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Concept check questions

refis24

Concept check questions

Hi All,

I am a Celta student and my tutor is rather strict when it comes to concept check questions. There are set senarios behind the context, but the target language is яПНpavement яПН, яПНput up with яПН and яПНquiet яПН.

Could anybody help me out with the following:

Walk on the pavement.

Do we walk in the road? NO

Can you walk on it? YES

Is it outside or inside? Inside

Where should the children walk? Pavement

яПНBe quiet pleaseяПН

Are they loud? YES

Are they talking? YES

яПНI canяПНt put up with his smoking any longer. яПН

Does he often smoke? YES

Does she like him smoking? NO

Does she look happy? YES

Thanks you all, any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Regards

Refis24

14 Dec 2009

PhilipR

1/ Where I live the pavement is OUTSIDE.
2/ They could be talking; my guess is they are. Not enough information to establish that 100% sure of course (they could be banging their heads on the table or they could be singing loudly).

14 Dec 2009

kaz76

I agree with Philip.

We don яПНt have the set scenarios that you have so it is hard to know the context. When I saw the яПНbe quiet please яПН, I immediately assumed that it was either a sign or someone saying be quiet please in which case the яПНare they talking? яПН question would be yes. Or you could have the question яПНAre they making a noise? яПН which would cover singing, shouting etc.

As we don яПНt have the context it is also hard to know whether the яПНdoes she look happy яПН question is ok. Generally, I wouldn яПНt look happy while saying that sentence.

Can you give more background information regarding the scenarios?

Thanks

Karen

14 Dec 2009

occurinяПН

Refis,

They key is to make the concept check questions much simpler and easier than the target phrase. ItяПНs debateable, but if they know th word for the road (as opposed to "street"), they are likely to know the word for pavement too. If they donяПНt know "be quiet" they probably donяПНt know "loud". Grammar should be calibrated too, if weяПНre planning in such detail.

Frankly I find it hard to use CCQs with elementary classes, and always prefer pictures.

Thanks.

14 Dec 2009

refis24

Hi all, thanks for your responses. Here is the senarios which will make things a bit more clearer.

яПНBe quiet pleaseяПН

Use mime. Index finger to your mouth and say sssshhhhhhh.

Finger elicit to the class. Drill this chorally.

Show a video to the students of a teacher teaching a class. The students are being disruptive and noisy and the teacher says яПНbe quiet pleaseяПН in a loud voice.

Show another video where there and young children at home running and screaming around the house and the mother says яПНbe quiet pleaseяПН

I would show two pictures showing the opposite of quiet. One picture being a man shouting. Ask, яПНquiet?яПН Elicit answers. HeяПНs LOUD. Show another picture of a dj with his equipment playing his music. Ask яПНquiet?яПН Elicit answers. No LOUD. Then show a picture of a person in a library studying and ask яПНquiet?яПН

14 Dec 2009

refis24

Here is the senario for яПНpavement яПН

Walk on the pavement.

Picture on the IWB showing a street with an arrow pointing to the pavement. Ask the class whatяПНs this? Elicit answers.

Show the same picture with a group of young children in the road. Ask the ss, where are the children walking? Elicit answers. Ask the ss, do we walk in the road? Elicit answers. Where do we walk? Elicit answers. Walk on the pavement.

Put two pictures on the IWB with one picture showing the children on the pavement and the other picture showing them in the road. Ask яПНwhich one is correct? Elicit answers.

Put a picture on the whiteboard of a man and woman sitting on the sofa and watching the TV. There is an ashtray on the coffee table with cigarette nubs. The man has got a cigarette in his mouth and the woman has got a look of disgust on her face and a bubble stating яПНI canяПНt put up with his smoking any longerяПН.

Here is the senario for яПНput up with яПН

I would ask the class if they smoke and elicit the answers. I would ask the class why do you smoke? Elicit answers (social, stress, nice taste?). I would ask the rest of the class why they think the others smoke. Elicit answers. I would ask the non smokers why they chose not to smoke (bad smell, bad for health). Elicit answers. Get the ss to discuss/dispute the pros and cons of smoking.

This is for my assignment and would really appreciate your professional input.

Thanks

Refis24

14 Dec 2009

redcamarocruiser

Is it safe to walk on the pavement?
Do cars drive on the pavement?

Do you speak quietly in a library or loudly?
Is it quiet in a noisy factory?
Can you honk your horn in a quiet hospital zone?

Does she support his smoking habit?
Does she encourage his smoking habit?

I actually liked your CCQs. Just adding a few alternates.

14 Dec 2009

refis24

Hi redcamarocruiser,

Thanks for your reply. My tutor does not allow us to use the target language in our CCQs. This is why I am trying to think of different alternatives. It also has to be simple language as it is for beginners.

Her comments on my draft assignment are as follows

яПНquiet яПН The q яПНs do not directly check the meaning of яПНquiet яПН - only the situation in which the request is made.

яПНpavement яПН We can walk in the road as we cross the road. We can walk on many things, this hardly pins the meaning down!

I have not yet recieved feed back on яПНput up with яПН, I am awaiting that one!!!

Thanks

Refis24

14 Dec 2009

Zora

I dunno exactly what kind of questions or situations you need but, hereТДs one for "put up with".

"I can яПНt stand it. Mary яПНs coming for Christmas dinner. Every year, I must deal with her antics and bad behaviour at Christmas." - I hate having to.... (fill in blank)

14 Dec 2009