Spanish Sentence Builders - TRILOGY - Part I - Grammar Booklet (The Language Gym - Sentence Builder)

Spanish Sentence Builders: Trilogy – Part I - GRAMMAR BOOKLET has been conceived as a supplement to our Spanish Sentence Builders: Trilogy – Part I book.It is divided into 15 units, with matching Sentence Builders from the main Trilogy book. Each of the units is based around one Main Grammar Focus, which is explained and then taught via an array of engaging Conti, EPI, vocab building, translation and writing tasks. There are also additional Pop-up Grammar sections to introduce and teach other grammatical points required throughout the book.TERM 1Unit 0 – EPI Register Routine: Introducing oneselfGrammar focus: Conjugating estar in the present indicativeUnit 1 – Talking about my ageGrammar focus: Conjugating tener in the present indicativeUnit 2 – Saying when my birthday isGrammar focus: Conjugating ser in the present indicativeUnit 3 – Saying where I live and am fromGrammar focus: Conjugating IR verbs in the present indicativeUnit 4 – OPTIONAL: Things I like/dislike: School subjects & teachersGrammar focus: Conjugating gustar in the present indicative, focusing on subject and object pronounsUnit 5 – Things I like/dislike: Free time activitiesGrammar focus: Combining gustar with infinitive verbsTERM 2Unit 6 – Talking about my family members and myselfGrammar focus: Conjugating llevar in the present indicativeUnit 7 – OPTIONAL: Describing my hair and eyesGrammar focus: Reviewing tener in the present indicative with all personsUnit 8 – Describing myself and another family memberGrammar focus: Possessive adjectivesUnit 9 – Comparing people’s appearance and personalityGrammar focus: Using comparatives (más… que, menos… que, tan… como)Unit 10 – Describing my teachers and saying why I like themGrammar focus: Indirect object pronouns (me chilla, me ayuda, me comprende…)Unit 11A – Saying what I and others do in our free time: jugar / hacer / irGrammar focus: Conjugating jugar, hacer and ir in the present indicativeUnit 11B – What I and others do in our free time: Regular verb focusGrammar focus: Conjugating regular -AR, -ER and -IR verbs in the present indicativeConjugation Drills 1Grammar focus: AR / ER / IR verbsTERM 3Unit 12 – Talking about my daily routine / school dayGrammar focus: Using a range of regular and irregular reflexive verbs in the present indicativeGrammar focus: Multi-verb practiceUnit 13 – Talking about weekend plansGrammar focus: Forming and using the immediate futureGrammar focus: Multi-verb practiceUnit 14 – Talking about food: likes, dislikes & reasonsGrammar focus: Using gusta and gustan accuratelyGrammar focus: Multi-verb practiceUnit 15 – My holiday plans, travel plans & activitiesGrammar focus: Conjugating verbs in the immediate future (all persons)Grammar focus: Multi-verb practiceIt should be noted that every grammatical structure in this book is included in the new GCSE specification.If you are an EPI user:You will employ this book in the Awareness and Expansion/Explanation phases of the MARSEARS cycle. In the Awareness phase, you will simply raise your students’ awareness of which grammatical structure you want them to focus on throughout the ensuing instructional sequence; in the latter Expansion/Explanation phase you will engage in a full-blown explanation of the target structure and will use the activities to drill it in. Read more