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Learning English (or improving your English) is quite possibly one of the best investments an individual can make in his/her career. In fact, studies show that how you communicate in the workplace has a drastic effect coworkers’, employers’ and clients’ view of you.
We successfully work with business professionals, service-level employees, and individuals because our ultimate goal is improving workplace communication. Our courses mix English literacy, English pronunciation, and hours of practice speaking English so that you can be successful in business and workplace contexts.
Our clients love how we run our English classes because we help you and your team learn English vocabulary that relates to your work. Taking a communicative focus helps you speak better English faster! As a result, you master practical English grammar that you can apply in a wide variety of settings.
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How do we help our clients learn English so well?
- We work with all levels of English speakers. In fact, every English student receives a unique learning plan.
- Your English needs, your English goals and your budget are important to understand. Actually, they guide our recommendations for your English learning plan.
- We match the English vocabulary and grammar that fits your current English level so that you’re learning at a realistic level.
- You don’t need to learn all of the English language to improve your performance at work. Therefore, we help you identify the most beneficial vocabulary and grammar structures that you need for your purposes.
- We know pronunciation matters, so we help you master English pronunciation.
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Learn English with Common Ground’s Blog Posts
Learning English – What is the difference between Look, Watch, and See?
This blog post is in English first, followed by Spanish. Scroll down to read it in Spanish. Do you ever wonder when should you use which of these verbs: look, watch, or see? English seems to have three verbs for the same action, but each one has specific meanings, uses, and, of…
Learning English – Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
Adjectives ending in -ed or -ing can be confusing. For example, when the bilingual mother of my friend answered the phone and it was a sales call, she would politely reply, “I’m not interesting,” and hang up. In fact, she is a very interesting person. She just was not interested in the…
Common American English Collocations–Word That Go Together
Collocations are two or more words that go together in an expression, such as fast food, pay attention, or happily married. Collocations make our vocabulary richer. They make it easier to express ourselves without overusing words such as very, nice, or beautiful. In this posting, I discuss some common American English collocations.…
Count and Noncount Nouns in English – How and When to use them
Many or much? A few or a little? Fewer or less? How do you know which of these words to use when you are describing the quantity of something? This is a common question for English learners. Here is the answer! There are two types of nouns: count and noncount. English has…
“I Don’t Get it.” 20 most common uses of the verb GET in American English
When you listen to conversations in English, you will hear the verb to get in many different contexts. It is one of the 100 most common words in the English language. The verb to get is used so often, in so many ways, that most speakers don’t even notice when they use…
Thinking in English– 8 Ways of Developing Fluency without Translating
Thinking in English will help your language skills to grow. It is possible to teach yourself to think in a second language. In this posting I talk about 8 ways to teach yourself to think in English. The download at the end will summarize these ways and give you some questions to…
Numbers in American English–How to Express Quantity
Numbers mean the same thing in every language. How we talk about numbers varies, however, from language to language. It even varies among countries that speak the same language. For example, British people express some numerical concepts differently than Americans. In this posting I talk about expressing numbers in American English. There…
Punctuation in American English–Marks to Make Your Meaning Clear
Punctuation marks are marks to make your written meaning clear. You may have learned something about British punctuation. Some of the rules for American punctuation are a little bit different. In this posting I talk about the American rules for 11 common punctuation marks: period (.), question mark (?), exclamation point (!),…
Expressing the Future Tense in English in 4 Ways–Which to Use?
There are 4 ways of expressing the future tense in English: will, be going to, the present continuous, and the simple present. In this posting I talk about each of these ways of expressing the future. I talk about when to use each of these ways, and how they are similar to…
Talking About the Past in English–6 Ways to Do This
There are 6 ways of talking about the past in English. With each way, the meaning changes. In this posting I talk about each of the 6 ways. There will be many example sentences. The download at the end will give you additional practice in talking about the past. Let us look…
Simple, Continuous, and Perfect Tenses in English
English has many tenses, including the simple, continuous, and perfect tenses. These tenses exist in the present, past, and future. In this posting I talk about how to use all theses tenses, how they are similar, and how they are different. There will be many example sentences. It it important to note…
Synonyms and Antonyms in English–Growing Your Vocabulary
Synonyms and antonyms are important to understand as you learn English. Knowledge of synonyms and antonyms will help your English vocabulary to grow. In this posting I talk about 10 common, easy words in English–words that you probably use every day. I talk about synonyms and antonyms for each of these words.…
