English Grammar and Skills Toolkit Contents

English Grammar and Skills Toolkit Contents Grammar: Verbs (15 slides, 7 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what verbs...
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English Grammar and Skills Toolkit Contents Grammar: Verbs (15 slides, 7 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what verbs are Learn the difference between transitive verbs and intransitive verbs Learn about auxiliary verbs and their function Identify different tenses of verbs Learn what modal auxiliary verbs are and how we use them Practise identifying main and auxiliary verbs in a piece of text

Grammar: Adverbs (11 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what an adverb is Learn how adverbs can tell us more about verbs, adjectives and other adverbs See how the majority of adverbs are formed Learn how to make comparative and superlative forms of adverbs Practise identifying adverbs in a piece of text

Grammar: Nouns (9 slides, 3 Flash activities, 4 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a noun is and the difference between a concrete noun and an abstract noun Distinguish between proper, common and collective nouns Identify count nouns and non-count (mass) nouns

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Grammar: Pronouns (13 slides, 4 Flash activities, 5 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what pronouns are Identify and use pronouns in their writing Learn why the use of pronouns can sometimes lead to ambiguity Identify ambiguity and learn how to avoid it in their writing

Grammar: Adjectives (14 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what an adjective is Practise identifying adjectives in sentences Use adjectives effectively in their writing Learn how we can compare things using the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

Grammar: Conjunctions (13 slides, 3 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what conjunctions are and that they are types of connectives Learn what the seven coordinate conjunctions are and how they link sentences together Learn about subordinate conjunctions and how they are used to give us different kinds of information in a sentence Look at some other types of connectives called conjunctive adverbs

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Grammar: Prepositions (10 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a preposition is Learn how prepositions are used to show location, direction and time Practise using prepositions Identify prepositions in a piece of text

Grammar: Determiners (5 slides, 2 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a determiner is Create noun phrases using determiners Learn when to use the commonly confused determiners ‘less’ and ‘fewer’

Grammar: Word Classes Review (8 slides, 4 Flash activities, 1 worksheet) In this unit, students will: Revise word classes Learn why it is important to be able to identify and distinguish between the different word classes in the English language Try different activities to test their knowledge and understanding of word classes

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Grammar: The Active and Passive Voice (11 slides, 3 Flash activities, 4 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn to identify the difference between the active voice and the passive voice Learn how sentences in the passive voice are constructed Learn when to use the passive voice Practise writing in the passive voice

Grammar: First, Second and Third Person (11 slides, 3 Flash activities, 1 worksheet) In this unit, students will: Learn what the narrative voice is Look at the differences between first, second and third person in writing Consider the advantages and disadvantages of text written in the first, second and third person

Grammar: The Conditional Tense (9 slides, 2 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what the conditional tense is Learn how the conditional tense is used Practise using the conditional tense

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Grammar: Phrases (18 slides, 4 Flash activities, 4 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a phrase is Look at different types of phrase including noun phrases, verb phrases, adjectival phrases and adverbial phrases Practise identifying different phrases Practise using different phrases in their writing

Grammar: Clauses and Sentences Unit One (14 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a clause is Learn what a simple sentence is Practise identifying the subject, verb, and object in sentences Learn what an imperative sentence is Learn how a compound sentence is formed Practise forming compound sentences using coordinate conjunctions

Grammar: Clauses and Sentences Unit Two (11 slides, 3 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Revise simple and compound sentences Learn how a complex sentence is formed Learn about the difference between a main clause and a subordinate clause Practise identifying main and subordinate clauses in a sentence

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Grammar: Clauses and Sentences Unit Three (14 slides, 4 Flash activities, 5 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Revise complex sentences Learn about two types of subordinate clause: relative and adverbial See how relative and adverbial clauses function in complex sentences Practise identifying relative and adverbial clauses Practise writing using relative and adverbial clauses Learn how to punctuate complex sentences

Grammar: Paragraphs Unit One (13 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn why we use paragraphs Learn when to start new paragraphs in fiction and non-fiction writing Look at examples of paragraphing in fiction and non-fiction writing Learn how topic sentences and rhetorical questions can be used to begin paragraphs in non-fiction writing

Grammar: Paragraphs Unit Two (17 slides, 7 Flash activities, 4 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn how to develop paragraphs in non-fiction writing Learn how to group sentences in paragraphs chronologically Give examples to develop paragraphs Develop paragraphs using comparisons Use connectives to link sentences in a paragraph Look at some different ways of linking paragraphs

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Spelling and Punctuation: Basic Punctuation (8 slides, 2 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn about the purpose of the full stop Identify where full stops should be placed in a piece of writing Learn how and why we use question marks and exclamation marks Add basic punctuation to a piece of writing

Spelling and Punctuation: Commas (12 slides, 3 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn about the purpose of the comma and how it is used in sentences See how pairs of commas are used to add information to sentences Learn how commas are used in lists Practise adding commas to sentences

Spelling and Punctuation: Colons and Semicolons (12 slides, 5 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a colon is and why we use colons Identify where colons should go in sentences Learn what a semicolon is and why we use semicolons Practise punctuating text correctly

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Spelling and Punctuation: Brackets & Dashes (8 slides, 2 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what ‘parenthesis’ is See how round brackets are used to add information to sentences See how pairs of dashes are used to add information to sentences Practise adding brackets and pairs of dashes to sentences

