Beginner English 113

The English language can be complicated. This course is the final instalment in the ‘Beginner English’ series. We have designed these first thirteen courses to help you navigate the language’s challenging nuances as we simplify the relevant pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary and help you become assured in every aspect of English at a beginner level. The first section of the course identifies contractions. These are two words that have been shortened and combined to form one word, using an apostrophe to replace the missing letter. An example is ‘they are’ combined to form the word ‘they’re’. Next, you will learn to create contractions combining a pronoun and ‘to be’ and a pronoun and ‘would’. Finally, you will discover the contractions that combine a pronoun, ‘have/has’ and ‘got’, along with some other examples before finally learning how to place the apostrophe in possessive nouns. 

The next topic explores the grammar relating to future expressions. You will explore how to use present simple verbs for statements in the present and scheduled events in the future. We discuss the present continuous tense, which concerns future plans and arrangements. We cover plans and intentions in this section (‘be’ + ‘going to’), which is a typical way to express future plans. We use this for arranged and unarranged intentions: (‘be + going to’) with ‘not’, (‘be + going to’) to ask ‘yes/no’ questions and (‘be + going to’) to make predictions regarding the future. 

The final topic deals with travel vocabulary and we explain time expressions. You use future time expressions to talk about future events, plans, arrangements, intentions and predictions. We cover common future time expressions such as /in/on/ or /at/. We delve into using future time expressions and ‘next’. ‘Next’ is used in conjunction with a specific day. We finish with other future time expressions such as ‘tonight’ (today but at night), ‘tomorrow’ (the day after today), ‘later’ (sometime soon) and ‘this +  (specific day, week, month, or year)’. If you want to improve or polish your English speaking and language skills, this set of sought-after courses will grow your confidence and your ability.