ESOL Sc/E3.4a Express clearly statements of fact
Sc/E3.4: express clearly statements of fact and give short explanations, accounts and descriptions
Sc/E3.4a: express clearly statements of fact
- Form simple, compound, and complex sentences with one subordinate clause in the appropriate word order
- Use markers such as because, after, even though and since to introduce subordinate clauses
- Use with some accuracy suitable verb forms to make clear the time to which a statement of fact refers: (a) present simple E.g. e.g.: Divali is a Hindu festival which takes place in the autumn (b) past simple E.g. There was a bad road accident last week. (c) present continuous E.g...It isn't raining at the moment. (d) past continuous E.g. There's been an accident. (e) present perfect E.g. The postman hasn't been yet. (f) future simple E.g. The receptionist will make an appointment for you. - and do so using appropriate time markers. Examples: State facts in the context of informal conversation, narrative, formal interactions.
- Use the above verb forms with there. E.g. there has been ...
- Use with some accuracy other grammatical forms suitable for the level, e.g. definite and indefinite article, when mentioning an item for the first time, and on subsequent occasions. Examples: When I looked out of my window, I saw a man and a woman. The man was quite young, but the woman was older.
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know that intonation normally falls on a statement, and be able to produce this intonation pattern
