Sprachen Englisch, Bildungsprogramm 2021
OT-ES-E 322
Getting it Right Special: Tenses
Content and aims
Have English tenses given you the occasional headache? Do you remember rules from school that don’t seem to add up? Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated as it may look – just different from German. Let’s discover how grammar relates to the real world when we talk about now, then and later in English:
• Which of the following could an Austrian civil servant say about herself and her job?
(2 correct answers)
− I’m coming from Austria.
− I come from Austria.
− I’m working at the Ministry of Finance.
− I work at the Ministry of Finance.
• In which situations could you say the following? (All 6 are correct.)
− Did you meet the President? vs. Have you met the President?
− What have you been doing? vs. What have you done?
− We were talking about you. vs. We talked about you.
• How would you talk about your plans for tomorrow evening? (1 correct answer)
− I meet some friends for drinks.
− I’m meeting some friends for drinks.
− I’ll meet some friends for drinks.
Want to know the answers? Come to this online special and find out what makes English tenses tick.
Working method
• Interactive webinar (with pair/group work)
Technical requirements:
• PC / laptop / tablet / smartphone (possibly private) with camera and microphone as well as internet access, headphones are recommended
• Webinar software platform Zoom or similar
Target group
People who want to improve their correctness in written and spoken language.
This seminar is open to people with CEFR levels B1, B2 and higher.
Sprachen Englisch, Bildungsprogramm 2021
Trainer
Mag. Andrea Steiner BA
Time & venue
Length: 2 x 180-minute sessions Seminar number: OT-ES-E 322 New
Date: 20–21 April 2021, 9.00-12.00 each day
Venue: Online
Organisation
In the hands of: Ursula Eder
Secretariat: Petra Ranzenbacher
Tip
For more on Getting it Right, see Getting it Right Special: Vocabulary Booster 1 and Getting it Right Special: Prepositions
About
Mag. Andrea Steiner, B.A., Akad. gepr. Übersetzerin
Expertin für englische Fachsprache und Kommunikation, Trainerin und Coach.
Arbeitsschwerpunkte: English for Law, Politics, Government & Public Administration. Studium der Anglistik/Amerikanistik, Germanistik und Linguistik. Vormals Lehrtätigkeit an der
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien und an Fachhochschulen. Derzeit Studium der Rechtswissenschaften.
andrea@norrisandsteiner.at
