This is a video-based grammar lesson intended for A2/B1 students. Its aim is to review/introduce the use of gerunds after prepositions. The grammar expansion section, which focuses on verb + preposition collocations, is probably better suited to B1/B1+. Use it to your heart’s content. Any feedback will be much appreciated.
A lot of what we do in class tends to be related to grammar in one way or another. This post, which won the British Council Blog of the Month Award in Feb 2013, examines some of the questions that we should ask ourselves when we plan a grammar lesson.
Looking for a song to teach must have? The Day Before You Came, by Abba, contains as many as 15 examples. This is input flooding taken to a whole new level. It’s more like input tsunami, really. The bad news is that The Day Before You Came never really made it to the top of …
First things first: What is subject / verb agreement? It’s a grammatical rule that states that the verb must agree in number with its subject. In English, present tense verbs change to show agreement in the third person singular form by adding an S (or ES). Seems fairly straightforward, doesn’t it? So how could it be that …
