Practical English Learning and Teaching (2019)
'PELT'

The PELT Course Material

Session
Instruction Material
Main Lecture Video
Questions
Tutorial/Practice
Assignment and Sample Solutions
Supplementary Material
Teaching Notes

First set of 5 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 1-5 (due on 09 Aug 2019).

01
 		Introduction. Lesson 1. Discussion. Assignment 1
Class-work practice of composition.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
02
 		Letters and writing style.
Interpretation (Eng2CLL) technique: passage to interpret. 		Lesson 2. Discussion. Interpretation (Eng2CLL) practice on continuation passage. Assignment 2
Class-work practice of Interpretation.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
03
 		Word families "cat", "car-ball", "bed-her", "big", "box", "cup".
Expression (CLL2Eng) technique: passage to express. 		Lesson 3. Discussion. Expression (CLL2Eng) practice on continuation passage.
Practice of words of the present families. 		Assignment 3
Practice of words of the present families.
Class-work practice of Expression.
Tutorial video (a)
Tutorial video (b) 		Notes.
04
 		End-e effect.
Simplest sentences.
"go". 		Lesson 4. Discussion. Exercise on simple present, past and future with selected words from families "cat", "car-ball", "bed-her", "big", "box", "cup". Assignment 4
How to learn so much material?.
Exercise on orders/instructions/requests.
Exercise on simple present, past and future.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
05
 		Word families "make", "five", "gene" & "tube", "home".
"eat".
Verbs List 1. 		Lesson 5. Discussion. Practice of words of the present families.
Exercise on simple present with selected words from old families "cat", "car-ball", "bed-her", "big", "box", "cup". 		Assignment 5
Exercise on simple present.
Practice of words of the present families.
Speaking Session.
Tutorial video (a)
Tutorial video (b) 		Notes.

Second set of 5 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 6-10 (due on 16 Aug 2019).

06
 Mixed Words 1st List
Verbs List 2
"play".
PPF triplets.
Phrases and long sentences. 		Lesson 6 Discussion. Exercise on PPF triplets with selected words from families "make", "five", "gene" & "tube", "home". Assignment 6
Exercise on PPF triplets.
A word game.
Tutorial video. 		Notes.
07
 Word Family "baby-cry"
"do": Support.
P/N/I triplets.
3 x 3 PPF P/N/I Sets.
Objects and phrases: order. 		Lesson 7 Discussion. Practice of words from the present family.
Exercise on 3 x 3 sets with selected words from old families "make", "five", "gene" & "tube", "home". 		Assignment 7
Practice of words from the present family.
Exercise on 3 x 3 sets of sentences.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
08
 Word families "report-refer", "move"&"moon-book" and "green"
Questions: Binary/Query.
Wh-words and questions.
P/N/I/I-Wh Quadruplets. 		Lesson 8 Discussion. Practice of words of the present families.
Exercise on P/N/I/I-Wh Quadruplets with selected words from family "baby-cry". 		Assignment 8
Practice of words of the present families.
Exercise on P/N/I/I-Wh Quadruplets.
Exercise on predicate expansion with phrases.
Etymologically connected words.
Teaching practice.
Tutorial video (a).
Tutorial video (b). 		Notes.
09
 14 Types, 18 Forms.
Why is it necessary to know the meaning and usage of a lot of words? 		Lesson 9 Discussion. Exercise on sentences of 14 Types, 18 Forms with old word families "report-refer", "move"&"moon-book" and "green". Assignment 9
Exercise on sentences of 14 Types, 18 Forms.
Tutorial video. 		Notes.
10
 Articles, Capitalization, Punctuation. Lesson 10 Discussion. Why do we advise breaking up of sentences during interpretation and expression? Assignment 10
Practice of punctuation, capitalization and use of articles.
Tutorial video. 		Notes.
Module 1 ends here. Thousands of stories free in the net. Additional exercise for teachers.

Comprehensive Test on Module 1.

Third set of 5 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 11-15 (due on 28 Aug 2019).

