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When to Use "Like" vs. "As"
Howcast -Learn when to use "like" vs. "as" from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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Can You End a Sentence w/ a Preposition?
Howcast -Find out if you can end a sentence with a preposition from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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When to Use "Of" vs. "Have"
Howcast -Learn when to use "of" versus "have" from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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L'Hexagone : present tense, prepositions à and en.
Pupil outcome: I can explore the diversity of France by accessing a range of texts and recognising the different uses of prepositions. Key learning points: - [a] sounds like 'animal' and [au] sounds like 'gauche'. - Use 'en' to mean 'to'...
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Un pays francophone : present tense, prepositions à, de and en
Pupil outcome: I can describe a Francophone country and demonstrate understanding of differences between Francophone countries. Key learning points: - There are many 'Francophone' (French-speaking) countries to explore around the world....
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Compound and adverbial complex sentences revision
Pupil outcome: You can recognise the difference between compound sentences and adverbial complex sentences. Key learning points: - A comma is a punctuation mark with more than one purpose. - Commas are often used to demarcate clauses in...
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Exploring memories of home in the poem ‘Childhood Tracks’
Pupil outcome: I can explore how James Berry presents memories of his hometown and use this to help me write about my own experiences. Key learning points: - Berry uses sensory language in 'Childhood Tracks' to evoke a vivid image of his...
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Considering sentence structures in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'
Pupil outcome: I explain and emulate how Bilan uses multiple adjectives, prepositions, and embedded clauses in 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'. Key learning points: - Using two adjectives in front of a noun creates a detailed description. -...
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Further word-level revision
Pupil outcome: I can practise word-level test questions. Key learning points: - A word family is a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning. Prefixes and suffixes can build word families. - A synonym is a word with the same...
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Prepositions
Pupil outcome: I can write a range of sentence types with prepositions to indicate time, place or cause. Key learning points: - Prepositions tell the reader where or when something is in relation to something else. - Prepositions can...
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Subordination with 'as' in adverbial complex sentences
Pupil outcome: You can use "as" subordination in an adverbial complex sentence. Key learning points: - A subordinating conjunction starts an adverbial clause. - There are many different subordinating conjunctions that have different...
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Writing a setting description based on 'A Christmas Carol'
Pupil outcome: I can write a narrative setting description based on 'A Christmas Carol'. Key learning points: - The purpose of a setting description is to provide rich detail that creates an atmosphere for the reader. - Precise...
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Writing the second half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'
Pupil outcome: I can write the second half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned. - Oral rehearsal is an important step in the...
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Describing the setting in 'The Borrowers'
Pupil outcome: I can write a setting description from ‘The Borrowers’. Key learning points: - The setting of ‘The Borrowers’ is the Clock family home, which is underneath the floorboards of an old, English house. - A preposition of place...
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Synonyms, antonyms, prepositions and adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can identify how specific words act on the meaning of a sentence. Key learning points: - Words can be related to each other by common features, patterns or meaning. - Synonyms and antonyms can be used by writers to vary...
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Ma ville, mon pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns lui, elle, eux, elles
Pupil outcome: I can describe my area in detail and describe people's roles within it using prepositions and emphatic pronouns. Key learning points: - [ui] sounds like 'huit' and [eu] sounds like 'deux'. - Emphatic pronouns can be used...
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Découvrir d'autres pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns nous and vous
Pupil outcome: I can discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living abroad, focusing on the use of prepositions and emphatic pronouns. Key learning points: - Nasal vowel sounds occur when one or more vowels precede a nasal consonant...
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Chez moi, chez toi : prepositions and emphatic pronouns moi, toi ...
Pupil outcome: I can use a range of prepositions and emphatic pronouns to contrast where I and other people live. Key learning points: - Emphatic pronouns are often used after prepositions. - Emphatic pronouns include moi (me) and toi...
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Eine Nachricht: 'worum' and 'darum', genitive prepositions
Pupil outcome: I can use the compounds ‘darum’ and ‘worum’ and understand prepositions with the genitive in the context of sharing messages. Key learning points: - Some verbs are followed by the preposition 'um' and the accusative case....
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Actions towards others: Malala, singular -er verbs with preposition 'à'
Pupil outcome: I can use my knowledge of vocabulary, cognates and the present tense to understand a French presentation about Malala Yousafzai. Key learning points: - [ien] sounds like 'bien' - The simple present tense singular endings...
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Writing the first half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'
Pupil outcome: I can write the first half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned. - Oral rehearsal is an important step in the...
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Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions
Pupil outcome: I can use -er and -ir verbs with question words to carry out an interview about leaving a country. Key learning points: - The sounds [ca], [co], [cu] are prononced as in casa, comer and escuchar. - The sounds [ce] and [ci]...
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Una autora inmigrante: singular -er/-ir preterite
Pupil outcome: I can use -er and -ir verbs in the past (preterite) to understand and ask questions about past experiences of moving to live in another country. Key learning points: - Regular -er/-ir verbs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular...
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Prepositional Phrases: Master Them in Minutes!
Learn the rules of preposition phrases and how to use them confidently in your writing and speaking. Understanding prepositional phrases is a crucial part of English grammar, and with this video, you'll be well on your way to language...