Electives
Grammar 120
This is a back-to-basics grammar course for students who want to strengthen their understanding of English grammar. The course focuses on reviewing the basics of grammar, from tenses to parts of speech, and getting students to use the grammar in spoken and written English.
- 10units
- 45lessons
Who is this course for?
Students who want to strengthen one skill or explore one topic alongside a core course.
Outcomes
What students will be able to do
By the end of the course, students can:
- checkDescribe experiences, events, hopes and plans, and give reasons
- checkFollow the main points of clear speech on familiar topics
- checkRead straightforward texts about everyday and work topics
- checkWrite simple connected texts, emails and short reports
Course structure
10 units
45 lessons, each followed by automatically marked practice on the same language.
- Unit 1Present Simple & Present Continuous
- Unit 2Past Simple & Past Continuous
- Unit 3Present Perfect & Past Perfect
- Unit 4Future
- Unit 5Conditionals
- Unit 6Passive Vs Active
- Unit 7Modal Verbs (1)
- Unit 8Modal Verbs (2)
- Unit 9Indirect Questions & Question Tags
- Unit 10Gerunds and Infinitives
Skills
Skills practised in every unit
Lessons in each unit are grouped by skill, so the four skills, grammar and vocabulary are taught in every unit.
Reading
Articles, stories and real-world texts at the right level.
Listening
Conversations and audio with a range of voices.
Speaking
Pair work, discussions and recorded speaking tasks.
Writing
Guided writing that builds from sentences to full texts.
Grammar
Clear explanations, followed by practice that is marked automatically.
Vocabulary
Words with images and audio, reviewed across units.
Included
What comes with the course
The course is taught on the Smrt platform, with lessons, practice, assessment and classroom tools included.
Ready-to-teach lessons
Readings, conversations, audio and images for the classroom screen.
Automatically marked practice
Exercises in eight types, with scores straight into the gradebook.
Quizzes and exams
Unit quizzes and course assessments, marked in the platform.
Classroom tools
Assignments, gradebook and attendance in Smrt Classroom.
Web and mobile
Students study in any browser or on the Smrt Study app.
Training from Canadian teachers
Qualified Canadian teachers train your staff to teach with Smrt English.
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