Verbs LO To understand identify verb types Can

Verbs LO: To understand identify verb types.

Can you make sense of these? ? ALL i WORLD NO WAYS IT WAYS our our our our our our i

Answers… • • It’s a small world after all No two ways about it 24 ‘ours Eye shadow

Why do we need to know? We need to know about verbs as they will help us write about texts using terminology. Writing ‘word’ or ‘sentence’ is not specific enough in A-Level Lang/Lit. So learning about these terms will help us write more sophisticated essays.

Verbs are doing words. They show an action, condition or experience. Task 1: Which words in the following list could be verbs? There are 4 in total. Mascara. Pull. Creepy. Drive. Fantastic. Wriggle. Jumper. Earphone. Room. Think. Necessary.

Some verbs show movement (dynamic verbs), some do not show movement (stative verbs). Task 2: - Highlight the verbs that show movement (dynamic verbs). - Highlight the verbs that do not show movement (stative verbs) in another colour. Punch Hate Respect Run Jump Is / Are Think Exist Laugh Pretend Shut Shudder Be Batter Eat

Some verbs show movement (dynamic verbs), some do not show movement (stative verbs). Task 3: - Highlight the verbs that show movement (dynamic verbs). - Highlight the verbs that do not show movement (stative verbs) in another colour. Punch Hate Respect Run Jump Is / Are Think Exist Laugh Pretend Shut Shudder Be Batter Eat

To remember what verbs are. . . Task 4: Choose four stative verbs (no movement) and four dynamic verbs (shows movement) and write them on a post-it note. Give this note to your partner. You will need to remember as many of these as you can at the end of the lesson. You will not be allowed to look at your post-it again so make sure you write down some memorable verbs!

Task 5: Look at the Bill Bryson extract again – on your original page. Find examples of stative and dynamic verbs.

Task 5 Answers: There were 26 different verbs in total. was hope Bite doing see stole met know getting drink breaks look that's (is) Moved Forget I'm (am) looking left tell stop Stay to meet pull play afford beat

Final Task Do you remember the eight verbs I asked you to memorise? Say them to your partner now. Your partner can check how many you get right by using the post-it note you gave them earlier. To test yourself further, tell your partner which verbs were stative and which were dynamic.