CELTA WA2 Language-related tasks Assignment 2

CELTA WA2 Language-related tasks Assignment 2 I don’t have to work in the evening. 1. Meaning Don’t have to is used to talk about something that is not necessary; that we have a choice and we can do it if we want to. 2. Conveying meaning I would show the students the following photo which shows the hour work: WORKING HOUR Monday to Friday: 02:00 pm - 09:00 pm And then I would give them a context in which the sentence occurs: “I work on every weekday. I work on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I can’t see my friends on these days because I work in the evenings. But I don’t work on Saturdays and Sundays. This is why I can see my friends on weekends. Tomorrow I am going out with my friends at 5pm because it’s Saturday and I don’t have to work in the evening. I can work on Saturdays and Sundays if I want to but I prefer going out with my friends. 3. Checking understanding Do I work on weekdays? (yes) Do I work on Saturdays and Sundays? (no) Can I go out in the evening? (yes) Can I work on Saturdays if I want to? (yes) This study resource was Is it necessary to work on weekdays? (yes) Do I have to work on weekdays? (yes) Do I have to work on weekends? (no) shared via CourseHero.com 4. Pronunciation ■ ■ ■ I don’t have to work in the evening. /aɪ doʊnt hæf tə wɜːrkɪn ðə iːvnɪŋ/ They could have died in that weather. 1. Meaning Could have is used when something was possible in the past but did not happen, also to say that somebody was able to do something, but did not try to do it. 2. Conveying Meaning I would give the following photo to the students (or just play the clip from the movie Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark) and then explain to the students that Indiana was chased by a boulder (big ball) and that there was a chance of death in that scene but he ran very quickly so he didn’t die.