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Model Sentence: He's Just Left.: Subj + Have' (For 3

This document contains an assignment analyzing model sentences and lexical items at different English proficiency levels: 1. It analyzes the meaning, form, and use of the present perfect tense in the sentence "He's just left." 2. It examines the meaning, context, form, and use of the phrase "If only I had enough money" expressing a strong wish. 3. It looks at the meaning, context, form, and use of the phrase "I got used to the spicy food in the end" meaning becoming accustomed to something initially unpleasant. 4. It provides definitions, examples, and strategies for checking meaning of the words "ferry" and "embarrassed

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Model Sentence: He's Just Left.: Subj + Have' (For 3

This document contains an assignment analyzing model sentences and lexical items at different English proficiency levels: 1. It analyzes the meaning, form, and use of the present perfect tense in the sentence "He's just left." 2. It examines the meaning, context, form, and use of the phrase "If only I had enough money" expressing a strong wish. 3. It looks at the meaning, context, form, and use of the phrase "I got used to the spicy food in the end" meaning becoming accustomed to something initially unpleasant. 4. It provides definitions, examples, and strategies for checking meaning of the words "ferry" and "embarrassed

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Assignment 1 CELTA 2017

1. Model sentence: He’s just left.

a) Analysis of meaning: The present perfect tense is used to indicate a link


between the present and the past. The time of the action is in the past, but
it is not known when exactly did the action happen (in contrast with past
simple).
We are often more interested in the result (he is not here anymore) than
in the action itself (he left).
We often use the present perfect with time adverbials, which refer to
the recent past (Just, only just, recently)

b) Conveying meaning: Contextualising: I was in the area where my good


friend works and I didn’t see him for a long time. I wanted to surprise him
and show up at his office. When I came to his office, I asked his colleague if
I can talk to him, but the colleague told me that he was there very short
time ago and he’s just left.

c) Checking meaning:
Is he there right now? (No)
Did he leave long time ago? (No)
Do we know exactly when he has left? (No)
If I would come JUST a little earlier, would I see him? (Yes)

d) Form: Present Perfect Simple


He’s just left.
Subj + ‘have’ (for 3rd person singular (he/she/it) use ‘has’) + V3

e) Phonology:

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2. Model sentence: If only I had enough money.

a) Analysis of meaning: We use “If only” to express a strong wish that things
could be different than they are. The phrase has the same essential
meaning as “I wish”, but “If only” is showing us stronger desire of
something.

b) Conveying meaning: Contextualising: I really want to travel around the


world, it is my biggest dream, but unfortunately I never had enough
money to buy tickets and to be job-less for a long time, but I still really-
really want to go. If only I had enough money to buy tickets and if only I
had more time, then my dream would come true.

c) Checking meaning:
Do I have enough money now (to travel around the world)? (No)
Do I want to have enough money ‘just because’, or is it my very strong
wish? (Strong wish)

d) Form:
If only I had enough money.
‘If only’ + Subj + V2 + add. Info.

e) Phonology:

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3. Model sentence: I got used to the spicy food in the end.

a) Analysis of meaning: the phrase “got used to something” or “be used to


something” is showing us that a speaker is accustomed to that ‘something’
and does not find it strange or bad anymore. He might not like it, but at
least it is not strange for the speaker anymore. He can handle that
‘something’ easily if there is a necessity.

b) Conveying meaning: Contextualising: When I moved to Asia, it was very


hard for me, because I don’t like spicy food. It took me very long time to
get used to spicy food. I didn’t like it, it was burning me all the time, but
my friends liked it very much, and after some time it got better and in the
end, I got used to spicy food, so now I can eat it without any problems,
but, as I said, before I got used to it – it was very hard for me.

c) Checking meaning:
Was it a problem for me to eat spicy food before? (Yes)
Did it take some time, before I could eat it normally? (Yes)
Is it a problem for me to eat spicy food now? (No)

d) Form:
I got used to the spicy food in the end.
Subj + ‘got used to’ + Obj

e) Phonology:

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4. Lexical item: A ferry (Elementary)

a) Analysis of meaning: A boat or ship for transporting passengers and/or


goods, cars across the water. Especially as regular service.

b) Conveying meaning: I would use a picture of a ferry that I would show to


students and emphasize that a ferry is a water transport and usually
transporting people, and sometimes cars.

c) Checking meaning: I can think of 2 ways of checking the meaning. First


one – CCQ’s (Is the ferry traveling on water? (Yes) Does the ferry
transport only people? (No). What else? (Cars). Second way of checking
the meaning is showing visuals of different forms of transportation
(airplane, car, bicycle and a different picture of a ferry), asking students
only one question: “Is this a ferry? (Yes/No)” That might also help to
understand if students already have a vocabulary base about different
forms of transportation. There might be a good idea to ask follow up
questions [Showing a picture of an airplane] – Is this a ferry? – No. – Then
what is it? – An airplane.

d) Form: Ferry is a regular, countable noun. 2 syllables. I would also


introduce 2-3 popular collocations (Take a ferry, Travel on a ferry, Wait
for a ferry). I would also show students that spelling of a plural form is
slightly changing the original word spelling (Ferries).

e) Phonology: Ferry /ˈferi/; Ferries /ˈferi:s/ Stress on the first syllable in


both singular and plural forms.

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4. Lexical item: Embarrassed (Intermediate)

a) Analysis of meaning: to feel awkward, self-conscious, ashamed, or shy.

b) Conveying meaning: I would put this word in a context – When you forget
someone’s name and then you try to talk to that person – you might feel
ashamed or embarrassed about it. Especially if other person remembers
your name.

c) Checking meaning: I would use CCQ’s to check if students understood the


meaning of the word.
1. If I feel embarrassed – is if a good/positive feeling, or not
really/negative feeling (Bad/negative)
2. Can you say, that if you feel embarrassed – you don’t want to be there?
(Yes)
3. If you forgot the name of your teacher, and you want to ask him
something, would you feel embarrassed? (Yes)

d) Form: Embarrassed is an ED-adjective (this is something that we feel). I


would also show contrast to the word Embarrassing (situation) -
(situation that can make us feel embarrassed). If students would have
problems understanding it – I would make a couple easy examples
(Bored/Boring, Interesting/Interested) and mime them if necessary.

e) Phonology: Embarrassed /ɪmˈbær.əst/ 3 syllables. Important note to


students would be a silent “e” in the end of the word.

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Used literature and sources:


1. http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/present-
perfect/
2. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-
grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-perfect
3. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/he's
4. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-
grammar/conditionals-and-wishes/if-only
5. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/
6. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/used-
infinitive-and-beget-used
7. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ferry

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