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10 Focus on form
Form and use analysis
Look at the examples sentences below and note how each has been analysed according to form and use and the type of concept checking questions that can be used by the teacher. Example sentence 1: I used to like pizza

Form
How is the language item formed (statement, negative, question, etc.) and how is it pronounced?

Use
What does this sentence mean?

Concept
How can I check that learners have understood the form?

Grammar

Pronunciation
/just/

I used to like pizza Subject + past tense of use + infinitive +noun phrase. Negative sentence: She didnt use to eat pizza. Question form: Did she use to like pizza?

I liked/ate pizza at some unspecified time in the past but I dont like/eat it now.

Did I like pizza in the past? When? Do I like pizza now?

Example sentence 2: Hes watching television. Form

How is the language item formed (statement, negative, question, etc.) and how is it pronounced?

Use
What does this sentence mean?

Concept
How can I check that learners have understood the form?

Grammar

Pronunciation
/hiz w t /

Hes watching TV. Subject + present continuous tense (to be + ing form) +noun phrase. Negative sentence: He isnt watching TV Question form: Is he watching TV?

To describe an action which is in progress at the moment of speaking.

Is the action (happening) now? When did it start? Is the action finished?

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