Effective communication in academic, professional, and everyday life necessitates having a sufficient control of the essentials of grammar and vocabulary. In this course, these essentials are logically explained and then practised in context. Participants will have the opportunity to train speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Essentials A2 explores the following themes:
- education and learning
- symbols in science and society
- ethics in sports, business, and research
- data and facts
- the environment and natural resources.
The following functions are covered:
- presenting institutions and the self
- defining and explaining
- comparing and contrasting
- expressing stance.
The language covered includes:
- present and past simple and progressive tenses
- complex and simple sentence structures
- formal and informal registers
- hedging verbs.
This course is the first in a series of three (A2, B1+, B2). In the follow-up course, participants have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills at a higher level.