G2 UNIT 1: Teaching English to Young Learners and Context

[Link] are the two kinds of skills Young Learner’s should develop?

b. Productive and Reproductive

[Link] of the following statements is TRUE?

c. Young Learners usually develop speaking and listening skills first That is correct.

[Link] of the following statements is FALSE?

d. A seven-year-old student usually likes to move

4. All except one of the following exist as an intelligence type in Howard Gardner’s model of multiple
intelligence's.

a. Natural That is correct.

5. Who developed the Theory of Multiple Intelligence's?

d. Howard Gardner That is correct.

6. Which of the following statements are TRUE?

I. Introversion is related to personality type.

II. It can be argued that there are 8 types of intelligence.

III. Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand oneself.

IV. The linguist Stephen Krashen came up with the input +1 theory.

d. I, II and IV

7. All of the following are true of the Pre-production or Silent Period stage in Krashen’s model, except:

c. Students can recognize about 1000 words.

[Link] stage is characterized by a noticeable increase in comprehension and production.

[Link] 3: Speech emergence

[Link] is the dominant characteristic of children at the sensory- motor stage of Piaget’s stages of
development?

b. Object Manipulation
[Link] is the dominant characteristic of children at the pre-operational stage of Piaget’s stages of
development?

c. Thinking through perception

[Link] a child shows an attachment to, and sensitivity towards, sound and the meaning of words, what
type of intelligence are they exhibiting?

b. Linguistic

[Link] a child is able to reproduce sounds and appreciate pitch and tones, which dominant intelligence
type are they likely to possess?

d. Musical

[Link] type of intelligence does the child possess if they have the ability to perceive and react to the
world around them accurately?

a. Spatial

[Link] who develop a strong ability to recognize and deduce patterns are expressing what kind of
intelligence?

d. Logical - mathematical

[Link] do you call the process of acquiring two languages at the same time?

a. Bilingualism

[Link] developed a famous framework which suggests that all children undergo the same four
universal stages of development?

b. Piaget

[Link] of the following representations would the linguist Stephen Krashen most likely support?

d. Knowledge = Skills

[Link] languages skill is being practiced the most during the silent period?

d. Listening

[Link] language competency statement: ‘Can express opinions on abstract topics but in a limited way’.
Is indicative of which language level?

b. Low-intermediate (CEFR B1)

a. Beginner (CEFR A1)

[Link] language competency statement: ‘Can express simple opinions or requirements in familiar
contexts’. Is indicative of which language level?

e. Elementary (CEFR A2)

[Link] Jean Piaget’s developmental model, the ‘concrete operational’ stage exists in what age range?

a. 7 to 11 years

[Link] Critical Period Hypothesis relates language acquisition primarily to what factor?

b. Learning environment

[Link] to the Critical Hypothesis Theory, after what age does the ability to learn a new language
begin to dramatically decline?

a. 10

[Link] _____ very little can be conveyed, without _____ nothing can be conveyed.’

a. grammar; vocabulary

[Link] of the following are young learners least likely to be interested in?

b. How a word is formed

[Link] kind of word is more difficult to learn and understand for young learners?

c. Abstract words

[Link] talking about vocabulary, the statement: ‘Abstract words are words that cannot easily be
associated to physical objects.’ relates to which of these key questions?

b. What does the word mean?

[Link] the following statements about ‘sight words’, choose the one that is NOT true.

b. These words are very high frequency

[Link] of the following words is a basic sight word?

b. Dog
 [Link] about what age should teachers NOT explicitly teach any grammar to young learners

c. 8-9

[Link] approach to teaching grammar is recommended for teaching young learners, especially
children below 8 years old?

b. Inductive teaching

’[Link] grammar teaching’ is known as being a _____ _____ approach to teaching.

b. Top down

[Link] terms of word class, how are prepositions, adverbs and articles related?

d. They are all function words

35.‘Young learners are easily distracted; Younger learners have limited ability to concentrate.’ - Which of
the following teacher traits can offset this?

[Link] maintains good energy levels and is enthusiastic and genuine.

36.‘Some young learners have not yet developed reading skills in their own language, so showing
translation into Chinese may not be effective.’ - Which of the following teacher traits can offset this?

[Link] uses a variety of other scaffolding techniques.

[Link] many core subjects do Chinese Students at Primary School have according to the Chinese
National Curriculum (2011)?

[Link]

[Link] which stage in China’s education system do schools have most freedom to design much of their
own English curriculum.

a. Kindegarden/Pre-School

[Link] many years does compulsory education last in China?

b. 9 years
[Link] stage is characterized by a noticeable increase in comprehension with an accumulated
3000-word vocabulary.
b.
Stage 3: Speech emergence 
 [Link] are lists of activities common in ESOL classes. Which set moves from more passive
to less passive learning？

[Link] and listening > Listening > Asking and answering Qs

 
[Link] of the following statements are true, except:

[Link]-learning and memorization are good ways of developing productive language skills.

[Link] does the idea of ‘face’ relate to the language learning process?

[Link] learners are motivated by exam scores

[Link] method of language learning is most commonly associated with rote memorization?

b. Audiolingual

45.'Motivation to perform an activity to earn a reward or avoid punishment’ is a kind of ______

a. Behavioural

[Link]’s Standards of English proficiency scale aims to standardize English education nationwide in
China. When was this project properly introduced?

c. 2018

47._____ and _____ are important factors in determining a young child’s internal motivation and
attitude towards English.

d. punishment; reward

[Link] whom are ‘preparedness’ and ‘attention’ most attributable in the online classroom?

c. Teacher

[Link] a willingness to listen is a sign of being a good language learner, as is ____.

d. Being able to motivate and inspire

[Link] of the following statements about the China Standards of English (CSE) framework are true,
except:

[Link] aims to contribute to the recognition of China’s curricula and assessments by other countries