Teacher Discussion Forums

I think the point of the CELTA course (and this question in particular) is to also prepare teachers for hard or searching questions that students come up with. When your student asks you about the difference between "leaves" and "will leave"... simply responding that they are the same isn't helpful ...

Hi, I have been looking over the online course outline and materials for English - No Problem! Language for Home, School, Work and Community published by ProLiteracy WorldWide's New Readers Press. http://www.enp.newreaderspress.com Has anyone had an opportunity to review this program (literacy - hig...

the 3rd one infers an unspoken follow-on statement... No it doesn't - it implies - it's the reader/listener who infers . The third has the sense of the speaker predicting/affirming, as opposed to the other two which, as you quite rightly point out, present the information as a single fact. Thanks f...

I wonder if the people who set such questions can answer them very well. Is there really any difference in meaning at all? Is it not less misleading to ask about the different occasions when each might be used? The third use of will is a bit obscure - perhaps the "voice of authority telling us abou...

cgage...

Here is an ESLOA Assessment Benchmark/Scoring matrix along with a few other assessment methods. You might find this helpful to orient yourself before you get your hands on an assessment kit.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/fstonehouse/ ... owtopic=25

Here is another good link on verb tenses future forms:

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/Tenses13.cfm

Anyway the chart at this link will give you a good reference on the slight distinctions between future forms.

----------
Paco
Paco's EFL-Mexico Forum & Community

You could try ESLOA, English as a Second Language Oral Assessment. It is pretty easy, straight forward, and quick to administer ... but is a one on one type of assessment, since it is oral (not written). It has scoring sheets and a guide to move through 4 levels. The assessment can be used for initi...