Units

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Units are sets of Resources on the same theme.

Dizzee Rascal and the textbook The way we use language can differ dramatically according to context. This creative lesson asks students to translate from one context into another. This is a great approach that allows students to apply their implicit knowledge of language, and to analyse linguistic features naturally and implicitly, based on their intuitive language skills. » Read more	Formal and informal This lesson resource is designed to draw attention to how we use different registers in a variety of written contexts. When we use language, we make a number of different lexical and grammatical choices, depending on the context, or 'situation of usage'. » Read more
Expanding headlines Exploring the grammar of newspaper headlines Newspaper headlines are often not full sentences, but they are nevertheless quite easy to make sense of. In this starter, students will use their implicit knowledge of grammar to expand newspaper headlines into complete sentences, and then explicitly analyse what they've done. The Activity slide show appears in the menu entitled 'This Unit' in the upper right corner of this page. In the Activity slide show, five example headlines are presented. Students should do the following: » Read more	Formal and Informal Language Lesson Plan Goals: Distinguish between formal and informal writing contexts Identify which grammatical features create register Apply these features in writing Lesson Plan The teacher explains that we don't speak and write the same way in all situations. Depending on who we're talking to and what the situation is, we change. This is called register. » Read more
Foregrounding Foregrounding is a widely-used term in text analysis, literary linguistics and stylistics, referring to patterns of language that stand out in a text. The term itself is derived from art and film criticism, and is best understood by a visual analogy. Goal Noticing and exploring linguistic patterns in literary texts. Here is a picture of San Francisco: » Read more	Gender Objective To explore the meaning of gender in nouns. Nouns which refer to a person may refer to a man or to a male person like father or to a woman or to a female person like mother. There is a difference in gender. Write down the noun of the opposite gender: » Read more
Forensic linguistics: a starter an activity using language clues to solve crime Forensic linguistics is a growing area of language study that combines the analysis of language with solving crimes. All of us use language in subtly (and sometimes not very subtly) different ways – so when we write or speak, we leave clues that sharp-eyed language detectives can pick up. In this resource, we take a quick look at the kinds of clues forensic linguists look for when they try to work out the identity of a writer. » Read more	Genre of Argument and Discussion 1 Lesson Plan Goals: Discuss the tone and purpose of argument and disucssion in essays Identify the discouse structures and organisation features Analyse how grammar contributes to organisation Lesson Plan Before this lesson, you may want to complete the lesson An Introduction to Genre, so that learners are familiar with the key terms discourse structure and register » Read more
Form and function A useful distinction in grammar is that of grammatical form and grammatical function. Grammatical form is concerned with the description of linguistic units in terms of what they are, and grammatical function is concerned with the description of what these linguistic units do. Note that we use capital letters at the beginning of function labels, but this is by no means standard practice everywhere. Goal » Read more	Genre of Recipes Lesson Plan Goals: Compare the discourse structure and register features of two recipes Identify which grammatical features can be omitted for effect Analyse why recipes follow a predictable structure and set of features Lesson Plan Before this lesson, you may want to complete the lesson An Introduction to Genre, so that learners are familiar with the key terms discourse structure and register » Read more

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