Can you think of any exceptions to the following rules?

e.g
.

Rule
will is used to express predictions
without evidence.

A:

the is not used with the

names of people.

B:

The past simple form of the verb is used

to describe finished events or states.

C:

some is used in statements; any

in negatives and questions.

D:

can (modal verb) is used to

express ability.

Exception
Thatll be John at the door. This isnt a
prediction without evidence. The statement is
based on the fact that John always arrives at this
time/he is expected.
The Browns (The Brown family) must be here on
Wednesday.- the is used with names of people.The
statement is based on the fact that all the members of
the family must be present.
The Rolling Stones, the English rock band impressed
the public.(refers to all the group members)
It is also used to describe events that occurred over
longer periods of time and actions which were
repeated over an extended period, but are now
ended:
The old man hit the dog until it collapsed.(repeated
action)
He made several attempts to climb
Everest.(repeated actions)
My friend lived in this house for over 10
years.(extended period)
Some is used in questions when offering and
requesting something that is there: Would you some
bananas?(offer)
Could I have some oranges?(request)
Any is used in positive statements but after :never,
hardly, without / He never goes anywhere
I did my homework without any help/Theres hardly
anyone to do that. Any is also used in if clauses:
If theres anything to do, just call me.
Can is used to ask for permission; we use can as
a polite form to request something or to express
permission to do something specific; in ths case to be
allowed to can be used;
Can he take the course with me?Can I go to the
party?

In note form, summarise the arguments for and against correcting

students errors.
For
Against
Every teacher will have different views when
There are some negative reactions even though the
teaching and correcting the students errors;
teacher knows he needs correction, if he is always
the point is how comfortable both of them feel interrupting it can be easily becoming nervous about
with. If you talk to your students about error
speaking. The danger of over-correcting is that the
correction and find out how they would like to
students lose motivation and the flow of the class may
be corrected, often they have clear ideas.
be destroyed.
Students can also correct one another-peer
Secondly, when working on accuracy and fluency the
correction helps to create a positive class
important thing is that students express themselves and
atmosphere, as the teacher is not the only
think on their feet; do not present an activity as a
source of error correction and they can learn a fluency task and then pick up every single mistake!
lot from one another-self correction. Students
If there are new or the same old mistakes, do not always
also appreciate instant correction and they
remind your students about it(new mistakes are a sign of
can be responsible for on the spot correction if exploring new uses of language or experimenting with

they are encouraged to pick up on each

mistakes.
Obviously if considering the relevance of the
language used, the class time, the slip ups
when concentrate on different language,
thinking about something else, concentration
and distractions on different unrelated points
of grammar, fluency and expanding your
language, speaking slowly without getting
bored and impatient, having a natural learning
style without much correction will make be
ready to go up to the next level, be ambitious
in your use of language and try to use each
new word or new grammar item. Saving
mistakes for later, introducing new language
instead can choose the most important
mistakes for the future lessons; all that you
mean is the confidence when you.

new vocabulary)
Sometimes the teacher doesnt know the student is
making mistakes or he is so lazy to notice that-then is
the students case to ask a direct question even they are
sure! When the teacher doesnt know how to explain
then he becomes nervous about answering such
questions, the question is above the level of the teacher;
then he doesnt believe in error correction as way of
learning language.
The right amount of error correction done at the right
time and the right way is a very important factor in
successful language learning.
If the teacher lets several classes pass with no error
correction at all, there will be more error correction in the
future classes.
...communicate and speak fluently to keep your
students motivation