Philippine Normal University

The National Center for Teacher Education

College of Graduate Studies and Teacher Education Research
Manila

Santa Nina M. Marjes Dr. Cecilia F.Genuino

ELE 702 Pedagogical Grammar

Corpus-Based Lesson Plan

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

A. identify what are the cohesive devices

B. determine cohesive devices used in a text
C. construct sentences with cohesive devices
C. appreciate the importance of cohesive devices

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Cohesive Devices

Materials: Visual Aids, chalk, blackboard
Reference:

III. Procedure
A. Review
Ask the class about the previous lesson.
What they learn in the previous lesson.
Ask the students if they really understand the past lesson?

B. Motivation
The teacher presents an image, let the students answer the ff. questions below:

1. What is presented in the picture?

2. Why is it important to have construction
of bridges?

C. Activities
The class will be divided into four groups and arrange the cards which contains word
that will compose a correct sentence.

*As a consequence of rising population, people now have to cope with heavy traffic.

D. Analysis
What can you observe from the sentence?
What is the structure of the sentence?
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The National Center for Teacher Education
College of Graduate Studies and Teacher Education Research
Manila

E. Abstraction

Cohesive device is Words that link two parts of a sentence are called conjunctions
(see "to conjoin"). The most common ones are 'and', 'or' and 'but'. Cohesive devices are
words like ‘For example‘, ‘In conclusion‘, ‘however‘and ‘moreover‘.
They signal to the reader what the relationships are between the different clauses,
sentences and paragraphs.

Different usage of Cohesive Devices:

• Comparison- those are cohesive devices that is use to compare.
Examples: also, equally, similarly, likewise, compared with
-Jane speaks French. Sam also speaks French.
-She is more attractive compared with the small one.
• Addition- those are cohesive devices that is use to add information or idea
Examples: and, also, furthermore, too, what is more
-We love to party and eat foods from expensive restaurants.
-Eating well is important for good health. Furthermore, it helps to make you more
attractive.
• Exemplification- those are cohesive devices that is use to in illustrating/showing
examples.
Examples: for example, for instance, to illustrate, such as, namely
-Adjective is a word that modifies noun or a pronoun such as beautiful and ugly.
-I can play quite a few musical instruments, for example, the flute, the guitar, and
the piano.
• Sequencing- those are cohesive devices that is use to combine in a particular
order.
Examples: first, second, next, then, after
-I will clean my room then I will wash all my clothes.
-I've saved you a seat next to me.
• Result- those are cohesive devices that are use to state what is the outcome/result.
Examples: so, therefore, as a result, thus, because
-They were angry because their plans had been discovered.
-The treasure is not mine, and therefore I am unwilling to take it.

F. Application

The class will read a story “a Free Lunch” and then they will be divided into two groups.
They should identify the cohesive devices that are being used from the given story and
choose one representative from each group to present their answers in the class after 10
mins.
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The National Center for Teacher Education
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Manila

G. Evaluation

I. Complete the short story below with appropriate cohesive devices.

Mary could not go out with me ---_____ I invited Anne instead. Anne was very happy to accept
my invitation _____ the film was very popular. Anne and I had a good time _____ next day
Mary was very angry. "Do you love me _____ do you love Anne?" she asked me. "I like both
you _____ Anne," I answered. "Look!" said Mary. "Either you go out with me _____ you go out
with Anne. You can't love both me _____ Anne at the same time." "Why not?" I answered.
"_____ it's not fair." I asked Mary if she would go out with me tonight _____ she said that she
had a new boyfriend _____ didn't want to see me again _____ I didn't really love her. I phoned
Anne _____ she said she was busy _____ now I'm alone.

II. Combine the following pairs of sentences to be one sentence. Use appropriate cohesive
device(s).

For example:
The little boy walked to the store. His dog walked along with him.
--> When the little boy walked to the store, his dog walked along with him.

1. Bob is an only child. He is very independent.

2. You have to bring your examination card. You cannot join the exam without the
examination card.

3. She went to work. She didn’t want to go.

4. My cat was hungry. It had not eaten since breakfast that day.

5. A book can be a lot of fun. A book can be boring.

6. Her wallet fell to the floor. A photo of her boyfriend came out of it.

7. Andy watched her favorite TV show. Andy went to bed.

8. Karen and Sally are best friends. Karen and Sally have many things in common.

9. They made plan to go to the beach. They couldn’t do it.

10. I couldn’t sleep that night. I was too tired the next morning.