Language Analysis Saxoncourt CELTA 2015

Context of your lesson: Two colleagues at work talking about their inability to send emails from work computers.

Language item New Meaning, form and pronunciation Anticipated errors/problems and
Identify the target language item language Describe the language and how you will clarify it. Include any solutions
and give the example you will use or further examples, CCQs or questions for eliciting further Refer to CCQs and lesson stages as
as a model (this could be an revision? information. appropriate.
eliciting question).

There’s been a bit of a glitch. Meaning: small problem or a fault that prevent something Meaning:
from being successful or working as well as it should. Pronunciation: Ss may pronounce the
(Cambridge Advance Learner’s Dictionary) sound /tʃ/ as /ʃ/
Solution: Write the phonemes on the
CCQ: (1) Is the computer working as it should? (No) (2) whiteboard, draw attention to the
Does it have a problem? (Yes) similarities of both sounds. Modal
and drill the correct sound.
Form: Countable noun
Meaning: Ss might misuse ‘fed up’ to
Pronunciation: 1 syllable /ɡlɪtʃ/ express any time of annoyance. Ss
might also know the past participle
of ‘feed’ and may interpret the
Meaning: bored, annoyed, disappointed, especially by sentence to mean I’ve eaten too
I’m fed up with it. something that you have experienced for too long. much food/I am full. Solution: CCQ
(Cambridge Advance Learner’s Dictionary)
Form: Ss may say “I fed up” or “I’m
CCQ: (1) Am I angry about something? (Yes) (2) Is this the fed up something (leaving out
first time I had this problem? (No) (3) Does it mean I’ve ‘with’)” Solution: Draw their attention
eaten a lot of food? (No) to the form on whiteboard, elicit the
correct form.
Form: Adjective, [informal] goes after a verb, never before a
noun. Usually collocates with the preposition ‘with’. Pronunciation: Ss might stress both
Subject + verb + fed up + with syllables as in /’fed’ʌp/
Solution: Write it words on the
Pronunciation: 2 syllables, second syllable stressed /fed’ʌp/ whiteboard, mark stress point, Modal
and drill.

MOHAMED OSMAN
Language Analysis Saxoncourt CELTA 2015

(to) sort sth/sb out Meaning: to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or Meaning: Ss may understand it to
They really need to sort this a person who is having difficulties. (Cambridge Advance mean to organize or to rearrange
out. Learner’s Dictionary) something. Solution: Draw attention
the term has other meaning and with
CCQ: (1) Do I want them to rearranging or recognizing CCQ elicit the correct meaning.
something? (No) (2) Do I want them to fix a problem? (Yes)
Form:
Form: Separable phrasal verb, When using a noun as the
object the form can be: Sort + object + out/Sort out + Pronunciation:
object. When using pronoun the from should be: Sort +
object + out.

Pronunciation: 2 syllables, /sɔːt aʊt/

MOHAMED OSMAN
Language Analysis Saxoncourt CELTA 2015

Context of your lesson: Two friends talking about their other friend running a Marathon.

Language item New Meaning, form and pronunciation Anticipated errors/problems and
Identify the target language item language Describe the language and how you will clarify it. Include any solutions
and give the example you will use or further examples, CCQs or questions for eliciting further Refer to CCQs and lesson stages as
as a model (this could be an revision? information. appropriate.
eliciting question).

Modal verb – logical deduction Meaning: Meaning: Ss may think ‘must’ and
(past) A logical conclusion about something that happened in the ‘have’ refer to obligation that needs
She must have been past. (Scrivener) to be done. Ss may also understand
exhausted. ‘must have’ to mean something that
CCQ: (1) Am I talking about the past or the is essential to have or obtain
present? (Past) (2) How sure am I she is exhausted? (very) Solution: CCQ
(3) Was she ordered to exhaust herself? (No)
Form: Ss may use the base form of
Form: Positive: subject + must have + past participle of the the verb. Ss may also not recognize
main verb the short form and may hear “She
must been exhausted”.
Pronunciation: / məst hæv / /məst əv/.
Pronunciation: Ss may not recognize
the weak form used in the spoken
form and may pronounce the full
from / məst hæv / instead.

MOHAMED OSMAN