Grammar II - Week 3 - Nouns, Adjectives, and Prepositions

Introduction: Hello and welcome to Week 3 of the course English Grammar II. In this course we will cover an intensive survey of a variety of grammar topics. The purpose of this blog is to facilitate our synchronous class activities and to serve as a record that you can refer back to for study purposes.

Today's Goals:

• Collaborate with your partners to complete a grammar study guide document explaining the main features of three principle parts of speech: nouns, adjectives, and prepositions.
• Complete some grammar practice exercises to clarify your understanding of the parts of speech.
• Use nouns, adjectives, and prepositions to describe your dream house.

Community Builder: Word by World Storytelling

Let's tell some improvised collaborative group stories. Each person will contribute to the story to keep it going. There are only 3 rules.

1. You can only say 1 word at a time (no phrases)
2. It must make grammatical sense
3. Listen carefully and don't try to over-analyze where the story is going

Grammar Expansion: Three Parts of Speech

Click on your group link below and comple the exercises to review the grammar points for this week.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE

Collaborative Practice: 

Let's practice some of these concepts a bit more. Click your group link and follow the instructions in the document.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE

Communicative Activities: 

Click on your group link below and comple the exercises to review the grammar points for this week.

• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE

Group Discussion: The Perfect House

Let's talk about the topic of houses for our final wrap up activity. Use the prompts below to guide your description.

• My dream house is located in ... because...
• The style of house I want is ... because ...
• In the living room there is ...
• In the kitchen ...
• The bedroom is ...
• Adjectives that I can use to describe my vision for this dream house are ...