Spanish Sentence Builders - Grammar - Verb Pivots

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Spanish Verb Pivots book focuses on the present indicative but also covers the immediate future and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>gustar</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> + infinitive (as well as 'verbs like </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>gustar'</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>). It is aimed at learners in the</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> A1-B1 proficiency range</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. It was conceived both for classroom and independent use whatever the method setting or course as it offers ample opportunities for practice through a wide range of activities designed to appeal to learners with a variety of cognitive styles and learning preferences.</span></p><p><br></p><p>It can be used to <strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>introduce</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> the target verbs and associated grammar and lexicogrammar patterns to </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>absolute beginners</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. It can also be useful if you teach </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>lower-to-intermediate learners</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (years 9 to 11 in the U.K.) in order to consolidate expand and deepen their mastery of those verbs and patterns. The latter learners in our experience are often able to master verb formation but lack </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>depth of knowledge</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> i.e. knowledge of verb </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>collocations</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (which lexis the verbs partner with) and </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>colligations</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (the rules which bind the verbs with what comes before and after them in a sentence).</span></p><p><br></p><p>Each macro-unit starts 'small' with the target verb being learnt within very basic sentence patterns and in the first person only. As each unit progresses<strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> the target verbs are modelled in sentence patterns which gradually increase in length and complexity. </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In order to enhance transferrability of learning and lexical depth each verb is also practised with a variety of lexical sets. For instance the verb </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tener</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is practised with animals classroom objects clothes physical description emotional and physical states age etc.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Traditional grammar and lexicogrammar intersect throughout the whole book</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> as in order for the learners to be able to become creative with each sentence pattern they must also master the manipulation of the changeable items in each sentence such as verbs adjectives pronouns determiners etc. </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The teaching of grammar arises organically from the need to enhance the generative power of each target sentence pattern</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> - this is a major innovation of this book.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>