TKT
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1-E Negotiating
The functions of learners’ language are…
the purposes for which learners use language in the classroom.
We teach our learners to use exponents which are inappropriate for the context in which they will be using the language. Is this True or False?
False.
For classroom or social contexts, it is useful for learners to learn exponents which are ...
Less formal
I think your answer should be “he’s seen”, not “he saw”. It should be the present perfect.
2-C Highlighting grammatical structure
They include taking part in tasks and activities, interacting with the teacher and with each other:
Purposes (functions of learners’ language)
Greeting and checking answers are language functions that learners could use when…
The teacher greets the learners and they reply. The teacher quickly checks through the homework with the class before collecting it.
For business meetings contexts, it is useful for learners to learn exponents which are ...
Formal
OK, so he got up, he had a shower - no, he had breakfast, then he had a shower - then …er…. he got dressed.
3-H Organizing Ideas
They will vary according to learners’ needs, age, level and the learning context:
Exponents that learners use to express different language functions.
The learners check the instructions with the teacher and then do the task in pairs before class feedback. Learners could use language functions such as…
checking.
Students can learn exponents as ...
Language chunks
I’m not sure. I really don’t think it’s right.
4-A Expressing doubt
That’s a good idea.
B Expressing support
Retelling a story is a language function that learners could use when…
The teacher asks the learners to retell the story in their own words.
This is a way that a teacher can use to introduce exponents.
By teachers modelling them as part of their own classroom language.
I think they shouldn’t allow mobile phones in schools because they can disturb the class.
5-D Giving reasons
When I was on holiday last summer I have tried..I tried snowboarding for the first time.
G Reformulating
The functions learners use are often the same as those used by teachers. This is because of…
the interactive nature of the classroom.
It is a way that exponents for common language functions should be introduced.
On a step-by-step basis