Grammar + Songs | Songs and Activities for English Language Learners Songs can be an effective way to introduce or reinforce a grammar topic. Click on the topics below for companion songs and activities. Adjectives in the Song “True Colors”Adverb Clauses in the Song “Baby, I’m Yours”Adverbial Phrase “At All”Comparisons with LikeFeel LikeGerunds as Objects of PrepositionsGerund or Infinitive after begin, start, continue, like, love, hate, can’t standGet to Do SomethingGotta: Informal Spoken English for Got ToInfinitives as AdjectivesI’ve Got It and I’ve Got ‘EmMust Have + Past ParticipleNoun ClausesParticipial PhrasesReflexive PronounsShould Have + Past ParticipleThird Person Singular: Mistakes in the Song “Memories” by Maroon 5Used to + a Verb in the Simple FormUsed to vs. WouldVerbs of PerceptionWanna: Informal Spoken English for Want ToWish + Simple Past: Making a Wish About the Present Verb Tenses: The lyrics gap-fill exercise below targets the 10 adjectives in the song. true colors, lyrics gap-fill.docx true colors, lyrics gap-fill.pdf 1. 2. 3. 4.
Uncountable Nouns wine joy music sugar happinesshairfun Types Uncountable nouns often fall into the following categories: Human feelings and qualities: joy, anger, cruelty, happiness, honesty, deceit, prideAbstract ideas: hope, peace, beauty, death, fun, life, musicSubstances: sugar, food, water, wine, salt, bread, iron, blood, money, gasActivities: work, help, sleep, travel, shopping Quantifiers We can use the following quantifiers with uncountable nouns: some, a little, a lot of, not much He has a lot of money.I don’t have much luggage.Do you need some help? Make them Countable We can make uncountable nouns countable with the following expressions: a piece of, a bit of, a bowl of, a cup of, a drop of, a game of etc. All I need is a drop of water.Please can I have two cups of coffee.Shall we play a game of tennis? Verbs Uncountable nouns normally take the verb in the singular. Travel in Europe is very expensive.This furniture isn’t mine.The money wasn’t used properly.Your information is accurate. end in -s Group Nouns
Lay vs. Lie (vs. Laid) - Grammar Rules Q: In the battle of lay vs. lie, when do you use each and can you provide examples? —Annemarie V. Don’t forget about “lain,” my friend! All these verbs have two things in common: They begin with the letter “L” and confuse the bejeezus out of many people. But here’s a simple breakdown that will hopefully help you decipher when to use each one and when to use their past-tense equivalents (I’ve also included a handy chart at the end to help, but we’ll get to that later). The difference between Lay vs. Lay Lay and lie are both present-tense verbs, but they don’t mean quite the same thing. [Do you underline book titles? Lie Lie, on the other hand, is defined as, “to be, to stay or to assume rest in a horizontal position,” so the subject is the one doing the lying—I lie down to sleep or When I pick up a copy of my favorite magazine, Writer’s Digest, I lie down to take in all its great information—and not acting on an object. FREE DOWNLOAD: Debunking 10 Grammar (and Novel Writing) Myths Laid vs.
Irregular Verb Page Englishpage.com's Irregular Verb Dictionary for English learners contains over 370 irregular verbs used in modern English as well as flashcards and exercises to practice those forms. To view our Extended Irregular Verb Dictionary, which contains over 470 verbs including rare and antiquated forms, Click Here. List of Irregular Verbs Irregular Verb Flashcards and Drills If you want to learn irregular verbs, you need to practice, practice, practice. Below we have created five sets of flashcards as well as simple irregular verb drills to help English learners learn the 100 most common irregular verbs in English. Common Questions about English Irregular Verbs What are irregular verbs? Irregular verbs are verbs which do not follow normal rules for conjugation. How many irregular verbs are there in English? What are some examples of irregular verbs? Good examples of irregular verbs include have, understand and draw. What are the most common irregular verbs in English?
