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Exploring the Essential Features of “Centre of Excellence – Basic English Grammar for Adults Diploma Course”
What Will You Learn?
Embark on a broad introduction to the deep world of basic English grammar. This course provides a digestible and graded view of the fundamentals, ranging from the simple to the more complex.
This course is for those who have not studied English academically and those looking to deepen their understanding. You’ll learn, practice, review and conceptualise basic English grammar concepts. You’ll improve your language skills and be ready for further study.
Learn some of the most important English grammar concepts. Explore the difficulties non-native speakers can face in learning English.
Discover the fundamental rules governing the correct use of basic English grammar. These range from the behaviour of regular and irregular nouns when forming plurals to the grammatical rules governing the formation of interrogative and negative sentences using various verb tenses. The course will also guide you in avoiding common mistakes made by native speakers and those new to English.
Thought-provoking and insightful, this basic English grammar course encourages proactive study. You’ll learn to recognise key language concepts in day-to-day English. You’ll understand how to use and apply knowledge – constantly improving your use of the English language.
By studying this course, you will learn about the following:
- Usage of one of the most important verbs in English – ‘to be’
- How apostrophes indicate missing letters in abbreviations of the verb ‘to be’
- Grammatical categories of nouns
- Present simple tense
- The difference between the present simple and the present continuous tense
- Grammatical structures English speakers use to discuss the future
- The behaviour of adjectives
- Modal verbs such as ‘could’, ‘can’ or ‘might’
- The workings of the simple past tense in English
- Nuanced grammatical structures used to discuss the past and the chronology of past events.
Course Syllabus
What will I learn on the course?
Module 1: The Verb ‘To Be’
7 parts
Introduction
Part 1: Mastering the Verb ‘To Be’
Part 2: Reviewing Possessive Pronouns
Part 3: Abbreviations of the Verb ‘To Be’
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1 Assessment
Module 2 : Negatives and Questions with the Verb ‘To Be’
7 parts
Part 1: Mastering the Negative Form of the Verb ‘To Be’
Part 2: The Gender-Neutral Pronoun ‘It’
Part 3: Abbreviating the Negative Form of the Verb ‘To Be’
Part 4: Asking Questions Using the Verb ‘To Be’
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2 Assessment
Module 3: Understanding English Nouns
6 parts
Part 1: Understanding Nouns
Part 2: Irregular Plurals
Part 3: Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3 Assessment
Module 4: Verbs in the Present Simple
8 parts
Part 1: Understanding the Present Simple Tense
Part 2: Exceptions to the ‘-S’ Rule
Part 3: Asking Questions with the Present Simple
Part 4: Forming Negatives with the Present Simple
Part 5: Abbreviating Negatives in the Present Simple
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4 Assessment
Module 5: Adverbs and the Present Continuous Tense
8 parts
Part 1: What is an Adverb?
Part 2: Exceptions to the ‘-ly’ Pattern
Part 3: The Present Continuous Tense
Part 4: Constructing Sentences with the Present Continuous
Part 5: When to use the Present Continuous
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment
Module 6: Talking about the Future
7 parts
Part 1: The Future Simple Tense
Part 2: Abbreviations of ‘Will’ / ‘Will Not’
Part 3: The Future Continuous
Part 4: Using ‘Be Going To’ to Talk About Future Plans
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment
Module 7: Drawing Comparisons with Adjectives
10 parts
Part 1: Comparative Adjectives
Part 2: Spelling Changes and the ‘-er’ Ending
Part 3: The Longer Comparative Form
Part 4: Irregular Comparatives
Part 5: Superlative Adjectives
Part 6: The Longer Superlative Form
Part 7: Irregular Superlatives
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7 Assessment
Module 8: Understanding Modal Verbs
8 parts
Part 1: What are Modal Verbs?
Part 2: Modal Verbs of Ability, Possibility and Likelihood
Part 3: Expressing Intent and Asking Permission
Part 4: Making Polite Requests
Module 8 Assessment
Part 5: Common Mistakes to Avoid
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points
Module 9: Understanding the Past Simple
9 parts
Part 1: Regular Verbs in the Past Simple
Part 2: Pronunciation and Spelling of the ‘-ed’ Suffix
Part 3: Exceptions to the Rule
Part 4: Irregular Verbs
Part 5: Negatives and Interrogatives in the Past Simple
Part 6: The Verb ‘To Be’ in the Past Simple
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9 Assessment
Module 10: Talking About the Past in More Detail
8 parts
Part 1: The Past Continuous Tense
Part 2: The Uses of the Past Continuous Tense
Part 3: Talking About the Past with The Phrase ‘Used To’
Part 4: Using ‘Would’ to Talk About the Past
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points
Conclusion
Module 10 Assessment
Who Would Benefit from This Course?
For the beginner, this basic English grammar course is a step-by-step guide through the most important concepts you need to know. If you have a basic knowledge of grammar, it will be a useful recap of concepts you may already know and an introduction to those you may not.
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