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Straightforward Beginner Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Beginner'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Listening and Pronunciation.
UNIT 1Lessons 1A-1D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about personal information and greetings. It also provides practice of verb 'to be', possessive adjectives and asking and answering questions.
Language focus Practising the affirmative and interrogative forms of the verb 'to be'. Practising the verb 'to be' and subject pronouns. Practising the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the verb 'to be'. Practising possessive adjectives.
Pronunciation Identifying a speaker's attitude from the intonation of questions.
Listening Listening to a conversation about mobile phone numbers. Listening to a conversation between two students about their classmates.
Vocabulary Practising completing forms with the correct details. Practising languages and countries.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of 'to be' in the present simple. Checking your knowledge of the use of possessive adjectives. Checking your knowledge of the form of possessive adjectives.
Hello Language Exercise
What's your name? Language Exercise
Where are you from? Language Exercise
Possessive adjectives Language Exercise
Be: present simple use
Grammar Reference Unit
Possessive adjectives: use Grammar Reference Unit
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Possessive adjectives: form
Grammar Reference Unit
Completing forms Vocabulary Activity
What language do they speak?
Vocabulary Activity
Mobile phone numbers Listening Activity
Who's he? Listening Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 2Lessons 2A-2D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about restaurants, numbers and spelling. It also provides practice of plurals, demonstratives and articles.
Vocabulary Practising the full form of common English abbreviations. Practising spelling numbers from one to a hundred.
Listening Listening to someone ordering food in a restaurant. Listening to and identifying four different sets of numbers and letters. Listening to two people ordering food.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of 'a' and 'an'. Checking your knowledge of demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.
Pronunciation Listening to the alphabet song and keying in the missing letters in the alphabet. Contrasting the sounds /i/ and /i:/.
Language focus Practising demonstrative adjectives. Practising making nouns plural.
Buying things Language Exercise
Plurals Language Exercise
Articles: a v an Grammar Reference Unit
Demonstratives: adjectives and pronouns
Grammar Reference Unit
Acronyms Vocabulary Activity
Meet my family Vocabulary Activity
Restaurants and eating out Listening Activity
Letters and numbers Listening Activity
What's on the menu? Listening Activity
Alphabet rap Pronunciation Activity
Long and short vowels Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 3Lessons 3A-3D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about jobs, colours and nationalities. It also provides practice of the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the verb 'to be'.
Pronunciation Identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities within three pattern groups. Practising consonant sounds.
Vocabulary Practising words for different types of job. Practising the use of nationality nouns and adjectives. Practising the days of the week. Practising useful classroom language.
Language focus Practising contractions. Practising the present tense of the verb 'to be'.
Listening Listening to a conversation about preferences for colours and clothes.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the present simple affirmative form of 'to be'. Checking your knowledge of the present simple negative form of 'to be'. Checking your knowledge of the present simple interrogative form of 'to be'.
Contractions of the verb to be
Language Exercise
Conference introductions Language Exercise
Be: present simple affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Be: present simple negative
Grammar Reference Unit
Be : present simple interrogative
Grammar Reference Unit
What's your job? Vocabulary Activity
Where are they from? Vocabulary Activity
Days of the week Vocabulary Activity
How do you spell ...? Vocabulary Activity
I don't like the colour! Listening Activity
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 4Lessons 4A-4D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about family relationships, places and numbers. It also provides practice of possessives and prepositions of place.
Vocabulary Practising words for family relationships. Practising spelling numbers from one to a hundred. Practising family relationships.
Language focus Practising using the possessive 's'. Practising 'in', 'on', 'under' and 'at'. Practising prepositions of place (saying where things are).
Pronunciation Identifying schwa sounds in sentences.
Listening Listening to a man and a woman talking about where their friends' possessions are. Listening to a phone call about arrangements for a business trip.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of place 'at', 'in', 'on' and 'under'. Checking your knowledge of the possessive case.
Possessives Language Exercise Where are the keys? Language Exercise
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Where's my ...? Language Exercise
Prepositions of place 1 Grammar Reference Unit
Possessive case: form Grammar Reference Unit
Family relationships Vocabulary Activity
Meet my family Vocabulary Activity
The family tree Vocabulary Activity
Where is it? Listening Activity
What time do you arrive? Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 5Lessons 5A-5B
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about work and technology. It also provides practice of the present simple.
Pronunciation Identifying stressed words in questions. Practising the consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/.
Listening Listening to an interview, deciding if statements are true or false and completing sentences with the correct form of the present simple. Listening to six people talking about their jobs and matching the names to the correct job.
Language focus Reading about someone's daily routine and putting events in order. Practising the affirmative, negative, interrogative and short answer forms of the verb 'have got'. Practising the use of adjectives and adverbs.
Vocabulary Practising words describing people's jobs. Practising words you need to talk about office equipment.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the present simple. Checking your knowledge of negative forms of the present simple. Checking your knowledge of the present simple interrogative.
Max's day Language Exercise
Have got Language Exercise
Adjectives and adverbs Language Exercise
Present simple: affirmative Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple: negative Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple: interrogative
Grammar Reference Unit
Job types Vocabulary Activity
Office equipment Vocabulary Activity
My job Listening Activity
Jobs Listening Activity
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 6Lessons 6A-6D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about free time, routines and food. It also provides practice of the use of the present simple and adverbs of frequency.
Language focus Practising the present simple by completing sentences with the correct form of a verb. Practising 'wh-' questions in the present simple. Practising the question form 'How often' with the present simple. Practising the time. Practising question words.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of the present simple. Checking your knowledge of adverbs of frequency.
Pronunciation Practising vowel sounds in single words spelled with 'o' and 'u'.
Listening Listening to four radio extracts and identifying the correct time. Listening to someone talking about her free time.
Vocabulary Practising types of hobbies. Practising places that people go to for entertainment. Practising words about food.
Present simple Language Exercise
Question formation Language Exercise
Modern communication Language Exercise
What's the time? Language Exercise
Interview with a TV director
Language Exercise
Present simple: use Grammar Reference Unit
Adverbs of frequency: never to always
Grammar Reference Unit
What's your hobby? Vocabulary Activity
Places of entertainment Vocabulary Activity
Food Vocabulary Activity
What's the time? Listening Activity
Free time Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 7Lessons 7A-7D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about travelling and places in town. It also provides practice of 'there is/there are'.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of 'there is' and 'there are'. Checking your knowledge of the interrogative form of 'there is' and 'there are'. Checking your knowledge of the negative form of 'there is' and 'there are'.
Pronunciation Identifying interested intonation in questions. Identifying the tone of the voice in questions. Practising the consonant sounds /v/ and /w/.
Language focus Practising the use of 'there is', 'there are', 'there isn't' and 'there aren't'. Practising the use of 'there is' and 'there are'. Practising 'there is/are' + countable/uncountable nouns.
Listening Listening to someone talking about places in a town.
Vocabulary Practising the names of buildings and places. Practising words associated with travelling by plane. Practising expressions that are useful when using public transport. Practising forms of transport.
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Is there a bank on this street?
Language Exercise
There is, there are Language Exercise
Harry and Mandy make lunch
Language Exercise
There is/are: affirmative Grammar Reference Unit
There is/are: interrogative Grammar Reference Unit
There is/are: negative Grammar Reference Unit
Places and buildings Vocabulary Activity
Travelling by plane Vocabulary Activity
Travelling by public transport
Vocabulary Activity
Getting around Vocabulary Activity
My town Listening Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 8Lessons 8A-8D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to give opinions, likes and dislikes. It also provides practice of the past simple of to be and the use of personal pronouns.
Pronunciation Identifying a speaker's attitude from the intonation of questions and deciding if they are interested or not interested. Identifying the tone of the voice in questions by listening and selecting polite or impolite according to the intonation.
Listening Listening to four conversations about likes and dislikes and deciding who is speaking. Listening to two people talking about the sports they like, then selecting the sports they like and don't like.
Language focus Contrasting the use of 'was' and 'were'. Practising making questions and giving short answers with 'was' and 'were'. Practising affirmative and negative sentences with 'like', 'love' and 'hate'. Expressing likes and dislikes with singular and plural nouns. Practising the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the present simple with the pronouns 'I', 'you', 'we' and 'they'.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of past simple use of 'to be'. Checking your knowledge of the past simple affirmative of 'to be'. Checking your knowledge of the past simple interrogative of 'to be'. Checking your knowledge of the past simple negative of 'to be'.
Were you ill? Language Exercise
Questions and short answers with was and were
Language Exercise
Do you like that? Language Exercise
Likes and dislikes Language Exercise
What do you like? Language Exercise
Be: past simple use
Grammar Reference Unit
Be: past simple affirmative Grammar Reference Unit
Be: past simple interrogative
Grammar Reference Unit
Be: past simple negative Grammar Reference Unit
Likes and dislikes Listening Activity
What sports do you like? Listening Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 9Lessons 9A-9D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about holidays and music. It also provides practice of the past simple and prepositions of time.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the past simple regular. Checking your knowledge of the negative form of the past simple regular. Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the past simple irregular. Checking your knowledge of the negative form of the past simple irregular.
Pronunciation Contrasting the different endings for regular verbs in the past simple. Practising consonant sounds.
Listening Listening to announcements and choosing the correct preposition. Listening to a conversation about a holiday trip.
