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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.
We are currently offering intensive business English classes, English at work group classes, and private English classes. Learn more today!
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
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.…
6 tipos de Modal Verbs: Verbos modales en inglés
Los Modal Verbs o verbos modales son verbos especiales en inglés ya que funcionan un poco diferente a los demás verbos. ¿Por qué? No se les añade la “s” en la tercera persona en singular. Muchos de ellos no tienen tiempo pasado. Son usados como verbos auxiliares y luego se añade la…
Adverbios y expresiones de frecuencia en inglés
Los adverbios y expresiones de frecuencia indican cada cuánto haces algo. En este post hablaremos de los adverbios y expresiones de frecuencia más comunes en inglés. También aprenderás dónde colocar el adverbio o la expresión en la oración. Adverbios de frecuencia Los adverbios de frecuencia son usualmente una palabra. Estos responden la…
El imperativo en inglés: dar instrucciones, sugerencias y consejos en inglés
El imperativo es la forma del verbo que usamos para dar instrucciones, sugerencias o consejos. También lo usamos para dar órdenes directas. El imperativo es fácil de formar, solo necesita usar la forma base del verbo. En este post aprenderemos cómo formarlo y lo usaremos en varios ejemplos. Al final de la…
Prefijos y Sufijos en Inglés – Cómo cambiar el significado de las palabras
Los prefijos y sufijos no son palabras en sí mismos. Son un grupo de letras que añadimos a las palabras y que cambian su significado. Los prefijos los añadimos al principio de una palabra, por ejemplo: un + happy se convertiría en unhappy, que significaría not happy (infeliz). Los sufijos, por su parte,…
15 Commonly Misused Words in English–Similar Word; Different Meaning
There are many commonly misused words in English. Some of these words may have similar spellings, and some may have similar pronunciations. These words, however, have different meanings. In this posting I talk about 15 commonly misused English words. I include definitions and example sentences. The download at the end will give…
Pronombres en inglés: cómo usarlos como sujetos, objetos y para demostrar posesión
Los pronombres en inglés son palabras que pueden ser usadas para reemplazar los sustantivos, es decir, para mencionar cosas sin usar directamente su nombre. En este sentido, un pronombre puede tener un uso igual al de un sustantivo. Pueden demostrar posesión o propiedad. Pero, mientras que un sustantivo nunca cambia en una…
Sentence Types in English–Simple, Compound, Complex, and More
There are 4 sentence types in English: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. We use some of these sentence types frequently in conversation. We use others more frequently in writing. In this posting I talk about the 4 sentence types and how they are used. There will be many example sentences. The download…
The Present Perfect Continuous in English–Past/Present Connections
The present perfect continuous tense in English is used to connect the present with the past. It suggests that something was started in the past but is unfinished. In this posting I talk about how to form and use this tense. I also talk about how it differs from the present perfect…
Infinitives in English–6 Ways to Use These Important Words
We form infinitives by combining to with the base form of the verb (to work). In this posting I talk about 6 ways to use infinitives. There will be many example sentences. The download at the end will give you more practice understanding and using infinitives. What are infinitives? To form infinitives,…
Have and Get in English-How Are They Similar, yet Different?
It is easy to confuse have and get in English. Sometimes they mean almost the same thing. Often, however, they have different meanings. In this posting I talk about the many meanings of have and get. There will be many example sentences. The download at the end will give you additional practice…
Perfect Modals in English–Expressing Possibilities, or Regret
Perfect modal verbs in English work in similar ways to perfect verb tenses. We form them with the verb have and the past participle of the main verb. When we change an ordinary modal verb to a perfect modal, we change the meaning. In this posting I talk about how to form…