CELTA WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1 - Language Related Task 1. The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow.

a) The present simple + time marker. Subject + verb in present simple tense + time marker. b) Talking about a scheduled future event. c) Students may have difficulty understanding the concept that this is talking about a future event, as the present tense is used. Students may have difficulty when pronouncing tomorrow, esp. the weak form at the beginning of the word: tomorrow. Students may struggle pronouncing the weak form in the and at. d) A businessman needing to book a last-minute flight for an urgent meeting. e) Has the event already taken place? (No) When is it? (The future) What is happening at 10.00? (The plane leaves) How does the businessman know? (He booked the flight, he was told the schedule)

Hi everyone I am having some difficulty with my grammar and would really appreciate it if someone could check/correct my answers to the following questions; Identitfy the form in the following sentences: 1) The plane leaves at 10:00 tomorrow. 2) If i had a lot of money, i'd buy a boat. 3) You should go to the doctor. 4) I'll kill you! 5) I've just had lunch. 6) By the time i got there, the bus had left.

Answers 1) Present simple + time marker Verb 'to leave' in the present tense + time marker 2) present (2nd) conditional 'If' + past perfect; would + infinitive of verb buy, without 'to' If clause + past perfect of verb 'to have' ; auxiliary verb + main verb 3) Not really sure what the tense is here! Auxiliary verb 'should' + main verb 'go' without 'to' 4) Future simple Auxiliary verb 'will' + main verb 'to kill' without 'to' 5) Present perfect simple Subject + verb 'to have' (not sure about the rest) 6) Not sure again waht the tense is here i can only work out the second part which i think is 'past perfect' Simple past of auxiliary verb 'have' + past participle of verb 'leave' Kind regards Tomek

Language Related Task Daniel Rollinson Identify the following from the sentences.

A)the form B)the function/meaning C)possible student difficulties D)a possible context through which you could teach the language E)two or three questions you might ask to check understanding 1. The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow. A) Subject noun + verb in the present tense + adverb of time (time marker). Present simple with a future meaning. B) The scheduled departure time of a plane. "We use the present simple when we talk about timetables and programmes." (Murphy, 1994, pp. 38) C) Students may have difficulty in grasping the concept that we are talking about the future. Students may use the past participle (left) of the verb instead of the infinitive (leave). Students may suffer some confusion with the verb +s and think it is plural. Students may have difficulty pronouncing both plane and leaves especially with where the stress is required. Students may get confused......

2) If I had a lot of money, Id buy a boat. a) Second conditional; IF clause= If+ subject + simple past verb, main clause= subject+ would+ infinitive. b) Talking about a hypothetical situation. c) Students may omit the verb would in forming the sentence. (F) Students may use present have instead of past had. (F) Learners often make the mistake of putting would in the if-clause . (F) Students may have difficulty understanding it is a hypothetical situation. (M) Students may have pronunciation difficulties with the contracted form of the verb would. (Ph) d) Someone talking about what they would do if they won the lottery. e) Is this a real situation? (No). Do I have a lot of money? (No). Can I buy a boat? (No).