I think that was a very good experience for us and of course for me, because I learnt so much about conditionals although I had never used a blog was great. This made the class more enthusiastic and dinamic because incorporated tecnology and for our level is excelent if we want to learn more better. Only we had some problems with the lab because sometimes does not was avaible and other with internet but each situation made the class more interesting I enjoyed much this class.
Monday, 10 November 2008
Why is important to know about parts of the speech?
It is very important to know them because if you want to be a good teacher, you have to speak english well. if you want to talk with someone else, you need to use the structure of each one: verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, interjection, conjuction, prepositions and pronouns pronouns.
Saturday, 8 November 2008
What are the main parts of speech
Verbs:The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb asserts something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events, or states of being.
Ex: He runs fast.
Nouns: A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. this are clasificates in differents types
Ex: Elena ate tomatoes at the dinner.
Proper nouns: is the name of a particular person, place or thing. Can be capitalized.
Ex: Laura read her book in the morning.
Common nouns: are nouns that do not name any particular person, place or thing. Are not capitalized.
Ex: The book that we read was bored.
Abstract nouns: name qualities, characteristics, and ideas. Can be proper or common noun needing to be capitalized or not.
Ex: Your childrens are reading more about different cultures.
Concrete nouns: name objects that can be perceived and recognized by the tenses. can be both needing to be capitalized or not.
Ex: The perfum of her made me feel bad.
Collective nouns: name a group of people, animal, or item. they can be common or proper noun.
Ex: People travel around the world only if they have money.
pronouns: A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like "he," "which," "none," and "you".pronouns include the personal pronoun, the demonstrative pronoun, the interrogative pronoun, the indefinite pronoun, the relative pronoun, the reflexive pronoun and intensitive pronouns.
Personal Pronouns:A indicates that the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession and defines who owns a particular object or person. The personal pronouns are "mine," "yours," "hers," "his," "its," "ours," and "theirs."
Ex: She said me that book was of him.
Demonstrative Pronouns: identifies a noun or a pronoun. "This" and "these" refer to things that are nearby either in space or in time, while "that" and "those".
Ex: That boy is my boyfriend?
Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are "who," "whom," "which," "what"and "where".
Ex: Who is that boy?
Relative Pronouns
You can use a relative pronoun is used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause. The relative pronouns are "who," "whom," "that," and "which.
Ex: Of all this books, which do you prefer?
Indefinite Pronouns: An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun referring to an identifiable but not specified person or thing. An indefinite pronoun conveys the idea of all, any, none, or some.
Ex: Most of my students were waiting for me, but I couldn't came.
Reflexive Pronouns: You can use a reflexive pronoun to refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence.The reflexive pronouns are "myself," "yourself," "herself," "himself," "itself," "ourselves," "yourselves," and "themselves." Note each of these can also act as an intensive pronoun.
Ex: I listen myself.
Intensive Pronouns: An intensive pronoun is a pronoun used to emphasise its antecedent. Intensive pronouns are identical in form to reflexive pronouns.
Ex: My myself believe that someone is seeing me now.
Prepositions: A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.
Ex: she was laughing during the class.
Adjectives: 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.
Ex: We need a big paper for our interview.
Adverbs: An 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".
Ex: She is very fast running.
Conjuctions: You can use a conjunction to link words, phrases, and clauses.
Ex: I want to sing at the concert but nobody wants hear me.
Interjections: An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion.
Ex: Good lord, she is dancing on the water.
Ex: He runs fast.
Nouns: A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. this are clasificates in differents types
Ex: Elena ate tomatoes at the dinner.
Proper nouns: is the name of a particular person, place or thing. Can be capitalized.
Ex: Laura read her book in the morning.
Common nouns: are nouns that do not name any particular person, place or thing. Are not capitalized.
Ex: The book that we read was bored.
Abstract nouns: name qualities, characteristics, and ideas. Can be proper or common noun needing to be capitalized or not.
Ex: Your childrens are reading more about different cultures.
Concrete nouns: name objects that can be perceived and recognized by the tenses. can be both needing to be capitalized or not.
Ex: The perfum of her made me feel bad.
Collective nouns: name a group of people, animal, or item. they can be common or proper noun.
Ex: People travel around the world only if they have money.
pronouns: A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like "he," "which," "none," and "you".pronouns include the personal pronoun, the demonstrative pronoun, the interrogative pronoun, the indefinite pronoun, the relative pronoun, the reflexive pronoun and intensitive pronouns.
Personal Pronouns:A indicates that the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession and defines who owns a particular object or person. The personal pronouns are "mine," "yours," "hers," "his," "its," "ours," and "theirs."
Ex: She said me that book was of him.
Demonstrative Pronouns: identifies a noun or a pronoun. "This" and "these" refer to things that are nearby either in space or in time, while "that" and "those".
