TEFL: Methodology Course Questions And
Complete Answers
Teacher-lead - CORRECT - ANSWERS The teacher lectures the students
Student-lead - CORRECT - ANSWERS
Six qualities a student needs - CORRECT - ANSWERS A willingness to learn
A willingness to listen
Be able to ask questions
Experiment
Accept their mistakes
Think about their learning methods
Attend class regularly.
Factors to consider regarding students... - CORRECT - ANSWERS 1. Nervousness (adults
are more nervous)
2. Learning Experience (Adults have more rigid ways of learning)
3. Life Experience (Adults have more life experience)
4. Language awareness (Adults will try to translate terms directly, younger learners are more
open to learning via context)
5. Attitude (culture and first language): People will respond differently.
6. Bad behaviour
There are how many levels to TEFL eng courses? - CORRECT - ANSWERS seven
,What are the different levels - CORRECT - ANSWERS Beginner
Elementary
Lower intermediate
Intermediate
Upper intermediate
Advanced
Proficiency
What should a beginner know? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Personal basic information,
colours, numbers, asking about names and jobs, yes and no questions and short answers,
present simple, telling the time, Classroom language and pronouncing
What should an elementary student know? - CORRECT - ANSWERS The verb to be, basic
common adjectives, personal pronouns adjective, possessive adjectives, present simple,
articles (the a/an), I like/don't like plus -ing forms or nouns, there is/there are, This, that, these,
those, Possessives, can/can't for availability, some and any, some and any, present
continuous, past simple comparatives and superlatives, adverbs of frequency, 'wh' questions,
present continuous for future, prepositions for time and place, Auxiliary verbs: be and do,
conjunctions
Question to self - CORRECT - ANSWERS What is present continuous?
What should a lower intermediate person know? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Past simple
irregular verbs, future simple, future with going to, past continuous, auxiliary verbs: have and
had, zero conditional, first conditional, present perfect simple, for - since - ago, should may,
might and have to, must, introduction to phrasal verbs, so and such, question tags,
quantifiers
What should you know for intermediate? - CORRECT - ANSWERS transitive and
intransitive verbs, present perfect continuous, unless, second conditional, passive present
and past, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous, Gerund or infinitive, relative clauses
, and relative pronouns, verbs and prepositions, causative: 'have something done', despite/in
spite of, stop to/stop doing
What should students know at upper intermediate? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Third
conditional, mixed conditionals, wishes and regrets, reported speech, future continuous,
future perfect simple, future perfect continuous, impersonal passives, prepositional phrases,
would/used to
What should students know at advanced? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Developing speaking,
writing, reading and listening skills
Grammar consolidation
Improving and expanding idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs
What should a proficient student be capable of? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Perfecting
writing, reading, listening and speaking skills (particularly accent)
Perfecting understanding of idioms, phrasal verbs and natural fluency
What is the PPP system? - CORRECT - ANSWERS presentation, practice and production
What does STT stand for? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Student talking time
Beginning of lesson... - CORRECT - ANSWERS You want to let them get to know the area of
study and learning objective. Try to grab their attention initially (like I do now). It can help to
go over what they did last lesson.
Introducing a new idea or word (what three things do you need to do?) - CORRECT - ANSWERS
Meaning, pronunciation and form (write the word or form on the board and explain it TTT)
How do you move from teacher lead to student practice? - CORRECT - ANSWERS
Controlled practice-structured activities that look at the meaning, pronunciation and form of
Complete Answers
Teacher-lead - CORRECT - ANSWERS The teacher lectures the students
Student-lead - CORRECT - ANSWERS
Six qualities a student needs - CORRECT - ANSWERS A willingness to learn
A willingness to listen
Be able to ask questions
Experiment
Accept their mistakes
Think about their learning methods
Attend class regularly.
Factors to consider regarding students... - CORRECT - ANSWERS 1. Nervousness (adults
are more nervous)
2. Learning Experience (Adults have more rigid ways of learning)
3. Life Experience (Adults have more life experience)
4. Language awareness (Adults will try to translate terms directly, younger learners are more
open to learning via context)
5. Attitude (culture and first language): People will respond differently.
6. Bad behaviour
There are how many levels to TEFL eng courses? - CORRECT - ANSWERS seven
,What are the different levels - CORRECT - ANSWERS Beginner
Elementary
Lower intermediate
Intermediate
Upper intermediate
Advanced
Proficiency
What should a beginner know? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Personal basic information,
colours, numbers, asking about names and jobs, yes and no questions and short answers,
present simple, telling the time, Classroom language and pronouncing
What should an elementary student know? - CORRECT - ANSWERS The verb to be, basic
common adjectives, personal pronouns adjective, possessive adjectives, present simple,
articles (the a/an), I like/don't like plus -ing forms or nouns, there is/there are, This, that, these,
those, Possessives, can/can't for availability, some and any, some and any, present
continuous, past simple comparatives and superlatives, adverbs of frequency, 'wh' questions,
present continuous for future, prepositions for time and place, Auxiliary verbs: be and do,
conjunctions
Question to self - CORRECT - ANSWERS What is present continuous?
What should a lower intermediate person know? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Past simple
irregular verbs, future simple, future with going to, past continuous, auxiliary verbs: have and
had, zero conditional, first conditional, present perfect simple, for - since - ago, should may,
might and have to, must, introduction to phrasal verbs, so and such, question tags,
quantifiers
What should you know for intermediate? - CORRECT - ANSWERS transitive and
intransitive verbs, present perfect continuous, unless, second conditional, passive present
and past, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous, Gerund or infinitive, relative clauses
, and relative pronouns, verbs and prepositions, causative: 'have something done', despite/in
spite of, stop to/stop doing
What should students know at upper intermediate? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Third
conditional, mixed conditionals, wishes and regrets, reported speech, future continuous,
future perfect simple, future perfect continuous, impersonal passives, prepositional phrases,
would/used to
What should students know at advanced? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Developing speaking,
writing, reading and listening skills
Grammar consolidation
Improving and expanding idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs
What should a proficient student be capable of? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Perfecting
writing, reading, listening and speaking skills (particularly accent)
Perfecting understanding of idioms, phrasal verbs and natural fluency
What is the PPP system? - CORRECT - ANSWERS presentation, practice and production
What does STT stand for? - CORRECT - ANSWERS Student talking time
Beginning of lesson... - CORRECT - ANSWERS You want to let them get to know the area of
study and learning objective. Try to grab their attention initially (like I do now). It can help to
go over what they did last lesson.
Introducing a new idea or word (what three things do you need to do?) - CORRECT - ANSWERS
Meaning, pronunciation and form (write the word or form on the board and explain it TTT)
How do you move from teacher lead to student practice? - CORRECT - ANSWERS
Controlled practice-structured activities that look at the meaning, pronunciation and form of
