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TEACHING GRAMMAR

1. Definition

The study and practice of rules by which words change their


forms and are combined into sentences (The Longman
Dictionary of Contemporary English)

Two basic elements: Rules and Practice

2. Ways of teaching grammar

 The inductive/covert way: students induce rules from


examples.
 The deductive/overt way: rules first, examples second.

e.g.
o Handout 1

The Present Perfect


o Handout 2

The Future

 Stages:

 Lead-in
 Preview
 While
 After
TASKS
Teaching the If Clause: handout
Teaching the Passive Voice: handout

DISCUSSION

August exam
If Clause
Modal verbs
Tenses
The Passive Voice
The Adjective : Degrees of Comparison
The Noun: the plural
Reported Speech

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