Language focus Practising the past simple and present simple verb forms of irregular verbs. Practising the past simple. Practising regular and irregular past simple forms in affirmative and negative sentences. Practising the prepositions of time 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
Vocabulary Practising words connected with travel. Practising words you need to talk about music.
Past and present hobbies Language Exercise
What did you do last weekend?
Language Exercise
A busy day at work Language Exercise
Dates and times Language Exercise
Past simple regular: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple regular: negative
Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple irregular: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple irregular: negative
Grammar Reference Unit
Taking a holiday Vocabulary Activity
Music Vocabulary Activity
What are they saying? Listening Activity
On holiday Listening Activity
Regular verb endings Pronunciation Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 10Lessons 10A-10D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about weekend activities and shopping. It also provides practice of questions in the past simple.
Vocabulary Practising words and phrases used in shops. Practising words related to shopping. Practising the names of shops and what you can buy in them.
Pronunciation Distinguishing the sounds /ai/ and /ei/. Contrasting two different diphthong sounds.
Listening Listening to people asking about how much things cost. Listening to people talking about sport.
Language focus Practising the past simple. Practising questions in the past simple. Practising ways to ask for information in a shop by rearranging words to form questions.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the interrogative form of the past simple regular. Checking your knowledge of the interrogative form of the past simple irregular.
What did you do last weekend?
Language Exercise
Questions in the past simple
Language Exercise
Asking for information in a shop
Language Exercise
Past simple regular: interrogative
Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple irregular: interrogative
Grammar Reference Unit
Shopping Vocabulary Activity
Shopping preferences Vocabulary Activity
What can you buy here? Vocabulary Activity
Shopping Listening Activity
I play cricket Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Out or oat Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 11Lessons 11A-11D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about art. It also provides practice of 'can' and the present continuous.
Vocabulary Practising vocabulary to talk about different kinds of paintings. Practising phrasal verbs connected with machines.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the modal verb 'can'. Checking your knowledge of the present continuous affirmative. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present continuous.
Listening Listening to two teenagers talking about a healthier lifestyle and choosing the correct option between the present simple and the present continuous.
Language focus Practising the modal verb 'can/can't' for ability. Practising the present continuous. Practising adverbs with the present continuous.
Pronunciation Practising consonant sounds by listening and choosing the correct sound for each word. Identifying the words 'can' and 'can't' in simple sentences and questions.
Can for ability Language Exercise Present continuous Language Exercise
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Present continuous Language Exercise
What are they doing? Language Exercise
Ability: can Grammar Reference Unit
Present continuous: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Present continuous: use Grammar Reference Unit
What kind of paintings are they?
Vocabulary Activity
Instructions for using a tumble dryer
Vocabulary Activity
Healthy eating Listening Activity
Pronouncing sounds Pronunciation Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 12Lessons 12A-12D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about future plans, phone calls and travelling. It also provides practice of the future with 'going to'.
Pronunciation Identifying the sounds /tə/ and /tu:/ when 'to' links with other words in sentences.
Listening Listening to ten different extracts from phone calls and deciding if statements are true or false. Listening to a phone call about arrangements for a business trip and choosing the correct times and numbers to complete the conversation. Listening to a conversation about holiday problems.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the different uses of the future with 'going to'. Checking your knowledge of how to form the affirmative full and short forms of the future with 'going to'. Checking your knowledge of the negative forms of the future with going to. Checking your knowledge of the interrogative forms of the future with 'going to'.
Language focus Listening to three conversations about different kinds of plans, matching the conversations with pictures and completing sentences with 'going to'.
Vocabulary Practising use of collocations related to telephone language. Practising words and expressions used on the phone. Practising words used to talk about airports. Practising recognizing feelings.
Plans Language Exercise
Future with going to: use Grammar Reference Unit
Future with going to: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Future with going to: negative
Grammar Reference Unit
Future with going to: interrogative
Grammar Reference Unit
Telephone calls Vocabulary Activity
Can I leave a message? Vocabulary Activity
Taking a flight? Vocabulary Activity
How do you feel? Vocabulary Activity
On the phone Listening Activity
What time do you arrive? Listening Activity
Holiday problems Listening Activity
Weak and strong forms Pronunciation Activity
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Macmillan Practice Online is the easy way to get all the benefits of online learning – and with over 100 courses to choose from, covering all competence levels and ranging from business English to exam practice and from academic to general English, you’re sure to find the one that suits your needs.
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Straightforward Elementary Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Elementary'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Listening and Pronunciation.
UNIT 1Lesson 1A-1D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about social relations, people and personal possessions. It also provides practice of the present simple of the verb 'to be' and questions .
Grammar Checking your knowledge of apostrophe 's'.
Pronunciation Identifying the main stressed words in sentences and questions.
Vocabulary Practising names of pieces of electrical household equipment and their definitions.
Listening Listening to a woman talking about her 21st birthday party plans. Listening to people talking about breakfast habits in different places. Listening to five conversations at a party. Listening to five people talking at the airport.
Language Focus Practising word order in personal questions. Practising the affirmative and interrogative forms of the verb 'to be'. Practising the question words 'when', 'why', 'what', 'how' and 'where'. Practising possessive adjectives. Practising the pronouns 'this', 'that', 'these' and 'those'.
Interview with Maria Language Exercise
My English class Language Exercise
Asking personal questions Language Exercise
Possessive adjectives Language Exercise
Demonstratives Language Exercise
's: is, has, possession Grammar Reference Unit
Useful things Vocabulary Activity
Party time Listening Activity
Breakfast all over the world
Listening Activity
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Which bag is ... Listening Activity
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 2Lesson 2A-2D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about family life, people and routines. It also provides practice of questions in the present simple.
Vocabulary Practising describing appearances. Practising words for parts of the body. Practising useful language to talk about hobbies.
Pronunciation Practising word stress. Practising the sounds /z/ and /s/ at the ends of words.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use 'wh-' questions.
Listening Listening to two people talking about their daily routine in different countries. Listening to a French woman talking about her family.
Language Focus Practising question words. Practising the present simple for routine. Practising short answers to present simple questions.
My cousin Jane Language Exercise
What I do on Saturdays Language Exercise
What does Mrs Bari do? Language Exercise
Wh- words: what, where, when, etc.
Grammar Reference Unit
Who has long hair? Vocabulary Activity
Parts of the body Vocabulary Activity
Talking about hobbies Vocabulary Activity
Daily routine Listening Activity
People and activities Listening Activity
Family life Listening Activity
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 3Lesson 3A-3D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about houses and furniture. It also provides practice of prepositions of place, 'much' and 'many'.
Language Focus Contrasts 'there is' and 'there are' with the pronouns 'it' and 'they'. Contrasts the prepositions of place 'at' and 'to'. Practising 'much' and 'many'.
Listening Listening to a teenager describing his bedroom. Read a description of a house and listening to descriptions of three people, then deciding which one lives in the house. Listening to directions in an office.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of 'there is/are'. Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of place 'behind', 'between', 'in front of', 'near', 'next to' and 'opposite'. Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of place 'beside/next to/by, near/by, over/above and under/below'.
Vocabulary Practising words related to houses. Practising words for rooms and places inside and outside the home. Practising words for furniture and appliances.
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Beach life Language Exercise
At or to? Language Exercise
Much, many Language Exercise
There is/are: use
Grammar Reference Unit
Prepositions of place 3 Grammar Reference Unit
Prepositions of place 5 Grammar Reference Unit
My home Vocabulary Activity
Houses Vocabulary Activity
Furniture and appliances Vocabulary Activity
My bedroom Listening Activity
Finding your way Listening Activity
Who lives there? Listening Activity
UNIT 4Lesson 4A-4D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about days of the week and what time it is. It also provides practice of prepositions of time, collocations and adverbs of frequency.
Language Focus Practising prepositions of time 'in', 'on' and 'at'. Listening to four radio extracts, clicking on the correct time of day for each extract, and selecting 'am' or 'pm' for each time. Practising the prepositions of time: 'on', 'at' and 'in'.
Pronunciation Contrasting vowels/diphthongs in minimal pairs. Practising the vowel sounds /a:/, /ea/, /ei/ and /ai/. Contrasting diphthongs and vowel sounds.
Listening Listening to somebody talking about his travel plans.
Vocabulary Practising different ways of writing the time. Practising telling the time. Practising the days of the week. Practising frequently used verb-noun collocations.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the word order of adverbs of frequency.
Prepositions of time Language Exercise
What's the time? Language Exercise
Mr Gonzales starts work at 9 am.
Language Exercise
Adverbs of frequency: word order
Grammar Reference Unit
Telling the time Vocabulary Activity
What time is it? Vocabulary Activity
Days of the week Vocabulary Activity
Common collocations Vocabulary Activity
A working holiday Listening Activity
Minimal pairs contrasting vowels
Pronunciation Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 5Lesson 5A-5D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the weather and travelling. It also provides practice of the past and 'can'.
Language Focus Practising the use of 'can' for requests. Practising the past simple of 'have'. Practising the past simple. Practising adverbs of frequency in sentences about seasons and the weather.
Vocabulary Practising words for different types of weather. Practising words related to the weather. Practising words for journeys. Practising words and phrases commonly used when travelling on business.
Pronunciation Identifying the words 'can' and 'can't' in simple sentences and questions.
Listening Listening to a teenager asking for permission to go out. Listening to a radio interview with a man from a museum of archeology. Listening to telephone messages.
