Grammar
Grammar 3 - ELP:
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this class I can:
(Adjective)
use an adjective as a subject complement after a linking verb.
ie. Keiko is Japanese. / You look tired. / This soup is spicy.
place adjectives in the correct position (before nouns)
ie. a red car / a small box of cookies
(Adverb)
use a range of common adverbs of frequency.
ie. It always rains. She never smokes. / They usually come by car.
use '(not) here' and '(not) there' to refer to presence and absence.
ie. There's plenty of feed here. There's no one there.
use a range of common adverbs of movement.
ie. going back / coming down / turn left/right / travelling west
use a range of common time markers for the past, present and future.
ie. ago/ last night/week / yesterday / right now / at the moment / next Saturday / next week
(Clause)
use 'was' and 'were' with a range of complement phrase.
ie. It was cold yesterday. / He wasn't at school last week. / We were in Mexico on Monday.
(Conjunction)
use 'and' with verbs and verb phrases.
ie. We eat and sleep in the hotel. / She's an IT expert, and speaks good English.
link clauses and sentences with a range of basic connectors (and/but/or).
ie. I did the shopping and cleaned the house. / It's nice, but I don't like the colour. / We can get the bus, or go there by subway.
use 'because' with verb phrases to refer to causes and reasons.
ie. I can't buy it because I haven't got any money. / Because she loves you, she forgives you.
(Determiner)
use 'that' and 'this' as determiners relating to people or objects.
ie. I like this film. / Can you see that woman?
use the definite article to refer to a specific person, thing, or situation.
ie. the hotel manager/ the Canadian people / the house on the hill
use 'this' with time expressions referring to the present or future.
ie. this week / this Monday / this weekend / this lesson / this afternoon
use uncountable (mass) nouns with no quantifier or an appropriate quantifier.
ie. some food / cheese / water / any paper?
form questions with 'what' and 'which' as adjectives.
ie. What temperature is it? / Which subway should I take?
form question with 'whose'.
ie. Whose is this? / Whose car is that?
use plural countable nouns without an article.
ie. I can see people. / They need cars.
use the definite article to refer back to something already mentioned.
ie. She was in the meeting too. / DId you see the game last night?
(Modal verb)
give, deny, or ask about permission in the present and near future with 'can'.
ie. Can I use a dictionary? You can't use a phone in class. / People without a licence can't drive.
make basic polite requests with 'could'.
ie. Could you repeat that? / Could I go to the washroom?
make requests and offers with 'would like' + nouns and noun phrases.
ie. I'd like some more soup. / Would you like a cup of coffee?
make offers and suggestions using 'can'.
ie. Can I help you? / Can we dance?
use 'can' and 'can't' with verbs of perception.
ie. I can see you. / We can't hear him.
use 'Let's ...' for suggestions and invitations.
ie. Let's go to a movie. / Let's have dinner now.
make requests and offers with 'would like to' + verbs in the infinitive.
ie. I'd like to go home. / Would you like to borrow some money?
(Noun)
use "s' to express possession with plural nouns.
ie. his father's ears / the student's books
(Phrase)
use 'like/hate/love' with the '-ing' forms of verbs.
ie. I love going to museums. / Do you like working here? / I hate watching TV. / I love dancing.
(Preposition)
use a range of prepositions of place.
ie. above / against / among / at / at the end of / at the back of / at the side of / before / behind / below / beside / between / in front of / inside / in the centre of / next to / on / opposite / outside / over / round / under / with
use 'at' as a preposition of time.
ie. at two o'clock / at lunchtime / at night
use a range of common time expressions with 'past / to' and fractions.
ie. a quarter to three / half past six / a quarter past two
use 'after' as a preposition in time expressions.
ie. after the movie / after dinner
describe times exactly using numbers from 1 to 59 (+ 'past / to' or 'before / after').
ie. five seventeen / sixteen minutes to seven / one minute after three
use the correct preposition ('on' or ' at') with various common tome expressions.
ie. on Friday / at 7 p.m. / on the occasion of ... / at the same time as ...
use a range of common prepositions of movement.
ie. get on/off the bus / get into/out of bed / walk/go to work / jump into the water
(Pronoun)
ask questions about how to do things.
ie. How do you get there? / How do you do it?
use 'it' as a dummy (impersonal) subject when talking about the weather.
ie. It's raining. / It's very windy tonight.
(Verb)
use the present continuous to refer to events at the time of speaking.
ie. I'm watching TV. / What are you doing? / She's not listening. / He's checking his email.
refer to past events using common irregular past simple forms.
ie. We saw the match. / They went to London.
refer to past events using common regular past simple forms.
ie. I asked a question. / They walked home.
use 'please' in the correct position with imperative verb forms.
ie. Please don't say anything. / Come here, please.
Assessment
Weekly test.
Class Materials
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