about your courses.”
    “Certainly, here’s our brochure”

    a      

    b      

    c      

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    “Have you got any money?”
    “Yes, I’ve been to the bank yesterday”

    a      

    b      

    c      

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    “Is John ill? He’s lost a lot of weight.”
    “Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn’t he?”

    a      

    b      

    c      
    International House London Teacher Training
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    A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE WORLD ORGANISATION
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    ”Why didn’t you answer the telephone?”
    “Because I had a bath.”

    a      

    b      

    c      

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    2. Helping student understand differences in meaning

    (i) Comment on the differences in meaning between the following pairs of sentences.
    (ii) Outline some ideas on how you might teach these differences in meaning.

    (please enter text in the gray box)


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    a If I had the money, I’d buy a new car.


    b If I have the money, I’ll buy a new car.

    (i)      

    (ii)      

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    a The house was very isolated.


    b The house was very secluded.

    (i)      

    (ii)      

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    a Give me a hand with this bag, will you?


    b Could you give me a hand with this bag, please?

    (i)      

    (ii)      

    International House London Teacher Training


    2
    A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE WORLD ORGANISATION
    3. On a separate page, please write approximately 300 words describing
    EITHER a successful OR an unsuccessful learning experience you have
    had. State your reasons why the experience was successful or
    otherwise.

    Please email your completed tasks to infott@ihlondon.com


    Alternatively you may print and post them to:

    International House London


    Teacher Training Department
    16 Stukeley Street
    Covent Garden
    London WC2B 5LQ

    Please ensure you keep a copy for yourself.

    International House London Teacher Training


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    A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE WORLD ORGANISATION

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