The

Britannia CELTA Language Analysis

Language Analysis
Analysis of Meaning
(Simple statements of meaning)

By January 2015 this course will have

finished.
It started before now.
It started in May.
It will finish in Dec 2014.
It will be finished in Jan 2015.
We are talking about the future.
It's not about the past.

Analysis of Pronunciation
(Simple statements of meaning)

/wlvfnt/

grammar

vocabulary

Anticipated Problems

Students may not be entirely sure about the

concept of looking back from a point in time
given by the perfect structure/ aspect.
Ss should be reminded of the difference
between 'In January' and 'By Januar'y.

functions

skills1

Possible solutions
e.g. (CCQs (inc. answers), timelines, clines, visuals
etc.)

Use timelines and CCQ's:

Did it start before now/ in May? (Yes)
When does it end? (In Dec 2014)
Will it be happening in January 2015? (No)
Are we talking about the present, past or
future? (Future)

The Perfect structure after the modal may

lead students to think of Perfect Tenses
think that it "started in the past and
continues into the present".

Anticipated Problems

Weak form of have: /v/

Past Participle -ed endings pronounced as
extra syllables
Stress on main verb, not on the verb have
(weak)
linking of will + have (/wlv/)
Pronunciation of contractions of will

In the rare event of a skills lesson with absolutely no target language envisaged, please justify

Possible solutions
e.g. (CCQs (inc. answers), timelines, clines, visuals
etc.)

Provide a natural, accurate model

Drill the natural, relaxed forms in LP
Elicit/ Revisit/ drill -ed endings in full phrases
like 'will have finished'
Use finger pointing in Language
Presentation before highlighting written form

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Analysis of Form

Anticipated Problems

Possible solutions

S + will + (not) + have + past participle

have or has after will?

Elicit correct forms during LP.

Will + S + have +Past Participle?

identical past participle and past simple

forms of regular verbs like finish, end etc

Prepare and elicit several examples during

LP.

(Simple statements of meaning)

e.g. (CCQs (inc. answers), timelines, clines, visuals

etc.)

Use controlled practice task to focus on form

such as gap-fill or expansion of prompts:
Mary/finish/report/by six.
Mary (finish) the report by six.

Anticipated problems with tasks and materials

Possible solutions

e.g.
a) Ss might not understand new vocabulary in a text
b) complicated instructions for a task
c) difficult listening tasks

e.g.
a) pre-teach vocabulary
b) do a clear demonstration using a student
c) pause CD to give Ss time to write