How to teach sentences
How do you as a tutor, go about teaching a student who is B2 level, how to form sentences if that's their main learning goal?
7 answers from our tutors
when teaching sentence formation to B2 students focus on practicing sentence types through paraphrasing and expanding sentences with connectors and details. provide structured feedback on their writing and encourage real-life dialogue practice to reinforce natural sentence flow.
For the B2 students I like to prepare special text and dialogues based on their needs. Then I ask them to read the texts while the dialogues we do together. After that we analyze the sentences and its constructions, and I ask them to build more sentences similar to those we studied.
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At the B2 level, forming sentences involves practicing how to arrange words naturally. We begin with simple sentences and gradually add complexity, such as adding details and linking ideas. I provide examples and then help my students create similar sentences for confidence. Through regular practice, sentence formation becomes easier for the student’s.
Dear Bokang Selemela, within each grammar that you present the learner with, provide the learner with controlled and freer practices so they practice various sentences in different contexts.
Start by forming easy tenses, past tense or present tense it's more easier for beginners.
To teach sentence formation to a B2-level student, I'd follow a structured approach: 1. Warm up ( review current situation and assess speaking skills) 2. Sentence formation strategies( simple, compound and complex sentence structures including conditional, relative clauses and subordinate clauses) 3. Model sentences and guided practice. 4. transforming sentences and independent practice. 5. Use real life text and analyze sentence formation in context 6. Homework and feedback 7. Technological integration 8. Assessment and progress tracking
In my opinion, Use in real-life contexts, with intonation included. Correct pronunciation if necessary.
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To learn vocabulary for comprehension effectively: 1. Focus on High-Frequency Words: Study common words in academic and comprehension contexts. 2. Use Past Passages: Practice with old comprehension texts to spot recurring vocabulary. 3. Learn Synonyms: Memorize synonyms of common words, as passages often vary word choice. 4. Use Context Clues: Train yourself to infer meanings based on surrounding words. This approach makes it more likely you'll encounter words you know in comprehension exercises.
