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Games, activities and teaching ideas > I cannot correct their mistakes :(
I cannot correct their mistakes :(
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nuritan
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I cannot correct their mistakes :(
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Hi friends!
My students can �t learn the structure of English. They think in Turkish and so make sentences according to the structure of Turkish.
In Turkish the order of the words are :
Subject + Object + Verb and so they make sentences like this:
" I school go" or another sentence:
"Hansel and Gretel very happly live "
S V
How can I make them gain this sturcture? Do you have any experience like this? please share your opinion and advice..Thanks in advance.
Hugs from Turkey! |
1 Mar 2011
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dawnmain
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A game I have done for questions that would work for you I think.
Make a set of cards for each group or pair depending how many students you have - they should make simple sentences - one word per card. Each set about 20 words.
eg I - always - eat - toast.
We - often - buy - chocolate.
etc.
Start by saying the sentences and the first team to put the cards in correct order on the table and raise their hand gets a point.
When you have done all the sentences then start a new game but this time explain that you will say the words in the wrong order and they have to put them in the correct order.
It �s simple fast and fun.
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1 Mar 2011
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evgenija_kuka
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or simply give them the basic structures as a formula and ask them to make sentence using a bank of words you supply in advance... S + V ----- Mary runs./ I spell./ Babies cry./ Birds fly... S + V + O ------- Mary makes model planes./ She listens to rock music./ We like pizza.
S+ V+ Adv. ------- We live in London./ This costs a lot./ She sings happily....
I think it is important to introduce structures one at a time and spend some time practising each one. I find this method extremely useful when teaching tenses. Once they get the formula, we all make sure all words �fall � under the right caption! |
1 Mar 2011
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edrodmedina
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The sentence generators I created help with sentence structure. You can adapt them to your needs. ed |
1 Mar 2011
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moravc
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Other thing you may try - adapt the Turkish sentences to fit English (if possible).
Many teachers thing that L1 mustn �t be used but many slow learners NEED to compare L1 (Turkish) AND English...
Robot j� pizzu. Roboti j� pizzu v sobotu.
A robot eats pizza. Robots eat pizza on Saturday.
Robots are eating pizza now.
Roboti jsou �erouc� pizzu teď.
- This Czech sentence sounds funny, but it shows exacly the correct word order and the way the verbs are "made" in English (word formation).
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1 Mar 2011
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nuritan
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Thanks for your useful replies dear dawnmain, evgenija_kuka, edrodmedina, moravc..
At university all of our teachers said that we sholdnt give the structure while teaching tenses.But they never get the point unless I give it. So I live in dilemma ;) Anyway I will try your advice and try to teach it by playing games..Thanks ag�in friends..lots of hugs from here  |
2 Mar 2011
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