Delta Module One, Paper 2, Task 2: Materials extract
Multiple choice test
Choose the best answer.
At the beginning of a teaching unit, learners are asked to make a list of all the animals they know the names of in a zoo. The purpose is probably ...
... to raise their awareness of the need to learn more animal names.
... to test their general vocabulary.
... to activate the knowledge they already have.
... to introduce the topic of endangered species.
A listen-and-repeat pronunciation exercise in the unit about zoos focuses on the pronunciation of a range of animals because ...
... it is preparation for a gap-fill exercise.
... it prepares learners for a listening exercise.
... it introduces the lexis in a reading text.
... it is a test of achievement so far.
There is a listening text of two people talking about a visit to the zoo. The learners have to tick of a list of animals and activities they mention because ...
... this reinforces and tests the vocabulary so far learnt.
... this prepares them for a pair-work exercise on designing a zoo.
... the activity practises intensive listening skills.
... they need to access the text for gist meaning.
The group-work task is to put animals in the right part of the zoo considering size of enclosure, noise and mutual antagonism. The learners will probably be using ...
... modal auxiliary verbs and expressions of obligation and possibility.
... negotiation skills.
... their knowledge of animals.
... their knowledge of zoos.
The learners read two texts: one which argues that zoos are outdated and cruel, one which explains how they contribute to the preservation of endangered species. This prepares them for ...
... writing a discussion essay.
... writing a narrative.
... writing a report on a zoo.
... writing about a visit to a zoo.
The learners are given a gapped text with adverbials missing and listen to a zoo keeper explaining his daily routine. The gaps will probably focus on ...
... adverbs of time and manner.
... adverbials of place.
... prepositional phrases.
... adverbs of frequency only.
Learners have the task of thinking of three bad things and three good things about zoos because ...
... it prepares them for a class discussion.
... it prepares them for a the zoo-design task.
... it tests learning so far.
... it reinforces animal lexis.
The homework task is to write a discussion essay concerned with ways to protect endangered species and this will consolidate ...
... the work on modal expressions.
... the lexis of animal types.
... the activity types people can do in zoos.
... adverbs of time.
Put these in the best order: a) the learners discuss their feelings about zoos. b) the learners read a publicity handout for a famous zoo c) the learners write a discussion essay d) the learners listen and repeat the key animal lexis e) the learners fill in a gap-fill text with names of animals missing f) the learners listen to an interview with an animal-rights proponent who hates zoos
