Functional English

Question 1

True or false:

You shouldn’t draw attention to the use of English as used by native speakers outside the conventional rules of English.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In _ _ _ functional English plays a major role with helping students come to terms with (?) (?) as quickly as possible.

Answer 2

ESL

Survival English

Question 3

With _ _ _ there is no immediate need for (?) (?) as students are free to speak their native language outside the classroom.

Answer 3

EFL

Survival English

Question 4

True or false:

The goal of most students is to one day be able to converse with native speakers at their level.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

When addressing lower level speech you should grade your speech. Please list 3 ways you can achieve this.

Answer 5

1. Slow down your speech
2. Avoid confusing colloquialisms
3. Adopt a more neutral accent

Question 6

True or false:

At higher levels (immediate / advanced), you may speak more naturally and should encourage your students to engage with functional English.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Please name 5 areas where the correct use of functional for EFL students may be of the utmost importance:

Answer 7

1. Technology - English only websites
2. Travel - vocabulary associated with travel
3. Work - workplace related language
4. Parties - casual environment English
5. Shopping - dealing with money and negotiation skills

Question 8

True or false:

Some students may want want immediate explanations to grammatical errors within functional English

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or false:

Functional English is best dealt within a functional English class

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or false:

You should break down functional English into basic grammar structures

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or false:

Functional language is concerned with using English in an everyday situation rather than for the purpose of learning more English.

Answer 11

True