Warm-up for the English language Immersion Week


🚀 Hello, SMC employee! 🚀

Before we dive deep into our English language Immersion Week, we have a surprise: we've created a "warm-up" page for you to get your engines started.

Below, we'll share quick tips about the topics we'll cover in a fun and interactive way!

Let's go! 

PART 1

  REVIEW OF TOPICS

In a simple way, we'll review some English language rules!
SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE PAST
PAST CONTINUOUS
Think of this as your daily routine, the consistent beats of your life. "I drink coffee every morning."

Usage: For routines, habits, and general truths.

Examples: "I eat apples daily." or "I listen to music every day."
Imagine you're recording a live video. 🎥 Right now, as you're watching, things are happening. Like, "I am eating pizza right now!"

Usage: For actions happening right now or around now.

Example: "I am studying English." or "The kids are playing in the garden."
Think back to that delicious burger 🍔 you had last week. "I ate the biggest burger ever!"

Usage: For completed actions in the past.

Example: "I visited London last summer." or "I watched a movie last night."
Remembering a scene from the past where something was happening. "I was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang."

Usage: For actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past.

Example: "I was reading when the power went out." or "Our marketing team was planning the campaign when we got feedback."

  PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

In the interaction below, we've picked some sentences from the topics shown for you to practice your speaking skills.

Listen to the reference audio and speak out loud to get your pronunciation score.

PART 2

  REVIEW OF TOPICS

Now, let's go over some more English language rules!
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST PERFECT
Usage: For actions that started in the past and continue now, or actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

Example: "I have lived in New York for five years." That's more than just a short visit!

Fun Tip: Think of it as a link between past and present. "She has visited several museums." And she might visit more!
Usage: To talk about something that happened before another event in the past.

Example: "I had finished my homework when my friend called." Good timing, right?

Fun Tip: It's like thinking back on a scene before the main event. "They had left the park before it started to rain."

  PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

In the interaction below, we've picked some sentences from the topics shown for you to practice your speaking skills.

Listen to the reference audio and speak out loud to get your pronunciation score.

UNDERSTAND AND BE UNDERSTOOD

That's what really matters!