Teach english new edition r

Conclusions I 
In this chapter we have:
■ discussed the nature of meaning in context - and how what we say may have a 
different function from the actual words used.
■ explained grammar as a system whereby certain parts of speech fit into certain ‘slots’, 
such as subject, verb, etc.
■ briefly discussed the nature of words and their morphology.
■ looked at elements of pronunciation: sounds, stress, pitch and intonation.
■ investigated the fact that there is no one-to-one relationship between a language 
form and one meaning, but that different forms can express the same meaning, while 
different meanings can be expressed by one form.
■ looked at aspects of the noun phrase, and at adjectives, prepositions, determiners, 
the verb phrase, adverbs and connecting words.
■ discussed the concept of hypothetical meaning in relation to modal verbs and 
conditional sentences.
■ detailed the way that words group together in collocations, lexical phrases and 
idioms.
■ briefly mentioned language functions.
■ discussed text and discourse (and cohesion and coherence).
■ made reference to language variables, such as speech versus written English, 
different registers and different language varieties.
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Teaching the 
language system
■ Teaching specific aspects of 
i Examples of language system
language 
teaching
■ Explaining meaning 
■ Mistakes, slips, errors and
■ Explaining language 
attempts
construction 
■ Correcting students
■ Practice and controlled
practice
Teaching specific aspects of language
W hen we ask students to concentrate on specific aspects of language, we will usually choose 
some way of explaining the form and meaning of that language before asking for student