Online Class: ESL Grammar Skills Level 2

Master the intricate dance of English with ESL Grammar Level 2, designed for low-intermediate learners eager to expand their language capabilities through advanced grammar and nuanced expressions. Through immersive multimedia lessons, students gain confidence and mastery, preparing them for more advanced studies.
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Course Description

Empower Your English: Mastering the Intricacies with ESL Grammar Level 2

Venturing into the world of the English language can be both an exhilarating and daunting experience. As you journey from the foundational shores of pronouns and basic tenses, you find yourself on the cusp of deeper, more intricate linguistic explorations. Welcome to ESL Grammar Level 2 - your bridge to unlocking the nuances of the English language and propelling your linguistic prowess to the next echelon.

Crafted meticulously for those who've dipped their toes into English and are craving to plunge deeper, this course ensures you not only understand but truly embody the soul of the language. Our curriculum, designed for low-intermediate learners, serves as the golden sequel to your fundamental training, offering the tools to weave language with finesse and flair.

Dive Deeper with Advanced Grammar Structures:
While the foundational tenses provide the stepping stones, it's the progressives, futures, and modals that lend dynamism and flexibility to English communication. This course elevates your comprehension by:

  • Venturing into the rhythmic dance of progressive tenses – both present and past.
  • Foreseeing and articulating the future with a tapestry of tenses, from the anticipatory ‘be going to’ to the assertive modal ‘will’.
  • Navigating the myriad shades of meaning with modal verbs, those quintessential helpers that lend tone and tenor to our expressions.

Rich Vocabulary and Essential Constructs:
Beyond tenses, we'll embellish your linguistic palette with essential language constructs: the subtle play between some/any, the emphatic nuance of too/either, and the art of comparing with comparatives and superlatives. Dive into the dynamic world of phrasal verbs, acquaint yourself with the elegance of indirect speech, and master the ever-essential aspects of possessives and pronouns.

Structured Writing and Articulate Expression:
Written communication is an art, and with our thorough breakdown of coordinating conjunctions, you'll paint your sentences seamlessly. Moreover, the introduction to complex sentences ensures your ideas flow coherently, empowering you to convey intricate thoughts with grace.

Engaging Multimedia Content:
Each lesson is a multi-sensory experience. Crystal-clear written explanations lay the foundation, while HD videos breathe life into concepts, and audio explanations ensure auditory learners aren't left behind.

By the journey's end, you'll find yourself standing tall, armed with a robust command of English, poised and primed for the adventures of ESL Grammar Level 3. So, if you're raring to escalate your English eloquence, let ESL Grammar Level 2 be your guiding light. Dive in and let the transformation begin!

 
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Course Lessons

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Lesson 1. Present Progressive vs. Present Simple

Learners are introduced to forming the present progressive tense, using 'am,' 'is,' or 'are' with gerunds to describe ongoing actions, except for specific non-progressive verbs. Practice activities enhance understanding by contrasting this with present simple tense usage. Additional lesson topics: Simple Present ? Present Progressive; Present Progressive Tense 37 Total Points
  • Lesson 1 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
  • Complete Assignment: Course Introduction and Goals
  • Assessment: Pre-Test
  • Assessment: Lesson 1 Exam

Lesson 2. Simplifying Sentences with Object Pronouns

Master object pronouns by replacing nouns after verbs with words like 'it' for 'good music' and 'him' for 'Garth,' streamlining sentence structure. Exercise tasks require reordering words to practice proper sentence construction, reinforcing learning. Additional lesson topics: Object Pronouns 0 Total Points
  • Lesson 2 Video

Lesson 3. The Possessive Puzzle: Singular and Plural Solutions

The lesson outlines two main methods for expressing possession in English: using possessive adjectives and adding an apostrophe + 's' to singular nouns. It provides practice exercises to replace possessive adjectives with the corresponding possessive form of nouns and delves into plural possessives by adding an apostrophe after the 's'. Additional lesson topics: The Possessive Form of Nouns 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 3 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 3 Exam

Lesson 4. Understanding Future Intentions with Present Progressive

The present progressive is used in English to discuss future events that are imminent and largely certain, often accompanied by a specific time phrase for clarity, as illustrated by examples such as 'I'm going home tomorrow.' Acts like having a plane ticket for departure make the future event quite certain, with understanding often reliant on context cues for whether the present or future is intended. Additional lesson topics: PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE EVENTS 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 4 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam

