Grammar Chant

Grammar Chants

Grammar chants can be a lot of fun to use in classes. They are especially effective when used to help students learn problematic forms. Grammar chants use repetition to engage the right side of the brain's 'musical' intelligence. The use of multiple intelligences can go a long way to helping students speak English 'automatically'. Here are a number of chants for some of the most common beginning level problem areas. Many of these chants are simple. However, remember that through the use of repetition and having fun together (be as crazy as you like) students will improve their 'automatic' use of the language.



Using a chant is pretty straight-forward. The teacher (or leader) stands up in front of the class and 'chants' the lines. It's important to be as rhythmical as possible because these rhythms help the brain during its learning process.



Here they are: Have fun

Prepositions of Time - At and On


Prepositions of Time - In and At

Prepositions of Place - In and On

Prepositions of Place - At and On

Question Words

Basic Numbers - American English

Basic Numbers - British English

Some and Any

Question Words

Questions with 'How'

Introductions

Questions with 'Like'

Verb + Gerund

Verb + Infinitive

Pronouns

Simple Present (I, You, We, vs. He / She)

Regular and Irregular Past Forms

Comparative Forms

Superlative Forms

Comparative and Superlative Forms

First Conditional - Real Conditional

Second Conditional - Unreal Conditional

Third Conditional - Past Unreal Conditional