TASK
From the errors coming under the classifications G, WO, PR or T which you have identified in the students’ essays in the lesson Self-check, choose one from each category.
Now prepare 4 remedial exercises (one for each of the 4 chosen errors) which will focus on the identified problem areas. Follow the steps outlined in the section 'Preparing remedial exercises' at the end of the module.
Your answer must have five parts:
1. State clearly (a) the category of the error (G, WO, PR, T); (b) the error, and (c) the correction.
For example:
T.
ERROR: I haven’t gone to school yesterday.
CORRECTION: I didn't go to school yesterday.
2. Briefly state the rule which explains why there is an error. For example: “If the time of a past action is stated or implied in the sentence, use past simple. If the time is not stated or implied, use present perfect.”
3. Write clear and simple instructions for the student who has made the error explaining what they need to do in the remedial exercise.
4. Give a worked example, i.e. one question done correctly to reinforce your instructions, and please check carefully that your example follows exactly the rule you have given (i.e. that it is not irregular).
5. Prepare a 5-item exercise for your student.
Do this for each of the four chosen errors: G, WO, PR and T.
Please note that all items within the exercise should be of the same type to avoid confusion, eg it may contain 5 gapped sentences, 5 true/false questions, 5 words to put into the specified form, etc, but that credit will be given for using a different type of exercise for each category of error.
Student 1
I am 46 years old and married (G) for twenty years. We have got three children, one soon (SP) and two daughters. There (G) are six, eight and eleven years old. I am an electrical engineer and worked (T) for a company who manufactured (T) machines for processing automatically.(WO)
At first, I am going to learn English in Great Britain. It's very important for my job. Then, I would like to have a little compangniy (SP) with about ten co-worker (WW) for myself. If it (G) isn't possible, I'll (G) manage a department who developed (G &T) high technology machines.
I became (WO) the test sheets for complete (WO) and (G) return directly at you. You phoned at your agent about my course at your school in Bristol. Very thanks for your trouble. (WO) I'm happy to come at (PR)your school and I'm (G) sure to learn better English. (G) I don't know my flight number on the 5st (SP) March. I would (G) let you (MW) as soon as possible.
ERROR: PR - I became the test sheets for complete and return directly at you. (Verb and Prepositions)
CORRECTION: I have the test sheets for completion and I will return directly to you.
REASON: “at” prepositions a specific time or place or to indicate an activity. “to” prepositions the place or person. Indicate a limit or an ending point or a relationship.
EXERCISE: For each of the five questions choose the one correct answer.
EXAMPLE: I am heading ______the entrance of the building.
a. to / b. in / c. at / d. for
1. You've been talking about asking her out for weeks, what are you waiting ____?
a. to
b. in
c. at
d. for
2. Yeah, Mr Bennett is our history teacher, he's nice but I never know what he's talking ______.
a. of
b. on
c. about
d. over
3. What did you discuss _____ at the meeting?
a. on
b. over
c. about
d. ---
4. People say he works _____ the CIA, and he carries a gun!
a. at
b. for
c. with
d. in
5. What kind of music do you like listening ____?
a. to
b. at
c. ---
d. for
Student 2
I am fourty (SP) years old. My height is 1.8m (G) and my hair is blond. My hobbys (SP)are walking and climbing (sp) in the mountain (G). My job (G) is Quality-Manager. I live (T) ten years at (PR) Russikon.
I weake (SP) up at seven o'chlock (SP) in the morning. I go (G) for breakfast in the kitchen. After the breakfast and I drive to work by car. In the office there is a lot of work. I have a brak at ten o'clock and I drink a tea. 12 o'clock I go home for lunch.
In the future I will a good life with my family. I hope I get a lot of money (WO). I will learn better English for my job (G / SP). I hope you will be happy with my history.(WW)
ERROR: WO - The order of the sentence requires extra punctuation or needs to be changed.
CORRECTION: Write, “There is a lot of work in the office”, instead
REASON: Always try to conform to the SVO word order; subject before the verb, which comes before the Object.
EXERCISE: Using the rule above change the word order to correct the sentences below.
EXAMPLE: forty old I am years I am forty years old
1. Every wake seven morning o’clock I up at
2. Sewing favorite is hobby my
3. Sugar tea my don’t I take in
4. Tell I about will you it get all home we when
5. Too work much there do to today is
Student 3.
