励步英语教师面试笔试题

Part 1

You are going to read an article in which four young people are talking about sport. For questions 1 - 15, choose from the people A - D. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

A Luke Hazleton

My mum is the team manager for the Olympic diving team and when I was a baby I used to go with her to the pool and jump in and out- now I practice diving every day after school and on Saturdays. I'm really too tall to be a great diver and my long legs make it difficult to do somersaults, so I don't think I'll ever make it to the top. But nevertheless, I find it exhilarating when I'm diving well. If it's a complicated dive, I have to concentrate very hard, which is difficult if I feel nervous. My dad's support is very motivating for me. I take part in about ten competitions a year, both national and international. The best thing about it is that you make new friends from different countries. I do trampolining for the regional team, which prepares me for diving - the moves are similar but you don't land in water! The one thing I don't like about it is that doing my homework takes up my spare time and I don't have much time to go out with my friends from school.

B Natalie Harris

Last year our netball team was promoted to the top league and so the coach became very strict. At that level, every move is scrutinised and discussed, which makes everyone feel very pressurised. There's a lot of competition to get chosen for the team and sometimes I got substituted. When I played last year, I would look at the subs sitting on the sidelines and not really care, but when I started to become one myself I had a whole new perspective on the game. Now I realize that when you're not the best at a sport it doesn't seem as much fun as when you're a top player. I left the team earlier this year, as the pressure of playing in matches was too much; it was becoming a frustration instead of a recreation. I still enjoy playing netball with my friends in gym classes when I can relax without worrying about impressing my coach all the time.

C Joanne Whittaker

I was good at football and I really enjoyed playing left back in the school team. Then one Saturday when I was 14, I went to watch the local ice hockey team play. It was so exciting and became a real turning point in my life. School football seemed so dull in comparison. I discovered that there was a local women's ice hockey team just being set up. At first, the coach thought I was too young and too inexperienced as I'd only done occasional fun skating on Saturday afternoons. But she agreed to give me a trial and I have been playing for three years now. I'll really find out what I can do in June when we go to take part in a women's international ice hockey competition in Prague.

D James Spiers

I knew I was serious about rugby when I scored a try in my first game. I was named ‘player of the year' at my club last year and I'm also captain of my school team. My uncle often comes to watch me play. He's very competitive so that is probably why I am too. Losing makes me feel that I've done something wrong. It doesn't happen very often, though. I'm not normally an aggressive person but on the rugby pitch, I am. I don't think girls should play rugby as it's so aggressive and they could easily get injured. Most of my schoolmates play rugby and all of them are sporty. I can't really imagine my life without rugby! I'm going to agricultural college when I leave school and eventually will take over my uncle's farm, but I hope there'll still be time for lots of rugby. If I have a son, I'll want to help coach his team and I'd be disappointed if he wasn't interested in sports. I'll definitely be a competitive dad!

For questions 16-23, look at the following examples of learner language and three possible functions.

Choose the correct option A, B, or C.

Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

For questions24-32,match the underlined letter “a” in each word with the phonemic symbols which would be used in a dictionary entry listed A,B ,C ,D .

Mark the correct letter(A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.

You need to use some options more than once.

For questions 33 - 38, match the teaching instructions to the learning strategies listed A . G that they aim to develop.

Mark the correct letter (A . G) on your answer sheet.

There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Learning strategies：

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The teacher tells the students to……

Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Main thinking skills:

Teacher’s questions:

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