Teaching About Adjectives

  Moving further down our list of parts of speech, we have our adjectives. Adjectives modify or describe nouns. Basically, they give more information about the noun. Here, we've used a noun such as chair. It could be any old chair. It's only the noun. If we want to describe the noun, we need to use an adjective before it. So, I could say "I have an old black leather chair". Here, we have to be concerned about the adjective order. In this instance, I started with age, as age typically goes before color and then I use the color to go before the material. This is a certain pattern. Depending on the adjectives you want to use, you always have to use certain patterns to which you'll need to be aware of when teaching your class. Another way to describe a noun is by showing possession. We...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yongle Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanchong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. English grammar is profound. In a single sentence there can be noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, pronoun, etc. Adjectives can be used for comparison, and the spelling can be different for comparatives and superlatives. Adverbs are useful for describing adjectives. Spelling and position of the adverbs can be challenging for new learners. English grammar...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangmu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ya'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit describes the different parts of speech. These are nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, verbs, pronouns and conjunctions. There are countable and uncountable nouns. The main types of nouns are common, proper, compound, abstract or collective. Secondly, the unit talks about adjectives which can be divided into superlative or comparative adjectives....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas ESL students face the rules for the degrees of comparison early on in their English learning path. However, this topic may become daunting and lead to constant mistakes later on due to problems like confusing different degrees, doubling up, formulating unbalanced comparisons, etc. In this blog post, you will learn five easy steps you should take to teach this grammar point in your ESL classroom. Before you start digging deep, elicit some ideas of what adjectives are from your students. When you see they understand what adjectives are and don't confuse adjectives with other parts of speech, you can continue further. You need your ESL classroom to know two main functions of adjectives: * They are words that describe a person, place, or...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qishuba Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hanzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. For the non-native English student in Spain, specific difficulties may be encountered when learning English. A good English teacher will help a student address those difficulties including but not limited to pronunciation, listening and grammar etc. A good English teacher to non-native English students requires a solid foundation in the knowledge of English as the...  [Read more]

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Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas For non-native English student in Spain, specific difficulties may be encountered when learning English. A good English teacher will help a student address those difficulties including, but not limited to, pronunciation, listening, and grammar. A good English teacher to non-native English students requires a solid foundation in the knowledge of English as the student relies on the teacher as the main source of the language. The student looks to the teacher for guidance and direction in order to comprehend English. The teacher must instill trust and display confidence for the student to learn adequately. These are difficulties in teaching English to non-native students in general. This post concentrates on the difficulties a...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XiangruZhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanchong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In short this chapter is a brief grammar review. It is possible to revise some rules like the adjective rules and also take a look at clear examples. Even though the topic has an extent content, it was nicely pointed in the chapter and divided in practical subjects. However, I have a personal statement. After spending some time with native speakers some grammar...  [Read more]

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