Explained:
Ines works in HR in a large sheet metal stamping company and needs to make presentations, first to her boss, then to companies or other departments. She specifically wants to improve her grammar skills.
Trained:
Attendance at midnight mass went up (go) this year, according to the Catholic Church.Question it!
~ Say it:Attendance at midnight mass went up this year, according to the Catholic Church
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~ Question the text
~ What went up this year? Answer: Attendance.
~ What did attendance do this year? Answer: Go up.
~ When did attendance go up? Answer: This year.
~ According to who did attendance go up? Answer: The Catholic Church.
Work on it!
~ Make a new sentence changing the subject and object of 'went up'
~ Find another subject of 'attendance'
~ Your answer:
~ Find a modifier of 'go up'
~ Your answer:
~ Find another modifier of 'year'
~ Your answer:
Get ready for it!
~ Place, time, characters and situation
~ Place:
~ Your Company 2017
~ Time:
~ Presenting the quarterly report
~ Characters:
~ You, your boss and another manager
~ Situation:
~ Say how the number of employees has changed.
~ Example: The situation improved suddenly. Sales dropped slowly. ~ Production fell drastically. Costs increased slightly.
~ the rate of absenteeism rose last year
~ the number of sick employees shot up last year
~ the number of employees on payroll shot up due to an acquisition
~ the number of managers we headhunted reached a high of about 50.
What’s next?
~ Schedule a class
~ Make a comment below
~ Comment below and join the MyEnglishTutor community or sign up for classes.
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