Lesson 5. Timetables and Schedules: Using Simple Present

To convey scheduled future events, English often uses the present simple tense, as seen in structured activities like transportation timetables. Familiarity with this tense helps articulate a range of upcoming events with definite timings. Additional lesson topics: Present Simple and Continuous as Future Tenses 6 Total Points
  • Lesson 5 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam

Lesson 6. Mastering Similarity and Dissimilarity Expressions

The lesson highlights using 'too' for expressing agreement or similarity and 'either' for negative agreements, illustrated through relatable examples. It also guides learners on crafting responses using these words, both in full sentences and short forms. Additional lesson topics: Also / Too / Either 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 6 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 6 Exam

Lesson 7. The Art and Science of Time Estimation: Mastering 'How Long Does It Take?'

The lesson highlights using 'How long does it take?' as a tool to discuss the length of various tasks, supported by everyday examples. Practice questions enhance students' ability to think critically about time estimations. 0 Total Points
  • Lesson 7 Video

Lesson 8. Understanding Nouns: When to Count and When Not To

Nouns can be counted or not, influencing how we talk about quantities, using words like some, many, or much. The dual nature of some nouns means context changes their countability, exemplified through drinks and other items. Additional lesson topics: Count and Non-Count Nouns 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 8 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam

Lesson 9. Comparative Language Structures for Effective Communication

The lesson explains that shorter adjectives in English use '-er than' for comparisons, with examples such as 'smaller' and 'bigger,' while longer adjectives use 'more than,' as in 'more expensive.' Some adjectives like 'fun' and 'good' have unique comparative forms. 7 Total Points
  • Lesson 9 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 9 Exam

Lesson 10. Understanding Superlatives: A Guide to Expressing Extremes

To indicate supremacy among similar items, superlatives are formed by appending '-est' to short adjectives or preceding longer ones with 'the most' for greatest or 'the least' for minimal occurrences. This exploration includes exercises highlighting typical exceptions as seen in phrases like 'Matisse is the most talented painter of the era.' Additional lesson topics: Superlative Examples 6 Total Points
  • Lesson 10 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 10 Exam

Lesson 11. Achieving Balance in Comparisons: A Deep Dive into 'as...as'

This lesson delves into the use of 'as...as' to indicate similarity between different objects, supported by examples and exercises for engagement. It also examines 'not as...as' to denote disparities, explaining how to convey lesser degrees succinctly. Additional lesson topics: Comparison of adjectives with as ... as 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 11 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 11 Exam

Lesson 12. Enough vs. Too

The lesson delineates the fine line between sufficiency and excess using 'enough' and 'too,' using real-life examples to elucidate their distinct roles in modifying nouns and adjectives. Exercises challenge students to hone their skills, precisely using these modifiers in linguistic contexts. Additional lesson topics: How to use Enough? 6 Total Points
  • Lesson 12 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 12 Exam

Lesson 13. Make vs. Do: A Simple Guide

'Make' involves constructing or preparing, exemplified by making food or crafting objects, whereas 'do' pertains to executing tasks or work, such as doing chores. Mastery of these verbs can enhance communication efficiency in both written and spoken English. Additional lesson topics: Make or Do 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 13 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 13 Exam

Lesson 14. Mastering the Use of 'Go' in Sentences

Grammar 1 teaches the distinction between using 'go' for activities and 'go to' for places, emphasizing exceptions like 'go home.' It offers exercises to solidify the learner's grasp of the usage rules. Additional lesson topics: Confusing Words 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 14 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 14 Exam

Lesson 15. The Essential Guide to Building Compound Sentences

Compound sentences combine two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction to form a single, complete thought. By using words like and, but, so, or, nor, yet, and for, compound sentences show various relationships between ideas, such as addition, contrast, choice, or cause and effect. Additional lesson topics: Compound Sentences 7 Total Points
  • Lesson 15 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 15 Exam

Lesson 16. To: The Magic Word That Connects Action and Purpose

The lesson explores how to articulate intentions by pairing actions with reasons using the structure 'action + to + purpose'. It includes exercises where you match actions with appropriate purposes to form complete sentences, emphasizing the use of 'to' between them. 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 16 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 16 Exam

