Abbreviations
FCE
First Certificate of English
I enjoyed watching the movie, except for the happy end.
happy ending
Give an example of:
gerund
walking
Ask students questions rather than telling them
elicit
Name one thing a teacher should never say in a job interview.
I hate teaching but i need the money
BEC
Business English Certificate
There seem to be far less complete beginners than ever before.
far fewer
Give an example of:
subject question
Who wrote that book?
Something that teachers encourage in learners so that they can be independent and learn outside the classroom
autonomy
Say one thing a teacher should never tell a student.
Your English is terrible!
ESOL
English for speakers of other languages
We watched an interesting documentation about polar bears scavenging and eating plastic if they can‘t find enough food.
documentary
Give an example of:
present continuous passive
I am being harrassed
learning aids in the form of wooden blocks used to teach a variety of items from maths to pronunciation.
cuisinaire rods
Name two reasons for testing.
to see what students learnt, to get feedback on what teachers should teach
ESP
English for Specific Purposes
I hope the assistant hasn‘t forgotten to take the loudspeakers and a beamer into the classroom.
loudspeakers and a projector
Give an example of:
second conditional
If I wanted to talk to you, I would!
A type of error that becomes a habit difficult to unlearn
fossilised
Name three vocabulary games.
hot seat, kahoot ,jeopardy
NLP
Neuro Linguistic Programming
I‘d have baked a cake if I‘d have known you were coming.
..if I'd known
Give an example of:
past modal of deduction
He could have been at the scene of the crime
an approach to teaching based on interaction between the teacher and students, without technology and materials
dogme
Name three things that make a bad test.
too short, too long, ambiguous answers, a small range of results