On the phone Language Exercise
Past simple of have Language Exercise
Past simple Language Exercise
Describing the weather Language Exercise
The weather forecast Vocabulary Activity
Weather Vocabulary Activity
Travel around the world Vocabulary Activity
Travel language Vocabulary Activity
Going out! Listening Activity
Interview with Dr Martin Listening Activity
Can you do this? Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 6Lesson 6A-6D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about feelings and opinions. It also provides practice of the past simple and adverbs of manner.
Pronunciation Identifying the speaker's feelings about accepting a job offer by listening to his intonation. Identifying a speaker's opinion from the intonation of the word 'yes'.
Listening Listening for mood and tone of voice in telephone messages. Listening to two students talking about the school library.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of use of the past simple irregular. Checking your knowledge of adverbs of manner.
Language Focus Practising the past simple. Practising irregular past simple and past participle forms. Practising irregular forms of the past simple.
Vocabulary Practising names for sports. Practising useful language to talk about hobbies.
Past simple Language Exercise
Past simple Language Exercise
Irregular past forms Language Exercise
Different hobbies Language Exercise
Past simple irregular: use Grammar Reference Unit
Adverbs of manner: word order
Grammar Reference Unit
Sports Vocabulary Activity
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What's your favourite sport?
Vocabulary Activity
Talking about hobbies Vocabulary Activity
Leaving a telephone message
Listening Activity
A visit to the school library Listening Activity
Are you sure you want that new job?
Pronunciation Activity
What shall we do? Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 7Lesson 7A-7D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food and eating out. It also provides practice of countable and uncountable nouns.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of uncountable nouns that represent food.
Language Focus Practising 'there is/are' + countable/uncountable nouns. Practising the present simple of the verb 'to be' with countable and uncountable nouns. Practising the use of 'do' as an auxiliary verb.
Pronunciation Practising syllable stress. Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words.
Vocabulary Practising words and phrases used in restaurants. Practising words for food. Practising the language used in restaurants when eating out with clients or contacts.
Listening Listening to two people ordering food. Listening to someone ordering food in a restaurant. Listening to a woman booking a table at a restaurant.
Harry and Mandy make lunch
Language Exercise
The verb to be with countable and uncountable nouns
Language Exercise
I love pizza Language Exercise
Uncountable nouns: food Grammar Reference Unit
Eating out Vocabulary Activity
Fruit, vegetable, dairy or meat?
Vocabulary Activity
Let me buy you lunch Vocabulary Activity
What's on the menu? Listening Activity
Restaurants and eating out Listening Activity
Booking a restaurant Listening Activity
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 8Lesson 8A-8D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about travelling and transport. It also provides practice of the present simple and the present continuous.
Pronunciation Practising consonant sounds.
Language Focus Practising the present simple and present continuous. Contrasting the present simple with the present continuous. Practising using 'let's' for suggestions.
Vocabulary Practising words used when describing air travel. Practising collocations with 'travel' or 'tourist'. Practising collocations with the verbs 'take', 'have' and 'break'. Practising suggesting solutions to problems.
Listening Listening to two people talking about travelling around in a large city. Listening to two people visiting the Transport Museum in London.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of the present continuous. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present simple and the present continuous. Checking your knowledge of the use of gerunds and infinitives.
Present simple v present continuous
Language Exercise
Present continuous v present simple
Language Exercise
Suggestions with Let's Language Exercise
Present continuous: use Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple v continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Gerunds and infinitives: likes and dislikes
Grammar Reference Unit
Holiday in Florida Vocabulary Activity
Travel expressions Vocabulary Activity
Take, have or break? Vocabulary Activity
Why don't you ... ? Vocabulary Activity
Travelling Around Listening Activity
Public transport Listening Activity
Pronouncing sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 9Lesson 9A-9D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health and the body. It also provides practice of imperatives and possessives.
Language Focus Practising imperative verbs. Practising the use of apostrophe 's'. Practising the use of object and subject pronouns and possessive pronouns and adjectives. Practising using the possessive 's'.
Pronunciation Practising vowel sounds. Recognizing words with and without an initial /h/.
Listening Listening to instructions given at a gym lesson.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of imperatives. Checking your knowledge of possessive pronouns.
Vocabulary Practising spelling words for clothes. Practising words for parts of the body. Practising words for different types of health problems.
Following instructions Language Exercise Apostrophe 's Language Exercise
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Pronouns and possession Language Exercise
Possessives Language Exercise
Possessive pronouns Grammar Reference Unit
Clothes Vocabulary Activity
Parts of the body Vocabulary Activity
Where are they? Vocabulary Activity
Health problems Vocabulary Activity
Taking exercise Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Sounds Pronunciation Activity
Imperative Grammar Reference Unit
UNIT 10Lesson 10A-10D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about places in a city. It also provides practice of modals of necessity, comparatives and superlatives.
Language Focus Practising the modals of necessity 'must' and 'mustn't'. Practising comparative adjectives. Practising superlatives.
Listening Listening to someone talking about places in a town. Listening to conversations in a shop.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of superlatives formed by adding 'the most' before the adjective. Checking your knowledge of the order of two or more adjectives used together. Checking your knowledge of comparatives formed by adding '-er' to the adjective.
Vocabulary Practising words related to places. Practising giving directions in a town.
Pronunciation Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words. Identifying whether the final 't' in 'must' or 'mustn't' is pronounced within a sentence.
Life changes Language Exercise
Spot the difference Language Exercise
Superlatives Language Exercise
Superlative adjectives: the most + adjective
Grammar Reference Unit
Order of adjectives Grammar Reference Unit
Comparative adjectives: + -er
Grammar Reference Unit
Places - town and country Vocabulary Activity
How do I get there? Vocabulary Activity
My town Listening Activity
Where is it? Listening Activity
Can I help you? Listening Activity
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
Word linking Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about work and invitations. It also provides practice of the future with 'will' and 'going to'.
Pronunciation Practising the consonant sounds /v/ and /w/.
Vocabulary Practising collocations with the verbs 'get', 'do' and 'make'. Practising collocations of verbs and nouns in a work context. Practising jobs and their descriptions. Practising words used to talk about jobs.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of using 'shall' and 'would' to make offers and invitations. Checking your knowledge of nouns and noun phrases used with 'make' and 'do'.
Listening Listening two interviews about people's working lives.
Language Focus Practising 'will' and 'won't'. Practising the future with 'going to'. Practising future 'wh-' questions with 'will'.
A future quiz Language Exercise
Holiday problems Language Exercise
Future questions with will Language Exercise
Offers/invitations: shall, would
Grammar Reference Unit
Make v do: A-L Grammar Reference Unit
Make v do: M-W Grammar Reference Unit
Get, do and make Vocabulary Activity
Work expressions Vocabulary Activity
Job descriptions Vocabulary Activity
What do you do? Vocabulary Activity
Work survey Listening Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 12Lesson 12A-12D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about music. It also provides practice of the present perfect.
Language Focus Practising the present perfect simple with 'ever' and 'never'.
Pronunciation Identifying the sounds used when 'to' links with other words in sentences. Practising the weak and strong forms of 'was', 'were', 'can' and 'are'.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of present perfect questions and short answers. Checking your knowledge of 'been' and 'gone'. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles from A-D. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles from E-K. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles from L-R. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles from S-W. Checking your knowledge of the use of irregular past participles.
Listening Listening to a conversation about Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the explorer.
Vocabulary Practising words you need to talk about music.
Present perfect simple Language Exercise Present perfect: interrogative
Grammar Reference Unit
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Grammar Reference Unit
Irregular past participles: A-D
Grammar Reference Unit
Irregular past participles: verbs E-K
Grammar Reference Unit
Irregular past participles: verbs L-R
Grammar Reference Unit
Irregular past participles: S-W
Grammar Reference Unit
Participles: past participles Grammar Reference Unit
Music Vocabulary Activity
A great explorer! Listening Activity
Weak and strong forms Pronunciation Activity
Weak and strong forms Pronunciation Activity
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Straightforward Pre-intermediate Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Pre-intermediate'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening, and Pronunciation.
UNIT 1Lessons 1A-1D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about people and family relationships. It also provides practice of Wh- and Yes / No questions.
Reading and Listening Listening to a woman talking about her family. Listening to an interview about life in the 1920s.
Language Focus Practising wh- questions. Practising question words. Practising short answers to questions. Practising wh- question formation.
Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs. Practising phrasal verbs that describe what people are doing. Practising common English collocations.
Pronunciation Identifying a speaker's attitude from the intonation of questions.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of auxiliary verbs. Checking your knowledge of Wh- questions that ask about a subject. Checking your knowledge of Wh- questions that ask about an object. Checking your knowledge of asking questions beginning with 'how'.
Wh- questions
Language Exercise
Choosing question words Language Exercise
Short answers Language Exercise
Ask some questions ... Language Exercise
Auxiliary verbs: summary and contrasts
Grammar Reference Unit
Wh- questions: subject Grammar Reference Unit
Wh- questions: object Grammar Reference Unit
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Grammar Reference Unit
Julie's bossy parents Vocabulary Activity
Street scene Vocabulary Activity
Making collocations Vocabulary Activity
Talking about families Listening Activity
Generation gap Listening Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 2Lessons 2A-2D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about schools and education. It also provides practice of the past simple and the past continuous and 'used to'.
Language Focus Practising irregular past simple and past participle forms. Practising 'used to' for past habits and states. Listening to people talking about life now and in the past. Contrasting the past simple with the past continuous.
