Where to start teaching noun phrases to your beginner to pre-intermediate class?
Category: B1
It is important that noun verb
If you are teaching a pre-intermediate class about how we get our knowledge or health, then this grammar and vocabulary will be appropriate.
It is adjective for object to infinitive
What vocabulary should you teach or learn with modality and adjectives at a pre-intermediate level?
BE supposed to infinitive
The B1 / B2 divide seems to have many clashing or repeated points when locating forms. This post introduces another. The B2 points 153 in the category of MODALITY “be supposed to” to talk about expectation or obligation, and point 130 also in MODALITY ” be supposed to’ to talk about hearsay or supposition clashes […]
May I?
There are four entries in the English Grammar Profile that capture “May I…?” Point 97 are polite questions. They probably are not really asking for permission. 119 is literally asking for permission. Yet, for the purposes of designating a complexity level, this matters little. The interpretation of this structure becomes more difficult once we jump […]
Would + limited range of adverbs
If you were to choose which adverbs to teach with “would”, could you just rely on the English Grammar Profile to suggest which ones?
actually
Why do I believe that the English Grammar Profile and Vocabulary profile should be merged? Well, they both have tons of fantastic information but it would be better if they worked together. If we use the grammar profile for single token grammar points such as “actually” notice the lack of information in the EGP: Point […]
Reported Statements
B1 or B2 reported speech?
defining clauses with “that/who” as object relative pronouns
At A2 level, learners can use “that” to refer to things such as a singular group or “team” of people, whereas at B1 “that” can be used to refer to the humans: “people, actors, friends or a girl”. That is what these two points on the English Grammar Profile seem to suggest. The explanations do […]
“Something” + Adjective
Is “something” + adjective B1 or A2?