G1 UNIT 1: INTODUCTION

1.Which of the following TESOL-related terms can be matched to most

Chinese learners of English?
b. EFL and ESOL
2. What category of English language teaching and learning would ‘English
for construction apprenticeships' fall under?
c. English for Specific Purposes (ESP) That is correct
3. Before starting many English language programs, learners are required
to undertake some kind of __________.

b. Needs analysis

4. How could ‘creativity’ in the 1-to-1 TESOL classroom be realized?

d. Ask learners to draw and annotate pictures instead of writing passages    

5. How could ‘collaboration’ in the 1-to-1 TESOL classroom be realized?

b. Enable learner and tutor to take turns and interject in conversations

6. Focusing time, attention and resources on a student’s needs and interests

is an example of __________.

d. Personalized learning 

7. A good TESOL teacher is one that uses a mixture of feedback techniques

depending on the situation.

b. True 

8.Waiting for a student to complete a task before giving feedback would be

an example of what kind of feedback?

d. Delayed

9.Which of the following SLA theories can be attributed to the linguist

Stephen Krashen?

d. Input Hypothesis
10. The innate ability of children to distinguish between concepts such as
nouns and verbs is evidence for which SLA theory?

d. Universal Grammar
11. The ‘root’ is the _______ part of a word.

a. base

12. What is the relationship between the words 'hottest' and 'coldest'?

d. Antonyms 

13. The suffixes -ful and -ish are typical of what word class?

c. Adjectives

14. Based on a knowledge of ‘parts of speech’ or 'word classes', identify the

odd one out.

d. Nouns

15. Identify the irregular verb and regular noun pair.

C. ran, cat

16. Simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous are types of ________.

a. Aspect

17. Which of the following structures can be used to express future tense in
English?

b. be going to, will

18. He’s eaten his lunch.’ is an example of which tense?

c. Present perfect

19. Chinese learners often over-, or misuse articles ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ because
articles do not exist in Chinese.

a. True
20. In Chinese, gender pronouns do not exist. What kind of error could this
lead to?

d. She is my brother

21. Did you went to the park.’ This sentence contains what kind of error?

d. incorrect verb form

22. A student saying: ‘I feel very difficult.’ instead of ‘I feel very confused.’ Is
an example of what kind of error?

b. incorrect word use

23. Intonation is a natural communication (pronunciation) technique that

involves __________.

c. rising and falling pitch

24. From the following questions, choose the one most likely to end in
falling intonation.

b. Would you like fries, or pizza?

25. How could a TESOL teacher ‘experiment’ or ‘play with’ intonation in a 1-

to-1 class with a young learner?

c. Exaggerate pitch

26. Which of the following sounds do Chinese learners often have difficulty
pronouncing?

b. /r/ and /v/ 

27. Which of the following single vowel sounds do Chinese learners often
have difficulty pronouncing?

b. /e/ and /i/

28. In Chinese, syllables in words receive equal stress. This means that
Chinese speakers can sound ‘choppy’ when they speak English.
a. True

29. Minimal pairs are __________.

d. a pair of words that vary by one sound

30. How is ‘raising awareness’ a useful teaching strategy in TESOL?
d. It enables learners to start noticing language features for themselves
31. Choose the oldest ELT methodology.

a. Grammar Translation Method (GTM)

32. The sentence: ‘Language learning focuses on chunks of vocabulary
instead of focusing on individual words and grammar structures.’ outlines
which ELT methodology?

b. Lexical Approach

33. The sentence: ‘Students learn like children, acquiring the language
through immersion and interaction instead of grammar teaching.’ outlines
which ELT methodology?

b. The Natural Approach

34. What should teachers try not to do when role playing?

c. Interrupt with corrections

35. Which of the following questions could be described as being ‘open-

ended’?

b. Why do you like that movie?

36. Role plays, conversations, grammar/word exercises and games are all
examples of different ________.

a. activities
 37. Quizzes, digital images, maps and flashcards are all examples of
different ________.

d. teaching resources

38. In an open conversation between a teacher and student, accuracy is

more important than fluency.

a. False

39. Which one of the following activities is NOT an example of ‘controlled

practice’.

d. Student tells their own short story   

        
40. Free practice is always more important than controlled practice in
TESOL classes.

b. False

41. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

consists of ___ levels. The most advanced level is ___.

c. 6, C2
42. How is China’s Standards of English (CSE) Language Ability national
framework most different to the CEFR?

d. It contains translation and interpretation categories

43. A Chinese learner who is studying English for Academic Purposes (e.g.
IELTS or TOEFL) will most likely belong to which category of learner?

b. middle or high school age

44. Acadsoc ‘achievement tests’ are a kind of ________ assessment

because they assess ongoing progress.

d. formative That is correct

45. When are Acadsoc teachers required to give learner feedback?

d. After every class

46. Why should students have multiple opportunities to receive feedback

on the same assignment?

d. So students can see how to improve on their weaknesses

47. Which of these writing assignments is the best way to demonstrate ‘free
and authentic’ communication?

a. Write a news report about an event that has happened in your city
recently

48. Which statement is true about assessment and culture?

b. You cannot make assumptions of student knowledge based on their

culture

'49. The assessment is consistent.’ Is this validity or reliability?

a. Reliability

50. The assessment measures the learning goal it needs to measure.’ Is

this validity or reliability?

a. Validity