How many years does Cummins believe that students will need in order to be able to understand and talk in context-rich situations?
(A)about 4 years
(B)at least 5 years
(C)approximately 2 years
(D)about 9 years

According to Canale and Swain (1980), which is included in the communicative competence? (A)grammatical competence(B)sociolinguistic competence(C)discourse competence(D)all of the above

According to Harmer (1983), which is not a strong feature of the communicative activity?(A)Students are allowed to use a variety of language in the activity.(B)Teachers intervene when students make mistakes.(C)Content, not form, is focused.(D)Students use language for a real purpose.

What kinds of practices do substitution and repetition belong to?(A)meaningful drills(B)communicative activities(C)mechanical drills(D)quasi-communicative activities

What is the main problem of the completely manipulative activities such as, pattern practice and oral repetition practice?(A)Students would like to have original, creative communication.(B)Students will not make so many errors that the experience will be counter-productive.(C)The teacher will dominate the practice and give students unequal opportunities to practice English.(D)Students use canned phrases that illustrate abstract situations—not thoughts or ideas of his own.

Which are called ‘productive skills’ in terms of learners’ use of language?(A)listening and reading(B)speaking and writing(C)listening and speaking(D)reading and writing

Which syllabus is not strongly recommended at present?(A)structural syllabus(B)functional-notional syllabus(C)task syllabus(D)procedural syllabus

What should a syllabus designer consider about the content of a syllabus?(A)student needs(B)the situation in which the teaching takes place(C)the type of student (e.g., age, educational background, & previous learning experience)(D)all of the above

What does a language function mean?(A)what is done with the language(B)the tune you use when you are speaking(C)stating a fact about which I have no doubt(D)grammatical knowledge

What is more important about organizing groups to work together?(A)Use the students’ choice to select members based on friendship.(B)Ask students who sit near one another to form a pair or group.(C)Give students enough time to find and sit with partners.(D)Make sure that the groups do not always remain the same.

According to Nunan (1989), which one is a real-world task?(A)Complete a work sheet after listening to a piece of aural text.(B)Students express their own view and comments after listening to a piece of aural text.(C)Put the scrambled sentences in correct order.(D)Complete a form based on what they hear.