Interview task 1

Write 150 200 words detailing the qualities and skills of a good language teacher. Do not
use note form or bullet points, use full sentences with appropriate punctuation. Please ensure
you write legibly!
A good teacher should have passion for education and enjoy teaching the language. In
my opinion, one of the most important qualities that a language teacher needs is
being imaginative. By bringing new ideas into the class, a teacher can break
monotony and encourage students to participate. Teachers who are imaginative can
develop students creative self-expression.

A good language teacher should be creative and daring in introducing changes and
new ideas because sometimes teachers need to go off the track in order to be on the
track. For example, I once saw a teacher delivering a lesson on the vocabulary of
"capacity" to the children. She provided them with water and measuring containers.
By looking at the chaotic situation of the classroom, it was hard to decide what
children were learning but when I sat down with them, I noticed them using the
vocabulary of capacity correctly and I learned that students like learning things in
different ways.
A good language teacher also promotes interaction in the class by empowering
learners and helping them to develop their communication skills. A good teacher can
motivate his students, by creating opportunities for them to interact with one another
through activities such as role plays, group discussions, mock interviews etc. A good
language teacher, who is imaginative, creative and interactive, can be successful in
the field and can help the students to climb up the ladder of success.

Identify the verb form

Discuss the difference in meaning

a. Im going to watch
TV tonight.
b. Im going to the
cinema with Tom
tonight.

Form
To watch (Infinitive +
future)
Going to (future) I (first
person singular) - This is
present continuous

Meaning
Both sentences indicate future form
of the verb with a decision before
the moment of speaking but in the
first sentence to before verb
indicates it as infinitive form of the
verb.
Going to for future plans, decided
before moment of speaking.
Present continuous of verb to go to
show an arrangement, often a firmer
arrangement, although there is
often a great deal of overlap
between these forms in practice.

a Ive seen him this

morning.

Seen (past participle)

Have seen (Present
perfect ) I (first person
singular)

b I saw him this morning.

Saw (Past) I (first person

singular)

a She speaks Spanish.

Speaks (Present) She

(third person singular).

b Shes speaking Spanish.

Speaking (Present
progressive) She (third
person singular).

a He left when I arrived.

Left (past participle???

past) arrived (Past) He

First sentence shows that the action

has been recently completed,
whereas the second sentence shows
that the action was completed some
time ago in the past.
Yes- first sentence suggests it is still
morning second sentence is
ambiguous it might be morning or
evening. A US speaker is more likely
than a British speaker to use the
latter with no difference in
meaning.
First sentence is telling us something
that usually happens, whereas the
second sentence is telling us that
the action is still taking place.

First sentence is telling us about

something that happened recently in

(third person singular)

the past, whereas the second

sentence is emphasising the fact
that the action took place long time
ago in the past.

b Hed already left when

I arrived.

Had= past participle (Past

perfect) He (first person
singular)

a I was painting the

kitchen ceiling last
night.

Painting (present
participle)
Was painting (Past
progressive) I (first person
singular)

b I painted the kitchen

ceiling last night.

Painted (Past) I (first

person singular)

a Hes always losing his

keys.

Losing (present participle)

Is always losing (Present
progressive) He (third
person singular)

First sentence tells us about

something that is happening in the
present, whereas the second
sentence tells us about something
that takes place on a regular basis.

Loses (Present tense) He

(third person singular).

No or at least not clear. The first

structure uses present continuous
with always to express habitual
behaviour, often used to emphasise
annoyance. (b) has a similar
meaning but feels more neutral.

b He always loses his

keys.

No- first sentence features two past

simple verbs it suggests to the
listener/reader that the arrival
happened first and the leaving
second. The second sentence makes
clear that the man left before "I"
arrived - I.e. the two people did not
meet.
First sentence is telling us that the
action was in progress in the past,
whereas the second sentence is
telling us that the action was
finished in the past.