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Comments about Conditional (Session 2)

Hello =)

Today I did the exercises about the first conditional and I had 100% in the two exercises, I´m so happy. Yesterday, I had problems with the Zero conditional, but I will study for the next class.
but I learn that the zero conditional is a structure used for talking about general truths or things which always happen under certain conditions. A zero conditional sentence, consists of two clauses, an "if" clause and a main clause; the first conditional, is a structure used for talking about possibilities in the present or in the future and the second conditional, is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the present or in the future.
The conditional helps us know more about the structure of English-Language, it is of great help to us to write and speak.

that`s all
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Why is grammar important for an EFL teacher?

Because, it is important that people who are not native to learn good grammar, the grammar helps them to speak English properly, to make good sentences and have a good, smooth and pleasant conversation at the time that is required, so we can also be good teachers and good teaching English (grammar).

" Parts of Speech"

The parts of speech, explains the ways words can be used in various contexts. Every word in the English language functions as at least one part of speech; Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but explains how the word is used.
Parts of speech" are the basic types of words that English has, there are eight :

1. Noun: A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action. Examples: cowboy, theatre, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival, etc.
   
2. Verb: A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something). Examples: walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want, etc.
   
3. Adjective: An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun. Examples: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important, etc.
   
4. Adverb: An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened. Examples: slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere, etc.
   
5. Pronoun: A pronoun is used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, etc.
   
6. Conjunction: A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together. Examples: but, so, and, because, or, etc.
   
7. Preposition: A preposition usually comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence. Examples: on, in, by, with, under, through, at, etc.
   
8. Interjection: An interjection is an unusual kind of word, because it often stands alone. Interjections are words which express emotion or surprise, and they are usually followed by exclamation marks. Examples: Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha, etc.

We will add one more type:

Article: An article is used to introduce a noun. Examples: the, a, an, etc.

Why is important to know about Parts of Speech? Because these parts of speech are important to know to help improve your writing as well as your speaking.

Tic Tac Toe...

I think that tic tac toe is very good because we can think about how we can complete sentences. It helps us to think faster. This game is very funny because we can be nervous and we can have a good time.

You also can teach grammar with this game because it uses the part of speech, so you can learn how you can write and read the English.
(It helps me to practice my English and also I think is fun to learn English)

Websites with information about Parts of Speech

1. http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.html
2. http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos.htm
3. http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/ptspeech.htm
4. http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_1.htm
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part-of-speech_tagging
6. http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/parts-of-speech.html
7. http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/partsspeechterm.htm
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIpu7zCJrOE
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utiZjT3Qn-c
10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm4ANh9PLsQ

Quiz I,II

Quiz I

1. If he comes, we will go to lunch.
2. I would buy a new house, if I win the lottery.
3. If she misses the bus, she have to walk.

4. If I had known you were in town, I would have bought you some flowers.
5. If he studies a lot, he is going to pass the exam.

6. I would get a new job, if I was you.

7. He will surely fail his exams, unless he begins to study.

8.She would live in New York now, if she had stayed.

9.They would have bought that new car, if they had had the money.

Quiz II

1. I leave on Saturdays, if she won't come to visit.
2. If he were President, he would help the poor more.
3. If they had had enough good sense, they would have moved to Santa Monica.
4. She will go crazy, unless she leaves you.
5. If this storm gets worse, we will have to go inland.
6. Watch out! If you touch that cable, you will get a shock.
7. I might have had time, if you had asked me for help.
8. I'm afraid I can't understand you, if you don't speak clear.
9. She would have gone, if she had been in your position.
10. You would certainly have been angry, if you had discovered what he knew.

Conditionals

Hello, today I will explain the following:

1. Zero Conditional:

If + Present Simple + Present Simple

if you are a teacher, you work very hard

• we can reverse the order:

Present Simple + if + Present Simple

you work very hard if you are a teacher

2. First Conditional:

We can use the following structure to talk about things that may happen in the future.

if + Present Simple + will/Won´t

(Future Possibility + Result) If it rains, we won´t go out

We can reverse the order:

We won´t go out if it rains

3. Second Conditional

We use the past simple, but it refers to the present, look at this:

If + Past Simple + Would (or´d)

if he worked harder, he would do better.

4. Third Conditional:

we use the following

If + Past Perfect + would have (or ´d have) + past participle

If I had spoken British English very well, I would have used it in Phonetics

We can use wish + had done to talk about the past when we are sorry that something didn´t happen, and we imagine that it did.

that´s all for today

Good bye.

Grammar IV

Hello guys!

How do you do?
I´m Teresa Lagos and I`m studying at the Adventista University and I´m in the second year of English.
Well ,I´m here writing, because my grammar´s proffesor told us that we can create this blog.
have a good day

God Bless You! and I hope that you like this blog.
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