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Introduction to English

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  Grammatical Person The Parts of Speech Noun - a naming word (person, place or thing) Pronoun - a noun substitute Verb - an action (doing or being) word Adjective - a word describing nouns or pronouns Adverb - a word describing adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs Article - definite: ‘the’;  indefinite: ‘a’ & ‘an’ Conjunction - a joining word Preposition - a word that explains position, direction or the relationship between two nouns or noun phrases Interjection - an exclamation Grover Does Prepositions Structure The Basic Forms of Verbs Infinitive  The infinitive of a verb in English has two words and always begins with to .... For example, to learn - aprender - is the infinitive form.  You should treat the infinitive as a unit. Base (or finite) We use the present tense to talk about facts, habits and opinions. The base form drops the to and is is conjugated. Only the third person singular form changes in the simple present tense for regul...

Welcome

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  Let's Get Started Please write a short essay (250 words) on why you are studying English.  Include as many reasons as you can think of:     - Personal challenge     - Curiosity     - To gain knowledge and skills     - To review concepts you have studied previously     - Employment     - To access other learning opportunities English is Weird What is your Roman Empire? Write a Blog post    • Content that speculates, poses problems, raises questions, challenges, or informs  • Authentic, credible, and authoritative research  • Logical, coherent, cohesive, and focused structure  • Energetic, compelling, and concise style  • Correct grammar and punctuation Haiku One Fish Two Fish  or  OFTF flip book

British English or American English

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  What's the difference? The British Council Have a listen Received Pronunciation (or the Queen's English) Received Pronunciation (or the King's English)

Harry Potter

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  Book 1  The Philosopher's Stone Book 2  The Chamber of Secrets Book 3  The Prisoner of Azkaban

Adverbs

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What are adverbs? Adverb: An adverb is a word or phrase that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Sometimes an adverb is used to modify a conjunction, preposition, or infinitive verb. Most (but not all) adverbs end in “ly”.    Adverbs answer the questions: how, when, where, how often, how much. Grammar Monster Explains Adverbs Adverbs of Frequency Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs , an interactive worksheet by Nihad Nasser live worksheets.com Adverbs of Manner Adverb exercises

Conjunctions

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  Grammar Monster on Conjunctions Adverbial connectors Connectors with definitions in Spanish Conjunction Junction

Vocabulary

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  Adjective or Adverb Gerunds and Infinitives Definite and indefinite articles 50 most common words