outline for Ms Gu

Lesson 1

nouns

  • countable
  • uncountable
  • a vs this

Lesson 2

verbs

  • linking verbs (non action)
  • action verbs

Lesson 3

adjectives

describe nouns

adjective – nouns

  • cute girl
  • fluffy toy
  • white clouds

Lesson 4

verb adjectives

  • jumps high
  • looks funny
  • tastes great

Lesson 5

adverb

describe verbs/adjectives

verb adverb

  • waits impatiently
  • shoots sporadically
  • jumps triumphantly

adverb verb

  • eloquently written
  • [sporadically hop] around
  • [triumphantly raised] his fists

adverb adjectives

  • gently quiet
  • quite beautiful

Lesson 6

8 Basic Structures

  1. Subj Verb agreement
  2. Subj – Verb

Lesson 7

  1. Subj – Verb – Obj
  2. Subject – Verb (action) – Object

Lesson 8

  1. Subject + verb (action) + adjectives
  2. Subject + verb (linking) + adjective
  3. Subject + verb (linking – “is/am/are/was/will be/”) + noun

Lesson 9

  1. Subject + verb + adverb
  2. Subject + verb + adverb + adjective

Lesson 10

  1. Subject + helping (aux) verb + main verb + object
  2. Subject + verb + (infinitive) verb + object