Irregular Verbs Rap – Cringeworthy, but effective – The Canswedian English Teacher This irregular verb rap by “Fluency MC” is lovely for many reasons. You get to bust out your super embarrassing rap movesYou get to make your students bust out their super embarrassing rap moves It’s really a win win situation all around. Use this when you are teaching irregular verbs and past participles with your students. How does it work? First – I give them the lyrics and we go over it together Irregular_Verbs_Rap_lyrics Secondly – I play the first video for them – where they sing/rap/bury their head in the sand along with the lyrics Finally – I play the shout out version, where they have to shout out the past tense and past participle Go on with your bad self
Have not VERSUS Do not Have: What's the Difference? - English Outside The Box Have you ever wondered what the difference between HAVE NOT and DO NOT HAVE was? Do you think you’ve ever confused the two and made a mistake while using English? If you have made the mistake of confusing the two, you’re not alone! In today’s American English lesson, let’s review have not VS do not have so you can comfortably and confidently use them in your next English conversations. *NOTE: This is an American English lesson and may vary from British English usage* Have not VS Do not Have do not have + noun This sentence structure is a negative form of the simple present. I do not have a dog. I do not have black hair. She does not have 3 cats. This is the negative form of “to have + noun”; for example, I have a dog. have not + past participle This sentence structure is a negative form of the present perfect. I have not visited Japan. I have not finished this book (yet). She has not seen that movie. Be Careful! So remember, the word HAVE can be used as a verb or an auxiliary. Until next time,
Simple Present Tense – Mr. Bean Goes to the Pool – The Canswedian English Tea... My family grew up watching Mr. Bean. I believe my brother’s Grade 3 teacher even phoned my parents once to ask them if they could tell my brother to stop doing Mr. Bean impressions during class. Little did I know how great he would be for teaching English later on in life. I use him to teach simple present tense, present continuous and simple past tense with regular and irregular verbs. Here is the Simple Present Tense lesson I have just done with my class. 1 Watch the clip of “Mr. 2. We/they/youWhat to do when the noun and verb are separated in a sentenceEverybody/nobody. 3. 4. 5. Katherine Bilsborough: A simple idea - The Weekend Game A simple Idea For me, the best classroom activities are usually the most simple, requiring little or no preparation time and few or no materials. They are activities that can be adapted to use effectively with groups of different sizes, levels or ages and they can be used again and again even with the same students. The Weekend Game ‘The Weekend Game’ falls into all of those categories. Preparation time: 0Materials: 0Suitable for: Most ages, most levels Playing for the first time The first time you play, it’s a good idea to demonstrate the activity with a volunteer student and to write a few rules on the board. How to play Put students into pairs, A and B and explain that they are going to do a speaking task. Explain that students have a limited time. Student A: I had dinner at nine.Student B: Who made the dinner? Keep a note of the time or appoint a student to be the ‘Time Keeper’. A couple of simple rules Adapting the game Follow up 1 *Don’t forget to give students feedback when you finish.
12 songs to practice the pronunciation of -ED endings - Luiz Otávio Barros As you know, the “-ed” endings of regular past tense verbs can be pronounced in three different ways: /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/, which is the one most students tend to overuse. Click here for an overview of the rules. Over the years, I have found that /t/ and /d/ are easier to notice and to produce if the verb comes immediately before a word beginning with a vowel sound: liked it – /laɪktɪt/dreamed of – /driːmdəv/ To help students get their tongues around the two sounds, I usually ask them to move /t/ and /d/ to the front of the vowel sound. liked it – /laɪk tɪt/dreamed of – /driːm dəv/ Out of all the ideas and techniques I’ve used in class, this has probably been the most effective. So I decided to put together a 7-minute video containing 12 song excerpts you can use to help your students notice how /t/ and /d/ are linked to the vowel sounds that follow. You will notice that the activities do not test whether students can choose between /t/ and /d/. Thanks for reading – and watching.