About Course
Unlock the power of all the English tenses to communicate with clarity and precision in your professional life.
In this self-paced course, you’ll master the art of using 12 tenses and many additional useful structures to deliver your message with confidence and convey exactly what you intend.
Along the way, you’ll combine the flexibility of independent learning with five personalized 20-minute 1-on-1 Business English coaching sessions.
These focused sessions provide targeted feedback, practical strategies, and personalized guidance and suggestions to help you apply grammar effectively in real communication scenarios.
Course Overview:
- estimated completion time: 40-60 hours
- 250+ content units, including:
- 25+ practical case studies
- 45+ quizzes
- progress reviews
- 1-on-1 Business English coaching sessions (5 x 20 minutes)
- certificate of completion
Course Content
Course Introduction
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General information
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Live 1-on-1 sessions
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Quizzes, Self-Assessment and Reflections
Tenses in Business English – introduction
How many tenses are there in English? What are their names? How can we group them?
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Names of tenses, categories and aspects
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The most important tenses
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Pronunciation of the names of tenses
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Auxiliary verbs
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Infinitive
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Tenses – introduction
Present Simple
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Structure: yes/no questions and open-ended questions
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Structure: more about questions – asking about subjects vs objects
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Questions
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Structure: be
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Structure: be – yes/no questions and open-ended questions
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Usage 1: General truths
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Usage 2: Habits and routines
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Key words
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Usage 3: Timetables and schedules
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Case study 1: Muji
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Case study 1: Muji – Quiz
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Case study 2: Mary
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Case study 2: Mary – Quiz
Present Continuous
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: Activity happening now or currently
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Key words
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Usage 2: Annoying Habits
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Usage 3: Future plans
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Case Study 1: Juggling Tasks
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Case Study 1: Juggling Tasks – Quiz
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Case Study 2: Apple
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Case Study 2: Apple – Quiz
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
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Stative Verbs: The Limits of Continuous Tenses
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Exceptions to Continuous Tense Rules
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Verbs that can be both stative and dynamic
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Have
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See
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Think
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Be
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Stative and Dynamic Verbs – Quiz
Progress Review 1
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Key Points Covered
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Progress Review 1 – Quiz
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Self-Assessment
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1-on-1 Session Invitation
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Session Reflection
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End of Part 1 & Next Steps
Past Simple
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Regular Verbs: Pronunciation
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V1, V2, V3
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Irregular Verbs: Tables & Pronunciation
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Irregular verbs 1 (arise – break)
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Irregular verbs 2 (breed – creep)
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Irregular verbs 3 (cut – flee)
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Irregular verbs 4 (fly – hang)
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Irregular verbs 5 (have – leave)
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Irregular verbs 6 (lend – read)
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Irregular verbs 7 (ring – show)
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Irregular verbs 8 (shut – steal)
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Irregular verbs 9 (stink – think)
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Irregular verbs 10 (throw – write)
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Irregular verbs – Quiz
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Structure: be
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Usage 1: Specific time in the past
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Usage 2: Past habits and routines
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Usage 3: Sequences of actions in the past
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Key words
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Case Study 1: Lessons Learned
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Case Study 1: Lessons Learned – Quiz
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Case Study 2: Elaine’s Career Timeline
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Case Study 2: Elaine’s Career Timeline – Quiz
Present Perfect
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Structure: yes/no questions and open-ended questions
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Irregular Verbs: Tables & Pronunciation
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Irregular verbs 1 (arise – break)
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Irregular verbs 2 (breed – crept)
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Irregular verbs 3 (cut – flee)
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Irregular verbs 4 (fly – hang)
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Irregular verbs 6 (lend – read)
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Irregular verbs 5 (have – leave)
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Irregular verbs 7 (ride – show)
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Irregular verbs 8 (shut – steal)
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Irregular verbs 9 (stink – think)
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Irregular verbs 10 (throw – write)
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Usage
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Usage 1: no specified time + impact on the present
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Usage 2: just / already / yet
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Usage 3: ever / never / how many times
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Usage 4: since / for
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Usage 5: this week / this moth / this year
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Case Study 1: A Project Update
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Case Study 1: A Project Update – Quiz
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Case Study 2: Global Networking
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Case Study 2: Global Networking – Quiz
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Case Study 3: Five and a Half Years Later
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Case Study 3: Five and a Half Years Later – Quiz
Past Simple vs Present Perfect
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Past Simple or Present Perfect?
