An entertaining course to help people improve their English. Build confidence with conversational English and learn grammar, language functions, everyday expressions, vocabulary and speaking practice.
Build confidence with conversational English and learn grammar, language functions, everyday expressions, vocabulary and speaking practice. The style is simple, clear and easy to follow, and will help learners develop confidence in speaking English correctly, both at work and in their personal lives.
Section 1: What Do You Do? Learn different ways to confidently pose questions and talk about jobs – ask about and answer ‘job’ questions – What do you do? What is your job? Learn simple grammar – Negatives, ‘not’ AFTER the verb, ‘do not’ / ‘does not’ BEFORE the verb. Master the use of a common everyday expression – out of order. Build vocabulary of words about jobs – receptionist, school teacher, lawyer, accountant, manager. Practice speaking with examples that recap the lessons – short forms e.g. can’t, won’t, haven’t.
Section 2: A Typical Day Learn to describe things people do every day and on the weekend. Learn some basic grammar – Simple Present tense – 3rd person s. Master some common phrases and expressions – 24/7, day in day out. Build vocabulary of words about frequency – How often: never, always, usually, sometimes, often. Practice speaking with examples that recap the lessons – talking about things we do day to day and routines.
Section 3: Where Can We Meet? Learn to make arrangements to meet – Where can we meet? When can we meet? – and confirming details. Learn some basic grammar – Adverbs of manner, how you do something. Master some common phrases and expressions about location – on the corner, at the corner, to the corner, across the street, down the hall, down the hallway, down the street. Build vocabulary of words – prepositions of place. Practice speaking with examples that recap the lessons – Let’s …, Would you like to …, How about …, Why don’t we …, Why not … ?
Section 4: What's Happening? Learn to discuss what’s happening right now. Learn some basic grammar – Present Continuous tense. Master some common words and phrases about body language. Build vocabulary of words describing clothes. Practice speaking with examples that recap the lessons – What are they doing? Where are they going? What’s happening?
Eve Ash is a psychologist, film producer and international speaker. She is an expert in human behavior – leadership, communication, service, motivation, performance and justice. Eve founded Seven Dimensions, producing over 1000 comedy, drama and interview style videos, TV shows, feature documentaries and e-learning courses including the hilarious LA-business-based Cutting Edge Communication Comedy Series. Eve has won an Australian Businesswoman of the Year award, and over 170 film awards.
