Grammar 1 revision clauses and tenses You will

Grammar 1 – revision: clauses and tenses You will have: • revised sentence and clause types and be able to identify them • identified a variety of tenses and verb forms and have revised some of their uses • learnt how to divide sentences and clauses into SVOCA constituents • researched a grammar point for teaching to Level 1 or Level 2

Finite and non-finite subordinate clauses Having just returned from a couple of weeks in Italy, I have been thinking again about how I learn (and like to learn) foreign languages.

Relative clauses In fact, the way I learnt was almost diametrically opposed to the way languages are taught in some classrooms.

Sentence constituents • S+V • I yawned. • S+V+O • I opened the door. • S+V+C • I am ready. • S+V+A • I went to London. • S+V+O+O • I gave him a pen. • S+V+O+C • I got my shoes wet. • S+V+O+A • I put the box on the floor.

Sentence constituents • S+V • I yawned. • S+V+O • I opened the door. • S+V+C • I am ready. • S+V+A • I went to London. • S+V+O+O • I gave him a pen. • S+V+O+C • I got my shoes wet. • S+V+O+A • I put the box on the floor.

SVOCA • The whole process is a very messy business. • I didn’t learn all the reflexive pronouns in 45 minutes. • So I’m using holistic learning here to mean ‘learning to do things in a foreign language’.

Reflection Think about: • What have I learnt about grammar? • How can I use this with my students? • What do I need to work on to prepare for teaching Levels 1 and 2?

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