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Recently
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Differences between British English and American English
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Differences between British & American English and Australian English
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Case Study: Designing Digital Touch Screen Kiosks
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Case Study: Designing Digital Touch Screen Kiosks – Quiz
Present Perfect Continuous
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: Activities that Started in the Past and Are Still in Progress
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Usage 2: Activities in Progress Recently
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Case Study: Recruitment Updates
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Case Study: Recruitment Updates – Quiz
Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
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Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous: key differences
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Case Study 1: Q3 Performance Report
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Case Study 1: Q3 Performance Report – Quiz
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Case Study 2: Opening a New Branch
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Case Study 2: Opening a New Branch – Quiz
Present Perfect Continuous vs Present Continuous
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Present Perfect Continuous vs Present Continuous: key differences
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Case study: Editing Marathon
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Case study: Editing Marathon – Quiz
Progress Review 2
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Key Points Covered
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Progress Review 2 – Quiz
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Self-Assessment
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1-on-1 Session Invitation
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Session Reflection
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End of Part 2 & Next Steps
Past Continuous
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: Activities in Progress at a Specific Moment in the Past
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Usage 2: Background for other actions
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Usage 3: Activities Happening Simultaneously
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Usage 4: Repeated Past Actions During a Specific Period
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Usage 5: Repeated Actions with a Tone of Emotion
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Case study 1: Update on Conference Planning
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Case study 1: Update on Conference Planning – Quiz
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Case study 2: Frustrating Colleague
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Case Study 2: Frustrating Colleague – Quiz
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
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Past Simple vs Past Continuous – Stative and Dynamic Verbs
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Past Simple and Past Continuous Used Together
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Case Study: TechWorld News
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Case Study: TechWorld News – Quiz
Past Perfect
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: The “Past Before the Past” – general rules
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Usage 2: Verb sequence different than actual sequence of events
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Usage 3: Sequence Emphasis – Key Words
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Usage 4: Past Perfect in Reported Speech
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Usage 5: The Third Conditional
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Usage 6: Wish + Past Perfect
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Common mistakes
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‘D = Had or Would?
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Case Study 1: Winning a Client
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Case Study 1: Winning a Client – Quiz
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Case study 2: Delivery Update
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Case study 2: Delivery Update – Quiz
Past Perfect Continuous
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: Activities in progress up to a point in the past
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Usage 2: Activities that stopped before a point in the past, but had a visible effect or consequence
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Case Study: ISO 9001 Audit Preparation
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Case Study: ISO 9001 Audit Preparation – Quiz
Progress Review 3
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Key Points Covered
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Progress Review 3 – Quiz
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Self-Assessment
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1-on-1 Session Invitation
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Session Reflection
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End of Part 3 & Next Steps
Future Simple
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: Future Facts
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Usage 2: Spontaneous Decisions & Reactions
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Usage 3: After Introductory Words & Phrases
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Shall 1 – Will
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Shall 2 – Shall I…? Shall we…?
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Shall 3 – Agreements
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Case Study: Clause 5
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Case Study: Clause 5 – Quiz
Future Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous and “going to” to talk about the future
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Introduction
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Degree of Planning or Spontaneity Behind the Action
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Personal Perspective vs External Schedule
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Facts vs Opinions: Choosing “will” or “going to”
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Case Study: Business Trip
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Case Study: Business Trip – Quiz
Future Continuous
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: Actions in Progress at a Future Moment
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Usage 2: Parallel Actions in the Future
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Usage 3: Future Arrangements or Plans
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Case Study 1: Coordinating Schedules
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Case Study 1: Coordinating Schedules – Quiz
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Case Study 2: Presentations and Meeting Openers
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Case Study 2: Presentations and Meeting Openers – Quiz
Future Perfect
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage 1: Completion in the future
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Usage 2: Completion in the present/past
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Key words
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Case Study 1: Q3 Planning – Next Steps and Deadlines
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Case Study 1: Q3 Planning – Next Steps and Deadlines – Quiz
Future Perfect vs Future Simple
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Future Perfect or Future Simple?
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Future Perfect vs Future Simple – Quiz
Future Perfect Continuous
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Introduction
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Structure: general
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Usage: Duration of an ongoing activity in the future
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Key words
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Case Study: Internal Marketing Team Check-in
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Case Study: Internal Marketing Team Check-in – Quiz
Progress Review 4
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Key Points Covered
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Progress Review 4 – Quiz
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Self-Assessment
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1-on-1 Session Invitation
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Session Reflection
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End of Part 4 & Next Steps
Special constructions 1
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Introduction
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Used to
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Used to – Quiz
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Will and would
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Will and would – Quiz
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May and might
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May have and might have
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May and might – Quiz
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Likely
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Unlikely
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Likely and unlikely – Quiz
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Case Study: Investment Insights
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Case Study: Investment Insights – Quiz
Special constructions 2
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Introduction
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Be about to
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Be about to – Quiz
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Be on the point of / verge of
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Be on the point of / verge of – Quiz
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Be due to
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Be due to – Quiz
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Be bound to
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Be bound to – Quiz
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Be set to
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Be set to – Quiz
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Be poised to
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Be poised to – Quiz
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Be supposed to
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Be supposed to – Quiz
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Be to
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Be to – Quiz
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Summary
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Case study: Headlines
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Case study: Headlines – Quiz
Progress Review 5
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Key Points Covered
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Progress Review 5 – Quiz
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Self-Assessment
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1-on-1 Session Invitation
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Session Reflection
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End of Part 5 & Certificate