Lesson 17. The Power of If: Unlocking Real Possibilities

Conditional 1 explores scenarios involving potential future events, requiring careful separation of if and will within sentences. By using this structure, one can describe events like lottery wins or behavioral outcomes based on hypothetical situations. Additional lesson topics: Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I, II and III 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 17 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 17 Exam

Lesson 18. Understanding Modal Verbs

Unique among English verbs are modals, characterized by their specific usage with a simple verb form to convey varying levels of certainty. They function without auxiliary verbs, simplifying their application once the pattern is understood. Additional lesson topics: Modal Verbs 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 18 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 18 Exam

Lesson 19. Mastering Permission and Possibility with 'May' and 'Might'

'May' is primarily used to express likelihood or to politely request permission for oneself, signifying a relatively higher probability. 'Might,' however, suggests a less probable event and offers a more formal approach in seeking permissions. Additional lesson topics: May and Might 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 19 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 19 Exam

Lesson 20. Modal Verbs Explained: 'Can' vs 'Could'

'Can' indicates abilities and permissions, with 'could' addressing polite requests and past scenarios, both highlighting potential. In contrast, 'can't' and 'couldn't' focus on prohibitions and impossibilities. Additional lesson topics: Can, Could, Be able to 0 Total Points
  • Lesson 20 Video

Lesson 21. Understanding the Roles of 'Will' and 'Shall'

The term 'will' is useful for unexpectedly deciding something, pledging a promise, asserting a fact, or making a polite request. 'Shall' is reserved for asking about preferences, the advisability of something, or conveying a formal promise or determination, especially when used formally in American English. Additional lesson topics: 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 21 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 21 Exam

Lesson 22. Exploring 'Would': Requests, Wishes, and Beyond

Highlighting the utility of 'would' in conversation, the lesson focuses on its role in making courteous requests and wish expressions while hinting at future lessons on conditionals. It shows its practical application in phrases like 'Would you pick me up on your way to work?' and 'I would like a Ferrari.' Additional lesson topics: Grammar 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 22 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 22 Exam

Lesson 23. Using Should and Ought To Effectively

This lesson demonstrates how should and ought to seamlessly navigate everyday dilemmas, providing guidance or setting expectations. From addressing thirst to mending cars, they adjust conversational tones with ease. 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 23 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 23 Exam

Lesson 24. Mustn't vs. Don’t Have To: Understanding the Difference

Diving into modal verbs, the lesson delineates the interchangeable use of 'must' and 'have to' when indicating obligations, transitioning into the unique meanings of 'mustn't' for illegality and 'don't have to' for optional actions. Learners engage in exercises to solidify comprehension by crafting sentences with each form. Additional lesson topics: must and have to; Modal Verbs in English Review Video 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 24 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 24 Exam

Lesson 25. Exploring Modal Verbs: A Comprehensive Guide to Possibility and Obligation

The lesson categorizes modal verbs by their general use: expressing possibility, making requests, and indicating obligations, among others. Practice exercises help solidify understanding by placing these modals in sentences that mirror everyday scenarios. 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 25 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 25 Exam

Lesson 26. 'Used to': Expressing Former Realities

'Used to' helps describe past situations or habits that no longer exist, requiring a restructuring when modals are involved. For practice, transform current situations into past scenarios using this pattern, like 'He used to bring me flowers every week.' Additional lesson topics: 0 Total Points
  • Lesson 26 Video

Lesson 27. Mastering Quantity Descriptors: The Art of Using Some and Any

This lesson clarifies the distinction between 'some' and 'any,' emphasizing affirmative usage for 'some' and interrogative or negative for 'any.' Learners fill in the blanks in sentences to test their grasp after reviewing examples. Additional lesson topics: Using Some and Any 8 Total Points
  • Lesson 27 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 27 Exam

Lesson 28. Mastering the Art of Complex Sentence Construction

Complex sentences add depth to writing by connecting dependent and independent clauses, using subordinating conjunctions to highlight temporal, causal, or conditional relationships. Unlike compound sentences, which merge ideas of equal weight, complex sentences prioritize one idea over another, guiding the reader through layered meanings. 8 Total Points
  • Lesson 28 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 28 Exam

