Hatzisavva, Maria
Dozentin

This is an intermediate (B1/B2) grammar review course series. You can join the whole course series or any of the 3 courses. Each course is 6 meetings. This is the first part. If you took English classes a long time ago and were at B1/B2 level, but haven't used the language much since then and feel you have forgotten a lot or if you simply need to build your confidence with English grammar, these courses may be for you. In these classes you can review some basic grammatical phenomena at B1/B2 level. Take a closer look at our planned classes below and see if they interest you. A quick theory review, grammar exercises, and speaking are all part of the lessons. Be ready to talk sharing real or imaginary stories, opinions, and viewpoints. No course book is required. Material will be provided by the teacher. There will be some optional homework assignments for anyone interested. First Course Class 1: Review of the verb 'to be' and the present continuous tense, its uses, and exercises Class 2: Review of the simple present, its uses, exercises and combination exercises with the present continuous Class 3: Simple past and irregular verbs (review of the 3 verb forms for 60 -70 verbs) Class 4: Present perfect simple and irregular verbs (past participle), its uses and exercises Class 5: Present perfect simple and the simple past, differences, and combination exercises. Class 6: Modal verbs: can, could, must, can't, may, might

This is an intermediate (B1/B2) grammar review course series. You can join the whole course series or any of the 3 courses. Each course is 6 meetings. This is the first part. If you took English classes a long time ago and were at B1/B2 level, but haven't used the language much since then and feel you have forgotten a lot or if you simply need to build your confidence with English grammar, these courses may be for you. In these classes you can review some basic grammatical phenomena at B1/B2 level. Take a closer look at our planned classes below and see if they interest you. A quick theory review, grammar exercises, and speaking are all part of the lessons. Be ready to talk sharing real or imaginary stories, opinions, and viewpoints. No course book is required. Material will be provided by the teacher. There will be some optional homework assignments for anyone interested. First Course Class 1: Review of the verb 'to be' and the present continuous tense, its uses, and exercises Class 2: Review of the simple present, its uses, exercises and combination exercises with the present continuous Class 3: Simple past and irregular verbs (review of the 3 verb forms for 60 -70 verbs) Class 4: Present perfect simple and irregular verbs (past participle), its uses and exercises Class 5: Present perfect simple and the simple past, differences, and combination exercises. Class 6: Modal verbs: can, could, must, can't, may, might

English Idioms & Phrases I Although English Idioms and Phrases are usually a challenge for students, they are also proof of how rich and beautiful the English language really is. "Much ado about nothing", "running against the clock", "let's play it by ear", "easy does it" and so many more are only a few examples of the thousands of idioms and phrases that exist and are used by native speakers every day. Join me in revealing and exploring some of the most interesting English Idioms and Phrases (common and uncommon ones), as we expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, while we also have some fun.  We will study definitions and examples and we will attempt to create our own sentences as well.  The result will leave you feeling more confident about your English skills.

English Idioms & Phrases I Although English Idioms and Phrases are usually a challenge for students, they are also proof of how rich and beautiful the English language really is. "Much ado about nothing", "running against the clock", "let's play it by ear", "easy does it" and so many more are only a few examples of the thousands of idioms and phrases that exist and are used by native speakers every day. Join me in revealing and exploring some of the most interesting English Idioms and Phrases (common and uncommon ones), as we expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, while we also have some fun.  We will study definitions and examples and we will attempt to create our own sentences as well.  The result will leave you feeling more confident about your English skills.

This series of 4 meetings each will look at different countries. In this 4 lessons we ‘visit’ Vietnam an Peru. We will look at different aspects of each country and learn about culture, local cuisine, geography, nature, interesting cities, landmarks, famous sightseeing places, history etc. The point is to both learn and give the students interesting new topics for fun conversation. We will spend two lessons on each country. The lessons include videos, audios, articles, vocabulary, and different exercises. Learners will be given the opportunity to do reading, speaking, vocabulary and listening exercises. Be ready to talk to your fellow student travelers and share your travel experiences, travel plans, favorite destinations, favorite international cuisine and dishes, landmarks etc.

This series of 2 meetings each will look at different countries. In this 2 lessons we ‘visit’ Vietnam. We will look at different aspects of each country and learn about culture, local cuisine, geography, nature, interesting cities, landmarks, famous sightseeing places, history etc. The point is to both learn and give the students interesting new topics for fun conversation. We will spend two lessons on each country. The lessons include videos, audios, articles, vocabulary, and different exercises. Learners will be given the opportunity to do reading, speaking, vocabulary and listening exercises. Be ready to talk to your fellow student travelers and share your travel experiences, travel plans, favorite destinations, favorite international cuisine and dishes, landmarks etc.

