Language analysis micro task 1.

Analyse the underlined structures (in bold) in the dialogue below and complete the table . First
item has been done for you to have a model.

Dialogue:

A: So, wheres Mary?

B: In Italy, she called me from Rome.

A: You should have told me...

B :I was planning to call you, but I was so, so busy.. And, where is John?

A: Hes just left.

Language item Verb form Grammatical form Meaning/Use

Example: Past Simple Subject + verb+-ed
Past action completed at a specific
point of time.
she called (regular form)
Used to indicate immediate past
Present
time, the results could be present
Perfect Subject + just +have/has +
Hes just left now.
past participle
Good
You should This is a past Subject + should have + An imaginary past that did not
have told me modal past participle =+object happen.
Past
continues
I was planning
tense Subject + was/were + verb Past intention, that didnt happen
to call you
+ ing + infinitive

Language analysis micro task 2

Now we are going to analyse language in more detail.

Please consult Martin Parrotts Grammar for English Language Teachers and anticipate
problems for the items from Task 1(which you have already completed). Also, try to provide
solutions for the problems you anticipated. Parrott gives very good analysis of grammar and
provides possible problems your students might have. As for vocabulary, you can consult
dictionaries and Parrott as well.
You should fill in the missing information in the columns using corrected version of Task 1.

Even if you cannot plan any solutions for the anticipated problems, that is ok, as this is a
preparation task.

Language Grammatical Anticipated

Verb form Meaning/Use Solutions
item form problems
Students might
Give a gap- fill
make mistakes
exercise and ask
in the use of
students to fill in
regular and
Past Subject + Past action the missing gaps
Example: irregular verbs (
Simple verb+-ed completed at a using the Past
over-generalize
specific point Simple form (for
she called rules and not
(regular form) of time. both regular and
know the
irregular verbs )
irregular forms)

The contracted
Used to
form hes can be Ask students to
Subject + indicate
understood as he read a text and
has/have + immediate past
is. This can lead underline the
Present just + past time, the results
Hes just left to confusion present perfect
Perfect participle could be
with the passive tense in it.
present now.
form

Subject +
should have +
Give a listening
past participle
+ object
Animaginery task and practice
You should
Past modal past that did not Definitely pronunciation
have told me happen
Good

Ask Concept
Checking
Past Simple to Questions:
I was be(3rd Past intention, Students might
Past
planning to person)+ the action did think the action 1.is it about past
Continuous
call you verb+ ing+ not happen did happen. or present?
infinitive
2. did the speaker
plan to do
 something?

3.did the action

happen?

Students might
Give a set of
over generalize
photos and ask
the rule (adding
students to make
-ly to the
She works sentences using
adjective) and
hard. either hard or
use hardly
hardly.
instead of hard.

Ask concept
questions:

1. Is this a plural
form?
Students might
use uncountable 2. Can we say a
He was
noun as if it was news?
overwhelmed ? ?
countable.
by the news.
3. Can we say the
news?

4. Can we count
it?