discovering the x words paris

Post on 01-Nov-2014

125 Views

Category:

Education

1 Downloads

Preview:

Click to see full reader

DESCRIPTION

A basic introduction to the X-Words as used in the X-Word Grammar method of teaching English grammar which was based on Sector Analysis of linguist Robert L Allen

TRANSCRIPT

Discovering the X-Words

Logo by David Marte

The X-Word Families

The Have Family

HAVE

HAS

HAD

The Do Family

DO

DOES

DID

The Be Family

AM

IS

ARE

WAS

WERE

The X-Word Families

The Pairs

CAN - COULD SHALL - SHOULDWILL - WOULD

The “M” Family

MUST MIGHTMAY

THE FIVE USES OF X-WORDS

1. Make questions2. Make negatives3. Find the subject4. Add tense (time)5. Add meaning

• Make questions

• Find the subject

THE FIVE USES OF X-WORDS

top related