This innovative workshop reviews the basics of English grammar with a focus on areas where Sri Lankan users of English often differ from Standard English. You will discover how to avoid grammatical errors and edit your writing to make it more accurate.
For much of this course, you will be using communicative and fun activities to practise your grammar. You will also receive feedback from your trainer on how you can personally improve your grammar.
After this two-day workshop you will be able to:
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have a clear understanding of the basics of English grammar |
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feel more confident that your writing is accurate |
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be able to write clearly and avoid misunderstanding |
You can expect to:
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revise parts of speech as a framework for discussing language |
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develop your understanding of nouns, verbs, prepositions and sentence structure |
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learn to vet yours and others’ writing to make it more accurate |
Basic principles and terminology
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Understanding and recognizing different parts of speech |
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Identifying mistakes in parts of speech |
Using grammar resources
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Grammar reference books |
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Online resources |
Nouns
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Countable and uncountable nouns – differences |
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Pronouns |
Verbs
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Past forms |
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Passive and active sentences |
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Modal verbs and their meanings |
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Conditionals – ‘if’ sentences |
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Prepositions |
Sentence structure
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Simple and complex structures |
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Complex sentences – how to build them using linking words and relative clauses |
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Punctuation – meaning and clarity |
This course if for administrators, executives and all staff who need to improve their knowledge of English grammar.
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