TESOL | Teaching English
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,English language is made up of eight different types of Noun
word Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Noun A person, place, thing, or idea
verb Verbs describe an action, or the state of a subject..An action word.... Eat, sleep,
jump, watch.
adjective A word that describes a noun...Pretty, ugly, expensive.
Pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun...........I/we/you/she/he/it/they
Adverb A word that describes a verb..with reference to place, time, manner or
degree..Quickly, slowly (time)Very, thoroughly (degree)
Preposition A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word.They
can exist as single words, or as prepositional phrases which contain several
words together, for example:
In, on, under, behind, in front of.
Conjuction words that are used to join together sentences, ideas, phrases or clauses....
connecting words such as and,but, or
Interjection small comments that have specific meanings often caused by strong emotions.
A word that expresses emotion.....Oh dear, uh oh, huh
concrete objects things which can be held or touch
Proper nouns are the particular names of people/places/organizations, and come with a
capital first letter, for example, 'Jack', 'London', and 'Asia'. Proper nouns will
usually be taught after regular nouns, as they require additional instruction to
capitalize the first letter.
acting out the verb showing video clips, or clear images
, verbs can be organized Action
Stative
Transitive
Instransitive
Auxiliary
Modal
Regular
Irregular
Action Verbs are used to describe actions and movements. They're also known as 'dynamic
verbs',........Speak, play, work, eat, go.
Stative Verbs These verbs describe a state instead of an action - they're often associated
with verbs covering thinking, feeling, sensing or owning. Examples include:
Like, hate, want, see, hear, believe, imagine, remember and appreciate.
Transitive verbs are those which are accompanied by a direct object, for example:
The phrase "I love..." has to be followed by something; "I love puppies/ice-
cream/my mother". Just the phrase "I love" on its own doesn't make sense.
Intransitive verbs don't need to be accompanied by an object to make sense, for example:
"She laughed." or "We talked." are full sentences that don't need any extra
information.
Auxiliary Verbs are used to support the 'main' or most dominant verb in a sentence.three most
common auxiliary verbs in English are "be", "do" and "have", and they are often
used for grammatical reasons, rather than introducing a direct change to a
sentence's meaning.
He is reading a book.
Modal Verbs are a type of auxiliary verb which express ability, permission or possibility.
Examples of common modal verbs are:
Can, could, might, must, should, will and would......
it can help to group them by theme, for example:
Ability - teach can and its past tense, could, as in "I couldn't play the piano but
now I can."
Permission - teach can and may, as in "Can I/ May I open a window?"
Possibility - introduce could, may, might and will as a way to talk about
possibilities or certainties in the future.
Obligation - discuss the difference between could, should and must and
compare how strongly the speaker feels. "You could ask the doctor about your
rash", "You should ask the doctor about your rash" and "You must ask the doctor
about your rash" all have a different sense of urgency.
to Speakers of Other
Languages | Study Guide,
Practice Questions &
Exam Prep
|Guaranteed success|
,English language is made up of eight different types of Noun
word Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Noun A person, place, thing, or idea
verb Verbs describe an action, or the state of a subject..An action word.... Eat, sleep,
jump, watch.
adjective A word that describes a noun...Pretty, ugly, expensive.
Pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun...........I/we/you/she/he/it/they
Adverb A word that describes a verb..with reference to place, time, manner or
degree..Quickly, slowly (time)Very, thoroughly (degree)
Preposition A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word.They
can exist as single words, or as prepositional phrases which contain several
words together, for example:
In, on, under, behind, in front of.
Conjuction words that are used to join together sentences, ideas, phrases or clauses....
connecting words such as and,but, or
Interjection small comments that have specific meanings often caused by strong emotions.
A word that expresses emotion.....Oh dear, uh oh, huh
concrete objects things which can be held or touch
Proper nouns are the particular names of people/places/organizations, and come with a
capital first letter, for example, 'Jack', 'London', and 'Asia'. Proper nouns will
usually be taught after regular nouns, as they require additional instruction to
capitalize the first letter.
acting out the verb showing video clips, or clear images
, verbs can be organized Action
Stative
Transitive
Instransitive
Auxiliary
Modal
Regular
Irregular
Action Verbs are used to describe actions and movements. They're also known as 'dynamic
verbs',........Speak, play, work, eat, go.
Stative Verbs These verbs describe a state instead of an action - they're often associated
with verbs covering thinking, feeling, sensing or owning. Examples include:
Like, hate, want, see, hear, believe, imagine, remember and appreciate.
Transitive verbs are those which are accompanied by a direct object, for example:
The phrase "I love..." has to be followed by something; "I love puppies/ice-
cream/my mother". Just the phrase "I love" on its own doesn't make sense.
Intransitive verbs don't need to be accompanied by an object to make sense, for example:
"She laughed." or "We talked." are full sentences that don't need any extra
information.
Auxiliary Verbs are used to support the 'main' or most dominant verb in a sentence.three most
common auxiliary verbs in English are "be", "do" and "have", and they are often
used for grammatical reasons, rather than introducing a direct change to a
sentence's meaning.
He is reading a book.
Modal Verbs are a type of auxiliary verb which express ability, permission or possibility.
Examples of common modal verbs are:
Can, could, might, must, should, will and would......
it can help to group them by theme, for example:
Ability - teach can and its past tense, could, as in "I couldn't play the piano but
now I can."
Permission - teach can and may, as in "Can I/ May I open a window?"
Possibility - introduce could, may, might and will as a way to talk about
possibilities or certainties in the future.
Obligation - discuss the difference between could, should and must and
compare how strongly the speaker feels. "You could ask the doctor about your
rash", "You should ask the doctor about your rash" and "You must ask the doctor
about your rash" all have a different sense of urgency.
