From Actions to Ideas

Grammar - B2-C1 | Advance Level

8 $

Feb. 07 Sat , 13:00 USA

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Description

In this class you will:

✔ Watch a video explaining how actions become concepts in formal English
✔ Learn how nominalization changes tone and meaning
✔ Compare informal vs formal sentence structures
✔ Practice expressing ideas in a more abstract, professional way

You will:
• Move from personal action-based language to idea-based language
• Improve academic and professional speaking
• Use grammar to shift focus from people to processes

Session Activities

1: Do you think formal English sounds more objective or more distant? Why?

2: When do you usually need to sound formal in English?

3: Is formal language clearer or more confusing for you?

4: Do you notice differences between spoken and written English formality?

5: Do you think ideas sound more powerful than actions? Why?

1: What changes when we say “We decided” vs “A decision was made”?

2: Why do formal texts often avoid mentioning people directly?

3: How does nominalization affect responsibility and blame?

4: Can making language more abstract make ideas feel less emotional?

5: When might nominalization be useful in professional situations?

6: What are the risks of overusing formal or abstract language?

7: How does nominalization change the focus of a message?

8: After watching the video, which example of nominalization stood out most to you?

9: Do you prefer clear action-based language or abstract idea-based language? Why?

nominalization

the process of turning verbs into nouns

decision

the act or result of deciding

failure

the result of not succeeding

development

the process of growth or change

improvement

the act of becoming better

responsibility

the state of being accountable

agreement

a shared decision or understanding

analysis

careful examination of something

reduction

the process of making something smaller