Conjunctions and using commas....
(or one reason why I often talk about the differences between phrases, clauses, and sentences
when I talk about conjunctions)
Monday, March 5, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Comparative (for 2 things) and Superlative (compare 3+ things) Adjectives
Google Presentation Slides Comparative and Superlative
Remember 2 syllables WITH y ----> ier/iest 2 syllables NO y -----> More/most
(I think the charts in the last video make 2 syllables seem more confusing than they are)
Tutorial from eflnet.com--More explanation!
Side x Side superlative 1
side x side superlative 2
Comparative/Superlative drag and drop game -- may have to scroll down
(THE) Superlative vs. Comparative (than)
Comparative (compares 2) vs. Superlative (most distinctive in the group)
more practice!
A difficult multiple choice that I think you can do
Click on Ventures, Level 2, Unit 7
Can you use these adjectives to compare any people?
Practice/type comparatives and superlatives
Side by Side Video Comparing People
"Things Will Get Better" Music Video
Basketball Game to Practice
Shooting Game to practice
These pictures are from Lilian. How do they compare?
This picture is from Mori.
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These pictures are from Ester.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Future with "Going To"
Use be going to _____(base verb) to talk about a future that was planned. Some websites have tests that indicate "be going to" is very different from "will." In real life, the difference is very small. We usually start with "be going to" for a plan and "will" for first volunteering or considering possibilities, but if we keep talking, we may use them interchangeably.
Great explanation and practice from a German website
Explanation and practice
Dialog Practice--Talking about tomorrow's plans
Great explanation and practice from a German website
Explanation and practice
Dialog Practice--Talking about tomorrow's plans
Be Going to Quiz
Going to is pronounced like (a cup of mustard) "gonna." Even though lots of people--and many lyric writers-- write "gonna" especially in texts, it's not OK in a formal situation. You should write "going to" and say "gunna."
Songs with "going to"
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Simple Past
Use past tense to talk about an action any time after you finished that action.
If you don't need an explanation or more examples, you can scroll down and try the links* to practice and quizzes.
J.J. English' Overview with examples:
For the verb, "to be," use was or were.
was for 1 I was we were
were for 2+ = you were you were
always were for you he,she,it was they were
Practice was vs. were
For regular verbs, add _ed to show past in a positive sentence. They listened to me.
Use Did and the base form to show past in a question. Did you listen to me?
Use didn't and the base form to show past in a negative sentence. He didn't listen to me.
When do you use simple past?
English Page Explanation
Children's Video: Great pronunciation of What did you do? uses childish imagery.
Real English -- What did you do yesterday?
Regular verbs end in ed. How do you pronounce -ed?
Verbs that don't use __ed to show past tense are called irregular verbs. There are many irregular verbs. ESOL students usually have to memorize them.
ELF Past Chant 1
ELF Past Chant 2
ELF Past Chant 3
Since this next video -- with tons of clear examples of past tense -- is long, you may want to start at minute 1:50. I really want my students to make similar videos.
Just a song with some past tense verbs -- "Summer Nights" from Grease
Simple Past
For the verb, "to be," use was or were.
was for 1 I was we were
were for 2+ = you were you were
always were for you he,she,it was they were
Practice was vs. were
was for 1 I was we were
were for 2+ = you were you were
always were for you he,she,it was they were
Practice was vs. were
Another explanation and quiz from grammarbank.com
J.J. English' Overview with examples:
English Page Explanation
Real English -- What did you do yesterday?
I really like this next video except for two tiny points. I think we often put two verbs together in continuous and perfect tenses. In those cases, however, one of the verbs is always a form of be or have.
J.J. English' Overview with examples:
Most verbs add -ed to show that they are past.
They happened one time and it finished.
English Page Explanation
Real English -- What did you do yesterday?
I really like this next video except for two tiny points. I think we often put two verbs together in continuous and perfect tenses. In those cases, however, one of the verbs is always a form of be or have.
Also, when there are two syllables or more, we only double the final consonant before the ed if that syllable is stressed. For visit, we stress vis, so we don't double visited. Both the British and American versions of traveled are correct because British people stress the vel more than Americans do. Students shouldn't have to memorize long lists of which verbs double the final consonant before the ed.
The ELF chants are easy, but at a good speed to practice listening and speaking.
ELF Past Chant 1
ELF Past Chant 2
ELF Past Chant 3
Since this next video -- with tons of clear examples of past tense -- is long, you may want to start at minute 1:50. I really want my students to make similar videos.
Just a song with some past tense verbs -- "Summer Nights" from Grease
Ventures Online goes with our textbook, but I can't give you direct links to the exercises on past tense.
Note where to go before you click on the link.
Ventures Online -- Go to Level 1 (red) Unit 8 -- Lessons B -- Verb "to be"
Go to Level 1 (red) Unit 9-- Lessons B and C Past Tense
Go to Level 1 (red) Unit 10--Lessons B Past tense
Go to Level 2 (blue) Unit 3 Lessons B and C Past Tense
Go to Level 2 (blue) Unit 6 Lessons B and C Past Tense
Go to Level 2 (blue) Unit 8 Lessons B
ELF Past Chant 1
ELF Past Chant 2
ELF Past Chant 3
Since this next video -- with tons of clear examples of past tense -- is long, you may want to start at minute 1:50. I really want my students to make similar videos.
Pronouncing the -ed at the end of past tense forms
Just a song with some past tense verbs -- "Summer Nights" from Grease
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