Yesterday I arrived in Bath (WO). In this town there is a college (WO) where I'll study English for two weeks. When we arrived at the college (G) we went to our bedroom. I stay in bed-room with my best friend and I'm very happy for this (G / WO). At eight o'clock we had dinner and then we have (G) visited the college.
It is beautiful and there is also a swimming pool. Then we caome (SP) back to our bed-room wher (G) I've chatted (G) whit (SP) my friend for a long time. We both happy (G) and we both hope to have a good time in this (PR) college. Unfortunately the weather isn't (G)very good yesterday rained and today too. (WO) but I think that the weather isn't very (G) important.
ERROR: T - “the weather isn’t very good yesterday”
CORRECTION: Use past simple to indicate you are talking about what happened yesterday; “…. the weather wasn’t very good yesterday and it rained”
REASON: There are only two tenses in English (really?) past and present. Past tense is used to talk about the past, hypothesis or for politeness. There are four forms: Past simple – it rained Past continuous – it was raining Past perfect – it had rained Past perfect continuous – it had been raining
All these forms are used to talk about the past, present in conditions, hypothesis, wishes and also to talk about the present in a few polite expressions.
Past simple:
With most verbs the past tense is formed by adding ed:
rain – rained destroy destroyed marry – married arrive arrived
Some irregular verbs do not change: cut – cut hit – hit fit – fit
Some change their vowel:
wake – woke
drink – drank some change completely eat – ate
teach – taught set – set shut shut run – ran come – came fight – fought be – was/were mean meant
EXERCISE: Complete the sentence. Write the correct past form of verb.
1. My friend and I a room in college [share]
2. We dinner together every night [eat]
3. I letters to my mother each my month [write]
4. We “Goodbye” and then we our old friends [say/leave]
5. I language classes every evening that at 7pm [have/start]
Student 4
I had been (G) in London for about four days, (conjunction) I saw the Tower of London, the Tower bridge the Big Ben and the other famous places of this city (G, WO). To arrive in Bath, I brought a coach (WO). The journey was long (WO) but I'm very happy to arrive (G) in this town I didn't stay (G) here before, but all my friends who saw (G) Bath tell me that it is very beautiful. I hope I (G) enjoy myself very much.
ERROR: PR - I sit the chair.
CORRECTION: I sit on the chair.
REASON: The preposition should be used to describe the relationship between objects.
EXERCISE: Decide where the preposition needs to be used in each of the following sentences.
EXAMPLE: The chair is the table. The chair is below the table.
1. The roof is the house.
2. I like this house for the river.
3. The cat is sitting to the wall.
4. There is a bridge in the river.
5. There is a spider between the corner of my room.
Student 5
a) Thank you for the informations. (G)
b) I stand up at 6 o'clock in the morning. (WW)
c) When I am ready I am eating my meal. (T)
d) I passed a good week with you. (WW)
e) I want saying you thank you. (G)
f) I had ^(G) very nice lunch and ^(G) wine and it made me very full up (WO) and I'm no more hungry.
g) Where I stay the wife is a very good cooker. (WO)
h) The father is very humouristic.(WW)
i) I'm deceived (WW) for answer as ^ quickly.
j) My friend don't let me any place.
k) The weather gets warmer in summer isn't it? (P / G)
l) My partner gives the answer don't he? (WO)
m) The weather will remember me England. (WO)
n) We put there our luggage. (WO)
o) On five o'clock I want to eat my tea. (P/ WO)
ERROR: G - “Thank you for the informations.”
CORRECTION: “Thank you for the information.”
REASON: Do not add ‘s’ to irregular plurals, they do not follow plural spelling rules. They are the same in singular and plural form.
Sheep – Sheep (NOT Sheeps) and Information – Information (NOT Informations). A noun that shows only one person, animal or place is called a ‘singular noun’ and a noun that shows more than one of these is called a ‘plural noun.’
EXERCISE: Change the following singular nouns to plural nouns by adding –s, –es or -irregular nouns:
EXAMPLE: Fish – Fish (NOT Fishes).
a) Basis
b) Gallows
c) Salmon
d) Crisis
e) Offspring
Unit 3 Module 5