Ex: That boy is my boyfriend?
Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are "who," "whom," "which," "what"and "where".
Ex: Who is that boy?
Relative Pronouns
You can use a relative pronoun is used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause. The relative pronouns are "who," "whom," "that," and "which.
Ex: Of all this books, which do you prefer?
Indefinite Pronouns: An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun referring to an identifiable but not specified person or thing. An indefinite pronoun conveys the idea of all, any, none, or some.
Ex: Most of my students were waiting for me, but I couldn't came.
Reflexive Pronouns: You can use a reflexive pronoun to refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence.The reflexive pronouns are "myself," "yourself," "herself," "himself," "itself," "ourselves," "yourselves," and "themselves." Note each of these can also act as an intensive pronoun.
Ex: I listen myself.
Intensive Pronouns: An intensive pronoun is a pronoun used to emphasise its antecedent. Intensive pronouns are identical in form to reflexive pronouns.
Ex: My myself believe that someone is seeing me now.
Prepositions: A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.
Ex: she was laughing during the class.
Adjectives: 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.
Ex: We need a big paper for our interview.
Adverbs: An 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".
Ex: She is very fast running.
Conjuctions: You can use a conjunction to link words, phrases, and clauses.
Ex: I want to sing at the concert but nobody wants hear me.
Interjections: An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion.
Ex: Good lord, she is dancing on the water.
10 web sites about parts of speech
www.arts.uttowa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.htm
www.eslus.com/lessons/grammar/pos.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/parts.htm
http://quislet.com/set/176036
www.cftech.com/brainbank/OTHERREFERENCE/GRAMMARANDPUNCTUATION/partsspeech.html
www.shared-visions.com/explore/english/parts-of -speech_1.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_1.htm
www.eslflow.com/grammarlessonplans.html
www.english-hilfen.de/en/words/parts_of_speech.htm
www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/partofspeech
www.eslus.com/lessons/grammar/pos.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/parts.htm
http://quislet.com/set/176036
www.cftech.com/brainbank/OTHERREFERENCE/GRAMMARANDPUNCTUATION/partsspeech.html
www.shared-visions.com/explore/english/parts-of -speech_1.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_1.htm
www.eslflow.com/grammarlessonplans.html
www.english-hilfen.de/en/words/parts_of_speech.htm
www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/partofspeech
Why is grammar important for an EFL teacher?
Grammar is very important for an English as a Foreing Language teacher, because if you want to speak a correct English you have to know all the structures and tenses, but not only that, if you want to be a good teacher you need to practise every day and try to improve your vocabulary, looking for information, and generally your students always is having doubt so you need be prepare always.
Monday, 3 November 2008
Quizzes
Quiz number 1:
1. If he comes, we will go to lunch.
2. If I inherit a million dollars, I would buy a new house .
3. If she misses the bus, she have to walk.
4. If I had known you were in town, I would have bought you some flowers.
5. If he studies a lot, he would pass the exam.
6. If I were you, I would get a new job.
7. If he not work harder, he will surely fail his exams.
8. If she was to stay, she would live in New York now.
9. If they had had the money, they would have bought that new car.
Quiz number 2:
1. I leave on saturday, If she comes to visit.
2. If he were president, he will help the poor more.
3. If they had enough good sense, they would have moved to Santa Monica.
4. Unless she leaves you, she will go crazy.
5. If this storm gets worse, we have to get inland.
6. Watch out! if you touch that cable, you will get a shock.
7. If you had asked me for help, I might have had time.
8. If you speak clear, I'm afraid, I can't understand you.
9. If she had been in you position, she would have gone.
10. If you discivered what he knew, you would certainly have been angry.
1. If he comes, we will go to lunch.
2. If I inherit a million dollars, I would buy a new house .
3. If she misses the bus, she have to walk.
4. If I had known you were in town, I would have bought you some flowers.
5. If he studies a lot, he would pass the exam.
6. If I were you, I would get a new job.
7. If he not work harder, he will surely fail his exams.
8. If she was to stay, she would live in New York now.
9. If they had had the money, they would have bought that new car.
Quiz number 2:
1. I leave on saturday, If she comes to visit.
2. If he were president, he will help the poor more.
3. If they had enough good sense, they would have moved to Santa Monica.
4. Unless she leaves you, she will go crazy.
5. If this storm gets worse, we have to get inland.
6. Watch out! if you touch that cable, you will get a shock.
7. If you had asked me for help, I might have had time.
8. If you speak clear, I'm afraid, I can't understand you.
9. If she had been in you position, she would have gone.
10. If you discivered what he knew, you would certainly have been angry.
What I think of TIC- TAC- TOE?
I found very interesting tic - tac -toe because I think that is a good way to motivate to your students to learn grammar more easily. And the students love to play in class, and if you can incorporate exercises much better.
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