11
 Letters and writing style.
Summary of Basic Word Families.
Summary of "go", "eat", "play" and "do".
Interpretation (Eng2CLL) of a small passage.
Expression (CLL2Eng) of a small passage.
Word family "beat-head-near". 		Lesson 11 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word family: predicate expansion (information enrichment). Assignment 11
Practice of words of the present families.
Predicate expansion.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
12
 Revision of Verbs List 1 and List 2.
Word Families "rain"&"serial".
3rd forms and 5th forms of Verbs. 		Lesson 12 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word family.
Revision of 14 Types, 18 Forms with old word family "beat-head-near". 		Assignment 12
Practice of words from the present word family.
Practice of 3rd and 5th forms.
Tutorial video (a) .
Tutorial video (b) . 		Notes.
13
 Word family "boat".
Verbs List 3.
Verb "be". 		Lesson 13 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word family.
Exercise of 3rd and 5th forms with old word family "rain"&"serial".
Exercise of verb 'be'. 		Assignment 13
Practice of words from the present word family.
Exercise of verb "be".
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
14
 Word Families "pause"&"dual".
Adverbs, Nouns looking like verbs.
Dummy Subject (through CLL2Eng). 		Lesson 14 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word family.
Exercise of sentences with dummy subjects and Noun forms of verbs with old word family "boat". 		Assignment 14
Practice of words from the present word family.
Exercise of sentences with dummy subjects and Noun forms of verbs.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
15
 Word Families "law"&"day".
Verbs List 4.
be + 3rd form.
Construction of sentences in passive voice. 		Lesson 15 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word family.
Exercise of passive voice (be + 3rd form) with old word family "pause"&"dual". 		Assignment 15
Practice of words from the present word family.
Exercise of passive voice.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.

Fourth set of 5 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 16-20 (due on 4 Sep 2019).

16
 		Revision of Mixed Words 1st List.
Mixed Words 2nd List.
"tell".
Active-Passive Conversion. 		Lesson 16 Discussion. Exercise of voice (active-passive) conversion with word families "law"&"day". Assignment 16
Sentence framing in passive voice.
Exercise of voice (active-passive) conversion.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
17
 		Word families "field-die"&"being".
Word families "toe"&"peon" and "euro".
be + 5th form.
Complements. 		Lesson 17 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word families.
Exercise of continuous tense (be + 5th form). 		Assignment 17
Practice of words from the present word families.
Exercise of continuous tense (be + 5th form).
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
18
 		Word family "due-cheque".
Word families "new"&"key".
"telling".
"do" versus "be". 		Lesson 18 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word families.
Exercise of active-passive conversion (same meaning) in continuous tense with old word families "field-die"&"being". 		Assignment 18
Practice of present word families.
Sentence construction in continuous: active and passive.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
Basic build-up.
19
 		"have".
Verbs List 5.
"call".
46 types. 		Lesson 19 Discussion. Active-Passive conversion on different types of sentences with old word families "due-cheque" and "new"&"key".
Assignment 19
Active-Passive conversion.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
Basic build-up.
20
 		A hundred verbs.
Objects: zero, one or two?
Alternative meanings? 		Lesson 20 Discussion. Reading and summarising.
Example: a novel of 232 pages. 		Assignment 20
Practice on verbs.
Discussion on summarising and composition plans.
Tutorial video . 		Notes.
Module 2 ends here. Thousands of stories free in the net. Additional exercise for teachers.

Comprehensive Test on Module 2.

Fifth set of 5 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 21-25 (due on 11 Sep 2019).

21
 		Letters and writing style.
Recapitulation: Words and Sentences.
Verbs and More verbs
Sentences in 46 types.
Interpretation and Expression. 		Lesson 21 Discussion. Game between two teams on active to passive conversion and vice versa. Assignment 21 Practice on verbs.
Practice on 46 types.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
22
 		Word families "boil" & "radio-lion".
Word families "ruin" & "medium".
Two objects.
Special structures. 		Lesson 22 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word families,
preferably using two objects or "have to"/"used to" structures. 		Assignment 22 Practice of present word families.
Exercise on two objects.
Exercise of have to / used to.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
23
 		Word Family "cloud-rough-four-group".
Even more verbs.
have + 3rd form.
Phrases. 		Lesson 23 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word families.
Exercise of perfect tense with old word families "boil" & "radio-lion" and "ruin" & "medium". 		Assignment 23 Practice of present word families.
Exercise of perfect tense with phrases.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
24
 		Word Family "low-down".
Word Family "boy" and small word-families.
"get".
Relation Markers. 		Lesson 24 Discussion. Practice of words from the present word families.
Exercise on using relation markers and phrases with old word family "cloud-rough-four-group". 		Assignment 24 Practice of present word families.
Exercise on using relation markers and phrases.
Tutorial video		 Notes.
25
 		Words club "SHUN".
Another set of verbs.
have been + 3rd form.
Connections. 		Lesson 25 Discussion. Practice of words from the present words club.
Exercise on active-passive conversion in perfect tense with old word families "low-down" and "boy". 		Assignment 25 Practice of "SHUN" club of words.
Exercise on passive voice in perfect tense and compound sentences.
Tutorial video		 Notes.

