Functional Grammar for Communication

17 activities Dorsa Maskouki

Stop Memorizing Rules. Start Using Them! Are you tired of studying grammar rules but still feeling stuck during business calls? This course is different. We aren’t here to just memorize charts; we are here to practice grammar in action. Think of this as your toolkit for the modern workplace. We take complex rules and turn them into simple, repeatable strategies you can use in your next presentation or interview. If you’re ready to bridge the gap between "knowing" English and using it, welcome to the course!

Course outline

1Introduction to the Course

What to Expect?video

2Everyday Conversations (Simple Present & Present Continuous)

Listening: Discussing your Company's Situationquiz
Review: Introduction to Present Simple and Continuousvideo
Conjugation Practice: Introducing a Colleaguequiz
Writing: Introduce yourself!quiz

3Talking about the Past (Simple Past and Past Continuous)

Explanation: Simple Past vs Past Continuousvideo
Grammar Exercise: Simple Past or Past Continuousquiz
B1-B2 Speaking Practice: Tell me about your work experiencequiz
B2-C1 Speaking Practice: Tell me about a time you...quiz

4Polite Questions (Simple Past & Continuous)

Listening: Polite Sentences in Meetingsquiz
Video: Using the Past Tense to make Sound Politevideo
Exercise: Being Polite on the Phonequiz
Exercise: Make Indirect Sentencesquiz

5Talking about the Future

Exercise: What do you know about Future forms?quiz
Four Future Forms: will/going to/ present continous/ present simplevideo
Choose the best: Four Future Formsquiz
Writing: What are your plans for the future?quiz