- Putting English to Work

Present

• Every Day
• Happening Right Now
• Helping HInts for the Present

Past

• In the Past
• What was happening ...?
• What Had Already Happened
• What Had Been Happening Before Something Occurred
• What I Used to Do
• Helping Hints for the Past

Past to Present

• Past to Present
• Life Experience
• Recent Events
• Happening up to This Moment
• Helping Hints for the Present

Future

• Future Plans
• Reactions and Promises
• What Will Be Happening?
• Future Accomplishments
• Different Futures
• Helping Hints for the Future

Abilities - Responsibilities

• Ability, Permission and Advice
• Speaking about Abilities
• Responsibilities and Obligations
• Making Something Happen
• Instructing

Asking Questions

• Which Kind Does That?
• It’s Important, Isn’t It?
• Polite Questions

Choosing the Right Phrase

• Starting Conversations
• Discussing Issues
• Presentations

Combining Verbs

• Stating a Purpose
• Help with Irregular Verbs
• Getting Into It
• Picked It Up OR Picked Up It?
• Like That
• Remember to Do OR Remember Doing?
• She Helped Me Get It
• I Appreciate Doing It
• I Hope To Do It

Explaining Ideas

• Giving Reasons
• Unexpected Results
• Linking Cause to Effect
• Surprising Results
• Both / Either / Neither Parties
• Telling a Story

Describing Your World

• Comparing People, Places and Things
• What’s The Best
• Describing People and Objects
• Describing an Action
• Which Days
• Basic Numbers
• Numbers

Complex Ideas

• Relating Ideas in a Sentence
• Providing Extra Information

Relating Ideas, People, Objects

• Between Things
• At the Office
• Take Advantage of It

Speaking about Objects

• What is Done to Something
• Pointing Something Out
• Some Important Information
• Things You Can / Can’t Count
• Referring to Objects
• How Much, How Many

Wondering about Situations

• What Happens / What Will Happen
• What Would Happen
• What Would Have Happened
• Showing Probability
• What Is Probably True
• What Was Probably True

Stock Market Developments
Opening an Account
Interview Experience
Online Billpay
Interviewee Questions
Depositing Checks
Mutual Funds Advice
Interview Strengths
Account Types
Quarterly Results
Stock Market Movement
Interview Introduction
Technological Specs
Interview Current Experience
Cashing a Check