This is an intermediate (B1/B2) grammar review course series. You can join the whole course series or any of the 3 courses. Each course is 6 meetings. This is the second part. If you took English classes a long time ago and were at B1/B2 level, but haven't used the language much since then and feel you have forgotten a lot or if you simply need to build your confidence with English grammar, these courses may be for you. In these classes you can review some basic grammatical phenomena at B1/B2 level. Take a closer look at our planned classes below and see if they interest you. A quick theory review, grammar exercises, and speaking are all part of the lessons. Be ready to talk sharing real or imaginary stories, opinions, and viewpoints. No course book is required. Material will be provided by the teacher. There will be some optional homework assignments for anyone interested. Second course Class 7: Future (‘will’, ‘shall’ and the present continuous as a future tense) Class 8: Future ('be + going to' and combination exercises with all 3 future forms) Class 9: Past continuous, its uses and exercises in combination with the simple past Class 10: Present perfect continuous, uses and combination exercises with the present perfect simple. Class 11: Past perfect and combination with other tenses Class 12: Modal verbs: have to, mustn’t, needn’t, should, would

English Idioms & Phrases II Although English Idioms and Phrases are usually a challenge for students, they are also proof of how rich and beautiful the English language really is. "Much ado about nothing", "running against the clock", "let's play it by ear", "easy does it" and so many more are only a few examples of the thousands of idioms and phrases that exist and are used by native speakers every day. Join me in revealing and exploring some of the most interesting English Idioms and Phrases (common and uncommon ones), as we expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, while we also have some fun.  We will study definitions and examples and we will attempt to create our own sentences as well.  The result will leave you feeling more confident about your English skills.

English Idioms & Phrases I Although English Idioms and Phrases are usually a challenge for students, they are also proof of how rich and beautiful the English language really is. "Much ado about nothing", "running against the clock", "let's play it by ear", "easy does it" and so many more are only a few examples of the thousands of idioms and phrases that exist and are used by native speakers every day. Join me in revealing and exploring some of the most interesting English Idioms and Phrases (common and uncommon ones), as we expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, while we also have some fun.  We will study definitions and examples and we will attempt to create our own sentences as well.  The result will leave you feeling more confident about your English skills.

This series of 4 meetings each will look at different countries. In this 4 lessons we ‘visit’ Mexico and Argentina. We will look at different aspects of each country and learn about culture, local cuisine, geography, nature, interesting cities, landmarks, famous sightseeing places, history etc. The point is to both learn and give the students interesting new topics for fun conversation. We will spend two lessons on each country. The lessons include videos, audios, articles, vocabulary, and different exercises. Learners will be given the opportunity to do reading, speaking, vocabulary and listening exercises. Be ready to talk to your fellow student travelers and share your travel experiences, travel plans, favorite destinations, favorite international cuisine and dishes, landmarks etc.

This series of 2 meetings each will look at different countries. In this 2 lessons we ‘visit’ Mexico. We will look at different aspects of each country and learn about culture, local cuisine, geography, nature, interesting cities, landmarks, famous sightseeing places, history etc. The point is to both learn and give the students interesting new topics for fun conversation. We will spend two lessons on each country. The lessons include videos, audios, articles, vocabulary, and different exercises. Learners will be given the opportunity to do reading, speaking, vocabulary and listening exercises. Be ready to talk to your fellow student travelers and share your travel experiences, travel plans, favorite destinations, favorite international cuisine and dishes, landmarks etc.

This is an intermediate (B1/B2) grammar review course series. You can join the whole course series or any of the 3 courses. Each course is 6 meetings. This is the third part. If you took English classes a long time ago and were at B1/B2 level, but haven't used the language much since then and feel you have forgotten a lot or if you simply need to build your confidence with English grammar, these courses may be for you. In these classes you can review some basic grammatical phenomena at B1/B2 level. Take a closer look at our planned classes below and see if they interest you. A quick theory review, grammar exercises, and speaking are all part of the lessons. Be ready to talk sharing real or imaginary stories, opinions, and viewpoints. No course book is required. Material will be provided by the teacher. There will be some optional homework assignments for anyone interested. Third Course Class 13: Past participle and the passive voice (formst, uses, basic rules in 3 tenses) and exercises Class 14: The passive voice in all tenses and combination exercises Class 15: The conditionals: The zero, first, and second conditionals and combination exercises Class 16: The conditionals: The third conditional and second conditionals Class 17: The Gerund vs. the Infinitive Class 18: Reported speech

This series of 4 meetings each will look at different countries. In this 4 lessons we ‘visit’ California and Florida. We will look at different aspects of each country and learn about culture, local cuisine, geography, nature, interesting cities, landmarks, famous sightseeing places, history etc. The point is to both learn and give the students interesting new topics for fun conversation. We will spend two lessons on each country. The lessons include videos, audios, articles, vocabulary, and different exercises. Learners will be given the opportunity to do reading, speaking, vocabulary and listening exercises. Be ready to talk to your fellow student travelers and share your travel experiences, travel plans, favorite destinations, favorite international cuisine and dishes, landmarks etc.

English Idioms & Phrases II Although English Idioms and Phrases are usually a challenge for students, they are also proof of how rich and beautiful the English language really is. "Much ado about nothing", "running against the clock", "let's play it by ear", "easy does it" and so many more are only a few examples of the thousands of idioms and phrases that exist and are used by native speakers every day. Join me in revealing and exploring some of the most interesting English Idioms and Phrases (common and uncommon ones), as we expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, while we also have some fun.  We will study definitions and examples and we will attempt to create our own sentences as well.  The result will leave you feeling more confident about your English skills.

English Idioms & Phrases II Although English Idioms and Phrases are usually a challenge for students, they are also proof of how rich and beautiful the English language really is. "Much ado about nothing", "running against the clock", "let's play it by ear", "easy does it" and so many more are only a few examples of the thousands of idioms and phrases that exist and are used by native speakers every day. Join me in revealing and exploring some of the most interesting English Idioms and Phrases (common and uncommon ones), as we expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, while we also have some fun.  We will study definitions and examples and we will attempt to create our own sentences as well.  The result will leave you feeling more confident about your English skills.