Seven Effective Techniques

for

Presenting Grammar

Each technique has advantages but some possible problems may relate to it

too.

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1- Using Realia

• Put some objects in front of students( book, pen, pencil, ……. etc )

• Ask students to close their eyes and move one or some of the objects.

• Ask students: What have I moved? Eliciting: You have moved ……….

• Ask a student to do the same asking: What has he moved? Eliciting: He has moved ……….

• Write the examples on the board.

2 -Using pictures

• Show students two pictures asking them to make sentences to show the difference between the 2 pictures.

• Eliciting: In picture 2, Ahmed has closed the door. In picture 2, Noha has ironed the dress.

• Correct the mistakes and write the sentences on the board asking students to repeat them.

• Refer to the form and explain the meaning.

3 -Making a situation

• Talk about 4 or 5 persons students know well using the tense ( e.g. Ali has just written a word on the board, Ahmed has just closed the window, …………. )

• Write the sentences on the board underlining the word just and the form of the tense stressing on it when reading the sentences.

• Present the meaning of just.• Ask students to talk about people they know

giving similar examples.

4 -Using a song text

• Find a song text that contains a lot of the tense.

• Design and distribute a worksheet asking students to listen to the song and fill in the gaps on the worksheet.

• Gradually elicit the use and form of the tense.

5 -Using Reading• Use a report or a passage that focuses on the tense.• Write questions below the passage focusing on the

tense.• Students read and answer the questions which should

be constructed as: What have the boys seen/received/ sent ……..?

• Elicit the answers orally asking for complete sentences.• Write the answers on the board: The boys have

seen/sent/ ………• Refer to the form and meaning using colours and

underlining.

6 -Using a timeline

• Draw a timeline on the board such as the following:

| ……………………………………..………|Past------------------------------------ Now--------------------------------------future

• Write a sentence in the tense placed between past and now ( in the dotted line, e.g. I have seen him )

• Tell students first about the use of the tense then the form.

• Ask them to give more sentences similar to the example.

7 -Explaining directly

• Write the form of the tense on the board:have or has + past participle

• Tell students when use the tense.• Tell them the common words used in this

tense.• Give examples to illustrate.• Elicit more examples from them.