Reading and Listening Reading Part 4: understanding global meaning. Choosing the correct answer to five multiple-choice questions on a text about an unusual child. Listening to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future.
Vocabulary Practising collocations. Practising combinations of verbs or nouns with prepositions. Practising words and phrases you need to talk about education.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of use of the past simple irregular. Checking your knowledge of the use of used to as a verb and as an adjective. Checking your knowledge of use of the past continuous. Checking your knowledge of past simple and past continuous use.
Pronunciation Contrasting the different endings for regular verbs in the past simple.
Irregular past forms Language Exercise
Used to Language Exercise
Then and now Language Exercise
Past simple v past continuous
Language Exercise
Past simple irregular: use Grammar Reference Unit
Used to: verb, adjective Grammar Reference Unit
Past continuous: use Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple v past continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
School mornings Vocabulary Activity
Summer school Vocabulary Activity
Albert Einstein's education Vocabulary Activity
Brown University, USA Vocabulary Activity
Paper 1 Reading Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Learning English Listening Activity
Regular verb endings Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about homes and hometowns. It also provides practice of countable and uncountable nouns, indefinite pronouns and quantifiers.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the uses of indefinite pronouns. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'some', 'any', 'no' and 'a/an'. Checking your knowledge of 'much' v. 'many'. Checking your knowledge of 'little/a little', 'few/a few'.
Pronunciation Practising recognizing words with and without an initial 'h'.
Vocabulary Practising giving directions in a town. Practising words related to houses. Practising words related to places.
Reading and Listening Listening to six people talking about different aspects of their town.
Language Focus Practising countable and uncountable nouns. Practising the use of 'a', 'some' and 'any'. Practising words indicating quantity: 'much', 'many', 'a lot of', 'a little', 'a few', 'enough'.
Choosing countable or uncountable nouns
Language Exercise
Countable and uncountable nouns
Language Exercise
A, some, any Language Exercise
Quantity words Language Exercise
Indefinite pronouns: some, any, every, no + compounds
Grammar Reference Unit
Some, any, no, a/an Grammar Reference Unit
Determiners - quantifiers: much v many
Grammar Reference Unit
Determiners - quantifiers: little/a little, few/a few
Grammar Reference Unit
How do I get there? Vocabulary Activity
My home Vocabulary Activity
Places - town and country Vocabulary Activity
The town where I live Listening Activity
Sounds Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about personal relationships. It also provides practice of the present simple and the present continuous and prepositions of time.
Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs used to talk about relationships. Practising phrasal verbs with 'get'.
Pronunciation Practising long and short vowels. Practising contrasting the different sounds for words spelt with 's'.
Language Focus Practising the present simple. Contrasting the present simple and present continuous. Practising recognition of the verbs that are not normally used in the continuous forms. Practising the prepositions of time 'in', 'on' and 'at'. Practising mixed prepositions.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of stative verbs. Checking your knowledge of adverbs of frequency. Checking your knowledge of adverbial expressions of frequency. Checking your knowledge of the use of the prepositions of time 'at', 'on', 'in', 'by' and cases when no preposition is used.
Reading and Listening Listening to a radio interview with a film star.
Present continuous Language Exercise
Present simple and present continuous
Language Exercise
Noisy neighbours Language Exercise
State verbs Language Exercise
Prepositions of time Language Exercise
Women's dating rules Language Exercise
Stative verbs Grammar Reference Unit
Adverbs of frequency: never to always
Grammar Reference Unit
Adverbs of frequency: expressions of frequency
Grammar Reference Unit
Prepositions of time: position
Grammar Reference Unit
Chat room introduction Vocabulary Activity
Daniela's problem Vocabulary Activity
Jack Johnson Show Listening Activity
Feet or fit Pronunciation Activity
Pronunciation of the letter 's'
Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about holidays and travelling. It also provides practice of future forms: 'will' and 'going to' and the language of requests and permission.
Vocabulary Practising to a conversation about pony-trekking. Practising verbs and nouns for holiday activities. Practising words related to travel. Practising words used to talk about airports.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of when to use the future with 'will/won't'. Checking your knowledge of the different uses of the future with 'going to'. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'can' and 'may'.
Reading and Listening Listening to someone talking about his trip to South America.
Language Focus Practising the future with 'will' and 'won't'. Contrasting the use of 'will' and 'going to'. Practising 'will' and 'going to'. Contrasting 'will', 'won't' and 'going to'. Practising making offers and requests. Practising the modal verbs 'can', 'could' and 'may'.
Pronunciation Identifying polite or impolite intonation in requests.
A school trip Language Exercise
Will and going to Language Exercise
Will v going to Language Exercise
Will, won't, going to Language Exercise
Offers and requests Language Exercise
Modals of permission Language Exercise
Future with will/won't: use Grammar Reference Unit
Future with going to: use Grammar Reference Unit
Permission: can, may Grammar Reference Unit
A great time Vocabulary Activity
Holiday paradise Vocabulary Activity
Going on a trip Vocabulary Activity
Taking a flight? Vocabulary Activity
Going places Listening Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food. It also provides practice of comparatives and superlatives and modifiers.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of irregular comparatives. Checking your knowledge of the uses of emphasizers. Checking your knowledge of the uses of amplifiers. Checking your knowledge of the uses of downtoners.
Language Focus Practising comparative and superlative adjectives. Practising superlatives. Practising comparatives and superlatives. Contrasting the use of 'too' and 'enough'.
Pronunciation Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words.
Reading and Listening Listening activity you listen to three sets of information about food and complete a text. Reading Part 4: understanding details, attitudes and opinions and the purpose of a text by choosing the correct answer to questions about an article on 'greasy spoons' (cheap English cafés).
Vocabulary Practising the language used in restaurants when eating out with clients or contacts. Practising words and phrases used in cooking. Practising words related to eating and drinking.
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Language Exercise
Superlatives Language Exercise
Who is the fittest? Language Exercise
Too and enough Language Exercise
Comparative adjectives: irregular comparatives
Grammar Reference Unit
Modifiers: emphasizers Grammar Reference Unit
Modifiers: amplifiers Grammar Reference Unit
Modifiers: downtoners Grammar Reference Unit
Let me buy you lunch Vocabulary Activity
Cooking Vocabulary Activity
Eating and drinking Vocabulary Activity
Pre-intermediate Test 03 Practice Test
Paper 1 Reading Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about work, job applications and interviews. It also provides practice of the present perfect simple.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the present perfect affirmative. Checking your knowledge of the present perfect negative. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present perfect.
Reading and Listening Listening to a conversation about how people are selected for job interviews.
Vocabulary Practising words and phrases used to talk about work. Practising words and phrases used to talk about skills and qualifications. Practising words and phrases commonly used in letters of application. Practising phrases often used in job interviews.
Pronunciation Contrasting the vowel sounds /æ/ and /ʌ/ in sentences.
Language Focus Practising the present perfect. Practising present perfect questions. Practising word order with adverbs of time. Practising the past simple and the present perfect.
My colleagues Language Exercise
Present perfect Language Exercise
Present perfect with adverbs of time
Language Exercise
The worst job Language Exercise
Present perfect: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Present perfect: negative Grammar Reference Unit
Present perfect: use Grammar Reference Unit
Work, work, work Vocabulary Activity
How skilled are you? Vocabulary Activity
Letter of application Vocabulary Activity
I've got an interview! Vocabulary Activity
Talking about CVs and job interviews
Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 8Lessons 8A-8D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the future. It also provides practice of the language used for making predictions.
Reading and Listening Listening to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future.
Pronunciation Practising word stress.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of using the present simple to talk about fixed future events. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present simple to talk about the future in subordinate clauses. Checking your knowledge of using 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might' to talk about possibility. Checking your knowledge of adjectives + the infinitive.
Vocabulary Practising words made up of two nouns. Practising everyday language.
Language Focus Practising the use of future forms: 'will' and the present continuous. Practising the use of the present continuous. Practising the use of future forms. Practising the present continuous. Practising a variety of future tenses for predictions and assumptions.
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Talking about the future Language Exercise
Leaving messages Language Exercise
Sally's diary Language Exercise
Science fiction? Language Exercise
Present simple with future meaning: fixed events
Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple with future meaning: subordinate clauses
Grammar Reference Unit
Possibility: could, may, might
Grammar Reference Unit
Adjectives + infinitive Grammar Reference Unit
Compound nouns Vocabulary Activity
Computer classes Vocabulary Activity
Learning English Listening Activity
Word stress in compound nouns
Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 9Lessons 9A-9D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about films and television. It also provides practice of the passive and adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'.
Language Focus Practising the present passive. Practising the past passive. Practising the use of active and passive voice. Practising '-ed' and '-ing' adjective endings.
Pronunciation Distinguishing between words which contain diphthongs and words which don't.
Reading and Listening Listening to a radio competition about film trivia. Reading a text about famous pets.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the present simple passive form. Checking your knowledge of the past simple passive form. Checking the use of 'by' + agent in passive sentences. Checking your knowledge of the use of the agent in passive sentences. Checking your knowledge of adjectives ending in -ed and -ing and adjectives ending in '-ed' followed by a preposition.
Vocabulary Placing adjectives in the correct order and help the cinema manager advertise his films. Practising names of types of TV programmes.
