The oflcial booklet where you record lessons taught,
classes observed, and where we track your progress. So
called because it is indeed blue. Also called CELTA5. Kept in
the Blue Book your portfolio.Communicative (adj) Involving the transfer
of real information that has meaning for the students.
Learners have to listen to one another to do a commu-
nicative task.
Another name is the Blue Book. It is so-called because
CELTA 5 there are 4 other administrative documents from Cam-
bridge that precede it.
A question to check understanding of a text or part of a
Comprehension Question
text.
Questions to check a concept. A series of simple questions
CCQs that break down the meaning of the language being pre-
sented.
Learners report back the content of their discussion (their
Content feedback experiences, opinions, conclusions, etc.) to the group and
the teacher.
Presenting or practicing a language item in a context
(such as a situation or a text) rather than in isolation. The
Contextualisation
context helps students better understand the meaning
and use of the item.
Oral drills and written exercises in which students use
newly presented language in a restricted way. The choice
Controlled Practice
they have over the language used is limited in order to
help them focus on the structure of the language.
A task aimed at checking the comprehension of a listening
Detailed Task or reading task. It requires the student to read or listen
carefully and understand details. (Contrast Gist Task)
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