Assignment 1 - LRT

27/07/2015 21/08/2015, CELTA 2: Sinziana Socol
ASSIGNMENT 1: LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS

Word Limit: 992
A. You shouldnt smoke in here. (pre-intermediate)
1. You shouldnt take photos in this museum. / You shouldnt throw rocks, its dangerous!
2. Used to:
express a personal opinion or give advice;
imply that the speaker knows something that the listener doesnt;
imply that the speaker has a better knowledge than the listener of the right thing for
them to do but hasnt got the power/authority to make them actually do it (weak
obligation).
3. i. A dialogue
Man: Boys, what are you doing?
Boys: Were playing.
Man: This is not playing! You shouldnt throw rocks, its dangerous! You could hurt someone!
Boy: Ouch! He hit me!
Man: See?!
ii. Picture available on

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11910/11910-h/11910-h.htm
iii. CCQs and answers:

Is the man expressing a personal opinion? Yes.
Is the man giving an advice? Yes.
Does the man seem to know better what the right thing to do is? Yes.
Can the man stop the boys from throwing rocks? No.
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4. i. Subject + should/shouldnt + verb (infinitive form)
ii. Modal verb
5. We pronounce the group ou // and the l is silent.
The negative form of the modal verb should is typically contracted: should + not = shouldnt,
pronounced /d.nt/
Stress falls on the first syllable /d.nt/

6. Typical errors:
i. X You mustnt eat ice-cream if you have a sore throat! X
Correction: You shouldnt eat ice-cream if you have a sore throat!
We use mustnt when we are not allowed to do something, but in this case there is no
law/rule that forbids us from eating ice-cream, it is just an advice.
7. Reference book used: Jim Scrivener Teaching English Grammar (Macmillan)
B. I wish I had known about the railway strike. (upper-intermediate)

1. I wish I had heard the alarm clock this morning. / I wish I had passed the driving test.
2. Used to:
Express regret about something which happened or didnt happen in the past
Speculate about how things might be altered if something had or hadnt happened
in a different way
3. i. A story
I woke up late this morning, because I didnt hear the alarm clock. I tried to hurry up to
catch a taxi to get to work on time, but I couldnt find any free taxi, so now Im running late
and I havent got any idea how or when Ill get there. Oh, how I wish I had heard the alarm
clock this morning!
ii.
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THE PRESENT -
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Did I hear the alarm clock this morning? No
Do I regret not hearing it? Yes
If I had heard the alarm clock this morning things would have been different? How?
Yes. I wouldnt have woken up late, I would have found a free taxi, and I wouldnt be
late now.
4. i. subject + wish + subject + past perfect

ii. Third conditional with wish
5. Inside the structure subject + wish + subject + past perfect we can find the contracted
form between the subject and had => I wish Id
The stress typically falls on wish:
I wish I had been

We pronounce the w from wish /w/ and not /v/
6. Typical errors:
X I wish I passed the exams. X
Correction: I wish I had passed the exams.
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We use wish + past simple/continuous to express regret about a present situation, that we
would like to be different, while wish + past perfect is used to express regret about a past
situation. In this case, we have a passed situation, the exams have already been given and
we havent passed them.
7. Reference book used: Jim Scrivener Teaching English Grammar (Macmillan)
C. Their love story is so moving. (pre-intermediate)

1. Inside out is such a moving film. / His farewell message was deeply moving.
2. Definition: making you feel or express strong emotions
3. i. There were a few moving moments in the Inside Out film that made me cry. Some
moments were happy and others were sad. One of the saddest moments for me was the
disappearance of Rileys imaginary friend, Bing Bong. Bing Bong and Joy got stuck in the land
of forgotten memories, and Bing Bong started to disappear. First he lost a piece of hand,
and then an arm, and when he realized he was disappearing forever, he decided to sacrifice
himself in order to let Joy escape. (adapted from http://omgimthirty.com/2015/07/06/how-
much-have-you-forgotten-by-your-thirties/)
ii. Look at the excerpt from the film with Bing Bongs disappearance / at these pictures:
Pictures available at: http://omgimthirty.com/2015/07/06/how-much-have-you-forgotten-by-your-thirties/

Is it an emotional moment? Yes
Is it a strong emotion? Yes
Do people feel inspired by the story? Yes
4. moving adjective
5. /mu.v/, stress on the first syllable
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6. Typical error:
X He is such a moving pianist; I can feel the music whenever I hear him play.
Correction: Hes music is so moving. I can feel it whenever I hear him play.
We use moving to describe feelings caused by events/special moments/arts etc. but not
by persons.
7. Dictionary used: Macmillan Dictionary
D. I scalded my hand the other day while making lunch. (upper-intermediate)

1. The boy scalded himself in his bathwater as it was too hot. / Be careful not to scald yourself
with that boiling water.
2. Definition: to burn the skin with boiling liquid or steam
3. i. Look how the boys finger looks like after taking it out the hot water:
ii.
Picture available at: https://www.pinterest.com/glamrockj/lol/

Does it burn the skin? Yes
Is it caused by boiling liquids or steam? Yes
4. scald verb, transitive
scalded past simple form
5. /skld/
6. Typical error:
X I scalded myself while ironing. X
Correction: I burnt myself while ironing.
We use burn for damages caused by fire or extreme heat, and scald for damages caused
by boiling liquid or steam.
7. Dictionary used: Cambridge English Dictionary

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ASSIGNMENT 1: LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS

ii. Picture available on

iii. CCQs and answers:

Stress falls on the first syllable /d.nt/

B. I wish I had known about the railway strike. (upper-intermediate)

Pictures used in the timeline are available on http://www.hltmag.co.uk/aug11/sart06.htm

iii. CCQs and answers:

Do I regret not hearing it? Yes

4. i. subject + wish + subject + past perfect

I wish I had been

C. Their love story is so moving. (pre-intermediate)

Pictures available at: http://omgimthirty.com/2015/07/06/how-much-have-you-forgotten-by-your-thirties/

iii. CCQs and answers:

D. I scalded my hand the other day while making lunch. (upper-intermediate)

iii. CCQs and answers:

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