Essentials of the English Language

Essentials of the English Language

This intermediate course covers all the fundamentals of the English language with emphasis on writing skills and business. It sets the learner on the course of self-development; it indicates what tools to use such as online dictionaries for adequate pronunciation. It stresses the importance of the Cs of communication especially conciseness in writing. It deals with essential topics as euphemism and parallelism. It motivates the learner to know more about business vocabulary, abbreviations and idioms. The course sheds light on UK vs US. It explains verb tenses in a clear way (present, present perfect, present continuous, past, past perfect, past continuous and future). It alerts the learner about the most commonly confused words such as ensure, assure and insure. It explains the difference between simple, compound and complex sentences; this will pave the way to more writing skills and how to “measure writing” using the tools of Microsoft Word. Lastly, it shows that most learners need improvement in listening skills; hence, it states how one can improve this major communication skill that should not at all be overlooked. This course informs you to have fun while learning. For example, instead of listening always to business videos, one should listen from time to time to songs and check understanding of meaning and vocabulary communicated. This course includes a section for beginners to support them to grasp the course. This is the ultimate course to teach you English like lightning !

Including Business English

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What you will learn

• Cs of Communication
• Business Vocabulary, Abbreviations and Idioms
• Euphemism

Rating: 3

Level: Intermediate Level

Duration: 2.5 hours

Instructor: Hassan El Zein