Parts of speech 3: Verbs

verb

noun

1.

any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically expresses action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense,  aspect voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.

Origin of verb

Middle English

Latin

1350-1400

1350-1400; Middle English verbe < Latin verbum word

The key word in most sentences, the word that reveals what is happening,is the verb.  It can declare   something ( You ran), ask a question ( Did you run?), convey a command (Run faster!), or express a wish ( May this good weather last!) or a possibility ( If you had run well, you might have won; if  you run better tomorrow, you may win). You cannot have a completeEnglish sentence without at least one verb. 

Para introducir a la clase en prasal verbs:

http://www.popplet.com/app/#/2621154

El siguiente es un excelente juego para practicar: like, likes!

http://gamestolearnenglish.com/grammar-bubbles/

Parts of speech 2: Adjectives

What is an adjective?

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words. They can identify or quantify another person or thing in the sentence. Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or the pronoun that they modify.
In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:

1. They live in a beautiful house.
2. Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today

Para ampliar la información de adjetivos, grados, posición en la oración, modifocadores, etc., la siguiente página es muy adecuada:

http://capitalcc.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm

La elección de la canción: You're beautiful de James Blunt, es excelente para ver el uso de los adjetivos, practicar el orden de los mismos en la oración y es una buena buena oportunidad para escucharla de nuevo ya que es hermosa.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/530510031083980017/

La enseñanza de adjetivos mediante el uso de emojis es muy divertida porque los chicos pueden practicar en sus celulares:

http://www.scoop.it/t/teaching-with-emoji

Parts of speech: Nouns

noun, Grammar

1.

any member of a class of words that can function as the main or onlyelements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects ofverbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in Englishcan take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddieswant to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referringto persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun isitself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound;noun group.

See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.

Synonyms: substantive, name.

(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/noun)

Este tablero de Pinterest es muy didáctico para que los alumnos empiecen a diferenciar las distintas clases de palabras en inglés:

https://es.pinterest.com/pin/571253533961504705/

Acá les dejo el video mejor explicado en cuanto a NOUNS, hace una aclaración perfecta de lo que son los abstract nouns, proper nouns y la música es bien pegadiza:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kcJzh6gqGM

Teaching grammar

How should grammar be taught? Although there is a strong emphasis on inductive grammar teaching, particularly in communicative language teaching approaches, both inductive and deductive strategies are required in the classroom given the many learning styles of students. The more similar the grammar structure is to the L1, the easier it is for students to grasp. Questions to consider in relation to the teaching of grammar include: Should the item be taught deductively (giving the rule and then getting learners to produce examples of target structure) or inductively (giving examples of the target structure and getting learners to generate the rule)? Is the explanation clear? Are there sufficient examples? Are teachers themselves sure of the rules? (Nunan, 1999) One way of teaching grammar to beginners is to use minimal grammar but to show patterns and help these students see that there are patterns, so that when they get to more intermediate and senior levels of learning they will be able to transfer the word ‘pattern’ to the label of a grammar concept.

 Este sitio web nos ayudará con lo siguiente:
 * Goals and Techniques for Teaching Grammar
 * Strategies for Learning Grammar * Developing Grammar Activities
 * Using Textbook Grammar Activities
 * Assessing Grammar Proficiency

http://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/grammar.aspx

 En esta página encontramos estrategias:

http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/grammar/goalsgram.htm

 Y por último para incentivar un poco musicalmente, un remix de "Blurred lines" de Robin Thicke, a mano de Al Yankovic, "Word Crimes"

https://youtu.be/8Gv0H-vPoDc

What's grammar?

English grammar is the structure of expressions in the English language. This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses and sentences. There are historical, social, cultural and regional variations of English. Divergences from the grammar occur in some dialects of English. There are certain differences in grammar between the standard forms of British English, American English and Australian English, although these are inconspicuous compared with the lexical and pronunciation differences. The word "grammar" has many meanings. For some people, grammar specifies the "correct" way to speak or write. For others, the word refers to the inflections (the word endings) common in many languages. For still others, the grammar is about how humans organize ideas into words. The word "grammar" means all of those things. But, for us, the word means something quite specific: grammar describes how we choose and arrange our words.