Session 5 Receptive skills

Name the primary skills in TEFL/ESL

• A. Reading

  Writing

  Listening

  Speaking

• B. Receptive and productive skills

• C. Grammar

  Vocabulary

  Pronunciation

• D. Both A and B

Which should be included in a general English teaching syllabus?

• Reading

  writing

  listening

  speaking

• Receptive skills and productive skills

• Grammar

  Vocabulary

  Pronunciation

• All of the above

What do we call a discussion of a text in which the teacher raises the learner's awareness of what they already know about the subject of the text in order to lay a foundation for understanding the new information they are going to hear (2 words)?

Which 2 skills appear more often in a course specifically designed for telephone operators/receptionists?

• Reading

  Listening

• Listening

  Speaking

• Speaking

  Writing

• Writing

  Listening

What name is given to the sub-skill involved in running over a text to identify its general topic (1 word)?

Is reading a novel for pleasure an example of intensive or extensive reading?

• intensive reading

• extensive reading

For which stage of a receptive skills lesson would you plan exercises on grammar structures used in the text, a role-play based on the text or an essay on the topic of the text?

• Pre-reading

• While-reading

• Post-reading

Are the students required to understand every word in this text before completing the exercise?

• Yes

• No

What kind of reading is required?

• skimming

• scanning

• practical understanding

• precise understanding

Which listening skill is required for this task?

• Listening for gist

• Prediction

• Comprehension exercises

• Listening for language items