A) First of all, identify the errors in the following sentences, writing the correct form in the space provided:
(i) I came here for study English
(ii) Where was you going when I see you?
(iii) What you are doing?
(iv) She’d never seen nothing like it
(v) I like very much London
B) There is one mistake in each line of the following passage - whether spelling or grammar. Find the mistake and write the correct word under each line:
I learnt how to teach english communicatively on a four-week intensive course
last month. I had no idea it would be such hard work, but now its given me
a tremendous feeling of acheivement. I never realised there was so much to consider:
keeping the lessons student-centered;
trying to illicit things from the students instead of explaining all the time;
learning to moniter quietly, while the students practise;
getting to grips with all that grammer -
conditionals, auxilary verbs etc;
just finding a lesson proceedure that works!
If Id known it was going to be so difficult,
I would of studied more. Having said that,
it’s challenges have been character-building,
and very benefitial.
C) Look at the following two sentences:
1. Tom’s gone to Paris
2. Tom’s been to Paris
i) What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
ii) How could you effectively demonstrate this difference to a class of intermediate students? (tip: think about pictures rather than words)
D) Next, and finally, read the following:
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
(i) Identify the subject, the verb and the object of this sentence.
(ii) Identify the adjectives.
(iii) Are there any articles?
(iv) What type of word is over?
(v) What can you say about the form of the verb?