Lesson 29. The Essentials of Telling Time

Telling time involves a simple vocabulary with terms like 'o'clock' and 'quarter,' complemented by expressions like 'after' and 'to' for specific minutes past the hour. You can express time directly using numbers on a digital clock or through phrases indicating minutes past or until the hour. Additional lesson topics: English Vocabulary 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 29 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 29 Exam

Lesson 30. Progressive Practice

Progressive forms express ongoing actions, either in the present or past, by using a form of 'be' and the gerund form of a verb. In contrast, simple forms convey states or habitual activities, factual events that happen or happened. Additional lesson topics: Past Progressive 6 Total Points
  • Lesson 30 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 30 Exam

Lesson 31. Navigating Future Plans: The 'Be Going To' Structure

Exploring four methods to discuss future events, the lesson differentiates 'be going to' for planning somewhat distant intentions from more immediate or definite plans. It demonstrates its syntactic form and commonly used conversational shortcut 'gonna,' promoting correct application and understanding. Additional lesson topics: Future Tense 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 31 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 31 Exam

Lesson 32. Delve into the World of English Phrasal Verbs

By modifying verbs with prepositions or adjectives, phrasal verbs provide nuanced meanings and diverse usage. The lesson also addresses the challenge of knowing when these verbs can be split by an object. Additional lesson topics: Phrasal Verbs practice 4; Phrasal verbs practice 1; Phrasal verbs practice 2 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 32 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 32 Exam

Lesson 33. Understanding Possessive Pronouns: A Comprehensive Guide

This lesson covers replacing noun and possessive combinations with possessive pronouns to express ownership efficiently. By using possessive pronouns, one can quickly convey possession, such as in the phrases 'It's hers' or 'It's ours.' Additional lesson topics: Possessive Pronouns 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 33 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 33 Exam

Lesson 34. Indirect Questions

The lesson highlights a specific indirect question form in English that rearranges typical verb placement. Students practice forming questions like 'Do you know where...' to inquire about various items or places. 5 Total Points
  • Lesson 34 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 34 Exam

Lesson 35. Embrace the Final Challenge

30 Total Points
  • Lesson 35 Video
  • Lesson discussions: How would you rate this course?; Course Comments; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Reasons for Taking this Course
  • Assessment: Final Exam
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Total Course Points
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Demonstrate correct use of present progressive (present continuous).
  • Recognize object pronouns.
  • Determine how to use possessives.
  • Demonstrate usage of present progressive as future.
  • Demonstrate usage of present simple as future.
  • Demonstrate correct usage of too/either.
  • Determine correct usage of count/non-count nouns, comparatives, and superlatives.
  • Demonstrate correct usage of as / enough / too / make / do.
  • Demonstrate correct usage of go + place.
  • Demonstrate conditional use.
  • Determine correct usage of may and might; can, can't, could; will, shall and would.
  • Determine correct usage of should and ought to; must and have to.
  • Demonstrate correct usage of used to; some and any.
  • Demonstrate correct usage of telling time.
  • Determine past progressive.
  • Summarize phrasal verbs.
  • Identify possessive pronouns.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

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Course Title: ESL Grammar Skills Level 2
Course Number: 8900286
Lessons Rating: 4.60 / 5 Stars (2,668 votes)
Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Availability: Enroll in this course from any U.S. state, including California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. The course is also accessible to learners in English-speaking countries such as the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa.
Last Updated: March 2024
CEU Value: 1.2 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Classes
Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams
Instructor: Dana Kristan
Syllabus: View Syllabus
Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars

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Student Testimonials

  • "Some of the stuff was new to me and I learned something new in English that we did not do back in my school days." -- Carolyn W.
  • "This course was really helpful. I can already see my improvement in writing and speaking. After finishing level 2 I am more comfortable to start a conversation without being nervous." -- Sumeja K.
  • "It was easy to understand, yet challenging. Great work." -- Brian M.
  • "Very informative and I learned a lot." -- Tuokpe O.
  • "Thank you for making my learning easy." -- Hondura Y.
  • "Grammar was most important to me. English is a second language I speak. It is important to me to understand how to speak correctly and that is the most helpful thing I got from this course." -- Halima M.

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