Skills Quiz

1. What are the receptive skills? (quickfire: 2)
2. What are the main problems learners have with the receptive skills? (1 each)
3. Give one very broad aim of a receptive skills lesson. (quickfire: 2)
4. What can reading/listening texts also be used for? (1 each)
5. What sub-skills do you associate with reading? (1 each)
6. What sub-skills do you associate with listening? (1 each)
7. What is the rationale behind giving students tasks before reading or listening? (quickfire: 2)

8. Define "extensive reading". (quickfire: 2)
9. Define "intensive reading". (quickfire: 2)
10. Define "extensive listening".(quickfire: 2)
11. Define "intensive listening". (quickfire: 2)
12. How do texts & tasks differ in lessons aimed at developing intensive or extensive reading? (quickfire: 2)
13. How do texts & tasks differ in lessons aimed at developing intensive or extensive listening? (quickfire: 2)
14. What additional work can be done on a listening/reading text? (1 each)
15. How can we vary pace in a receptive skills lesson? (quickfire: 2)
16. What is the rationale for teaching language skills in isolation? (quickfire: 2)
17. What is the rationale for integrating the teaching of language skills? (quickfire: 2)

18. What are the productive skills? (quickfire: 2)
19. What are the main problems learners have with the productive skills? (1 each)
20. Give one very broad aim of a productive skills lesson. (quickfire: 2)
21. What can writing/speaking samples also be used for? (1 each)
22. What sub-skills do you associate with writing? (1 each)
23. What sub-skills do you associate with speaking? (1 each)
24. What is the rationale behind giving students tasks before speaking or writing? (quickfire: 2)

25. Define "process writing". (quickfire: 2)
26. Define "writing genres". (quickfire: 2)
27. Define "fluency". (quickfire: 2)
28. Define "accuracy". (quickfire: 2)
29. Define "turn taking". (quickfire: 2)
30. How do texts & tasks differ in lessons aimed at developing intensive or extensive writing? (quickfire: 2)
31. How do texts & tasks differ in lessons aimed at developing intensive or extensive speaking? (quickfire: 2)
32. What additional work can be done on a speaking/writing text? (1 each)
33. How can we vary pace in a productive skills lesson? (quickfire: 2)