Let's look again at the description of a tree that I shared in last Friday's lesson. I've already listed the good vocabulary from the description here, so let's focus on grammar.
Here are three grammar points from my description:
1) I used a variety of verb tenses
- Future: I'm going to talk about / I'll also describe
- Present simple: This is / they are / I have / it symbolises
- Past simple: I went, it was
- Present perfect: that I've ever seen
2) I also used some passives
- Present: it's thought to be, they can be seen, they are commonly found, wood is used, stories are associated with it
- Present perfect: has traditionally been used, hasn't been used, has become known
3) I used pronouns to refer back to nouns already used
- a tree called the Major Oak. This is..., it's thought to be...
- Oaks are very common... they can be seen...
- Sherwood Forest, which is
- a wood that has traditionally been used
- The oak tree is important... because it symbolises... its traditional role
- The Major Oak is famous... stories that are associated with it
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