CELTA Language Skills 5

Question 1

A teacher asks students to write a first draft without worrying about errors, then revise later. Which approach does this reflect?

Accepted Answer

Process writing approach

Answer

The process writing approach emphasizes drafting, revising, and redrafting rather than producing a single correct final product.

Question 2

Which listening sub-skill is being used when a student identifies the speaker's attitude from tone, intonation, and word choice?

Accepted Answer

Inferring mood and attitude

Answer

Inferring mood and attitude involves interpreting paralinguistic and linguistic cues beyond the literal meaning of words.

Question 3

A CELTA candidate uses a 'prediction task' before a reading text. Which skill does this primarily support?

Accepted Answer

Activation of schemata and top-down processing

Answer

Prediction tasks activate learners' prior knowledge (schemata), which supports top-down comprehension of the text.

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of a 'communicative' speaking task in a CELTA lesson?

Accepted Answer

Discussing with a partner which of three job candidates to hire

Answer

A communicative task involves an information or opinion gap that requires genuine interaction and meaningful language use to complete.

Question 5

What is 'gist listening'?

Accepted Answer

Listening to get the overall topic or main idea of a text

Answer

Gist listening involves understanding the general meaning or topic of a spoken text without focusing on every detail.

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