BR678 São Paulo Open Centre | CELTA Assignment 2: Language-Related Task
Name: Laís Yumi Kauchi Ribeiro
First Submission date: 22/09/2024
Second Submission date:
First Submission PASS RESUBMIT
Word Count
(750-1000 words)
Second Submission PASS ON RESUB FAIL
Cambridge ESOL specifies that for this assignment successful candidates can demonstrate their learning by:
Assessment Criteria First Submission Second Submission
1) Analysing language correctly for
teaching purposes
(clarifying the meaning according to
the level; clarifying key pronunciation
features of the target language;
clarifying the form using the right
terminology; clarifying the
appropriacy of the target language;
using the right terminology)
2) Problems and Solutions
(identifying and anticipating realistic
problems your students might have
with meaning, form and pronunciation,
and offering realistic solutions to
these problems according to the level
and context provided)
3) Checking Understanding
(providing a relevant, clear and
comprehensive coverage of checking
tools (CCQs, timelines, clines, etc.))
4) Reference Materials
(accessing and acknowledging
reference materials and information
learned about language, and
referencing information they have
learned about to an appropriate
source)
5) Writing
(using written language that is clear,
accurate and appropriate to the task;
making sure the text is coherent and
mostly correct (especially spelling and
verb agreement); checking the word
limit
Additional Comments:
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ANALYZING THE TARGET LANGUAGE - VOCABULARY
1 – “We can put off sleeping for a limited period.”
PUT OFF
MEANING | APPROPRIACY
To decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date.
Colloquial to formal, neutral use.
Put off something / doing something
CONCEPT CHECKING
1 - Do we want to do it now? (N)
2 – Do we want to do it at another time? (Y)
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3 – Do we do it with things or actions? (Y)
PHONOLOGY
/pʊtˈɒf/ /pʊtsˈɒf/ /ˈpʊtɪŋɒf/
FORM
Put off (v) T - 2 words 1syll each – Puts off, Put off, Put off, Putting off
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
1 – Ss may think it means the verb put.
S: T asks new CCQ: Does it mean a physical action or an idea to reschedule something? (an idea to
reschedule something)
2 – Ss may pronounce /pʊt/ /ɒf/.
S: T elicits that they are pronounced as one word, connecting the end of the verb and the beginning of the
preposition.
3 – Ss may write “put of”
S: T elicits the right spelling and circle the preposition
2 – “…We suffer hallucinations, and eventually die.”
EVENTUALLY
MEANING | APPROPRIACY
In the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.
Colloquial to formal, neutral use.
CONCEPT CHECKING
1 - Does it mean as a result? (Y)
2 - Is the period before the result usually long or short? (long)
3 - Is the period usually smooth or hard? (hard)
PHONOLOGY
/ɪˈvenʧəlɪ/
FORM
Eventually (adv) 5 syll. - Eventual (adj) + ly
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
1 – Ss may think it is related to event (n).
S: T asks new CCQ: Does it mean a social gathering or something happening at a later time? (something
happening at a later time)
2 – Ss may pronounce /ɪvenʧə’lɪ/.
S: Using the fingers, T elicits the word has 5 syllables and the main stress in on the second syllable. Then,
she drills with the whole class.
3 – Ss may write “eventualy”
S: T elicits the word comes from eventual (adj) and we add (-ly) to make an adverb, then write the correct
spelling and circle the two letters L.
ANALYZING THE TARGET LANGUAGE - GRAMMAR
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3 – “… But sooner or later we have to sleep.”
HAVE TO SLEEP
MEANING | APPROPRIACY
Express necessity or obligation.
Neutral use.
CONCEPT CHECKING
1 – Is it optional? (N)
2 – Are we forced? (Y)
3 – Is it an outside force? (Y)
PHONOLOGY
/ˈhəvtəsˈliːp/↘
Vowel reduction: have ( /hæv/ => /’həv/ )
Vowel reduction: to ( /tuː/ => /tə/ )
FORM
Have to sleep
V V
Have To Main Verb (infinitive - to)
He/She/It has to sleep
S don’t/doesn’t have to verb…
Do/Does S have to verb…?
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
1 – Ss may think it is about possession.
S: T asks new CCQ: Does we obtain this? (N)
2 – Ss may pronounce using strong forms /’hævtuːs’liːp/
S: T explains strong and weak forms by showing the words separated and connected. Then, T drills with the
whole class.
3 – Ss may write “have sleep”
S: T elicits the right form by writing on the board and explains that we need TO + VERB to form infinitive.
4 – “If scientists invented a pill which, if you took it, would keep you awake for ever, would you take it?”
IF SCIENTISTS INVENTED A PILL, WOULD YOU TAKE IT?
MEANING | APPROPRIACY
Hypothetical or unreal conditional about the future at the moment of speaking.
Neutral use.
CONCEPT CHECKING
1 – Can we use it to talk about impossible situations? (Y)
2 – Is it about something that must exist before something else can happen? (Y)
3 – Are we speculating about the past? (N)
PHONOLOGY
/ɪfˈsaɪəntɪstzɪnˈventɪdəpɪl/↘ /wʊdʒʊˈteɪkɪt/↗
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Linking: scientists invented /saɪəntɪstzɪnˈventɪd/
Blending: would you / wʊdʒʊ /
FORM
If scientists invented a pill, would you take it?
S V C V S V O
If S verbed², S would verb
S would verb if S verbed²
If S main v (simple past), S Modal main verb
If scientists invented a pill, you would take it.
If scientists didn’t invent a pill, you wouldn’t take it.
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
1 – Ss may think it is just very unlikely.
S: T asks new CCQ: Does we have the pill? (N) So, it’s contrary to fact now.
2 – Ss may pronounce not blending ‘would you’ / wʊdʒʊ /.
S: T explains blending D+Y by showing the words separated, then connecting them. T drills with the whole
class.
3 – Some Ss may write “scientists invent”
S: T elicits this conditional sentence is about unreal situations, so the verb must be in the simple past to show
the event is impossible in the future.
REFERENCES
Cambridge Online Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/put-off. Retrieved on 12th
September, 2024.
Cambridge Online Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/eventually. Retrieved on 12th
September, 2024.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online . https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/event.
Retrieved on 12th September, 2024.
Phonetizer. https://www.phonetizer.com/ui. Retrieved on 12th September, 2024.
Text to Phonetics. http://www.photransedit.com/online/text2phonetics.aspx. Retrieved on 13th September,
2024.
Merrier-Webster Online Dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20off. Retrieved on 12th
September, 2024.
SWAN, M. (2002). Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press. P. 74 and 238.
PARROTT, M. (2000). Grammar for English Teachers. Cambridge University Press. P.155 and 274.
LATHAN-KOENIGH, Clive Oxenden and Christina. (1990). English File Intermediate. OUP
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