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Description
Topic: In this classes will explore narrative tenses used in a business contect.
Aim: to learn the correct application of the part continuous, past perfect, past simple and present perfect.
Tasks: Review/introduce the tenses
What tense is usually used for?
1. Setting the scene and providing background information.
Past continuous = was/ were -ing
2. Events which happen before the story begins.
Past perfect = Had + past participle
3.Events in the story.
Past Simple = infinitive +ed
4. Saying what the present results of the story are.
Present Perfect= Have/has + past participle
Provide examples:
We can use different tenses to narrate a story:
Listen to an audio and put the events in the oder they happened
Listen to the audio again and make note of the tense used for each event
Student is to then to tell a story about any of the following ideas using the tenses discussed (can be assigned as homework):
1) A significant news event you remember well
2) An ethical problem you know about
3) A memorable event in your life (good or bad)
4) An unusual or memorable experience while you were travelling abroad
5) Your first or last day in a job or organisation
Cafetalk's cancellation policy
Before request is confirmed (fixed)
- Cancellation possible at any time without charge.
After request is confirmed (fixed)
- More than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ Cancellation is possible at any time.
- Less than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
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No-Show→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
(Please check with the tutor for details.)
