WRITING / sentence structure
Sentence Structure
This page includes a range of lesson / worksheets on sentence structure.
Sentence Structure 1
Aim: To support students in their understanding and practice of the four types of sentence structures: simple, compound, complex and complex-compound.
Time: 60 minutes & homework task
Sentence Structure 1: Simple, compound, complex & complex compound [new 2020]
This lesson is to support students in their understanding and practice of the four types of sentence structures: simple, compound, complex and complex-compound. It includes noticing, guided and freer practice. (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1]. / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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Sentence Structure 2
Aim: To support students in their understanding and practice of fragment, run-on and coma splice sentence structure
Time: 60 minutes & homework task
Sentence Structure 2: Fragment, run-on & comma splice sentences [new 2020]
This lesson helps improve students’ sentence structure through identifying & rewriting fragment, run-on & comma splice sentences. It includes noticing, guided & freer practice. (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1]./ TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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Relative clauses
Aim: To support students in their understanding and use of defining & non-defining relative clauses.
Time: 60 minutes plus homework task.
Relative clauses: Defining & non-defining clauses [new 2020]
This lesson supports students in their understanding & use of defining & non-defining relative clauses.The lesson includes four tasks of guided practice & two tasks of freer practice (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1]. / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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Cause & effect language
Aim: To support students in their understanding and use of cause & effect language.
Time: 60 minutes plus homework task.
Cause & effect [new 2020]
This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of cause & effect language. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice & a paragraph writing exercise. (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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Compare & contrast
Aim: To support students in their understanding and use of compare & contrast language.
Time: 60 minutes plus homework task.
Compare & contrast [new 2020]
This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of compare & contrast language. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice & a paragraph writing exercise. (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1]. / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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Academic Hedging Lesson
Aim: To support students in their understanding and use of hedging (cautious/tentative) language.
Time: 60 minutes plus homework task.
Hedging: Cautious / tentative language [new 2020]
This lesson supports students in their understanding & use of cautious / tentative language.The lesson includes six tasks of guided practice & two tasks of freer practice (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins & homework. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1]. / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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Cohesion
Aim: To support students in their understanding and use of cohesive devices in a text
Time: 60 minutes
Cohesion & Coherence Worksheet – AEUK
This worksheet helps to consolidate what ‘cohesion’ is with a focus on pronouns, word forms and summary nouns. It also includes a coherence sheet on key connections and two practice activities. Example Level: ***** [B2/C1] / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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Parallelism
Aim: To support students in their understanding and use of parallelism in writing.
Time: 30 minutes
Parallelism Worksheet: Free Download
This worksheet provides an explanation of the key concepts of ‘parallelism’ & provides an error correction exercise to practise the key concepts. An awareness of this writing element really helps establish unity & readability in sentence structure. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1] / Webpage link. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
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