CELTA Language related assignment
I was going to phone you yesterday, but I forgot.
1.Generative ContexYesterday, I arrived home late. I got your message about Fridays party.I wanted to talk to you to decide which dress to wear and what to buy as a birthday gift for Linda,but I was so hungry that I decided to first eat something and then call you. But I ordered a pizza and watched a movie and after that I went to bed. |
2.MeaningYou use this form when you intended to do something but you didn??™t do it.(English Grammar in use by Raymond Murphy, Cambridge university press,p.126)An intention to do something in the past that still hasn??™t been completed. |
3. Form (subject) + was/were + going to + bare infinitive |
4.Phonemic transcription, including marking the main stressed syllablesI was going to phone you yesterday, but I forgot./ a? w?z ?g??.?? t? f??n j? ?jes.t?.de? , b?t a? f?.?g?t/The sentence stress is on “phone” and ” forget” and the special attention must be paid to the weak form of “was” and also there is a linking between “going” and “to” |
5.Concept checking questions( with answers), and, where appropriate, time lines, diagrams, pictures,etcCCQ:Am I talking about past or future PastDid I call you NoDid I want to call you YesDid I decide to call you Yes |
She must have gone home by now
1.Generative ContexIt is 8 oclock now.I went to Marias office at 6 oclock.She was packing her stuff to go home and told me that her husband is waiting for her downstairs to take her home. |
2.MeaningIt is used to explain a certainty about the past( Practical English usage by Michea swan,third edition ,oxfor university press, p.324) |
3. Form ( subject) + must have+ Past Participle |
4.Phonemic transcription, including marking the main stressed syllablesShe must have gone home by now/ ?i? m?st h?v g?n h??m ba? na?/Particular attention needs to be paid to the weak form of “must” and “have”. Also the linking between “must” and “have” must be considered.The main stress goes on “home” |
5.Concept checking questions( with answers), and, where appropriate, time lines, diagrams, pictures, etcCCQ:Am I talking about past or future PastDo I think she has left to go home now YesAm I certain about that YesDo I have some reasons to say that Yes |
A) Open the window.will you
B) I wonder if youd mind opening the window
1.Generative ContexA)Me and my classmates are in the classroom.It is very hot and I feel like opening the window to get some air but I am sitting in the back row far from the window.I want to ask one of my class mates to open the window.B(I am in a meeting with a group of managers. It is hot inside the room and I think it is a good idea to open the window. I want to politely ask one of the people in the room to open the window. |
2.MeaningA) using tag questions after imperatives can be used to invite people politely to do things (specially in British Language)B) We can make requests ( and also questions,suggestions and statements) less direct and so more polite by using verb forms that suggest “distance” from the immediate present reality. Past tenses are often use to do this.( Practical English usage by Michea swan,third edition ,oxfor university press,p.324 &471) |
3. FormA) Imperative + (object )+ will you ( Question tag)B)I wonder + if + youd mind + bare infinitive + ing |
4.Phonemic transcription, including marking the main stressed syllablesOpen the window.will youI wonder if youd mind opening the window/ ???.p?n ?? ?w?n.d?? w?l j?// a? ?w?n.d?r ?f ju?d ma?nd ???.p?n.?? ?? ?w?n.d??/A) If we change the intonation,we alter the meaning of a tag question.when the melody is rising the sentence is “asking” and when its falling the sentence is “telling”.and the stress of the whole sentence is on “window” in first sentence and on ” you” in the second sentence.B) The attention must be paid to the deduction of “would” in this sentence.The sentence stress is on “mind” and “window”. The difference between correct pronunciation of “W” and “V” must be highlighted as well. |
5.Concept checking questions( with answers), and, where appropriate, time lines, diagrams, pictures,etcCCQ:A)Am I talking about present or future PresentAm I asking something from someone YesIs it a request YesAm I asking someone to do something now YesDo I want to be very polite YesAm I asking a close friend or a person I know very well NOB)Am I talking about present or future PresentAm I asking something from someone YesIs it a request YesAm I asking someone to do something now YesAm I asking a friend or a person I know very well YesDo I want to be very polite and formalNo |
A) She s phoned 3 times today
B) She phoned 3 times today
1.Generative Context A) My husband is at work. Her mother phones to ask him a telephone number.I tell her ,that he is not home yet. She calls another two times because she needs it urgently. When my husband comes back, I ask him to call her and tell him that she may phone again. B(My boss is away for holiday, but he keeps checking us in the office through E-mail and phone. she phones many times during the day to be sure everything is alright. Today when I come back home and my husband ask about my boss, I tell him how many times he phoned today. |
2.Meaning A) We use the present perfect specially to say that a finished event or action is connected with the present in some way. If we say that something has happened we are thinking about past and present at the same time. (Grammer for English Language Teachers,second edition, Cambridge university press,2010,p.440) B) We choose the past simple when we consider that the event ,state or action took place within a finished period of time and the event or action is completed. The difference between these two sentences goes back to their connection to the present.when we use ” Present perfect” , the action that has taken place in the past has some effects in present,like this example that the effect of these telephone calls is connected to present and we are expecting another call maybe in near future.On the other hand,when we use “Past simple”, we are talking about a completed action which has no effect on present.In this example when we use “phoned” ,we mean, the period of telephoning has finished at a certain time in past and the action is completed and so we are not expecting any more calls. (Practical English usage ,third edition/oxford university press/2009) |
3. Form A) (subject) + have/has + past participle B) (Subject) + past form of the verb |
4.Phonemic transcription, including marking the main stressed syllables A) She s phoned 3 times today B) She phoned 3 times today / ?i?z f??nd ?ri? ta?mz t??de?// ?i? f??nd ?ri? ta?mz t??de?/ The special attention must be paid to the deduction of “has” in “shes”.The sentence stress in both sentences, is on ” 3 times” because it is carrying a kind of important information. |
5.Concept checking questions( with answers), and, where appropriate, time lines, diagrams, pictures,etc CCQ: A) am I taking about past or future Past Is it connected to present Yes will she phone again Maybe Am I expecting her to call again yes B) Am I talking about past or future Past Is the action completed Yes Do I expect her to call again No |
A) A stranger
B) A foreigner
1.Generative Context A) I ask my child to be careful when he goes to park to play. specially I have told him not to talk to people he doesn??™t know and never accept anything from them. I also remind him not to get into someones care unless he know him B( Recently a German manager has joined our company. I know him and I think he is a nice guy. Although he is a foreigner and he cant speak Farsi very well, he has made a good relationship with almost everybody in the company. |
2.Meaning A)A person who comes from a different country or another place and does not belong in a particular place. B)someone that you don??™t know ??“ a person from abroad or overseas We should be careful that we cant replace one of these two words with the other one as they are completely different concepts. A “stranger” can be someone from the same country or place that we are, but simply we don??™t know him/her, while we may know or don??™t know a foreigner, despite the fact that he belongs to a different place or country. (Oxford advanced learner dictionary,Oxford university press,2010,P.207-1527) |
3. Form |
4.Phonemic transcription, including marking the main stressed syllables A) A stranger B) A foreigner / ?f?r?n?(r) / , AmE / ?f??r?n?r / / ?stre?nd??(r) / |
5.Concept checking questions( with answers), and, where appropriate, time lines, diagrams, pictures,etc CCQ: A) Am I talking about a person Yes Do I know him No Is he from my country maybe B) Am I talking about a person Maybe Is he/she/it from my country No Is he/she/it comes from another place or country Yes |