Helping the environment Language Exercise
The story of jeans Language Exercise
Passive v active Language Exercise
Adjectives ending with -ed and -ing
Language Exercise
The passive: present simple
Grammar Reference Unit
The passive: past simple Grammar Reference Unit
The passive: by + agent Grammar Reference Unit
The passive: omission of agent
Grammar Reference Unit
Adjectives ending in-ed and -ing: use
Grammar Reference Unit
Popcorn Frenzy Game
Television programmes Vocabulary Activity
Fan club radio phone-in competition
Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Diphthongs Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health and fitness. It also provides practice of the present perfect with adverbs of time.
Reading and Listening Listening to two teenagers talking about a healthier lifestyle.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of the prepositions of time 'for' and 'since'. Checking your knowledge of the difference between the use of the past simple and the present perfect.
Pronunciation Contrasting the vowel sounds /ɔ:/ and /ɜ:/ in single words.
Language Focus Practising the prepositions of time 'for' and 'since' and the adverb of time 'ago'. Practising the present perfect with 'for' or 'since'. Practising 'for' and 'since' with the present perfect. Practising word order with adverbs of time.
Vocabulary Practising collocations. Practising words for different types of health problems. Practising the correct use of words and the understanding of a text about health and safety in the workplace.
For, since and ago Language Exercise
I've lived here for three years
Language Exercise
Present perfect with for and since
Language Exercise
Present perfect with adverbs of time
Language Exercise
Prepositions of time: for v since
Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple v present perfect
Grammar Reference Unit
Football Vocabulary Activity
Feeling ill Vocabulary Activity
Health and safety Vocabulary Activity
Healthy eating Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 11Lessons 11A-11D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about fashion. It also provides practice of modals of obligation and the infinitive to express purpose.
Pronunciation Practising the sounds /θ/ and /ð/.
Vocabulary Practising words related to technology and clothes. Practising expressions that are useful when shopping. Practising finding the meaning of definitions.
Reading and Listening Reading to extract the main points made in a text about shoppers and retail companies. Listening to an interview about fashions in the 60s and 70s.
Language Focus Practising the modal verbs 'must / mustn't'. Practising the modal verbs 'mustn't' and 'don't have to'. Practising the modal verbs 'mustn't', 'don't have to', 'don't need to' and 'needn't'. Practising the modal verbs 'must', 'can' and 'needn't'.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of 'have to' to talk about obligation. Checking your knowledge of 'must' and 'have to'. Checking knowledge of using 'mustn't' and 'don't have to' to talk about obligation and necessity. Checking your knowledge of the form and uses of the infinitive.
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Modals of obligation Language Exercise
Modals of obligation and necessity
Language Exercise
Modal verbs Language Exercise
Necessity and obligation Language Exercise
Uses of have: obligation Grammar Reference Unit
Obligation/necessity: must, have to
Grammar Reference Unit
Obligation/necessity: mustn't, don't have to
Grammar Reference Unit
The infinitive: form, subject, complement, purpose and split
Grammar Reference Unit
Smart clothes Vocabulary Activity
Shopping around Vocabulary Activity
The science of shopping Vocabulary Activity
Fashion Listening Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 12Lessons 12A-12D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the world and global issues. It also provides practice of relative clauses and prepositions of movement.
Vocabulary Practising the use of nationality nouns and adjectives.
Pronunciation Identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities.
Reading and Listening Listening to somebody talk about changed arrangements.
Language Focus Practising prepositions of movement and verbs used for describing movement. Practising relative pronouns.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of place 'into/out of', 'onto/off', 'over/under', 'to/from' and 'up/down'. Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of movement 'across', 'along', '(a)round', 'past' and 'through'. Checking your knowledge of relative pronouns. Checking your knowledge of the omission of object pronouns in relative clauses. Checking your knowledge of the differences between British and American English vocabulary. Checking your knowledge of preposition use in British and American English.
Stanley goes to the playground
Language Exercise
Relative pronouns Language Exercise
Reggae and Bob Marley Language Exercise
Relative pronouns in impersonal statements
Language Exercise
Prepositions of movement 1
Grammar Reference Unit
Prepositions of movement 2
Grammar Reference Unit
Relative pronouns: use Grammar Reference Unit
Object pronoun omission in relative clauses
Grammar Reference Unit
British v American English: vocabulary
Grammar Reference Unit
British v American English: prepositions
Grammar Reference Unit
Where are they from? Vocabulary Activity
What's happening this week?
Listening Activity
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
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Straightforward Intermediate Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Intermediate'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening, and 'Pronunciation'.
UNIT 1Lessons 1A-1C
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about people . It also provides practice of stative verbs, questions and present tenses.
Reading and Listening Listening to a journalist from a men's fashion magazine, CHAPS, stopping four men in the street and asking them about their self-image and rearranging words to make correct questions. Understanding global meaning by choosing the correct answer to five multiple-choice questions on a text about an unusual child.
Language Focus Contrasting the present simple and present continuous. Practising the present simple and the present continuous. Practising question words.
Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs that describe what people are doing. Practising word formation. Practising phrasal verbs.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of stative verbs. Checking your knowledge of Wh- questions that ask about a subject. Checking your knowledge of Wh- questions that ask about an object. Checking your knowledge of present simple and continuous use.
Stative verbs Grammar Reference Unit
Wh- questions: subject Grammar Reference Unit
Wh- questions: object Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple v continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Noisy neighbours Language Exercise
Life in the big city Language Exercise
My cousin Jane Language Exercise
Street scene Vocabulary Activity
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Winston Churchill Vocabulary Activity
You are what you wear Listening Activity
Paper 1 Reading Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
UNIT 2Lessons 2A-2C
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about travelling around the world. It also provides practice of the present perfect and the past simple.
Pronunciation Identifying the correct tense in sentences.
Vocabulary Practising words for journeys. Practising collocations.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the difference between the use of the past simple and the present perfect. Checking your knowledge of the use of the prepositions of time, 'for' and 'since'. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'ever' and 'never'.
Language Focus Practising the present perfect and the past simple. Practising the past simple. Practising separable and non-separable phrasal verbs.
Reading and Listening Listening to information about Framlingham Castle and choosing the correct answers. Deciding if statements about a text on a trip to Arundel Castle are true or false.
Past simple v present perfect
Grammar Reference Unit
Prepositions of time: for v since
Grammar Reference Unit
Adverbs of frequency: ever and never
Grammar Reference Unit
Timeways travel Language Exercise
Last winter ... Language Exercise
Phrasal verbs Language Exercise
Travel around the world Vocabulary Activity
Describing journeys Vocabulary Activity
Take a holiday Vocabulary Activity
Framlingham Castle Listening Activity
Paper 1 Reading Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Word linking Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about accommodation and homes. It also provides practice of modals of obligation, permission and prohibition and making requests.
Reading and Listening Listening to a teenager describing his bedroom. Understanding people's opinions and feelings as well as specific information by listening to a couple talking about inviting an exchange student to stay with them and their daughter,
Vocabulary Practising vocabulary associated with things you might say or be told in a hotel. Reading three advertisements offering accommodation and matching vocabulary and abbreviations with their definitions. Practising ways of making requests.
Language Focus Practising the modal verbs 'can't' and 'must'. Practising the modal verbs 'mustn't', 'don't have to', 'don't need to' and 'needn't'. Practising making offers and requests.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of using can, may or be allowed to to ask for and give permission. Checking your knowledge of using forms of 'must', 'need' and 'have to' to talk about obligation and necessity.
Pronunciation Identifying polite or impolite intonation in requests.
Permission: can, may, be allowed to
Grammar Reference Unit
Obligation/necessity: need, needn't, must, mustn't, have to, don't have to, needn't have, didn't need to.
Grammar Reference Unit
Can't, and must Language Exercise
Modal verbs Language Exercise
Offers and requests Language Exercise
When in Rome ... Vocabulary Activity
Bills included? Vocabulary Activity
Requests Vocabulary Activity
My bedroom Listening Activity
Paper 2 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 4Lessons 4A-4C
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about being lucky and taking risks. It also provides practice of past tenses and linkers.
Pronunciation Practising the weak and strong forms of 'was', 'were', 'can' and 'are'.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of past simple and past continuous use. Checking your knowledge of the use of the past simple and the past perfect. Checking your knowledge of 'both ... and', 'either ... or', 'neither ... nor'. Checking your knowledge of the connectors of time.
Language Focus Contrasting the past simple and past continuous. Contrasting the past simple and past perfect. Practising 'so' and 'neither' and the auxiliary verbs that you use with them in short responses. Completing a text about British superstitions using the first conditional.
Reading and Listening Reading for specific information and deciding if statements about a text on the sport of BASE jumping are true or false. Listening to a conversation about lucky charms.
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Past simple v past continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple v past perfect Grammar Reference Unit
Determiners - quantifiers: both ... and, either ... or, neither ... nor
Grammar Reference Unit
Connectors: time Grammar Reference Unit
Past simple and past continuous
Language Exercise
Past simple v past perfect Language Exercise
A day at school Language Exercise
If you walk under a ladder ...
Language Exercise
Paper 1 Reading Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Lucky charms Listening Activity
Weak and strong forms Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 5Lessons 5A-5C
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about buying and selling. It also provides practice of comparatives and prefixes.
Language Focus Practising comparatives using '-er ... than', 'more ... than' and 'less ... than'. Practising comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Using prefixes to make negative adjectives.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of irregular comparatives. Checking your knowledge of '(not) as ... as' and 'less ... than'. Checking your knowledge of the comparatives of adverbs.
