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Unit 8: Teaching Productive Skills 1 The two productive skills are: 1 - Reading and listening --> Incorrect. See page 1. 2 - Speaking and writing --> Correct. 3 - Writing and reading --> Incorrect. See page 1. 4 - Speaking and listening --> Incorrect. See page 1. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 2 Correct answer: 2 2 Which of the following statements is TRUE? 1 - Accuracy activities focus the student on being creative with the language. --> Incorrect. See page 2. 2 - Fluency activities focus on the student producing 100% correct language. --> Incorrect. See page 2. 3 - Fluency is more important than accuracy. --> Incorrect. See page 2. 4 - Accuracy activities are normally controlled to ensure correct language output. --> Correct. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 4 Correct answer: 4 3 Which of the following activities is more focused on accuracy? 1 - Drilling --> Correct. 2 - Role-play --> Incorrect. See page 2. 3 - Debate --> Incorrect. See page 2. 4 - Communication Game --> Incorrect. See page 2. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 1 Correct answer: 1 4 Which of the following activities is more focused on fluency? 1 - Gap-fill --> Incorrect. See page 2. 2 - Word search --> Incorrect. See page 2. 3 - Information gap --> Correct. 4 - Word jumble --> Incorrect. See page 2. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 3 Correct answer: 3 5 Which of the following statements is TRUE? 1 - In a fluency-based activity, the language is controlled by the teacher. --> Incorrect. See page 2. 2 - In a guided activity, the output is controlled by the student. --> Incorrect. See page 2. 3 - In a fluency-based activity, the output is controlled by the students. --> Correct. 4 - In a controlled activity, language is controlled by the students. --> Incorrect. See page 2. Your answer is incorrect. Your answer: 2 Correct answer: 3 6 During a typical ESA lesson, which stages are more concerned with accuracy and fluency? 1 - Accuracy during the Study stage and fluency during the Activate stage. --> Correct. 2 - Accuracy during the Engage stage and fluency during the Activate stage. --> Incorrect. See page 2. 3 - Accuracy during the Activate stage and fluency during the Study stage. --> Incorrect. See page 2. 4 - Accuracy during the Engage stage and fluency during the Study stage. --> Incorrect. See page 2. Your answer is incorrect. Your answer: 3 Correct answer: 1 7 Which of the following is NOT a valid reason for using games in the classroom? 1 - To motivate the students. --> Incorrect. See page 9. 2 - To create opportunities for student interaction. --> Incorrect. See page 9. 3 - To reduce the teachers? preparation time. --> Correct. 4 - To create a stimulating classroom environment. --> Incorrect. See page 9. Your answer is incorrect. Your answer: 2 Correct answer: 3 8 Which of the following techniques would NOT usually encourage student interaction? 1 - Discussing culturally sensitive issues --> Correct. 2 - Pair work --> Incorrect. See page 3. 3 - Group work --> Incorrect. See page 3. 4 - Giving students time to think and plan before commencing an activity --> Incorrect. See page 3. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 1 Correct answer: 1 9 Which of the following is NOT a general guideline for a creative speaking activity? 1 - Choose a topic that will motivate the students. --> Incorrect. See page 3. 2 - Correct all mistakes as soon as they are made. --> Correct. 3 - Ensure students have enough preparation time for the activity. --> Incorrect. See page 3. 4 - Give simple and clear instructions. --> Incorrect. See page 3. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 2 Correct answer: 2 10 Which of the following is the least important consideration in the teaching of writing skills? 1 - Pronunciation --> Correct. 2 - Penmanship --> Incorrect. See pages 6-7. 3 - Spelling --> Incorrect. See pages 6-7. 4 - Punctuation --> Incorrect. See pages 6-7. Your answer is incorrect. Your answer: 2 Correct answer: 1 11 Questions 11 to 15 relate to a Straight Arrow ESA lesson aimed at improving the students' writing skills. Which of the following would be the ENGAGE phase of the lesson? 1 - Students complete practice activities to check their understanding of the new vocabulary. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 2 - Using picture prompts students create a short fairy story. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 3 - Elicit vocabulary needed for fairy stories (eg. Once upon a time?..). --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 4 - Allow students to create their own fairy story in groups, present to the class and give feedback. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 5 - Get the students talking and thinking in English by asking them about typical fairy stories from their country. --> Correct. Your answer is incorrect. Your answer: 3 Correct answer: 5 12 Which of the following would be the first part of the STUDY phase of the lesson? 1 - Students complete practice activities to check their understanding of the new vocabulary. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 2 - Using picture prompts students create a short fairy story. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 3 - Elicit vocabulary needed for fairy stories (eg. Once upon a time?..). --> Correct. 4 - Allow students to create their own fairy story in groups, present to the class and give feedback. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 5 - Get the students talking and thinking in English by asking them about typical fairy stories from their country. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 3 Correct answer: 3 13 Which of the following would be the second part of the STUDY phase of the lesson? 1 - Students complete practice activities to check their understanding of the new vocabulary. --> Correct. 2 - Using picture prompts students create a short fairy story. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 3 - Elicit vocabulary needed for fairy stories (eg. Once upon a time?..). --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 4 - Allow students to create their own fairy story in groups, present to the class and give feedback. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 5 - Get the students talking and thinking in English by asking them about typical fairy stories from their country. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. Your answer is correct. Your answer: 1 Correct answer: 1 14 Which of the following would be the final part of the STUDY phase of the lesson? 1 - Students complete practice activities to check their understanding of the new vocabulary. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 2 - Using picture prompts students create a short fairy story. --> Correct. 3 - Elicit vocabulary needed for fairy stories (eg. Once upon a time?..). --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 4 - Allow students to create their own fairy story in groups, present to the class and give feedback. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 5 - Get the students talking and thinking in English by asking them about typical fairy stories from their country. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. Your answer is incorrect. Your answer: 5 Correct answer: 2 15 Which of the following would be the ACTIVATE phase of the lesson? 1 - Students complete practice activities to check their understanding of the new vocabulary. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 2 - Using picture prompts students create a short fairy story. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 3 - Elicit vocabulary needed for fairy stories (eg. Once upon a time?..). --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. 4 - Allow students to create their own fairy story in groups, present to the class and give feedback. --> Correct. 5 - Get the students talking and thinking in English by asking them about typical fairy stories from their country. --> Incorrect. Please refer to this unit, as well as previous lesson planning units. Your answer is incorrect. Your answer: 2 Correct answer: 4 16 Unit reflection: Write a brief overview of the content of this unit and what you feel that you have learnt from it. If stating an opinion you will need to give reasons. This section is not graded but may be part of a sample of work reviewed by the course moderator and therefore should be clear and concise, relevant to the unit, professional in nature and a minimum of 50 words. This unit reflection is therefore a requirement of the course. Repetition from previous unit reflections will not be accepted. Your answer is . Your answer: I have learnt from this unit great points. First, I have learnt about the four basic skills in a language; the receptive and productive skills. Especially, the focus was on the productive skills; speaking and writing, and reasons for them, how to speak and write, the problem with speaking and writing, and the outline of a typical productive skills lesson.
