Task 2. Match the context with point of grammar.
Context
Point of grammar
Follow a recipe or instructions to
bake a volcano cake.
Simple
past
tense
Question
formation Forms of verb to do
Word order in negation
Give directions to another person
to get to a store, the post office, or
a bank using a map.
Present continuous tense Present
tense Non-referential it
Describe
a
past
vacation,
weekend, etc.
Imperative verb form
Role play a shopping to buy a gift
for a family or friend.
Locative
prepositions
Modal
verbs (can, may, should)
Make a daily weather report
Past conditional and past perfect
tenses If clauses
Report a historical or actual past
event and discuss conditions
under which a different outcome
might have resulted
Forms of verb to be Idiomatic
expressions
Tell someone how to find an
object in your living room.
May, might Collective nouns and
quantifiers (any, some, several,
etc.)
Let’s see how to teach grammar via songs. Most of the people
disagree with this opinion. Because they think that majority of the
songs are grammatically wrong and based on especially oral ways of
speech and dialects. On the contrary, there are also songs which are
grammatically true. In order to find a proper song we have to take into
consideration some points. For example, it should be suitable for the
age of learners and should be meaningful. We can't rely on any song
because of their improper meaning. Besides, if the intended grammar
rule is repeatedly used from the beginning to the end of the song, it
will be very useful. Next, taking into consideration the age of
learners, the song should be slow to understand well because the
purpose is not to focus on the listening skills but teaching and
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explaining the grammar. For instance the following song by Lenka is
very useful for teaching adjectives in English:
As sly as a fox, as strong as an ox
As fast as a hare, as brave as a bear
As free as a bird, as neat as a word
As quiet as a mouse, as big as house
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything
As mean as a wolf, as sharp as a tooth
As deep as a bite, as dark as the night
As sweet as a song, as right as a wrong
As long as a road, as ugly as a toad
As pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture
Strong like a family, strong as I wanna be
Bright as day, as light as play
As hard as nails, as grand as a whale
All I wanna be oh, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything
Everything at once, everything at once
Oh, everything at once
As warm as the Sun, as silly as fun
As cool as a tree, as scary as the sea
As hot as fire, cold as ice
Sweet as sugar and everything nice
As old as time, as straight as a line
As royal as a queen, as buzzed as a bee
As stealth as a tiger, smooth as a glider
Pure as a melody, pure as I wanna be
All I wanna be oh, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything
Everything at once
By this song we can teach the simple degree of adjectives with
the structure of "as ...as". But learners can't fully understand the whole
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