Basic English Grammar For English Language Learners Meeting #9

Hery Yanto TheEnglish 3.0 Series, Summer 2012July 16, 2012

TEACHING & LEARNING ENGLISH ABROAD

PART I

What you have to consider?

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• Culture• Certification/Training• Proficiency

• Pedagogy• Theory

• Permanent or temporal• Provide services to

your customer

Pre-requisite Both for

Native & Non-native ESL/EFL teachers

The training centers are helping the application & placement

• Job search directory• Online application• Phone interview• Preparing documents and

pre-departure• Connecting with host

country representative• Placing and arranging new

place to begin your career

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Where to go?

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Benefits

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English Summer Program

• Customize for International Students

• English for Specific Purposes

• Some program help student on their preparation and placement to the college/university

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English Testing Preparation Program

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Student Exchange Program

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Summer English Camp

When business, entertainment, and education blended

in a Program

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British Hills –Japan Experiencing the

Authenticity? Another example of

business, entertainment, and

education blended in a program.

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INTRODUCTION TO SENTENCE STRUCTURE

PART II

What is a sentence?• A sentence is a group of words that express a complete

thought.• A sentence begins with a capital letter in the first word and

ends with a punctuation.• A group of words that does not express a complete thought

forms a sentence fragment.

Sentence Sentence Fragment

Something just dropped from the roof.

Dropped from the roof.

She called when I was doing dishes. When I was doing dishes.

I surprised by a loud noise. Loud noise.

Four Kinds of SentencesTypes of Sentences Example

Declarative Sentence:- It tells something.- It ends with a period.

Tropical countries are humid.

Interrogative Sentence:- It uses to ask something.- It ends with a question mark.

Do you like to stay in a tropical country?

Imperative Sentence:- It gives an order.- It ends with a period.

Always have breakfast before you go to school.

Exclamatory Sentence:- It expresses strong feeling.- It ends with an exclamation point.

It was so cold!

Subjects and Predicates• A sentence has two important elements, a subject and a

predicate.• The subject informs whom or what the sentence is about.• The predicate represents what the subject is or does.

Examples:My friend, Andy, used his finger to point the letter. (Subject) (Predicate)

A man sit next to Mr. Guntoro caught a huge fish yesterday. (Subject) (Predicate)

Try this challenge

Underline the complete subject of these sentences!• Thailand is a country in South East Asia.• The pilot and co-pilot are ready to flight the new

airplane.• Rusmala, my neighbor, and her family enjoyed their

trip to Brazil. • Some conference attendees are going out to the field

trip this afternoon. • Richard Philander, the new principle, likes her office

very much.

Check Your Answer

• Thailand is a country in South East Asia.• The pilot and co-pilot are ready to flight the new

airplane.• Rusmala, my neighbor, and her family enjoyed their

trip to Brazil. • Some conference attendees are going out to the field

trip this afternoon. • Richard Philander, the new principle, likes her office

very much.

Conjuction• A conjunction is a word that connects words or groups of words.• For examples:• Parrots live in wild places or in zoos.• They eat some dumplings and drink a glass of green tea/• I like to go to the cinema, but my girlfriend want to watch the

movie at home. • Neither Amir nor Zahzira has the key to enter the building. • You can choose either to go with us or go with your parents.

Compound Subject & Compound Predicate

• A compound subject is two or more simple subjects that have the same predicate.

• A compound predicate is two or more simple predicates that have the same subject.

• A conjunction is used to join the compound subjects and compound predicates.• Examples:

• Andy or Herman will bring the ice.• Butter, eggs, sugar, and coconut have to be added first. • He sent, received, and answered the messages.• The scientists observed the subjects and took notes about them.

Try this challenge

• Underline the compound subjects or the compound predicates of these sentences.• Experts and the crew members inspected the

gas leaking.• Some lemon grass, onion, and garlic will be

needed. • He measures and checks all the damage.• The soldiers shouted and looked at one

another.

Check Your Answer

• Experts and the crew members inspected the gas leaking.• Some lemon grass, onion, and garlic will be

needed. • He measures and checks all the damage.• The soldiers shouted and looked at one

another.

Compound Sentence and Run-on Sentence

• A compound sentence contains two sentences with related ideas. A conjunction is used to connect these sentences. A coma is placed before the conjunction.• For example:

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• A run-on sentence is two or more sentences that run together. The run-on sentence can be separated into two or more sentences or can be changed into a compound sentence. • Run-On: Teachers suppose to assist students to participate as

active learners, engage them spend more time on doing their tasks.• Corrected: Teachers suppose to assist and engage students spending

more time on doing their learning tasks. By doing their tasks more often, students become active learners.

Closing Notes• Send an email to the facilitator for enrolling to the course.

Write your full name and your country of origin. For example: Ahmad Faisal, Nigeria.

• The facilitator email address is herythe@hotmail.co.uk• Star to learn from the course website:

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