Vocabulary Practising negative adjective prefixes. Practising words associated with marketing.
Reading and Listening Listening to a telephone sales person trying to sell an advertisement. Reading a text about IKEA and looking for specific information.
Pronunciation Practising the consonants /s/, /z/ and /ʃ/.
Comparative adjectives: irregular comparatives
Grammar Reference Unit
Comparative adjectives: (not) as ... as; less ... than
Grammar Reference Unit
Comparison of adverbs: comparatives
Grammar Reference Unit
Our holiday Language Exercise
Supermarket reviews Language Exercise
Prefixes Language Exercise
Negative adjective prefixes Vocabulary Activity
A successful exhibition Vocabulary Activity
Selling advertisements Listening Activity
Reading Part 5 Exam Preparation Exercise
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about holidays and plans for travelling. It also provides practice of future tenses and indirect questions.
Language Focus Practising the present continuous. Practising 'will', 'going to' or the present continuous to complete short conversations. Practising the future with 'will' and 'won't'. Practising embedded questions.
Vocabulary Practising verbs with 'go' and 'get'. Practising words for journeys. Playing a game identifying words that collocate in sentences related to travelling in order to get through the haunted graveyard.
Pronunciation Practising syllable stress.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of when to use the future with 'will/won't'. Checking your knowledge of the different uses of the future with 'going to'. Checking your knowledge of the different tenses to talk about the future.
Reading and Listening Listening to an aircraft announcement.
Future with will/won't: use Grammar Reference Unit
Future with going to: use Grammar Reference Unit
Future tenses: will/won't v going to v present continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Sally's diary Language Exercise
What are your plans? Language Exercise
Peter telephones Sally Language Exercise
Hotel requests Language Exercise
Why did I go on holiday? Vocabulary Activity
Travel around the world Vocabulary Activity
Ghosts Game
An aircraft announcement Listening Activity
Words with more than three syllables
Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 7Lessons 7A-7C
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about changes and dilemmas in life. It also provides practice of the present perfect continuous and giving advice.
Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs used to talk about relationships.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of when to use the present perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present perfect simple and continuous. Checking your knowledge of using 'should' and 'ought to' to give advice and opinions.
Language Focus Practising the present perfect continuous. Contrasting the present perfect simple and continuous. Practising the present perfect simple and continuous. Practising structures used for giving advice to someone who has not been working at a company for long.
Pronunciation Identifying the speaker's feelings about accepting a job offer by listening to his intonation and clicking on sure or unsure. identifying speakers' attitudes from their intonation by listening to people talking about their holidays and choosing the correct attitude for each speaker.
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Present perfect continuous: use
Grammar Reference Unit
Present perfect simple v continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Advice/opinion: should, ought to
Grammar Reference Unit
Present perfect continuous Language Exercise
Present perfect simple and continuous
Language Exercise
Ibiza - paradise lost Language Exercise
Advice from an old hand Language Exercise
Chat room introduction Vocabulary Activity
No regrets! Listening Activity
Are you sure you want that new job?
Pronunciation Activity
Speaking with feeling Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 8Lessons 8A-8C
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about crime and the news. It also provides practice of the second and third conditionals and making offers.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the uses of the second conditional. Checking your knowledge of the uses of the third conditional. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'would' with the second and third conditionals. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'would' to make offers.
Pronunciation Distinguishing the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/ in single words.
Language Focus Practising the second conditional. Practising zero, first, second and third conditional sentences. Completing sentences using the first, second and third conditional. Practising making offers and requests.
Vocabulary Practising different types of news categories. Playing a game recognizing and matching phrasal verbs with drawings.
Reading and Listening Listening to a plan to kidnap a racehorse for money.
Second conditional: use Grammar Reference Unit
Third conditional: use Grammar Reference Unit
Would: conditional Grammar Reference Unit
Would: offersGrammar Reference Unit
Second conditional Language Exercise
Conditional sentences Language Exercise
Conditionals Language Exercise
Offers and requests Language Exercise
Here is the news ... Vocabulary Activity
A kidnap plan Listening Activity
Usual Suspects Game
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about shops and shopping. It also provides practice of articles, determiners and quantifiers.
Language Focus Practising 'so' and 'enough', and 'so/too' followed by 'much/many', 'little' and 'few' and choosing the correct answer to complete sentences. Using determiners to complete a newspaper article about a survey asking people about social issues. Using articles to complete a text about marketing strategies.
Vocabulary Practising phrases you might need while shopping. Using common compound nouns to complete a text about email. Practising phrasal verbs with 'take'. Practising the use of collocations relating to telephone language.
Reading and Listening Listening to two people talking about a late delivery and noting the details which need to be included in an email to the customer. Listening to someone making a complaint.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of '(not) enough' and 'too + adjective + infinitive' and putting the words in the correct order. Checking your knowledge of' 'little/a little', 'few/a few' and choosing the right words to complete the sentences. Checking your knowledge of 'all', 'half', 'none', 'the whole', 'most' and selecting the correct words to complete the sentences.
Determiners - quantifiers: (not) enough, too + adj + infinitive
Grammar Reference Unit
Determiners - quantifiers: little/a little, few/a few
Grammar Reference Unit
Determiners - quantifiers: all, half, none, the whole, most
Grammar Reference Unit
Modifiers and quantifiers Language Exercise
Social issues survey Language Exercise
Marketing strategies Language Exercise
Going shopping Vocabulary Activity
Compound nouns Vocabulary Activity
Phrasal verbs with take Vocabulary Activity
Telephone calls Vocabulary Activity
Delayed deliveries Listening Activity
Complaining about a service
Listening Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about mysteries and secrets. It also provides practice of modals of deduction, certainty and possibility and the use of the infinitive.
Pronunciation Identifying the main stress in pairs of sentences with changing information.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of using 'must' and 'can't' to talk about things you are certain of and to make deductions. Checking your knowledge of using 'can', 'could', 'may', and 'might' to talk about possibility. Checking your knowledge of the structure verb + object + infinitive. Checking your knowledge of the structure object + infinitive without 'to'.
Reading and Listening Listening to the description of the Nazca Lines in Peru. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, opinions expressed and vocabulary used in a text about UFOs.
Vocabulary Grouping nouns with their related nouns and adjectives. Practising negative adjective prefixes.
Language Focus Practising the modal verbs 'can't' and 'must'. Practising modals of deduction, 'must' and 'can't', and of possibility, 'might' and 'could'. Practising the past simple and present perfect to complete a text about UFOs. Practising the structure of verbs followed by objects plus the infinitive.
Certainty/deduction: must, can't
Grammar Reference Unit
Possibility: could, may, might
Grammar Reference Unit
Verb + object + verb: object + infinitive
Grammar Reference Unit
Verb + object + verb: object + infinitive without to
Grammar Reference Unit
Can't, and must Language Exercise
Certainty and possibility Language Exercise
Mr Smith and the UFO Language Exercise
Verbs followed by an object and infinitive
Language Exercise
Word building Vocabulary Activity
Negative adjective prefixes Vocabulary Activity
Mysteries: the Nazca Lines Listening Activity
Unidentified flying objects Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about sport. It also provides practice of the passive, 'have something done', 'make' and 'do', and question tags.
Reading and Listening Listening to a conversation about windsurfing.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of active and passive voice. Checking your knowledge of passive modals. Checking your knowledge of the way in which we use 'have something done'. Checking your knowledge of question and reply tags. Checking your knowledge of question tags. Checking your knowledge of nouns and noun phrases used with 'make' and 'do'.
Language Focus Practising all forms of the passive. Contrasting active and passive verbs. Practising question tags.
Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs used to talk about sports and hobbies. Practising names of sports. Playing a game to identify words that collocate relating to sports.
Pronunciation Practising the /ıə/ and /eə/ vowel sounds.
The passive: passive v active
Grammar Reference Unit
The passive: modals Grammar Reference Unit
Uses of have: have something done
Grammar Reference Unit
Question, reply tags: use Grammar Reference Unit
Question tags: word order Grammar Reference Unit
Make v do: A-L Grammar Reference Unit
Make v do: M-W Grammar Reference Unit
Passive forms Language Exercise
The World Cup Language Exercise
Question tags Language Exercise
Why I love my hobby Vocabulary Activity
What's your favourite sport?
Vocabulary Activity
The Magic Forest Game
Windsurfing Listening Activity
Same spelling, different sound
Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about money. It also provides practice of reported speech.
Reading and Listening Reading a text about the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the tense changes used in reported speech. Checking your knowledge about reported speech. Checking your knowledge of reporting verbs. Checking your knowledge of 'Wh-' reported questions. Checking your knowledge of 'yes/no' reported questions.
Pronunciation Identifying polite or impolite intonation in questions. Identifying polite or impolite intonation in requests.
Language Focus Practising reporting verbs. Practising reported statements. Practising reported questions. Practising direct and reported speech.
Vocabulary Practising words used to talk about money. Matching business and money words with the correct definition. Practising words that are often confused. Playing a problem-solving game by creating a successful business on a new planet.
Reported speech: tense changes
Grammar Reference Unit
Reported speech: changes Grammar Reference Unit
Reporting verbs: list Grammar Reference Unit
Reported questions: wh- questions
Grammar Reference Unit
Reported questions: yes/no questions
Grammar Reference Unit
Direct and reported speech
Language Exercise
Reported statements Language Exercise
Interview questions Language Exercise
Reported speech Language Exercise
A banking complaint Vocabulary Activity
Money and business Vocabulary Activity
All about money Vocabulary Activity
Terraformer - Average Game
Academic Reading Passage 3: The Wall Street Crash (Task 2)
Exam Preparation Exercise
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
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Straightforward Upper Intermediate Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Upper Intermediate'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening, and Pronunciation.
