Grammar errors in my EFL classrooms EE: TEACHING LANGUAGE AS A SYSTEM Marcos Javier González Blanco

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Grammar errors in my EFL classrooms EE: TEACHING LANGUAGE AS A SYSTEM Marcos Javier González Blanco

Lexical errors -ed & -ing mistakes

Explanation

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interesting/interested

Example: I'm interesting in this lesson

Explanation: in the sentence, "interesting" does not describes the person's feeling. The correct sentence is "I'm interested in this lesson"

confusing/confused

Example: The content of the book is very confused

Explanation: In this case, the statement is acceptable, but the best way to express the idea is: "The content of the book is very confusing"

Exciting/excited

Example: I was exciting with this activity we did in class.

Explanation: the verb "exciting" is an adjective describing something that causes excitement, not the state of being excited. the correct sentence is: "I was excited about this activity we did in class."

Pronunciation errors -ed sounds

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Examples

Strategies: 1. Present examples of words with each sound and practice pronunciation with the students. 2. Carry out dynamics that can include reading aloud words with the -ed sound. 3. Provide written dialogues and ask students to read them aloud.

ed (d sound)

If the last letter of the words ends in a voiced consonant (or sound), then the ED is pronounced like a D (without creating another syllable)

ed (t sound)

If the last consonant of the word is voiceless, then the ED is pronounced as a T. This is not to create an extra syllable or "id" sound.

ed (id sound)

If the last letter of the word appears with D or T, the sound ED is pronounced as a /id/ sound

Grammar errors verb + prepositions

Strategie: The procedure I have used is as follows: 1. I provide lists of verbs and the prepositions that should be used. 2. I add examples with the help of videos and images. 3. I explain difficult or special cases. 4. We practice with exercises that include common verbs. 5. We use the expressions in dialogues or written texts.

Resources

Table of prepositions followed by verbs

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write to / about

The verb "write" can be followed by different prepositions depending on the context and what the writer is trying to convey.

talk to

Without the preposition "to", the sentence would be incomplete and unclear about who the speaker is communicating with

agree with

Explanation: It is commonly used in English to indicate that one person's viewpoint adjust with another person's viewpoint.