Spelling and Punctuation: Apostrophes (13 slides, 3 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn how apostrophes are used to show contractions Learn how apostrophes are used to show possession Learn about possessive pronouns Look at the use of apostrophes to pluralize individual letters and digits Learn when to use ‘it’s’ and when to use ‘its’ Identify misplaced and missing apostrophes in a piece of text

Spelling and Punctuation: Speech Punctuation (11 slides, 3 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what direct speech is Learn the rules for punctuating direct speech Learn how paragraphing is used when writing direct speech Practise punctuating direct speech

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Spelling and Punctuation: Ellipsis (10 slides, 3 Flash activities, 1 worksheet) In this unit, students will: Learn what ellipsis is Look at the different ways in which we use ellipsis Practise using ellipsis in a piece of fictional writing See how ellipsis is used in everyday speech

Spelling and Punctuation: Prefixes (16 slides, 7 Flash activities, 4 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a prefix is Learn the meanings of some common prefixes Learn what an antonym prefix is and how it changes the meaning of a word Look at some different ‘a’ prefixes and their meanings Learn about some Latin and Greek prefixes Match different prefixes and roots to create new words

Spelling and Punctuation: Suffixes (22 slides, 8 Flash activities, 6 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a suffix is Learn how suffixes can change the meaning of words Look at some common suffixes including -er, -ic, -al, -est, -ist, -ous and -ly Learn the rules for adding suffixes to words ending in ‘y’

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Spelling and Punctuation: Word Families and Patterns (11 slides, 3 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a word ‘root’ is, and how words with the same root can form ‘word families’ Organize words into word families Create their own word families Look at some Latin roots and their meanings

Spelling and Punctuation: Vowel Choices (16 slides, 6 Flash activities, 6 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Listen to and identify words with long and short vowel sounds Look at some different ways of making long ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’ and ‘u’ sounds Listen to and identify words with unstressed vowel sounds See how the sound of vowels can affect consonant patterns in words Identify words with soft and hard ‘c’ sounds and learn how different vowels can determine this

Spelling and Punctuation: Plurals (16 slides, 6 Flash activities, 5 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn when to add ‘s’ and ‘es’ to form plurals Learn the rules for pluralizing words ending in ‘y’ Learn about the plural forms of words ending in ‘o’ Learn the rules for pluralizing words ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’ Look at some unusual and irregular plurals Practise pluralizing different words using the rules they have learnt

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Spelling and Punctuation: Homophones (16 slides, 6 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a homophone is Look at some common homophones Practise identifying and using the correct homophones Learn what heteronyms are Learn about some other commonly confused words

Spelling and Punctuation: Synonyms and Antonyms (8 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a synonym is Learn what an antonym is Identify synonyms and antonyms of different words

Spelling and Punctuation: Spelling Strategies Unit One (15 slides, 4 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn about some common spelling problems and identify some of their own spelling mistakes Look at some strategies that they can use to improve their spelling including sounding out the word, breaking the word apart, using mnemonics and creating catchphrases Test their spelling of some commonly misspelt words

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Spelling and Punctuation: Spelling Strategies Unit Two (13 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Look at some strategies that they can use to improve their spelling, including finding words within words, creating mental pictures and looking for letter patterns Test their spelling of some commonly misspelt words Start a personal spelling journal and set some spelling targets

Study Skills: Giving a Talk (11 slides, 6 Flash activities, 4 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Practise speaking without hesitation Learn how to prepare and write a talk Consider their audience and adapt their presentation to suit them Evaluate their work and that of their friends

Study Skills: Working in a Group (13 slides, 7 Flash activities, 4 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Evaluate how well they think they work in a group and make targets for improvement Learn the different roles in a group See the importance of planning and organization when working together Understand the differences between exploratory, hypothetical and speculative talk Put this knowledge into practice by completing a group activity

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Study Skills: Improving your Handwriting (10 slides, 3 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Evaluate the importance of legible handwriting Analyse their own handwriting Identify where and how to improve their handwriting

Study Skills: Writing an Essay (18 slides, 4 Flash activities, 3 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what is expected of them when writing a coursework essay Learn the steps they should take when writing an essay Practise extracting the key words in an essay question Discuss appropriate language to use when writing an essay, e.g. standard English Learn what is expected of them when writing an exam essay

Study Skills: Doing Research (16 slides, 3 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn about researching on the Internet and its limitations Learn about using encyclopedias Learn how to use a table of contents Learn how to use index pages Learn how to skim and scan text Practise skimming and scanning text

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Study Skills: Taking Notes (11 slides, 3 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn how to take notes in a structured way Learn how to use different methods of notetaking, such as bullet points, spider diagrams, charts and tables Practise making notes on given information

Study Skills: Synthesizing Information (18 slides, 2 Flash activities, 6 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Discuss where to locate information Practise reading for key facts Learn to take quick and accurate notes Synthesize information from a variety of sources into one coherent document Present their information to suit their reader

Study Skills: Editing and Proofreading (8 slides, 2 Flash activities, 1 worksheet) In this unit, students will: Learn what they should look for when they are editing a piece of their work Learn what they should look for when they are proofreading a piece of their work Practise editing and proofreading a piece of text

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Study Skills: Using Dictionaries and Spellcheckers (16 slides, 5 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn why we use dictionaries Find out what dictionaries can tell us about words Practise using a dictionary Learn about some of the problems with using computer spellcheckers to check their work

Study Skills: Using a Thesaurus (12 slides, 4 Flash activities, 2 worksheets) In this unit, students will: Learn what a thesaurus is and why it is useful to use one Identify and use synonyms Practise using a thesaurus to improve their writing

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