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.
BENEFITS
After this two-day workshop you will be able to:
have a clear understanding of the basics of English grammar
feel more confident that your writing is accurate
be able to write clearly and avoid misunderstanding
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
You can expect to:
revise parts of speech as a framework for discussing language
develop your understanding of nouns, verbs, prepositions and sentence structure
learn to vet yours and others’ writing to make it more accurate
COURSE OUTLINE
Basic principles and terminology
Understanding and recognizing different parts of speech
Identifying mistakes in parts of speech
Using grammar resources
Grammar reference books
Online resources
Nouns
Countable and uncountable nouns – differences
Pronouns
Verbs
Past forms
Passive and active sentences
Modal verbs and their meanings
Conditionals – ‘if’ sentences
Prepositions
Sentence structure
Simple and complex structures
Complex sentences – how to build them using linking words and relative clauses
Punctuation – meaning and clarity
WHO THE COURSE IS FOR
This course if for administrators, executives and all staff who need to improve their knowledge of English grammar.
When
Date: to be scheduled
from 0900 to 1600
Where Cinnamon Lakeside - Dukes Court 1
Fees
Individual price - Rs. 19,600/- (includes lunch &
refreshments)
At your own
premises - Rs. 186,000/- (up to 20 participants)
This price does not include the
cost of transporting the trainer
to and from your premises
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