You can apply for a place in our CELTA program by printing off a copy of the Application and Pre-Interview Language Evaluation Task below and sending the completed forms to:
St. Giles CELTA Program
785 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-2024
Fax: (415) 788-1923
Tel: (415) 788-3552
Email: training@stgiles-usa.com
Please contact us by phone, fax or email if you would like to receive a full
catalog, including the Application and Pre-Interview Language Evaluation Task
APPLICATION FORM
I wish to apply for a place on the Cambridge RSA CELTA course starting
on:
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(First Choice)
(Second Choice)
PERSONAL DETAILS
__________________________________ , ___________________________________
(Last Name)
(First Name)
(Middle)
Mother Tongue: _____________________ Citizenship: __________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
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Telephone: ___________________________ __________________________________
(Day)
(Evening/Weekend)
E-mail Address: __________________________________________________________
EDUCATION
| Institution (University/College) ____________________ ____________________ |
Major
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Degree
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Dates
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GPA
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Languages studied & level of proficiency: ______________________________________
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OTHER INFORMATION
Formal Training/Experience as a Teacher:
EFL/ESL _______________________________________________________________
Other___________________________________________________________________
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Other Professional Training/Experience: _______________________________________
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Current Occupation: _______________________________________________________
Any other relevant information, including where you hope to work after the course:
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Are you a California resident? yes___ no___
How did you hear about our program? ________________________________________
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DECLARATION
Please read the following conditions carefully. Initial each section, and sign and date the final statement. Thank you.
- St. Giles reserves the right to reject any application without explanation. _________
- Acceptance of an application does not constitute the reservation of a place on a course. A place is only considered reserved once the Enrollment Agreement has been signed and returned to St. Giles with the relevant deposit. _________
- The Certificate course is very intensive. Participants should be in a sufficiently good state of mental and physical health to be able to perform effectively during the course. _________
Date: ________________________ Signature: __________________________________
PRE-INTERVIEW
LANGUAGE EVALUATION TASK
Your Name: ______________________________
Please complete this task carefully, writing your answers in the spaces provided. Remember that your answers will largely determine whether or not you can be accepted into our CELTA course.
Please return the task, with your application form, to St. Giles. We will then contact you to arrange an interview.
To enable us accurately to assess your language awareness and needs, please:
- write by hand;
- spend a maximum of ninety minutes on completing the language evaluation task;
- do not consult a dictionary or grammar book.
1. Decide how the following words are normally pronounced. Then, mark the syllable which takes the main emphasis (or "stress"), by underlining it.
EXAMPLE: hospital
allow preference
infer photograph
(a) record (to) record
2. The letter combination "th" can be pronounced in two different ways: as in "thin" or as in "then." Decide which way "th" is pronounced in each of the words given below.
EXAMPLE: thirty = thin mother
= then
| myth | = | ____________ | though | = | ____________ |
| through | = | ____________ | their | = | ____________ |
| breathe | = | ____________ | thought | = | ____________ |
VOCABULARY
3. For each word below, write one sentence using the word and showing
its meaning.
| borrow
lend steal rob |
1.
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2. ___________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________ |
4. For each word below give one synonym and one antonym (opposite).
| SYNONYM | ANTONYM | |
| significant
peculiar anaphoric an accord |
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GRAMMAR: PARTS OF SPEECH
5. Which part of speech is each of the underlined words in the following text?
She arrived at the party at 8:00. It wasreallycrowded
and everyone seemed to be talking loudly.
She saw Jim across
the room and waved to him.
| arrived
at really loudly |
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= = = |
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party
was crowded She |
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= = = |
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GRAMMAR: MEANING
6. Explain the difference in meaning between "She's been to Washington"
and
"She's gone to Washington."
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7. Explain the difference in meaning between "He lives in Denver" and "He's living in Denver."
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GRAMMAR: FORM
8. Complete these sentences.
I would be surprised if __________________________________________.
If she arrives soon, I ___________________________________________.
If _____________________________________,
I would have stayed home.
9. What does the 'd stand for in each of the sentences below?
| He'd
better go now.
She'd rather have coffee. I knew I'd seen her before. |
'd =
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'd = ________________ 'd = ________________ |
GRAMMAR: VERB TENSES
10. In the sentences below, look at the verbs underlined. In each case:
a) put the verb into the correct tense.
b) name the verb tense you have used.
A) I'm in California since last week.
a) ______________________________________________________________b) ______________________________________________________________
B) He read when the
lights went out.
a) ______________________________________________________________b) ______________________________________________________________
WRITING
11.Write not more than 150 words on why Asian students may find it more
difficult to learn English than students from Italy or France. Please use
cursive handwriting.
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If necessary, please continue on a separate sheet.
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