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Teaching English

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Students learn English by translating to and from their native language. They memorize irregular verb forms by writing them down over and over. Speaking skills are not a main focus.

a)

the communicative approach

b)

the audiolingual method

c)

the grammar-translation method

2.

Students listen to a dialogue between a taxi driver and passenger. They fill in gaps and then practise a dialogue with a partner. Tomorrow they will go outside and practise asking for directions.

a)

the Silent Way

b)

the communicative approach

c)

task-based learning

3.

The teacher only uses English, but the students can use English or their first language. The teacher does not correct mistakes when his students speak English. Students can start speaking English when they are ready.

a)

the natural approach

b)

task-based learning

c)

the lexical syllabus

4.

The teacher says commands and acts them out. The students try to perform the action. The teacher repeats by saying the command without acting it out. The students respond. The roles are then reversed.

a)

the direct approach

b)

total physical response

c)

the natural approach

5.

The students learn patterns of language by repeating model sentences that the teacher provides. They memorize set phrases and receive positive reinforcement from their teacher when they perform drills correctly.

a)

the communicative approach

b)

the audiolingual method

c)

total physical response

6.

First, students learn how to say words properly. Next, they learn to read and write. They use colour charts and rods to help with the pronunciation of sounds. Teacher talking time is minimal.

a)

community language learning

b)

the Silent Way

c)

the colour method

7.

The teacher introduces grammatical structures and rules by showing a video. The students practise the grammar in context. The teacher gives lots of meaningful examples to demonstrate the grammar.

a)

the inductive approach

b)

the deductive approach

c)

the reductive approach

8.

An English word that has a similar form but different meaning in the student’s mother tongue is known as a

a)

false friend

b)

false cognate

c)

deceptive friend

9.

An exercise in which students listen to a recording to get the overall meaning of the passage is known as a

a)

gist listening task

b)

skim listening task

c)

comprehension task

10.

On a standardized exam, students may have to write a response based on a reading or listening passage. This section of a test is called

a)

integrated writing

b)

independent writing

c)

standardized writing

11.

The method for teaching writing in which learners are given a model and then asked to create something similar is called the.....

a)

process approach

b)

product approach

c)

prescriptive approach

12.

Which of these activities is communicative, not controlled practice?

a)

an oral drill

b)

a gapfill activity

c)

an information gap activity

13.

In language learning, what does ESP refer to?

a)

English for Specific Purposes

b)

English for Scholastic Purposes

c)

English for Students and Professionals

14.

A teaching methodology in which students are given an activity to complete and allowed to use any English they know is called.....

a)

activity acquisition

b)

task-based learning

c)

total physical response

15.

A jigsaw activity is an exercise in which.....

a)

students work out which parts of speech fit together

b)

different groups of students receive complementary information

c)

students are set a range of different but complementary activities