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ill adj 1 (usu pred) in bad health; sick. She was ~ with anxiety. 2 (attrib) bad: ill health, in an ill
temper/humour; ill repute; do sb an ill turn; have ill luck; a bird of ill omen.
A conclusion is that when "ill" is used as a predicative, it has one meaning; but when it is used
attributively, its meaning will be different.
Seemingly easy words have been chosen, often used and learnt at the beginner's level, which differ
from corresponding Russian words and may, therefore, be difficult to learners.
A teacher can use a dictionary asking students to correct their own written work. The teacher doesn't
correct it, but returns the test-books with the incorrect places underlined in red. Provide the students with
dictionaries, ask them to do correction work in class. Teach the students to work on their own, without the
teacher's guardianship.Teach them to be responsible for their knowledge. They will understand then that
dictionaries are not for the meaning only, they are perfect grammar books containing wells of exciting
information. That will teach your learners to understand that languages are not each other's substitutes,
they are different living organisms and should be treated as such.
Certain class activities may be helpful in the students' endeavours to master different aspects of the
English parts of speech system.
Mime actions, substances, properties, emotions, etc. Describe them using words. Draw them on the
board with crayons.
Read the story and say what parts of speech the words in it are.
The Stag's Antlers
A stag admired his reflection in a pool of water one day. "My! But my antlers are very handsome," he
thought. "Just look at my poor skinny legs, though. They look as if they could hardly bear my weight."
Just then a lion leaped from the bushes at the edge of the water hole, and the frightened stag ran across the
open field. He could run much faster than the lion, who was quickly left behind. But when the stag ran
into the forest at the other side of the field, he ran into trouble. His antlers became tangled in some vines
hanging from a tree. As the lion was catching up with him, the stag struggled frantically to free himself,
and thought: "What a fool I am! As long as I could use my skinny legs, I could outrun that lion. But here I
am now, trapped by the antlers I admired so much."
A TPR activity: Practise the conjunction "and" showing that it can connect words of the same parts of
speech.
Listen
1. Listen.
2. Jump and hop.
3. Hop and clap.
4. Clap and run.
5. Run and sing.
6. Sing and sit down.
7. Clap and rest.
8. Get up and walk.
9. Walk and clap.
10. Run and sing.
11. Sit and rest.
In this activity you need pictures of a cat, fish, dog and bird.
Pick the Animal Up
1. Look at the cat and the dog.
2. Pick up the cat and the dog.
3. Put the cat and the dog down.
4. Pick up the fish and the cat.