Learning Irregular Action Verbs with Freestyle.pptx

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1. LEARNING IRREGULAR VERBS WITH FREESTYLE Changing Perspectives : Embracing a New Generation in ELT Professor Damaris Reyes MEBI ESL Teacher- Interpreter- Translator [email protected]

2. About the Speaker • Teaching and IT Instructor for faculty and ESL Teacher Universidad Tecnológica de Tamaulipas Norte, Reynosa, 2019 Currently . • Phonetics and Phonology Professor •IEST Red Anáhuac, Tampico 2016-2018 • Interpreter and Translator at Logos Hope Ship , Short term , 2018, Gulf of Mexico . • Interpreter and translator , at Agricola Berries Rio Bueno, Winter/Summer 2013-2014, Región de los Ríos, Chile. •9 years of wide teaching experience on different education levels .

3. SEVEN MEANS PERFECTION It is said that there are 7 Tips to learn irregular verbs . According to some ESL students , irregular verbs are the most difficult ones since ‘’ they are weird ’’

4. 1 . Learn all new vocabulary with its tense forms You can make irregular verbs easier for yourself in the future by just learning them right from the beginning. Every time you learn a new verb, learn its tenses as well. Don’t just learn that to steal  means to take something without permission. You should also learn that its simple past tense is stole and its past participle is stolen .

5. 2 . Memorize the 10 most common irregular verbs first Not all irregular verbs are commonly used. You might never use a word like broadcast , and you’ll probably only see the word abide as part of the phrase law-abiding citizen (that’s someone who follows the law). Instead of going through the list in alphabetical order, focus on the most commonly used words first. Start with these very common words (they’re listed as present, past, past participle): Say , said, said Go , went, gone Come , came, come Know , knew, known Get , got, gotten Give , gave, given Become , became, become Find , found, found Think , thought, thought See , saw, seen That’s right, all these tiny but very important verbs are irregular! You’ll need to know their irregular forms to use them in everyday conversation.

6. 3 . Turn memorizing into a game You might have no problem remembering the irregular verbs using flashcards, but if you’re having trouble why not turn it into a game? There are a few games online that can make remembering the verbs fun and easy. The British Council has a quiz-like game, the MacMillan Dictionary has a verb wheel, and Jeopardy. You can even make your own game with index cards: write the verb and their past or past participle (or both) on separate index cards. Then turn all the cards over in front of you with their backs up. Now you can play a memory game. Turn a card over, then another. If the two cards match, leave them face up. If they don’t, turn them back over and try again.

7. 4 . Learn in sentences It might be easier to remember the words when they’re part of a sentence of a phrase. Learn words by putting them into sentences, and you’ll also be learning how to use them correctly. To learn the word see, for example, you can use sentences like this: “I see the bee, I saw the snow, but I’ve never seen a bee in the snow!” Be creative—the weirder the sentences are, the easier they will be to remember. You can use rhymes, keep the sentences short or create an entire story using as many verbs as you can. How you do it is up to you, as long as it helps you remember the verb forms.

8. 5. Leave lists where you can see them Sometimes just memorizing is the best way to go. To make this easier for you, divide up the verbs in groups of 5 to 10 words (you can group them alphabetically, by how common they are or by the groups we suggested earlier in this article). Write the verbs out on paper, and leave them in spots where you can see them throughout the day. Tape the list up behind your coffee maker, on your table, even on the bathroom wall! Looking at the list just a few minutes a day can be enough to remember them. Once you feel that you’ve remembered the full list, move on to the next group of verbs.

9. 6. Ask peers to correct you Nothing beats practicing—but practicing correctly is important too! Encourage students to ask you about pronunciation. Say the verbs in correct and incorrect sounds and ask them to correct you if you make a mistake when you speak,This is great not just for irregular verbs, but for any of your English speaking. Make sure they can accept correction without getting upset or discouraged. Remember, they’re becoming citizens of the world!

10. 7 . Group common irregular verbs together Irregular verbs don’t follow any rules, which is what makes them so hard to remember. But some irregular verbs follow a similar pattern . Instead of learning the verbs in alphabetical order, try putting them in similar groups. How you group the verbs depends on whatever is easiest for you, but here are a few suggestions: Verbs that remain the same in the present, past and past participle. Examples: cost and set . Verbs that are the same in the past forms, but not the present. Examples: breed, bred and shoot, shot . Verbs that end in - en in the past participle. Examples: speak, spoken  and wake, woken . Look through the list of irregular verbs and find patterns of your own!

11. USING MNEMONICS A mnemonic rule is to work with short and remarkable sentences that help associating words memorizing concepts easier .

12. MNEMONIC VERBS CHART

13. USING MNEMONICS and In my experience one that mixes many of these advices is : FREESTYLE RAP

14. Patterns to Jam Say a chant : When I say Irregular you say Verbs ! Irregular! Verbs ! Start slow so they can imitate the sounds properly Increase the speed to challenge them Try to add a dance for some of the action verbs to associate vocabulary with no translation. For begginers : Teacher says the verb in Spanish pointing at the Infinitive verb encouraging Students to say it in English only . In case of mispronunciation Teacher pronounces the verb correctly for the students to repeat as many times as needed .

15. MNEMONIC VERBS CHART

16. THANK YOU ! Professor Damaris Reyes MEBI ESL Teacher - Interpreter - Translator [email protected]