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~ Pre-Intermediate Level ~ Exploring Ideas ~

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~ Pre-Intermediate Level ~ From Pen to Voice ~

   ~ Various Ideas ~ Section Three ~ Teachers on the Internet ~

~ Part Three ~ Videos for Conversation ~

1) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Go

 

2)  Phrasal Verbs  ~  Come

 

3) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Let

 

4) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Make

 

5) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Take

 

6) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Bring

 

7) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Get

 

8) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Throw

 

9) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Work

 

10) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Wash

   ~ Words that go Together ~ Section One ~ Phrasal Verbs ~

~ Part One ~ Work Sheets for Conversation ~

~ Vocabulary versus Collocations ~

Notes: Collocations are words that occur in language in groups or chunks or phrases.

 

They occur more often than by chance. In other words, collocations are not random.

 

Idioms, sayings, compound nouns, and all types of phrases are examples of collocations.

 

It is possible to suggest that language is made up of structures and collocations.

 

Further, it is probable that studying collocations will improve your use of English.

 

Having said that, I suggest that each individual will have a unique approach to learning.

 

Yet, just studying vocabulary in isolation seems to be a limited approach. You be the judge.

 

 

¡°Honor your mistakes, they will lead to learning...

Through this learning, more mistakes will be made¡¦

Through this process, mistakes are no longer mistakes¡¦

They become the act of learning.¡±

 

TLW

 

                          

   ~ Useful Lexical Links to Progress ~

Speak Out/Write to Speak

 

1)  ~ Syno/Antonyms

Fun English

 

4)  ~ Compound Nouns

7 ~ 10) Smart Talk

 

~ Idioms One

  ~ Idioms Two

   ~ Idioms Three

    ~ Idioms Four

11~14) Power English

 

~ Sayings One

  ~ Sayings Two

   ~ Sayings Three

    ~ Sayings Four

6)  ~ Word Chunks

Appendix Four ~ Parts of Sentences     Appendix Five ~ Types of Sentences     Appendix Six ~ ?     

Appendix One ~ Dictation      Appendix Two ~ Verb Lists (print)    Appendix Three ~ Excused Absences (print)

~ Part Two ~ Work Sheets for Conversation ~

11) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Clean

 

12)  Phrasal Verbs  ~  Catch

 

13) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Keep

 

14) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Hold

 

15) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Set

 

16) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Stand

 

17) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Call

 

18) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Run

 

19) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Break

 

20) Phrasal Verbs  ~  Read

~ Words that go Together ~ Section Two ~ Collocations ~

31) Adjectives 1  ~  Describing Personality

 

32) Adjectives 2  ~  Describing People

 

33) Adjectives 3  ~  Relationships

 

34) Collocations 1  ~ Common Phrasing

 

35) Collocations 2  ~  Common Adverbs

 

36) Collocations 3  ~  Adjectives/Movies

 

37)  Proverbs 1  ~  General Expressions

 

38) Proverbs 2  ~  More Expressions

 

39) Lexicon 1  ~  Lexical Chunks

 

40) Lexicon 2  ~  The Lexical Approach

21) Papa English  ~  Fun Activities

 

22) Merriam Webster  ~  Games and Quizzes

 

23) Thesaurus.com  ~  Greetings/Vocabulary

 

24) Dictionary.com  ~  Games and Quizzes

 

25) Phrases 1  ~  Talk ~ Expressions 1

 

26) Phrases 2  ~  Talk ~ Expressions 2

 

27) Phrases 3  ~  Talk ~ Expressions 3

 

28) Chunks  ~  Informal Conversation

 

29) 50 Idioms  ~  Colorful Expressions

 

30) 50 Phrases  ~  More Real Conversation

1) Collocations  ~  Ask

 

2)  Collocations  ~  Tell

 

3) Collocations  ~  Say

 

4) Collocations  ~  Make

 

5) Collocations  ~  Have

 

6) Collocations  ~  Do

 

7) Collocations  ~  Give

 

8) Collocations  ~  Take

 

9) Collocations  ~  Get

 

10) Collocations  ~  Pay

11) Collocations  ~  Save

 

12)  Collocations  ~  Big

 

13) Collocations  ~  Great

 

14) Collocations  ~  Heavy

 

15) Collocations  ~  On

 

16) Collocations  ~  At

 

17) Collocations  ~  With

 

18) Collocations  ~  Go

 

19) Collocations  ~  Break

 

20) Collocations  ~  Variety