Do you feel that you need to master enough grammar to write good emails and reports at work?

Are you worried that your work will look bad on paper because of the grammatical mistakes that you don't even know?

Should you use ‘between you and I’ or ‘between you and me’?

Get all your questions answered here as this course will be conducted by our internationally qualified English specialist who have both teaching English as well as corporate working experience.

Why doubt your ability throughout your career when you can just clear your doubts by attending an intensive Business English workshop.

In this Business English; Spoken and Grammar workshop, you will learn the easy to understand rules of our grammar related to work as well as how to construct sentences easy enough for everyone to understand and respond accordingly.

By the end of this Business English training course delegates will be able to:

-understand the basics of English grammar
-use of verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions
-be ready to discard with confidence many outmoded writing conventions
-use grammar to help develop simple and business-like writing manner
-spell better
-use punctuation correctly
-form grammatically correct sentences for emails and letter writing
-pronounce commonly mispronounced words correctly
-communication more confidently in English

Please note that this course is designed for native or non-native English speakers or those with a very grasp of the language wanting to understand how English grammar works.

Day 1
Basic sentence construction

•     Subjects and objects
•     Nouns, pronouns and verbs
•     Adverbs and adjectives
•     Capital letters and full stops
•     Commas, colons and semi-colons
•     Punctuation rules

The structure of English

•     Structuring sentences
•     Phrases and clauses
•     Subject and verb agreement
•     Linking ideas
•     Using different conjunctions
•     Problems and solutions

Tenses

•     Using different tenses
•     Correct use of tense
•     The passive and active tense

Apostrophes and plurals

•     Before the S
•     After the S
   

Writing styles

•     Concise and succinct sentences
•     Using descriptive sentences
•     When to use different styles

Day 2
Tips and tricks

•     Avoiding common grammatical mistakes
•     verb tenses
•     adverbs
•     the double negative
•     double comparatives and superlatives
•     pronoun case
•     antecedents
•     relative pronouns
•     the stranded preposition
•     Commonly confused and misused words

Proofing your work

•     How to spot mistakes
•     Correcting your own work

Spoken Communication

•     Managing phone calls
•     Giving and following instructions
•     Listening Skills
•     Improving pronunciation

Course Assessment
Certificates of achievement are awarded to those delegates who have satisfactorily completed and passed at least 75% of a course.

Course Reading
Extensive handouts will be provided during the workshop, before and after the course.

 

This Business English workshop’s 90% practical based. There will be a combination of expert input, interactive practical exercises, group discussions, exercise worksheets and role plays.