Time have passed by, but Miss lilins blog haven't. Here I'm again because I have something to say. Well, I'm very glad to see all the visits my blog have, but they aren't enough. I don't know what to do in order to get a few more visites, so please if you have any suggests I'll be happy of listening. Well, I'm thinking about to put some magic tricks =) That maybe would help me to get more visites... Any other ideas, please contact me!! See you later guys =P
Miss Lilin (chu chun chu chun)
lunes, 31 de agosto de 2009
lunes, 29 de junio de 2009
Talking about grammar
Hey mates! one of my students told me once that he didn't understand well why an ESL student should study grammar. "Only speaking in english we can practice" he told me, and then he said "The best way to to that is traveling abroad". I agreed with him about the significance of practicing by speaking but... what about the importance of grammar? Well, lets talk a little bit about it.
First at all... what is grammar? According to the dictionary, grammar refers to the logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics. But why is it so neccesary? Grammar is important because it is the language that makes it possible for us to talk about language. Grammar names the types of words and word groups that make up sentences not only in English but in any language. As human beings, we can put sentences together even as children--we can all do grammar. But to be able to talk about how sentences are built, about the types of words and word groups that make up sentences--that is knowing about grammar. And knowing about grammar offers a window into the human mind and into our amazingly complex mental capacity.
People associate grammar with errors and correctness. But knowing about grammar also helps us understand what makes sentences and paragraphs clear and interesting and precise. Grammar can be part of literature discussions, when we and our students closely read the sentences in poetry and stories. And knowing about grammar means finding out that all languages and all dialects follow grammatical patterns.
Now.. Let's do some exercises!!!
Recognize ALL the errors in the following text ;) when you think you're right, send me the answer. I will check it as soon as posible and will send you your mark.
Hello,
My name is Susan. I'm forteen and I life in Germany. My hobbys are go to discos, sometimes I hear music in the radio. In the summer I go bathing in a lake. I haven't any brothers or sisters. We take busses to scool. I visit form 9 at my school. My birthday is on Friday. I hope I will become a new guitar.
I'm looking forward to get a e-mail from you.
Yours,
Susan
First at all... what is grammar? According to the dictionary, grammar refers to the logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics. But why is it so neccesary? Grammar is important because it is the language that makes it possible for us to talk about language. Grammar names the types of words and word groups that make up sentences not only in English but in any language. As human beings, we can put sentences together even as children--we can all do grammar. But to be able to talk about how sentences are built, about the types of words and word groups that make up sentences--that is knowing about grammar. And knowing about grammar offers a window into the human mind and into our amazingly complex mental capacity.
People associate grammar with errors and correctness. But knowing about grammar also helps us understand what makes sentences and paragraphs clear and interesting and precise. Grammar can be part of literature discussions, when we and our students closely read the sentences in poetry and stories. And knowing about grammar means finding out that all languages and all dialects follow grammatical patterns.
Now.. Let's do some exercises!!!
Recognize ALL the errors in the following text ;) when you think you're right, send me the answer. I will check it as soon as posible and will send you your mark.
Hello,
My name is Susan. I'm forteen and I life in Germany. My hobbys are go to discos, sometimes I hear music in the radio. In the summer I go bathing in a lake. I haven't any brothers or sisters. We take busses to scool. I visit form 9 at my school. My birthday is on Friday. I hope I will become a new guitar.
I'm looking forward to get a e-mail from you.
Yours,
Susan
viernes, 19 de junio de 2009
Hi!! =)
Welcome everyone to the Miss Lilin's blog!! This is my first personal blog, and i'll do my best =) I will give you all the help I can about english, using exercises about grammar, including some listening examples and exercises, and some funny games related to vocabulary. It's a continously growing blog, so check it anytime you can because new data is being added almost every week. So with your allowance, let's the lesson start!
Miss Lilin
Miss Lilin
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