Top 20, Great Grammar for Great Writing, First Edition Teaching Notes

Top 20, Great Grammar for Great Writing, First EditionTeaching Noteshttp://esl.college.hmco.com/instructorsCopyright Houghton Mifflin CompanyChapter 20 – Confusing Pairs of Words: Pronouns,Adjectives, Adverbs, and PrepositionsOverviewThis chapter focuses on pairs of words that students often confuse. The chapter isdivided into the following sections: pronouns, adjectives and adverbs, prepositions, andother confusing words (no/not, than/then, there is/are, to/in order to/for, too/so,either/neither, so/not).Teaching NotesPronouns (20.1)Introduce the pairs of words by listing them on the board, one pair at a time, and askingstudents to explain the use of each and/or to offer example sentences using the words.Refer to the explanations listed in section 20.1 if necessary. When all pairs have beendiscussed, ask students to complete Exercise 1. Correct the exercise together, askingstudents to spell or otherwise indicate which answer they have circled. Follow up withExercise 2. Ask students to share their sentences, first with a partner and then with theclass. Invite students to write some of their sentences on the board.Adjectives and Adverbs (20.2.1)Introduce the pairs of words by listing them on the board, one pair at a time, and askingstudents to explain the use of each and/or to offer example sentences using the words.Refer to the explanations listed in section 20.2 if necessary. Ask students to completeExercise 3. In order to more easily correct the exercise, transfer it to an overheadtransparency, cut the sentences into strips, and have students put the strips in the correctorder on the overhead. Then ask students to correct the errors.More Pairs and Groups of Adjectives and Adverbs (20.2.2)Introduce the pairs of words in small groupings, perhaps three or four at a time. For eachgrouping, review the pairs and ask students to provide examples of their own. Whenstudents have covered three or four groupings, have them review the pairs. (See ChapterNotes for Chapter 19, Section 19.2, for a suggested review activity.)After students have reviewed all the pairs and practiced, ask them to complete Exercise 4.Correct the exercise as a group. Follow with Exercise 5, asking students to share theirsentences with their classmates.Prepositions (20.3)1