TDC 1Pedagogical GrammarClass 2

Homework Correction

Groups of 3

Share your answers and compare them to the answer key.

The Word ‘Grammar’

What is ‘Grammar’?In pairs, come up with a definition.

Read the text and compare your definitions.

Parts of Speech

• Noun• Pronoun• Article• Adjective• Adverb• Conjunction• Interjection• Preposition• Verb

Parts of Speech• Noun

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.

• Pronoun

A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like "he," "which," "none," and "you" to make your sentences less cumbersome and less repetitive.

Parts of Speech• ArticleAn article is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. The articles in the English language are the and a/an, and (in some contexts) some.

• Adjective

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.

Parts of Speech• AdverbAn adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much".

• Conjunction

You can use a conjunction to link words, phrases and clauses.

Parts of Speech• Interjection

An interjection is a word that shows emotion. It is not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.

• PrepositionA preposition links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence.

• VerbThe verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb asserts something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events, or states of being. The verb or compound verb is the critical element of the predicate of a sentence.

The History of the English Language

In pairs, talk about the video we watched last class. What do you remember from it?

Read the text “The Spread of English in the British Isles

Approaches to Teaching ELL Grammar

What do you think the difference between a direct approach and an indirect approach to teaching grammar is?

Book Page 16

Moodle Assignment

Each student will:

Summarize one point.(Pages 17 – 30)Comment on two colleagues’ summaries.