Which is more important: grammar or vocabulary? ‘Grammar is part of the language. It helps us to speak and write correctly. But there is much more to language than grammar. English has thousands of words — vocabulary, collocations, idioms and expressions. We express what we mean most by our choice of vocabulary a Ifyou spend most of your time studying grammar, your English will not improve very much. You will see most improvement if you learn more words and expressions. a You can say very little with grammar, but you can say almost anything with words! Dellar and Hocking, Innovations, 2000 What do you think about these ideas? Do you agree or disagree and why?How do you record new vocabulary? +) get married — sposarsi i . \ verge — medio | Atrosratt nmtarcfdvecesomra cri te xquaich Geeta sonoma aut nt and erin fent)- entoren its paoployaurhovse and give ham fod ard din | Yoot tama comers wna end Discusion point 1 * Do you have a special notebook for recording new words and phrases? ‘* Which of the methods above do you use for recording new words and phrases? ‘* What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of each one? * How useful is it to copy out new words and phrases into your vocabulary notebook | after the lesson?How do we record information? ‘What you must NOT do is see words as individuals ‘You must try and see For example the verb “take” take anap 2 take on a new employee to take turns playing the game ‘You will see richer language this way For example adverbs + adjectives 2 "Roberto Carios is an immensely popular singer in Brazil" 2 "The class was extremely boring today” Alllof the above are called collocations. ‘These are words that are often combined together. Verb + Noun collocations Verbs with Do, Have, Go, Make ,Take, Get Adjective + Noun collocations Adverb + Adjective collocations Phrasal Verbs Collocations containing prepositions Phrases/ ExpressionsSEO ADJECTIVESWork in a group and organize the vocabulary you gathered over the last week in a useful way