Course Description
This course is designed to provide primary school students with a strong foundation in English grammar and composition. Using the renowned textbook “Primary School English Grammar and Composition” by Wren & Martin, students will learn the essential rules of English grammar, develop their writing skills, and gain confidence in constructing sentences, paragraphs, and short compositions. The course is structured to be engaging, interactive, and progressive, ensuring that students build their skills step by step. Through clear explanations, practical examples, and a variety of exercises, students will master the basics of English and prepare for more advanced language learning.
Key concepts covered include
The course will cover the following key concepts, aligned with the content of “Primary School English Grammar and Composition”:
- Parts of Speech:
- Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections.
- Understanding their roles and usage in sentences.
- Sentence Structure:
- Subject and Predicate.
- Types of Sentences: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory.
- Tenses:
- Present, Past, and Future Tenses.
- Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous Forms.
- Punctuation and Capitalization:
- Proper use of periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points, and more.
- Rules for capitalizing letters in sentences and proper nouns.
- Composition Skills:
- Writing sentences and paragraphs.
- Crafting short stories, letters, and essays.
- Organizing ideas and using appropriate vocabulary.
- Grammar Rules:
- Subject-Verb Agreement.
- Use of Articles (a, an, the).
- Singular and Plural Forms.
- Degrees of Comparison (Positive, Comparative, Superlative).
- Vocabulary Building:
- Learning new words and their meanings.
- Synonyms and Antonyms.
- Using words in context.
- Common Errors and Corrections:
- Identifying and correcting grammatical mistakes.
- Improving sentence clarity and coherence.
- Interactive Exercises:
- Fill-in-the-blanks, matching, and sentence correction activities.
- Creative writing prompts and group discussions.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will:
- Have a solid understanding of basic English grammar rules.
- Be able to construct clear and grammatically correct sentences.
- Develop confidence in writing paragraphs, letters, and short compositions.
- Improve their vocabulary and communication skills.
- Be well-prepared for more advanced English learning.