Today’s Lesson

Word Positioning

What we are learning today:

 To learn basic word positioning in English

 To understand how easy it is to make
sentences by knowing where the words go
 To learn tips on how to know which words
will follow
 To learn or review what type of words are
used and in which position
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Reading and Understanding

When learning a language, it is not enough to

just know the words. You must know how
they are used and how to put them together
so we can communicate and understand each
other.
Building a sentence is the same way as
building a house: you start from the
bottom and, one-by-one, you add pieces
until you get to the roof. Once you know
where all the words go, it is easy to see
the finished results.

Each word is a tool. Each one talks about something.

Do you know what they are and how they are used?
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Word Types: What’s my name?
Guessing game: match the word types on the left with their role and meaning in a sentence.

 Proper noun A. This word replaces people and things and goes at the beginning of a sentence.
Pronoun

 Common noun B. The role of this word is to change or modify an action or an adjective to better
understand what is happening. Adverb

 Pronoun C. This word's role is to help us talk about things and people’s job titles like “nurses”,
“bus drivers” and “cooks”. They are names for things which help us understand
what we are talking about. They are general words. Comom nouns.
 Adverb
D. This type of word describes things or people. It helps us get a clear picture in our
minds. Adjective
 Verb
E. This word talks about an action or movement. It explains what is happening.
Verb
 Adjective F. This word is used to talk about people or companies. They are unique. Proper
noun. Nomes próprios
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Word Types: What’s my name?
Guessing game: match the word types on the left with the words on the right.

 Proper noun Rapidly Daniel Drive Fast

Good It Coca Cola Her Incredible

 Common noun
He Normally You Paris Carefully
 Pronoun
Eat Hotel Car Mine Kitchen

 Adverb Jump Food My Sleep Sad

Jenny Delicious Well Careful

 Verb
BMW Table Sing Bathroom
 Adjective
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Word Types: What’s my name?
Guessing game: match the word types on the left with the words on the right.

Location Words Time Words Paris Dinner

Two days ago Under the table

Living room In five minutes

Office On time

Tomorrow Behind the door

Tuesday After lunch

January In the car

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Basic Structure: Where do I go?

 Each box or position is where word types are placed. Can you tell me where I go?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

 Location words
 Modals Auxiliaries Adverbs
 Subject: People/Things
 Message: Adverbs / Adjectives / Nouns (Things/People)
 Verbs (Actions)
 Pronouns
 Time words
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Where do I go? Lets practice!
 rarely brings at Daniel home work.
 In he chair likes to his in the evening relax.
 Put each word in the correct position
 drinks every he night cola.
 BMW works he for in Germany Frankfurt
 Billy to goes at 8:45am. school
 Romantic Paris is very a city.
 Can vacation take Peter a to Brazil in May.

1.PeopleThings 2. Modal AuxAdv 3. Verbs 4. Message 5. Location 6. Time

Pronouns Adv. Adj. Noun
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Tip: What goes next?
Who
What A common problem students have when they
Where learn English is knowing which word comes
When next. Do I say this? Do I say that? A good
Why way to know what comes after a verb is by
Which using the 5W’s: who, what, where, when and
How why. You can also use how and which!
5W’s

4. Message
1.People Things Verb
Pronouns
2.Modal Aux. Adverb 3. Adv Adj Noun 5. Location 6. Time

Daniel rarely brings work at home.

He likes to relax in his chair in the evening.
He drinks cola every night.
He works for BMW in Frankfurt Germany.
Billy goes to school at 8:45am.
Paris is a very romantic city.
Peter can take a vacation to Brazil in May.
In Today’s Lesson
Word Positioning