Scott Thornbury is a teacher, teacher trainer, text book writer and an inspiration to many people and this is why I suggest that when you’re trying to decide on what English language learning book to buy, you look for one that he’s written.
If you go to his website you’ll not only be able to find the right book for you but you’ll also be able to follow him on ‘twitter (write to jessie@languagelab.com if you want to know more about what ‘twitter’ is and how to do it).
Scott Thornbury encourages teachers and students to think about the best way to learn vocabulary and grammar. He refers to something called ‘collocations.’ A collocation is a grouping of words in a sentence. When we learn which groups of words go together we may find it easier to put phrases together.
For example, do we say ‘turn on the button’ or ‘push the button?’ Do we say ‘watch television’ or ’see television?’
In my next blog, I’ll be looking at collocations,
See you next Monday!
Grammar Girl at Languagelab
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