Who is this Grammar Refresher Course for?

Back to basics.

A look at grammar with a few dad jokes thrown in, this grammar module covers the basics, no more, no less. This content is for Emma's students as a back up to what we do in class, and on the odd occasion that she is away.

English level B2+

Course curriculum

  • 1

    The Construction of the English Sentence

    • Welcome!

    • Common mistakes that speakers of English as another Language make

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    • The Simple English Sentence

    • Adjective, Subject, Verb, Adverb

    • Comprehension Check

    • Article, Modal Auxiliary Verb, Infinitive

    • Article, Primary Auxiliary Verb, Infinitive

    • Pronoun, Preposition

    • Comprehension Check

    • Preposition, Object Case

    • Noun Phrase, Preposition Phrase, Adverbial Phrase

    • Gerund (+ING form), Linking Verb, Subject Complement

    • Gerund (+ING form), Linking Verb, Subject Complement

    • Comprehension Check
  • 2

    Nouns and Pronouns

    • What are Nouns?

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    • Sort these Nouns

    • Activity Feedback

    • What are Pronouns?

    • Can you replace some of these nouns with pronouns to give the text a better flow without making it confusing?

    • Define Concrete and Abstract Nouns

    • Define the Mistake

    • Check your knowledge of these determiners and quantifiers

    • Activity: Collective Nouns

    • -ING Form: The difference between a gerund and a participle and why it is a headache.
  • 3

    Verbs - State, Past, Present & Future

    • A quick recap then onward!

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    • How we use verbs: states, events, past, present, future and progressive

    • A quick verb recap

    • How we use verbs: flexible forms for past and future

    • Noticing the perfect aspect

    • Contextualising the perfect aspect
  • 4

    Verbs - Passive and Active

    • Don't go all passive-aggressive on me!

    • Get, have, passives, actives, muddy paws and hamsters
  • 5

    Adverbs and Adjectives

    • How to identify an adverb

    • The different functions of adverbs

    • Let's identify the function of these adverbs

    • Identifying adjectives and their functions
  • 6

    Multi-Word Verbs

    • Multi-word verbs, as explained by Ms Dixon and Prefix the cat.

    • A short history of phrasal verbs
  • 7

    Conditionals and Modals

    • Conditional Love

    • Test Your Understanding

    • That's all!
  • 8

    Work in Class

    • Question Forms

    • Practice 1

    • Write a news report

    • Review 1

    • Review 2

    • Review 3

    • Review 4

    • Answers 1

    • Answers 2