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The Student and Tutor continued their lesson on advanced English grammar, specifically focusing on subject-verb agreement rules. They reviewed indefinite pronouns, inverted word order, relative clauses, quantities as units, and nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning. The Student practiced applying these rules through several example sentences and confirmed the usefulness of previously shared phrases for formal email writing. The Tutor outlined the next topic: parallel structure and sentence variety.

Student and Tutor reviewed advanced English grammar rules for formal writing, focusing on pronoun agreement with antecedents, subject-verb agreement in complex sentences (including those with collective nouns and additive phrases), and techniques to avoid ambiguous references. They also practiced fixing common grammatical errors related to these concepts. The Tutor agreed to provide the Student with a list of common phrases for email writing for future practice.

Student and Tutor engaged in a detailed review of advanced grammar concepts essential for formal writing. They covered the rules for collective noun agreement, maintaining pronoun consistency, and differentiating between various idiomatic expressions involving fixed prepositions. The Student was assigned homework to practice writing two emails per week using the discussed idiomatic expressions to enhance their formal writing skills.

The class reviewed the concept of collective nouns, focusing on how to determine the correct verb agreement based on whether the noun is treated as a singular unit or individual members. Student practiced applying these rules to various examples, and homework involving writing exercises was assigned.

The tutor and student reviewed IELTS Writing Task Two, focusing on assessment criteria and strategies for developing ideas and improving cohesion. They practiced using longer linking phrases for various functions like addition, contrast, cause/effect, examples, comparison, and conclusion, with a homework assignment given for further practice.

The Tutor and Student focused on IELTS Writing Task 1, practicing the analysis and description of pie charts. The Student worked on constructing an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs, incorporating specific data and advanced vocabulary, with plans to cover Writing Task 2 in the next session.