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International Training Institute

Name: Mouhamad Naser Kouraby

DELTA interview preparation Stage 1

DELTA Pre-interview language task
Have a look at these activities and be prepared to talk about them during the interview.

Part I Vocabulary
What does get mean in the following sentences?
E.g.:
1
2
3
4

He got a new car last week.

I didnt get what she said.
We got there late.
That is the one thing he does that really gets to me.
I got really brown on holiday.

Bought
understand
arrived
Makes me upset
became

What is the odd one out in each group?

E.g.:
5
6
7
8

raise rise increase fall

glance glimpse glitter gaze
outnumber outsmart outlive outbreak
mumble mutter stumble grumble
amble stutter stroll dash

Fall
glitter
outbreak
stumble
stutter

Part II Pronunciation
What is the odd one out in each group?
E.g.:
9
10
11
12

bird circle circus bin

glove oven overt cover
lead leave meadow lean
mother moss moth monolingual
sliver sieve siege split

Bin
overt
meadow
mother
siege

Part III
Explain what is meant by the following:
Task based learning

Task based learning is a teaching method which aim to put Ss in a situation where they need to
communicate to reach a goal. The teachers role here is to choose a task, based on an analysis of students needs,
that are appropriate to the level of the Ss and to create pre-task and task follow-up phases that are in line with
the abilities and needs of the Ss. The teacher also monitors the students performance and intervenes as
necessary. The role of the Ss here is to communicate with each other to complete a task. This method is another
example of the strong version of the communicative approach, where language acquired through use.

Learner autonomy
Learner autonomy is the learners ability to do things in the class without relying on the teacher in
everything and to continue studying and learning new things out of the class because as we know not everything
can be taught in the class.

Part IV

Questions to think about

Be prepared to talk about the following questions during your interview.

1.

Why do you want to do the DELTA course?

2. Look at the following teaching points. How would you teach them?
a. Opposites (i.e. kind - unkind; loyal disloyal)
b. put (someone) off
c. Hes always using my coffee
PART V
Write a short composition entitled: How I have developed as a teacher.

How I have developed as a teacher

I started learning English in 1994 in a private school, but it took me a very long time to finish it due to some
circumstances. When I was preparing myself to do the FCE examination I got the chance to do the TKT ( Teaching
Knowledge Test ) module 1/3 so I did them and I got band 3 in both of them in 2009.
After that I had a two months training course. However, I began teaching before the training course finished.
The institute I was studying in is the same institute I did the training course in and it is called IH Benghazi. At IHB
there are more than 40 teachers and we have weekly workshops where we study CELTA materials ,teaching

techniques and linguistic issues and we also share successful teaching methods and ideas..
I have worked for 5 years in IHB and in 2010 I did a six months teaching training course online called IHC and
that course included assignments about teaching methods / dealing with Ss in the class according to their number ,
age, nationality and background / there were also assignments about how to teach skills ( reading, writing, listening
and speaking ) and system ( grammar, vocabulary and function ) and the tests was through 8 observation classes, 4
of them system and 4 skill. In these observation classes you can choose any level you prefer, on condition

that if your lower level was elementary your higher must be at least intermediate and so on; to ensure that
the trainee covers both high and low levels of teaching ESL. After I finished the course I started doing
everything by the book especially the lesson plans because I dont want to forget anything I had learnt.
At that time, there was a friend of mine who was doing a master in teaching in England and he helped me
a great deal in improving myself . I used to ask him about the things they were studying there and the
books they were reading and I tried to do the same. For me teaching is a passion more than a job;I love
teaching. I love when I enter the class and see all the Ss looking at me waiting for their teacher to start the
class with a story or an interesting activity that makes them forget the world outside. I like looking at the
student as a mystery that I challenge myself to solve. People and the world are changing and teaching
methods are changing with them and if I dont keep up to date I will come to a point where I will be a
boring teacher. And this is exactly what I will never allow to happen.

2. S pelling and punctuation

Part of the DELTA assessment criteria is the ability to write accurate and
appropriate English.
1) Please rewrite the text below with the correct spelling and punctuation
a career as a careers officer
our education systeme has never been strong on giving
good career advise and guidance to its consumers the
vast majority of careers teachers in schools are
untraned in there subject and many take on the work
parttime it falls on careers officers emploiyed by
local authoritys to provide most qualified advise to
school leavers and the main root to becomeing a
careers officer is a one year course followed by a

probationery year leading to the diploma in careers

guidance there are fifteen seperate institutons in
britain offerring the course five on a parttime or
distanse learning bases applicants are generaly
expected to have a degree or equivalant althought
exeptions may be made for those over 25 showing
evidance they can cope with the academic part of the
course anyone contemplatting an application to a dcg
course should definately visit a careers office to
learn more about the work or alternitively contact
the institut of careers officers for further
informations
(Adapted from Advanced Masterclass CAE Student's Book. Aspinall, TB. Capel, A, OUP 1996)

A Career as A Careers Officer

Our education system has never been strong on giving good career advice and guidance to its consumers.
The vast majority of careers teachers in schools are untrained in their subject and many take on work parttime. It falls on careers officers employed by local authorities to provide most qualified advice to school
leavers and the main route to becoming a careers officer is a one year course followed by a probationary
year leading to the diploma in careers guidance. There are fifteen separate institutions in Britain offering
the course, five on a part-time or distance learning basis. Applicants are generally expected to have a
degree or equivalent, although exceptions may be made for those over 25 showing evidence they can cope
with the academic part of the course. Anyone contemplating an application to a DCG course should
definitely visit a careers office to learn more about the work or alternatively contact the Institute of
Careers Officers for further information.