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    Here are 4 sentences using the words provided: 1. My wife works in the garden on weekends. 2. I help my wife with her work in the garden on weekends. 3. On weekends, my wife likes to work in the garden. 4. My wife enjoys gardening on her weekends off from work. TASK 3 – Now rewrite each sentence changing one word but keeping the same meaning. 1. My partner works in the yard on weekends. 2. I help my partner with their work in the yard on weekends. 3. On weekends, my partner likes to work in the yard. 4. My partner enjoys gardening on their weekends off from employment.

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    Here are 4 sentences using the words provided: 1. My wife works in the garden on weekends. 2. I help my wife with her work in the garden on weekends. 3. On weekends, my wife likes to work in the garden. 4. My wife enjoys gardening on her weekends off from work. TASK 3 – Now rewrite each sentence changing one word but keeping the same meaning. 1. My partner works in the yard on weekends. 2. I help my partner with their work in the yard on weekends. 3. On weekends, my partner likes to work in the yard. 4. My partner enjoys gardening on their weekends off from employment.

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    A Different Way of Looking at Grammar

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    Here are 4 sentences using the words provided: 1. My wife works in the garden on weekends. 2. I help my wife with her work in the garden on weekends. 3. On weekends, my wife likes to work in the garden. 4. My wife enjoys gardening on her weekends off from work. TASK 3 – Now rewrite each sentence changing one word but keeping the same meaning. 1. My partner works in the yard on weekends. 2. I help my partner with their work in the yard on weekends. 3. On weekends, my partner likes to work in the yard. 4. My partner enjoys gardening on their weekends off from employment.

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    GRAMMAR

    Structure Orientation Pattern


    Tense
    Clause: N + V + ?  Provides orientation as to  Syntactic frames in which
    when something happened words operate:
    Noun Phrase: (give + N + N)
    Det + Adj + N Determiners
    N+?  ‘the’, ‘an’ and ‘any’  It + be + easy + to + verb
    orientation as to identifying
    Verb Phrase: person or thing we are The + idea + of + -ing
    Modal + aspect + verb talking about
    Might have gone
    Might have been going Information organization
     grammatical devices (e.g.
    passive voice, new or old
    information, clefting) enable
    us to organize text to make it
    easy for reader or listener

    CLASS

    - Grouping of words which are linked by the way they behave and patterns in which they occur.
    - Words which belong to same class can normally be divided into words which are similar in meaning
    and function
    - Give + N + N = send, bring, sell

    LEXIS

    Lexical Phrases/frames Collocation Words

    - Items made up of more - Words likely to occur - Theoretically possible to


    than word together list all words one knows.
    - Carried as individual word - Predictable collocations - Words not known
    in memory - Strong coffee individually
    As a matter of fact - Learnt collocations - Words  range of
    - Rancid butter associated words and
    - Frames + variable gaps - Closely related in mind  patterns
    word  triggers 
    From an economical collocates
    perspective
    TASK 1 – Complete the following sentences by putting it or there in the appropriate place.
    1. I’m tired. Is nearly midnight.
    2. Be careful. Has been an accident.
    3. Is some money in the drawer.
    4. Is dangerous to drive too fast.

     Translate them back to your language. What happens?

    TASK 2 – How many different sentences can you write using the following words?

    Wife – work – garden – weekend

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