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PowerPoint show explaining the passive voice. Although I’m an advocate of ‘next generation’ presentation software such as Prezi, I still have a soft spot in my heart for good old PowerPoint.

PowerPoint show explaining the passive voice

There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, it remains a dynamic way of presenting language in class. How to get 10 grammar teaching activities from one video clip. Today I’m going to show you how to use a video clip to uncover a variety of different language points in class.

How to get 10 grammar teaching activities from one video clip

While the examples I give are somewhat specific to this clip, many if not all can be used with other clips without a great deal of adaptation required. Basically, today’s post is a template of ideas for using video clips that have no dialogue. Before we begin, though, let me give you a little bit of background on this clip, which is one of my favourite on the whole of YouTube. Plans and intentions 'going to' Teacher talk - Error correction. Writing with Sharon Watson-Easy-to-use Homeschool Writing Curriculum. Do your students waste endless time erasing whole sentences?

Writing with Sharon Watson-Easy-to-use Homeschool Writing Curriculum

Do they become discouraged when they look at their rough drafts filled with arrows, illegible notes in the margins, and ugly lines of scratched-out writing? Let’s save them the pain by teaching them these handy, easy-to-use proofreading marks. I’ve watched students in my writing classes scratch out whole sentences and rewrite them. They draw lines through words. English exercises - grammar exercises - learn English online. Your Road to Better Grammar.

1. Types of Adverbs.