Before unit 1 - Wk 38 lesson 1 &2- Word Classes
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The cat hates the dog
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Today's schedule
Today is going to be challenging!
Goals
You can understand and use at least 10 words from the Glossary Book (Quizlet Cards set)
You can understand the basic word classes and answer questions about it.
Word classes part 1
Word classes
Nouns
Articles
Pronouns
Prepositions
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Nouns
A noun is a thing (almost any thing you can think of) and nouns are the basic building blocks of sentences.
These things can be:
a person - Mary can be very noisy.
an animal - The cat slept all day.
a place - Amsterdam is a great city.
an idea - Love is very important.
Nouns can be singular.
car
desk
boy
girl
boss
bus
Nouns can be plural.
cars
desks
boys
girls
BUT...
bosses
buses
Which of these words are nouns? The dog was chasing the cat around the house
chasing / around / house
was / chasing / cat
dog / cat / house
the / the / the
What is the plural of the word 'bush'?
bushs
bushes
What should be different in this sentence? Write down the correct form of the words. 'They are a very rich family, because they have two house and three car.'
Articles
In this case it is a type of word and not an article you can find in a newspaper...
You can find articles in front of nouns.
There are two types:
Articles
Type 1 'the':
We use 'the' when we mean a specific thing (a noun).
'He uses the pen to write on the board.'
We use the article 'the' with all nouns.
Articles
Articles
We use 'a/an' when we do not mean one specific thing, but it can be any kind of that thing.
'He uses a pen to write on the board.'
'She won an award for her performance.'
Articles
We use the article 'a' when the noun starts with a consonant.
a ball
a table
a car
Consonants
b
d
p
j
h
t
Articles
We use the article 'an' when the noun starts with a vowel.
an egg
an apple
an award
Vowels
a
i
u
e
o
Practice
I have sent you an exercise via Google Classroom about articles. Please finish that exercise within the next 5 minutes.
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Pronouns
Subject pronouns:
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
Pronouns
Object pronouns:
me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them
Pronouns
1. Pronouns as the subject of a sentence.
I like your dress.
You are late.
He is my friend.
It is raining.
She is on holiday.
We live in England.
Pronouns
2. Pronouns as the object of a sentence.
I can see you.
She doesn't like him.
3. Pronouns after prepositions.
She is waiting for me.
Give it to him.
Which words are the pronouns in this sentence? 'I likes to play games with him.'
likes / him
I / him
play / games
I / with
Practice
I have sent you an exercise via Google Classroom about prepositions. Please finish that exercise within the next 5 minutes.
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Prepositions
Prepositions usually come in front of nouns and pronouns.
I get up early in the morning.
John is waiting for her.
Prepositions
There are A LOT of prepositions in English. The best way to study them is to look them up in a dictionary or by reading a lot of English.
Here are 10 of the most common prepositions:
of / in / to / for / with / on / at / from / by / about
Which of these words are prepositions? 'After the plane crashed into the water, he found himself on a tropical island.'
after / into / on
crashed / found
he / himself
plane / water / island
Practice
I have sent you an exercise via Google Classroom about Prepositions- Please finish that exercise within the next 5 minutes.
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You made it....... For now!
We have reached the end of part 1! 🎉
Tomorrow we will continue to work on the last few word classes.
There is no homework for tomorrow! But I will send the keys to today's exercises to you via Google Classroom, so you can check them on your own at home.
Welcome back!
Ready for part 2 of 'word classes'?
Verbs
A verb is a word of 'action'! So a verb always says something about what someone or something is doing.
He works every day.
She played football when she was young.
I play video games when I come home from school.
Which words are the verbs in this sentence? 'I am happy that I can go to school every day.'
am / I / go
can / go / to
am / can / go
am / happy / school
Adjectives
Remember nouns?
An adjective is a word that says something about a noun.
The adjective can come before a noun:
He was eating the tasty soup.
The adjective can come after the verb:
The soup is tasty.
Adjectives
An adjective only comes after the verb when it is a linking verb or a form of 'to be'.
Linking verbs: to feel, to taste, to smell, etc.
The cow is happy.
Driving is faster than walking.
It looks strange.
Which words do you know?
Practice
I have sent you an exercise on adjectives. Please finish it within the next 5 minutes.
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Adverbs
Adverbs are words that say something about a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
So, adverbs are not the same as adjectives!
Adverbs
Adverb - verb
He drives quickly.
She sang beatifully.
They worked nicely.
How to form an adverb:
adjective + -ly
Adverbs
Adverb - adjective
The extremely beatiful house.
Practice
Yet another email! Please finish the exercises.
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Is 'extremely' an adjective or an adverb? 'She is extremely beautiful.'
adjective
adverb
Is 'fast' an adjective or an adverb? 'She is an extremely fast worker.'
adjective
adverb
Is 'easy' an adjective or an adverb? 'These questions are easy.'
adjective
adverb
Is 'really' an adjective or an adverb? 'My brother drives really well.'
adjective
adverb
