Ask the learners to read the five sentences. In small groups, ask them to discuss what the words in blue have in common. Guide the discussion towards:
After the discussion, show the learners the solution in the next slide to check their answers.
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This new course was part of a research project and grammar and writing, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. We are now making it available to everyone.
It consists of 10 lessons that are designed to cover the grammar requirements for Key Stage 1, Year 2 of the National Curriculum for England.
To explore the way that nouns can point to parts and wholes of things.
Read the five sentences below: what do the words in blue have in common?
This is Lesson #10 of a unit of 10.
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To consolidate and revisit existing grammatical knowledge.
To explore the way in which pupils can construct meaning in texts through grammar.
This is Lesson #9 of a unit of 10.
To understand how we can link clauses using subordination.
To encourage pupils to join clauses in their writing using when, because, after, before, since, etc.
This is Lesson #8 of a unit of 10.
To understand how we can link words, phrases, and clauses using coordination.
To encourage pupils to join words, phrases and sentences in their writing using for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so.
This is Lesson #7 of a unit of 10.
To understand the grammatical characteristics of the sentence patterns statement, question, command, and exclamation in English, and how they are used.
This is Lesson #6 of a unit of 10.
To understand, identify and apply the past tense, including the past progressive form of the verb.
To explore when the past tense is used in writing and apply this to the pupils’ own writing.
tense, past tense
This is Lesson #5 of a unit of 10.
To understand, identify and apply the present tense, including the present progressive form of the verb.
To explore when the present tense is used in writing and apply this to the pupils’ own writing.
This is Lesson #4 of a unit of 10.
To understand what adverbs are, how they are formed and their grammatical characteristics.
To explore what role adverbs play in writing, and to apply this to the pupils’ own writing.
adverbs, verbs