UNIT 1Lesson 1A - 1D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about leisure and hobbies. It also provides practice of different tenses.
Vocabulary Practising the correct forms of given words to complete a text about a prize holiday. Practising verb collocations. Practising words related to spare time.
Reading and Listening Choosing the correct meanings of idiomatic expressions to complete a text about a film review. Listening to an interview with a schoolgirl who has her own successful company.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use narrative tenses correctly.
Pronunciation Identifying the main stress in pairs of sentences with changing information.
Language Focus Practising the past simple and present perfect simple and continuous. Practising the past simple, present perfect and present perfect continuous. Practising the past simple, past continuous and past perfect. Practising the past simple, present perfect, past perfect simple and continuous. Practising 'wh-' clauses.
Mixed tenses Language Exercise
The Martians are not coming
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Past tenses Language Exercise
A protest march Language Exercise
Narrative tenses contrasted
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Paper 3 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
A cycling hobby Vocabulary Activity
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Review of Indiana Jones Listening Activity
The schoolgirl millionaire Listening Activity
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 2Lesson 2A - 2D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about wildlife and animals. It also provides practice of giving opinions and talking about habits.
Pronunciation Listening to a woman talking about a trip she has been on and deciding which words are stressed in each sentence. Identifying attitude by listening to sentence intonation and stress.
Language Focus Practising 'used to' for past habits and states. Practising describing past habits/customs with 'used to'. Practising phrasal verbs. Reading two texts that express opposing views on the same topic and deciding whether a series of statements about the text are true, false or unclear.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of 'would' and 'used to' to talk about past habits and states.
Vocabulary Practising verbs with 'go' and 'get'. Selecting language used to ask for and express opinions and rearranging the words in the sentences to express polite disagreement.
Reading and Listening Reading a text about sea birds and answering a multiple-choice question. Reading a text about the migration of swans. Listening to a husband and wife talking about small creatures and insects which live in and around their home and garden.
Used to Language Exercise
Habits Language Exercise
Save the rhinos Language Exercise
Animal testing on trial Language Exercise
Would v used to: past habits v past states
Grammar Reference Unit
Why did I go on holiday? Vocabulary Activity
Video 5: I see your point Vocabulary Activity
Academic Reading Passage 1: Seabirds (Task 3)
Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Natural world Listening Activity
A trip abroad Pronunciation Activity
Are they angry? Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 3Lesson 3A - 3D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about fashion and personal appearance. It also provides practice of relative and participle clauses.
Reading and Listening Listening to an interview about fashions in the 60s and 70s. Listening to three people discussing cosmetic surgery.
Language Focus Practising articles and reading comprehension in a text about a family business. Practising the use of pronouns in relative clauses. Practising 'wh-' clauses. Practising participle clauses.
Pronunciation Identifying clusters of three or more consonant sounds.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of the participle in clauses. Checking your knowledge of the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses. Checking your knowledge of the use of the gerund.
Vocabulary Practising compound adjectives used to describe people. Practising adjectives that collocate with nouns.
Family businesses in Spain Language Exercise
Diet pills Language Exercise
A protest march Language Exercise
Participle clauses Language Exercise
Participles: clauses Grammar Reference Unit
Defining v non-defining relative clauses: comparison
Grammar Reference Unit
Participles: gerund Grammar Reference Unit
Compound adjectives Vocabulary Activity
Made in Brazil Vocabulary Activity
Fashion Listening Activity
Plastic surgery Listening Activity
Clusters of three or more consonants
Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 4Lesson 4A - 4D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about fears and phobias. It also provides practice of the present perfect and the past simple.
Language Focus Contrasting the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous. Practising the past simple and present perfect. Practising prepositions.
Pronunciation Listening to compound nouns in sentences and deciding which part of the noun is stressed. Practising homophones.
Reading and Listening Listening to an interview with a firefighter. Listening to a lecturer talking about the Levellers, a radical political movement in the English Civil War. Listening to a lecture about the life of Mahatma Gandhi.
Vocabulary Practising suffixes used to make adjectives into nouns. Practising homophones.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the present perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the connectors of purpose.
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Present perfect simple and continuous
Language Exercise
Mr Microsoft Language Exercise
Horror films Language Exercise
Present perfect continuous: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Nouns from adjectives Vocabulary Activity
Piece or peace? Vocabulary Activity
Paper 4 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
The English Civil War Listening Activity
Mahatma Gandhi Listening Activity
Word stress in compound nouns
Pronunciation Activity
Same sound, different spelling
Pronunciation Activity
Connectors: purpose Grammar Reference Unit
UNIT 5Lesson 5A - 5D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the arts. It also provides practice of narrative tenses.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use narrative tenses correctly. Checking your knowledge of the use of the past perfect and past perfect continuous.
Pronunciation Practising distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in sentences. Practising long and short vowels.
Language Focus Practising the past perfect. Contrasting the use of the past simple with the past perfect.
Vocabulary Practising word formation. Practising fixed phrases. Selecting the correct words to complete a text about ancient art.
Reading and Listening Reading a short text on the art movement known as Impressionism and deciding on the meaning of a series of words in the context of the text. Matching pieces of information with the sections of a text about art in Toronto Airport. Listening to different people talking about a book they have read and deciding whether statements are true or false.
What happened then? Language Exercise
Describing pictures Language Exercise
Narrative tenses contrasted
Grammar Reference Unit
Past perfect simple v continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Impressionism Vocabulary Activity
Salvador Dali Vocabulary Activity
Ancient art Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
What do you think? Listening Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Feet or fit Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about politics. It also provides practice of real and unreal conditions.
Pronunciation Identifying stress in questions in the second conditional. Identifying the changing syllable stress in nouns and their corresponding adjectives. Contrasting diphthongs and long vowel sounds.
Reading and Listening Listening to a lecture about former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the third conditional. Checking your knowledge of unreal tenses.
Language Focus Practising expressing regret with 'wish', 'if only' and some conditional clauses. Practising the second and third conditional. Completing conditional sentences. Practising 'wish' and 'if only'.
Vocabulary Practising political vocabulary.
I wish I'd done that Language Exercise
Second and third conditional
Language Exercise
If only you had a job! Language Exercise
I wish ... Language Exercise
Third conditional: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Unreal tenses: wish, if only, would rather, it's time, hope
Grammar Reference Unit
Winston Churchill Vocabulary Activity
A great British leader Listening Activity
Paper 4 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Rhythm stress in second conditional
Pronunciation Activity
Changing stress in nouns and adjectives
Pronunciation Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 7Lesson 7A - 7D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the environment. It also provides practice of future tenses.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the uses of the future perfect. Checking your knowledge of when to use the future continuous. Checking your knowledge of the future with 'will', the future continuous and the future perfect.
Language Focus Practising a variety of future tenses. Practising future perfect statements and questions. Practising the future perfect and continuous, 'will' and 'going to'.
Pronunciation Practising vowel sounds. Contrasting words spelt with 'ou'.
Reading and Listening Listening to a lecture about the effects of climate change, such as increased rainfall, flooding and rising sea levels. Matching pieces of information with the sections of the text in which they are mentioned.
Vocabulary Practising words relating to environmental issues. Practising phrasal verbs.
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Future tenses Language Exercise
Life in the year 2100 Language Exercise
Future tense contrasts Language Exercise
Future perfect: use Grammar Reference Unit
Future continuous: use Grammar Reference Unit
Will v future continuous v future perfect
Grammar Reference Unit
Environmental advice Vocabulary Activity
Protecting our planet Vocabulary Activity
The effects of climate change
Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Words spelt with 'ou' Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 8Lesson 8A - 8D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health and medicine. It also provides practice of modal verbs.
Pronunciation Focusing on the informal spoken contractions common in informal speech.
Reading and Listening Listening to part of a discussion about nutrition. Listening to a nutritionist talking about food and drink. Reading three texts which discuss different aspects of complementary medicine, identifying the writer's purpose in each text and answering questions about how the writer gets his or her message across.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of 'must' and 'have to'.
Vocabulary Practising the correct use of words and understanding of an article about health and safety in the workplace. Practising common idioms of health and sickness. Practising words for different types of health problems. Practising avoiding vocabulary errors in academic writing by choosing the correct words to complete a text about alternative medicine.
Language Focus Contrasting the use of 'have to', 'don't have to' for obligation, and 'should', 'shouldn't' for advice. Practising a variety of modal verbs and the structures that follow them. Practising modal verbs of permission, obligation and recommendation.
Obligation and advice Language Exercise
Modal verb structures Language Exercise
Permission, obligation and recommendation
Language Exercise
Obligation/necessity: must, have to
Grammar Reference Unit
Health and safety Vocabulary Activity
Feeling off-colour Vocabulary Activity
Health problems Vocabulary Activity
<b>Alternative medicine today</b>
Vocabulary Activity
Food and nutrition Listening Activity
What food is good for you? Listening Activity
Complementary medicine Language Exercise
Students talking over coffee
Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 9Lesson 9A - 9D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about heroes and villains. It also provides practice of the use of adjectives, modifiers and contrasting information.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of common adjectives followed by the prepositions 'about', 'at', 'by' and 'for'. Checking your knowledge of connectors of contrast.
