English at Work: 09. Talking About Rules

English at Work: 09. Talking About Rules is an entertaining course that explains how to understand and explain rules and how to use appropriate adverbs and quantifiers to talk about degree and frequency. The course covers grammar, idioms, vocabulary, and pronunciation and is ideal for workplace learners who already have basic skills in English. It promotes communication and language competence by building the desire and motivation to learn and the confidence to try. Confidence in learning and using English leads to successful communication. English at Work: 09. Talking About Rules is part of the Cutting Edge English at Work Series which features great characters in amusing situations with fun storylines. It optimizes learner engagement in real conversations, with practical activities that are immediately applicable in the workplace, and in everyday life. The learning approach is founded on proven language learning principles presented in an innovative and effective style.

Learning objectives:

• Build confidence and have fun learning and speaking English as it is really spoken. Identify language functions - Talking About Rules - It's illegal, Protocol and ground rules, Policy guidelines and office rules, Not following the rules. Master simple grammar lessons - Adverbs and Qualifiers - Degree: a little/a little bit, a lot, no so/very, pretty/rather, quite/really/super, complete/full, extremely/totally, absolutely, Frequency: sometimes/not often, a lot/frequently, usually, always/never, completely/constantly/super. Master everyday idioms - Put your foot down, Doesn't cut it, Out of a job, Get away with something. Build vocabulary - policy guidelines, protocol, handbook, ground rules, unacceptable, allowed, illegal. Practice pronunciation - The Sound of L