Workplace English Introduction 中文 Français
This is a course of lessons and interactive exercises for practicing English grammar. It is divided into eighty-six sections. The exercises are not all the same length. Some exercises have only five questions, but others have up to nine questions. This course tests your knowledge of English grammar and, more importantly, it gives you practice in using your knowledge to make correct and appropriate sentences.
The vocabulary for this course is from workplace situations. This practical and useful vocabulary, when studied, will help to improve communication in the workplace. It is divided into eight different sections:
- Health and Wellness
- Utilities-Oil/Gas/Mining
- Retail and Sales
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Food Services and Restaurant
- Trades and Labour
- Administration and Clerical
- Banking and Personal Finance
- Air Traffic Control
Included in these sections are audioand videoexercises, workplace vocabulary lists, and one lesson which has been translatedinto 中文 and Français
Table of Contents for Grammar
- The Basic Sentence (Units 1-7)
- Questions (Units 8-13)
- Verbs (Units 14-41)
- The Passive (Units 42-44)
- The Noun Phrase (Units 45-60)
- Types of Sentences (Units 61-63)
- Adjectives and Adverbs (Units 64-67)
- Comparison (Units 68-70)
- When? (Units 71-73)
- Where? (Units 74-79)
- How and Why? (Units 80-82)
- Connecting Ideas (Units 83-86)
- Appendices
Pronunciation Practice
Included in this section is an interactive Canadian Phonetic Alphabet (CPA) with animations demonstrating proper pronunciation.There are also audio exercises, short videos and comic dialogues.
Acknowledgements
- Sponsors: Athabasca University Learning Communities Project
- Author: Dr. James O'Driscoll
- Project Directors: Dr. Mohamed Ally, Dr. Kinshuk, Dr. Rory McGreal, Steve Schafer
- Team members: April Blackmer, Colin Elliott, Tony Tin, Regina Wasti, Tracey Woodburn