CELTA review

accuracy Correct Answer Producing language with correct grammar and phonology. authentic text Correct Answer A text (either written or spoken), that was not made for learners of English, but would be found in real life. For example, adverts, menus, instruction manuals, newspaper articles, packaging etc. auxiliary verb Correct Answer A verb that is used together with the main verb - a kind of helping verb which affects the function or grammar of the main verb. The most common auxiliary verbs in English are be, do and have. For example, in the following sentence, eat is the main verb and there is no auxiliary verb. 'I eat pizza every Friday.' backchaining Correct Answer A technique we can use when drilling to help with pronunciation. We start by getting student to repeat the end chunk of a sentence and then extend backwards including more and more of the sentence for repetition. For example; 'told him' 'have told him' 'I'd have told him' cline Correct Answer A way of organizing a group of related words by degree, which helps convey their meaning. For example; boiling hot warm cool cold freezing