Linguistic Patterns - Functions & Forms - Examples Page 2
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LA US D Ele me ntar y Lan gua ge Ar ts
La n gu ag e FUN CT IO N S & FO R M S – Pl a nn in g f or La n gu a ge Go al s
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INGUISTIC
ATTERNS
FUNCTIONS
FORMS
XAMPLES
Function
Beginning Level
Advanced Level
(skill)
___ is/are ___.
___ is not true because ___.
Since ___, I know ___.
___ is ___. Therefore/
Distinguish Reality
Consequently, it must be ___.
& Fantasy
___ could not really ___.
___ and ___ can ___, so I know
The part about ___ is fantasy
this story is ___.
because ___. I can conclude
As a result of ___, we can
___ can ___. ___ can’t ___.
Tree Map
___ because ___.
conclude that ___.
Draw Conclusions
___ is/are ___.
___ is ___ because ___.
Because the ___, I know ___.
___ is ___. Therefore/
Consequently, it must be ___.
___ is not ___.
___ is ___-er/-est, because ___.
I know ___ because ___.
One-sided Multi-
As a result of ___, we can
___ can ___. ___ can’t ___.
She feels ___ because ___.
flow
conclude that ___.
We are going to the ___. We
We will go to the store because
Because I like ___, I’ve always
I have always wanted to ___,
Express Needs &
want (need, like) a ___.
we need ___. I like ___ and
wanted ___. If we want to ___,
(because ___.)
Likes
___.
we need ___.
___ wants (needs, likes) a ___.
In order to ___, we will need to
Tree Map
We need a
.
___.
adj
noun
Identifying Cause &
The ___ are ___. The ___ ___.
Because ___, ___.
I’m ___, so I would ___.
___, which led to ___ ___-ing.
Effect
___ because ___.
Since ___, ___.
Due to the fact that ____, ___.
___, so ____.
Multi-flow
Main Idea & Details
The main idea is
.
The main idea is
.
The main idea is ___ which
Since the main idea is ___, a
__(1 or 2 words)__
__(several words)_
means ___.
supporting idea might be ___.
One detail is that ___.
Tree Map
___ and ___ are details that
support this idea.
Sequence
They went ___.
First, ___ went ___.
For the past ___, …
It has been ___ since ___.
They were going to ___.
Then, ___ had to ___.
To begin ___ ___.
Prior to ____, …
Next, there was ___.
Once you ___, then you ___.
Just as
, _____.
__action/event___
Flow
After
, the ___.
__action___
Source: A FOCUSED APPROACH to Frontloading English Language Instruction (Susana Dutro) – Section 4
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