order of adjectives Sometimes we use more than one adjective in front of a noun: He was a nice intelligent young man. She had a small round black wooden box. Opinion adjectives: Some adjectives give a general opinion. Some adjectives give a specific opinion. Food: tasty; deliciousFurniture, buildings: comfortable; uncomfortablePeople, animals: clever; intelligent; friendly We usually put a general opinion in front of a specific opinion: Nice tasty soup. Usually we put an adjective that gives an opinion in front of an adjective that is descriptive: a nice red dress; a silly old man; those horrible yellow curtains We often have two adjectives in front of a noun: a handsome young man; a big black car; that horrible big dog Sometimes we have three adjectives, but this is unusual: a nice handsome young man; a big black American car; that horrible big fierce dog It is very unusual to have more than three adjectives. Adjectives usually come in this order: We use some adjectives only after a link verb: We say: Task 1 Task 2
Pronunciation game ‘-ed’ This is a game designed for students to identify and practise the pronunciation of ‘-ed’ in the past simple/past participle forms of regular verbs. It comes with three sets of cards at three levels of difficulty, so it can be played with students of any level from elementary to advanced. You can download the cards by clicking here. Edit: Click here for a .pdf version (for anyone who doesn’t have powerpoint) Click here for an altered version where the number of syllables is shown under each word. Sorry for the self promotion, but this post is being considered for the British Council blog of the month contest. Sorting The first version of the game is very simple and intended to introduce students to the three ways to pronounce ‘-ed’ (this stage is necessary at lower levels). When you print the cards make sure you print on both sides of the page because the cards are double sided. For elementary and pre-intermediate students use level 1 cards. The rules Story telling Additional activities
English Grammar Online - free exercises, explanations, vocabulary, dictionary and teaching materials Say and tell: How to talk about talking (1) | About Words - Cambridge Dictionaries Online blog by Liz Walter Most of us spend a lot of time talking – in fact a recent study showed that the average Brit spends 6 months of their life talking about weather alone! It’s no wonder therefore that we often need to describe that activity. Unfortunately, simple verbs such as speak, say, talk and tell cause a lot of problems for learners of English. We often use say to report what someone else has said, using a that-clause. She said (that) she was thirsty. He says (that) he’s a friend of yours. For more detailed information about reported speech, look at my previous post on the subject: . It’s important to remember that when we use the verb say, we do not use the person being spoken to as an indirect object: He said he was a teacher. He said me he was a teacher. If you want to talk about the person being spoken to, you need to use the preposition to: What did he say to you? Like this: Like Loading...
Strategier – en viktig grund att stå på Jag har funderat mycket på vad som utmärker min undervisning, och kommit fram till ordet strategier. Det finns tydligare i kursplanerna nu är tidigare, och jag nämner ordet på var enda lektion i språk jag har. Nyligen skapade jag en bild för att förtydliga förmågorna i språk, och strategierna ligger som en grund för allt det andra. För att göra eleverna medvetna om hur strategierna fungerar och vilka de faktiskt redan använder förtydligare jag hela tiden. ”Nu ska vi göra Simon says. Vilken strategi kan man ta till om man är osäker på vad jag sade? Just det, titta på vad en kompis gör.” eller ”När vi läser texten har vi styckeordlistan som stöd, att använda den är en strategi, kommer ni ihåg det?” Vi övar också strategier genom att t.ex. spela word game, en favorit bland de allra flesta elever jag haft. De digitala strategierna är något jag brukar ta med i mina föreläsningar, bland annat finns det några i underlagen från engelsklärarkvällen i Göteborg och SETT2015.
8 Free Grammar and Writing Lessons and Charts to Help Your Students Become Better Writers WeAreTeachers is pleased to welcome guest teacher-blogger Tiffany Rehbein. Tiffany is a high school English teacher and writes the Core Grammar blog at Sadlier School. Find Tiffany's blog as well as free grammar and writing lessons, activities and games over at Sadlier's PubHub. Think fast. What subject do you find hardest to teach? "Five Ways to Use Commas" Mini-Poster You know that student who never met a comma he didn’t like or the one who sticks with periods because it’s "easier"? Tiffany Rehbein has been a high school English teacher for 10 years.
Online Exercises Affect vs. effect exercise Quiz-summary 0 of 10 questions completed Questions: Information Fill in the blank with either affect or effect. You have already completed the quiz before. You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz: Results 0 of 10 questions answered correctly Your time: Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Articles exercise 0 of 20 questions completed Complete the following sentences using appropriate articles. 0 of 20 questions answered correctly Passive voice exercise Complete the following sentences using appropriate passive verb forms. Tense exercise Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms. Spelling exercise
Teach them English 15 Most Useful Phrasal Verbs Another super infographic by Grammar.net showing what in their opinion are the 15 most useful phrasal verbs in English. The English Language has many phrasal verbs that have different meanings depending on their context. Whilst they can cause a headache to language learners, they do give the language the richness and variety that makes the English Language so colourful. Some of the phrasal verbs below have synonyms that I encourage all my clients to learn. For example, instead of using the phrasal verb “put off” I get them to try using ‘delay ‘or ‘postpone’. That way they expand their vocabulary enriching both their spoken and written language. [Infographic provided by Grammar.net] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Which of the phrasal verbs above do you find most useful?
BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 25 / Session 2 / Activity 3 Regular + Irregular verbs | Exercises | Worksheets | Pdf list Regular + irregular verbs exercises Regular verbs: past simple and past participle 1. The regular past simple tense in the English language is usually formed by -ed ending (work - worked, stay - stayed). It is the same for all persons, singular and plural: I started, you started, he started, we played, they played. The spelling rules a) We add -d (not -ed) to the word that ends in -e. b) If it ends in a consonant and -y, we change -y into -i. c) If the regular verb has only one syllable and ends in a single vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant to keep the same pronunciation. The same rule applies to expressions with more syllables if the stress falls on the last syllable: ad'mit - admitted, pre'fer - preferred.But: 'enter - entered (the stress is not on the last syllable). 2. Regular verbs list (pdf) As you see below, there are a lot of cases in the English language when you must change the spelling if you add the -ed ending: Regular forms with different spelling Our tips top
Irregular verbs in context - Teacher story Teaching irregular verbs in context is not only useful, but rewarding too. A short story attracts the attention of students and can be used in many communicative activities. Unfortunately, there are not many short stories which can be easily used for teaching the past tense. Advert: Luckily, my friend Lynne Blackburn sent me a nice short story to use here. Irregular verbs in context – the story Here is the story. Once, you think the students have had enough of guessing, play the following video. Irregular verbs in context – the worksheet After watching the video, it is time to start using the worksheet. Past simple story – worksheet Ask the students to translate the words in exercise one. Then ask the students to read the story again and answer the comprehension questions. In the third exercise students should complete the text with the correct verbs in the past tense. The fourth exercise is called Grammar Up. In the sixth exercise students should match the opposites.