Grammar, Reading, And Writing In English Basic Level

Read like a Standard American English Native Speaker. Write like a native English person, too.

What you'll learn

Students will learn how to write basic sentences in Standard American English. Some structures will mirror the grammar and syntax of British English.

Students will take tests on grammatical and syntactical structure in Standard American English.

Students will hear a live person speak to understand the difference in digraphs, like "oo" in "broom" and "pool."

Students will write sentences. They will eventually write paragraphs.

Students will understand the difference between an adverb and an adjective.

Students will read from real literature.

Students are able to download some materials for future practice.

Students are eligible for a 0.5 out 1 credit (high school level) after completing this class.

Requirements

None.

Description

We use actual literature to help you read, speak, and write Standard American English.  Our teaching style uses the Whole-Language Approach.  You can hear some slides where you see the teacher speaking.  Some sounds come from a bilabial upper tongue and others come from the lower tongue.  Some English vocabulary's etymology includes French, German, and Spanish.  Therefore, we use some of the digraphs (two letters that blend as one) as do the French, Germans, and Spanish.  We will model the position of the mouth for you.  The other slides allow you to hear the sounds.  We model writing sentences.  We show verb tenses.  We allow you to download some of the portable document files (PDFs).  We allow you to print some of the Microsoft Powerpoint slides.  We show you how to change verbal tenses.  We demonstrate how adjectives can become adverbs.  We teach direct objects, dative case (indirect objects), and appositives. You will receive a 1/2 credit high-school-level credit from a Florida Department of Education private school upon completion of the class.  Send a message to me if you have questions.   We  need at least four hours to respond to you.  Most often, we respond within the same day.   The longest response time is 72 (seventy-two) hours.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction: Hello. This is how you can learn the basic structure of English.

Lecture 2 Tone and Literature and Grammar in Standard American English

Lecture 3 Punctuation

Section 2: Reading Literature and Learning Standard American English Grammar

Lecture 4 "A Terrible Man" By: H. P. Lovecraft and Writing Sentences

Lecture 5 "A Terrible Old Man" Part 2

Lecture 6 Etymology and How to Determine Vocabulary

Section 3: We Will Write the Basic Sentence and Add Adjectives.

Lecture 7 Let us write a basic sentence. Part 2 of Basic Sentence Structure.

Lecture 8 Write A Basic Sentence.

Lecture 9 Verb Practice: Present-Tense, Past -Tense, and the Conditional Tense

Lecture 10 Conditional and Progressive Verbs

Lecture 11 Present-Tense, Past-Tense, and Future Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs

Lecture 12 Review of Has, Had, and Have

Lecture 13 Vocabulary Builder Part 1 and Compound Sentences

Lecture 14 Verbs: Part 2

Section 4: Lecture 6: Practice Verb Tenses and Fill-in-the-Blanks with Specific Vocabulary

Lecture 15 Pronounce These Words and Fill-in-the-Blank Sentences.

Lecture 16 Nouns

Lecture 17 More Nouns and Verbs

Lecture 18 Articles: A, An, and The Plus the Indefinite Articles

Section 5: Present-Tense, Past-Tense, Progressive Tense Verbs, and Prepositions

Lecture 19 Verb Tenses and Prepositions

Lecture 20 Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles–-Sentence Completion

Lecture 21 Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs

Section 6: Sentence Completion: Review the Words in Order.

Lecture 22 Sentence Completion and Sentence Structure

Lecture 23 Reading from Authors of the Past

Section 7: Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Case

Lecture 24 Family Tree and Possessive Pronouns

Lecture 25 Possessive Pronouns Again

Lecture 26 Demonstrative Pronouns

Section 8: Grammar and Pronunciation with Reading

Lecture 27 Hester Prynne Fled From the Prison.

Section 9: Differences Between Adjectives and Adverbs

Lecture 28 Turn an Adjective into Adverb.

Section 10: Final Section

Lecture 29 Write Your First Short Story or Write Your First Sentences.

People who want to practice writing and speaking in Standard American English.