Sixth set of 5 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 26-30 (due on 27 Sep 2019).

26
 		Vowel-Rich Words.
Summary of Vowel Sounds.
Connecting Words and Connecting Patterns. 		Lesson 26 Discussion. Practice of Vowel-Rich Words.
Exercise of connections with words of the SHUN club. 		Assignment 26 Exercises on connectors, compound sentences and complex sentences; continuity of content across sentences.
Tutorial video		 Notes.
27
 		Compound Words.
Yet another set of verbs.
have been + 5th form.
Halts and Stops. 		Lesson 27 Discussion. Practice of compound words.
Exercise of perfect continuous tense (have been + 5th form). 		Assignment 27 Practice of compound words and verbs.
Exercises on perfect continuous tense.
Tutorial video		 Notes.
28
 		Hyphenated Words.
Supporting Action of Special Verbs.
Subject-Verb Agreement.
Short versus Long Sentences. 		Lesson 28 Discussion. Practice of hyphenated words.
Exercise of changing the subject 'under cover'. 		Assignment 28 Practice of compound/hyphenated/separated words.
Caution of 'subject-verb agreement': identifying the subject.
Tutorial video		 Notes.
29
 		Summary of Special Verbs.
Our final set of verbs.
Major Forms of Sentences. 		Lesson 29 Discussion. Practice of Major Forms of Sentences.
Study of defective verbs. 		Assignment 29 Practice on verbs,
in particular special verbs.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
30
 		EPP teaching scheme: more a teaching guide than a textbook.
Quarter (Module) 4 will show further avenues. 		Lesson 30 Discussion. A brief history of EPP. Assignment 30 Exercise with the tense structure.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
Module 3 ends here. Some suggestions on good and gripping authors. Additional exercise for teachers.

Comprehensive Test on Module 3.

Seventh set of 3 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 31-33 (due on 16 Oct 2019).

31
 Some administrative issues.
Revisiting Major Forms of sentences. 		Lesson 31 Discussion. Future potentials of EPP. Assignment 31 Expansion of tense seeds into families of sentences.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
32
 A word tree and its root, branches, fruits in a tub.
Surgery on Sentences. 		Lesson 32. Discussion. Identification of sentences as simple, compound, complex, mixed etc: Examples. Assignment 32 Exercise of developing word trees.
Exercise on clauses.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
33
 Another word tree.
Careful about trees that are misleading. 		Lesson 33. Discussion. Practice on Parsing: Classification.
Practice on etymologically connected words. 		Assignment 33 Practice on Parsing: Classification.
Practice on etymologically connected words.
Tutorial video 		Notes.

Eighth set of 4 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 34-37 (due on 30 Oct 2019).

34
 		Parsing of Simple Sentences.
Text-based parsing. 		Lesson 34. Discussion. Games: A great contributor to 'learning'.
Rules of a game of 5-letter words. 		Assignment 34 Further practice on parsing.
Synthesis of sentences.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
35
 Words in multiple roles.
Parsing of Compound Sentences.
Clauses and Phrases: Interchangeability. 		Lesson 35. Discussion. Exercise on Parsing. Assignment 35 Oral practice on use of words as different parts of speech.
Group practice on Parsing.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
36
 Suffixes and Prefixes.
Parsing of Complex Sentences. 		Lesson 36 Discussion. Test of English as a Functional Language. Assignment 36 Use of prefixes and suffixes to build word-tress.
Practice on analysis of complex sentences.
Non-trivial issues in clauses, sentence types and parsing.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
37
Phrasal Verbs.
Parsing of Mixed Sentences. 		Lesson 37 Discussion. A discussion on Module Zero. Assignment 37 Practice on phrasal verbs.
Practice on analysis and synthesis of sentences.
Tree structure of clauses and phrases.
Tutorial video 		Notes.

Ninth set of 3 lessons: Outline;     Assignments 38-40 (due on 6 Nov 2019).

38
 Design and Rephrasing of sentences.
Direct and Indirect Narration. 		Lesson 38 Discussion. Games in learning.
A word-guessing game that involves syntax too! 		Assignment 38 Practice on change of narration.
Tutorial video 		Notes.
39
 Paragraph Structure.
Vocabulary Building. 		Lesson 39 Discussion. A brief update on the history of EPP. Assignment 39 Practice on organisation of paragraphs. Notes.
40
 What was achieved? Lesson 40 Discussion. What next? Assignment 40 An open discussion with participants on the course. Notes.
Module 4 ends here. Some suggestions on good and gripping authors. Additional exercise for teachers.

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