Parts of Speech
What type of pronoun is 'somebody'?
indefinite pronoun
Define and give an example of elision.
Sounds (typically /t/ and /d/) disappearing in connected speech
I am good at reading maps and charts, I enjoy drawing diagrams to help me learn.
Visual-spatial / logical mathematical
What does PPP stand for?
Presentation, practice, production
Which relative pronoun cannot be used in non-defining relative clauses?
that
Absolutely awful business, this pandemic, isn’t it? What type of adjective is “awful”?
Attributive or non-gradable / extreme
How many individual phonemes are there in RP English?
44
I like to get up and move around in class. I enjoy creating and building things with my hands.
Bodily-kinaesthetic
Learners complete an activity without help from the teacher. Based on the problems, the teacher presents target language and grammar. Then, the learners complete a similar task to the first.
TTT (Test, teach, test)
What are the three primary auxiliaries in English?
be/have/do
My learner told me English grammar wasn't hard. What type of word is "not"?
adverb
Give an example of a word featuring a bilabial nasal.
Any word featuring /m/
I'm very self aware. I like to reflect on my own learning and I know my own strengths and weaknesses
Intrapersonal
The teacher prepares a text with examples of target language embedded within it, and draws their attention towards it after a gist/detailed receptive skills task by having learners work out the rules for themselves. What presentation technique is this?
Guided Discovery
The following three verbs walk into a bar. They sit. They converse. They depart. What do they have in common?
They are all intransitive.
“Frankly, being in self-isolation just means I don’t have to spend as much time making small talk.” What type of adverb is “frankly”?
stance / opinion
What name is given to a sound which combines buzzing/hissing (i.e. fricative) and an intake and release of air (i.e. plosive)?
Affricate
I can tell a great story and I'm good at speeches and debates. I'm pretty good at scrabble and I read a lot.
Linguistic-verbal
The learners watch an authentic model of an activity being carried out and then attempt to mimic it. Alternatively, the learners try the activity first, and are then exposed to the authentic model, notice the difference in performance, and repeat the activity. What presentation technique is this?
TBL
“So tough was the 400 euro question that it left many dumbfounded.” What is strange about this sentence?
Features subject-verb inversion due to the "so + adjective.... V + S + that" structure.
What type of verb is 'used to' (NOW YOU'RE JUST SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW!)
semi-modal
There are three intrusive sounds in (RP) English. What are they and when are they used?
/w/ /r/ and /j/. Used to link vowels in connected speech.
I love to be outside in the environment, I like hiking and camping and learning about animals
Naturalistic
Which procedure is also known as the inductive approach?
Guided Discovery
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? (She gave me covid-19). What type of verb is “give”?
Ditransitive/bitransitive