TEFL Language Skills: Listening and Speaking 2

Question 1

What are 'minimal pairs' and how are they used in listening/pronunciation teaching?

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Pairs of words that differ by only one phoneme, used to train discrimination of similar sounds

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Two sentences with the same meaning

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Synonym pairs used in vocabulary teaching

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Paired speaking drills with minimal teacher input

Question 2

What is 'intensive listening'?

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Listening carefully to every detail, word, and structure in a short audio segment

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Listening to very fast native speech

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Listening to long recordings over 30 minutes

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Listening as homework only

Question 3

What is 'extensive listening' in TEFL?

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Listening to large amounts of audio at an appropriate level primarily for pleasure and general comprehension

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Listening to a recording three or more times

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Listening without any comprehension tasks

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Listening in formal exam conditions

Question 4

In a TEFL speaking lesson, what is 'drilling'?

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Controlled repetition of a language form by the class individually or chorally to develop accuracy

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A task where students debate controversial topics

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A fluency activity with no teacher correction

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Writing sentences on the board

Question 5

Which speaking task type requires students to reach an agreed outcome together?

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Consensus or decision-making task

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Individual presentation

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Controlled dialogue drill

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Reading aloud in pairs

Question 6

What does 'connected speech' refer to in TEFL pronunciation teaching?

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Natural speech features like linking, assimilation, and elision that occur when words are spoken together in a stream

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Speaking without notes

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A speaking activity where sentences are connected

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Grammar patterns that connect ideas