Languages › English as a Second Language Beginner English Grammar Review Share Flipboard Email Print Purestock/ Getty Images English as a Second Language Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on May 02, 2019 Once you've taught a beginning level class for a few months, it's time for review. There are so many new learning points over the course of a class that students need to revisit what they have learned. In order to do this, we like to do a bit of what we call "grammar banging". Students take a quiz which has a question for each type of learning point the class has covered. The point of this exercise is to encourage students to discuss each point to review together. We like using this exercise in small groups to raise awareness of what has already been learned and where problems still lie. The sheets provided in these "grammar banging" reviews are very effective because each question focuses on one important, specific area. Aim Grammar review of the most important intermediate level English tenses, structure, and functions Activity Grammar banging multiple-choice review lesson with each question focusing on a specific point Level Beginner Outline This is straight-forward stuff. Make the copies and give them to the students.Have each student do the sheet by him/herself.Ask students to compare answers and discuss differences, each student trying to explain his/her choice.A correct sheet as a class. Review each grammar point quickly - you should get a lot of "Oh, yeah....".Give the students an unmarked copy of the same exercise to repeat at home to solidify the review exercise. "Grammar Banging" - Review your English - 1 Choose the correct word to fill in the gap. Are there ______ apples in the kitchen?muchanysomeThat is _____ interesting book.theaanI went ______ church last Sunday.atintoWhat _____ he like? - He is very friendly.doesdidisI ________ a new car last month.boughthave boughtbuyedHow ________ money do you have in your pocket?manyfewmuchHe came ______ home late last night.-attoJack is a nice boy, and I like _____.-himhisI get up ______ seven o'clock every day.inonatI like __________ music.listenlisten tolistening toWhat __________ in your free time?you dodo you doare you doingMy father _______ in a bank.worksworkis workingWould you like _______ coffee?anyansome Exercise 1 Printing Page Beginner Grammar Banging Page 2 Back to lessons resource page Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Beare, Kenneth. "Beginner English Grammar Review." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/beginner-english-grammar-review-1-1210026. Beare, Kenneth. (2020, August 26). Beginner English Grammar Review. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-english-grammar-review-1-1210026 Beare, Kenneth. "Beginner English Grammar Review." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-english-grammar-review-1-1210026 (accessed June 9, 2023). copy citation Featured Video