CELTA P/T
Karolina SzybinskaAssignment 2: Language Related Tasks
1.
a. CONTEXT.
Introduce a context by getting the students to talk with their partners for 2 minutes about the things they are scared of and afraid to do. Group feedback. Then, show them a short clip from a MacGyver series. MacGyver will be known to European students as a maverick spy who can build anything out of nothing, but who is afraid of heights. In the episode he flies a hot air balloon and needs to jump off it when the balloon is damaged. Get students to talk to their partner about MacGyver, in particular what he’s fears are. Get them to tell you what happened in the scene. Elicit: He hesitated before jumping.
b. CCQs.
• Did he jump? (yes)
• Did he wait before jumping? (yes)
• Was it a long wait? (no)
• Was it before he was scared? (most probably yes)
a. FORM.
Subject + verb + past form (+ time adverbial+ verb+ ing)
Assignment 2
CELTA P/T
Karolina Szybinska
He hesitated before jumping. 2. I’m meeting Peter for lunch on Saturday.a. CONTEXT.
b. CCQs:
• Are we talking about present or future? (future)
• Am I planning to stay at home on Saturday? (possibly, but most likely not)
• Am I going to have lunch on my own? (no)
• Did I plan this or is it a spontaneous decision? (planned)
a. FORM. Subject + to be (1st person singular) + verb+ ing + object (+ preposition + object+ adverbial of time) Assignment