Grammar II - Week 5 - There is, There are, Possessive

Introduction: Hello and welcome to Week 5 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 there is, there are, and possessives.
• Complete some grammar practice exercises to clarify your understanding of these structures.
• Use there is and there are to ask questions a public place.

Community Builder: Yes, and..., Yes, but...

In this warm up game we will take turns adding to a conversation about a particular prompt. One student makes a suggestion and then everybody who adds to the suggestion needs  to begin their response with "Yes, and..."

• The perfect vacation
• A new movie idea
• What to eat for dinner

Grammar Expansion: There Is, There Are, and Possessives

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: Whose is it?

Click the link and draw two items. One items should be something that you use everyday. The other drawing should be a special item that is important to you. DO NOT worry about your artistic skill. In fact, it is even better if you are bad at drawing on the computer.

Draw: CLICK HERE

Now we will try to guess what the items are and who they belong to.  Deny, deny, deny! Do not say the truth!

• What is this?
• Whose ____ is this?
• I think it's _____ because...
• It's not mine!