Advanced Grammar

E-Course
 Outline
I. Live Session
Conference
70 min.

II. Task Development

Self-guided
50 min.
 Agenda
Conference 70 min.

Interpersonal relationships
● Grammar Review/ Present tenses
● Passive voice with present tenses
● Relative clauses

Task Development/Self-guided
50 min.
Grammar Review
Correcting mistakes
Peer revision
● Identify the voice in the fact sheet (is it written in present, past,
or future tense voice).
● Identify verb tenses. Is the tense present, or a compound
tense?What other tenses are included? Highlight them
● Can you identify in which situations they are used?
● What type of linking markers can you identify?
● Are there other grammar patterns or structures? Passive voice
● Complex sentences structures
Grammar Review
Simple present tenses
 Simple present
● Facts or things that are generally true
● Daily Routines and habits
● A permanent state or situation
● Fixed arrangements
● To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before,
as soon as, until

● Adverbs of frequency (Usually, always, often, sometimes…)

● Expressions of frequency (Once, twice, three times…)
 Simple present
● We keep our interpersonal communication actively by calling
each other once at least.
● Your romantic date starts at 8:00 pm. be prepared.
● We share meals together everyday. It's one of our less intimate
favorite times.
● She'll see you before she leaves.
● Relationships don't develop suddenly.
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Simple Continuous

● •To talk about a situation in progress

● •Things which are happening around now
● •Temporary actions
● •Arrangements: Fixed plans in the near future
● •Irritating actions
•Expressions: at the moment, right now, currently, this week/summer.
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Simple Continuous

● Are you working on any special projects at work?

● They are not eating together.
● I am meeting some friends after work.
● He is constantly arguing. I wish he would shut up.
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Present perfect

● To talk about a recent action or situation which started in

the past.
● The situation may also continue in the present or have a
result in the present
● Ongoing states.
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Present perfect

● How long have you known each other? you k

● I've written you an message.

● You've cleaned the bathroom! It looks lovely! Thanks,
honey!
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Present perfect continuous

● To talk about an action that was in progress in the recent past.
● The situation may continue into the present or have a result in the
present.
● We use it to emphasize the duration of an action.
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● •We use since and for to talk about how long a situation has continued.
•Since: Point of time when the action started.
•For: A period of time up to now
● I've been writing messages and she isn't
answering.
● I know, I'm really furious. I've been arguing with
Tony!
● I've been gardening. It's so nice therapy after
dissolving my marriage.
Grammar
Analysis
Grammar
Analysis
Peer work
Task Development
Passive Voice Review
50 min.