Build confidence and have fun learning and speaking English as it is really spoken. Learn and improve your English skills for work to understand more and speak more professionally.
Build confidence and have fun learning and speaking English as it is really spoken. Learn and improve your English skills for work to understand more and speak more professionally.
Section 1: Agreeing and Disagreeing Learn language functions - Agreeing and Disagreeing - Agreeing with someone's opinion; Settling a disagreement; Disagreeing calmly/politely; Disagreeing about the 'facts'; Disagreeing about what happened; Master simple grammar lessons – Conditionals - If + Present tense + Will/Going to. Encouraging others; Giving an ultimatum; Saying what usually happens; Stating an opinion; Master everyday idioms – Promise the moon; follow through; Out there; In great shape; Build vocabulary – left behind; ignore; acknowledgement; disappointed; trust; rate myself; similar; Learn and practice pronunciation – Stressing Words.
Section 2: Discussing Responsibilities Learn language functions - Discussing Responsibilities - Legal responsibility; Modelling good behavior; Responsibility for actions; Role responsibility; Detailing responsibilities; Master simple grammar lessons – Conditionals - If + Past Tense + Would; Master everyday idioms – Tunnel vision, Drop the ball, Get down to business, Take care of something, Pass the buck, Suck it up; Build vocabulary – accountable, 'Accountability Queen', priorities, delegate, a vision, respect; Learn and practice pronunciation – Repeating words for emphasis.
Section 3: Giving Warnings Learn language functions - Giving Warnings - Warnings about health; Sympathetic warnings; Giving an ultimatum; Intimidating or threatening; Presenting the options; Master simple grammar lessons – Imperatives - Behave professionally!; Communicate effectively!; Giving a warning; Encouraging action; Taking control; Master everyday idioms – Mind your own business; No buts; Shape up or ship out; Put up with; I've had it; Build vocabulary – excuses, assertive, dangerous; terminate; cubicle; Learn and practice pronunciation – Short Forms - It's; I'm; She's; That's; She'll; Don't; We're; What's.
Section 4: Expressing Ideas and Attitudes Learn language functions - Expressing Ideas and Attitudes - Welcoming; Proud and optimistic; Open; Supportive; Sarcastic and blaming; Bullying; Master simple grammar lessons – Coordinating Conjunctions - and; or; so; but; Master everyday idioms – Talk down to; Give attitude; The 11th hour; All for; stand up to someone; On the fast track; Build vocabulary – confident; dazzle; proud; two-faced; working out; brilliant; mean; deep-seated; blame; Learn and practice pronunciation – Assimilation - gonna; wanna; gotta.
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