Language Focus Practising adjective word order in complex noun phrases. Practising ordering adjectives. Practising the order of adjectives in descriptions. Practising prepositions following verbs, nouns and adjectives. Practising the use of 'although', 'despite' and 'in spite of'.
Reading and Listening Listening to someone talking about two thieves who tried to steal a mobile phone. Listening to a conversation between a shop owner and a security expert about preventing shoplifting.
Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs related to crime.
Pronunciation Identifying polite or impolite intonation in questions.
Adjective word order Language Exercise
Caribbean holidays Language Exercise
The perfect birthday present
Language Exercise
Prepositions after adjectives
Language Exercise
Job advertisements Language Exercise
Contrasting ideas Language Exercise
Adjectives followed by prepositions: about, at, by, for
Grammar Reference Unit
Connectors: contrast Grammar Reference Unit
Carnival criminals Vocabulary Activity
A lucky break Listening Activity
Shoplifting Listening Activity
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 10Lesson 10A - 10D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about jobs and interviews. It also provides practice of reported speech.
Vocabulary Practising phrases often used in job interviews. Practising common collocations in business language. Practising the phrases used when talking about jobs and job interviews. Practising the correct words to complete a text about jobs that involve working outdoors.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use reporting verbs.
Reading and Listening Filling gaps in a text about office work with sentences that have been removed from the text. Listening to five people talking about holiday jobs and match opinions with each speaker.
Pronunciation Distinguishing between questions that ask for information and questions asked when the speaker thinks they already know the answer. Identifying the stressed word in information questions.
Language Focus Practising reporting verbs like 'agree', 'accuse', 'insist', etc. Practising reporting questions. Practising asking questions during a job interview.
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Reporting verbs Language Exercise
Interview questions Language Exercise
A job interview Language Exercise
Reporting verbs: use Grammar Reference Unit
I've got an interview! Vocabulary Activity
Applying for a job Vocabulary Activity
Interview questions Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
FCE Paper 4 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Dealing with fame Pronunciation Activity
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 11Lesson 11A - 11D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about travel and places. It also provides practice of articles.
Reading and Listening Reading a text about geological features in the valley of Glencoe and labelling a diagram with the features you find in the text. Filling gaps in a text with sentences that have been removed from the text by keying in the correct sentence letters. Listening to a conversation about Gibraltar.
Pronunciation Practising the correct pronunciation of 'th'. Identifying the schwa sound in sentences.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the indefinite article. Checking your knowledge of the zero article. Checking your knowledge of the definite article. Checking your knowledge of the uses of 'so', 'such', 'too', 'enough' and 'quite'.
Vocabulary Practising words related to places.
Language Focus Practising the use of the definite article 'the', and the zero article. Practising the articles 'a', 'an', 'the' or zero article (-).
Mountains of the world Language Exercise
Articles Language Exercise
Articles: use of indefinite article
Grammar Reference Unit
Articles: use of zero article Grammar Reference Unit
Articles: use of definite article
Grammar Reference Unit
Modifiers: use of so, such, too, enough, quite
Grammar Reference Unit
Out and about Vocabulary Activity
The geology of Glencoe Language Exercise
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Gibraltar Listening Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 12Lesson 12A - 12D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about money and crimes. It also provides practice of passive forms.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the passive voice. Checking your knowledge of the passive form of 'make' + infinitive. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'have somebody / something do something'.
Reading and Listening Listening to people talking about crimes. Listening to a burglar talking to his friend.
Vocabulary Practising words that are often confused. Practising words used to talk about money. Practising phrasal verbs.
Language Focus Practising the passive. Practising 'have' followed by an object plus infinitive without 'to' or an '-ing' form. Practising phrasal verbs.
Pronunciation Practising variable stress patterns that affect meaning.
Passive Language Exercise
A party invitation Language Exercise
Phrasal verbs Language Exercise
The passive: impersonal statements
Grammar Reference Unit
The passive: make + infinitive
Grammar Reference Unit
Uses of have: have somebody / something do something
Grammar Reference Unit
How much do you earn? Vocabulary Activity
A banking complaint Vocabulary Activity
Mixed phrasal verbs Vocabulary Activity
The law Listening Activity
Ron the burglar Listening Activity
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
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Straightforward Advanced Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Advanced'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening and Pronunciation.
UNIT 1Lesson 1A - 1D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about change. It also provides practice of simple and continuous tenses.
Pronunciation Identifying the changing syllable stress in nouns and their corresponding adjectives.
Reading and Listening Reading to understand text structure. Listening to advice about three different problems.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of when to use the past perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the future perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the future perfect simple and the future perfect continuous.
Language Focus Practising the past perfect simple and continuous. Practising the present continuous for future use. Practising pronoun reference.
Vocabulary Completing a text about a very old man in Britain who is still working. Practising forming nouns from verbs. Practising using suffixes to make nouns from verbs.
Tsunami Language Exercise
Round-the-world trip Language Exercise
Pronoun reference Language Exercise
Highway 101 Language Exercise
Past perfect continuous: use
Grammar Reference Unit
Future perfect continuous: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Future perfect simple v continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
From a verb to a noun Vocabulary Activity
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Reading Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Personal problem helpline Listening Activity
Changing stress in nouns and adjectives
Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 2Lesson 2A - 2D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about memory and memories . It also provides practice of infinitives, gerunds and comparison.
Language Focus Practising verbs followed by the gerund or the infinitive. Practising verbs followed by an '-ing' form or infinitive with a change in meaning. Keying in the missing words to complete a text about the influence of music lessons on children's ability to remember things.
Pronunciation Identifying interested intonation in questions.
Reading and Listening Reading a text on memory and choosing the correct option in multiple-choice questions. Reading a text on memory and deciding whether statements are True, False, or Not Given. Listening to five people talking about a museum and matching opinions with each speaker.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the form and uses of the infinitive. Checking your knowledge of the infinitive without 'to'. Checking your knowledge of the structure 'the ... the'. Checking your knowledge of double comparatives.
Vocabulary Selecting the correct words to complete a text on memory. Practising verb collocations.
Fear of flying Language Exercise
-ing forms and infinitives Language Exercise
Paper 3 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
The infinitive: form, subject, complement, purpose and split
Grammar Reference Unit
The infinitive without to: form + use
Grammar Reference Unit
Comparative adjectives: the ... the
Grammar Reference Unit
Comparative adjectives: double comparatives
Grammar Reference Unit
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
A cycling hobby Vocabulary Activity
Academic Reading Passage 1: Memory (Task 1)
Exam Preparation Exercise
Academic Reading Passage 1: Memory (Task 3)
Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 4 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about society. It also provides practice of adding emphasis.
Reading and Listening Listening to parents talking to their daughter about mobile phones and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Reading a text about approaches in different countries to the growing problem of environmental pollution caused by plastic bags. Keying in the correct paragraph letters to complete a text about people who start and run their own businesses. Listening to a passage about tourists polluting the environment.
Pronunciation Identifying the main stress in pairs of sentences with changing information.
Vocabulary Practising finding the meaning of definitions and reading to extract the main points made in a text. Practising suffixes used to make nouns into adjectives. Practising suffixes used to make adjectives into nouns. Using context to work out the meaning of words.
Language Focus Practising the use of 'What' at the beginning of sentences for emphasis. Practising fronting.
Comments on the cinema Language Exercise
The Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards
Language Exercise
The science of shopping Vocabulary Activity
Adjectives from nouns Vocabulary Activity
Nouns from adjectives Vocabulary Activity
Eliminating plastic bags Vocabulary Activity
Paper 4 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
The plastic problem Language Exercise
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
The environment Listening Activity
Waste products and recycling
Listening Activity
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to make complaints and express emotions. It also provides practice of reported speech.
Pronunciation Contrasting voiced and unvoiced fricatives.
Reading and Listening Reading an article about what makes people happy and selecting appropriate academic words to complete the text. Listening to a conference participant complaining. Listening to someone making a complaint about a service. Choosing the correct option to answer multiple-choice questions on a text about ghostwriters - people who write books on behalf of other people. Choosing the correct option to answer multiple-choice questions on a text about laughter.
Language Focus Practising reported speech. Practising reported speech with infinitives and '-ing' forms.
Vocabulary Practising verbs describing ways of speaking. Practising phrasal verbs.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how verbs used in reported speech are used in academic English.
An emergency meeting Language Exercise
Chief Executive faces the press
Language Exercise
<b>Reporting verbs in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
Ways of speaking Vocabulary Activity
A night at the Oscars! Vocabulary Activity
How to accept an Oscar Vocabulary Activity
The psychology of happiness
Vocabulary Activity
Listening to complaints Listening Activity
Complaining about a service
Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Voiced and unvoiced fricatives
Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about running a business. It also provides practice of the third conditional and relative clauses.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses. Checking your knowledge of inversion in conditional sentences.
Language Focus Practising defining and non-defining relative clauses. Practising the use of prepositions in relative clauses. Practising mixed conditional tenses. Practising structures which are variations on the first, second and third conditionals.
Pronunciation Practising questions with tags.
Vocabulary Practising words associated with how well companies are performing. Practising words related to running a business.
Reading and Listening Completing a text about people who start and run their own businesses. Listening to a business report about a Swiss watchmaker. Listening to a conversation about the book 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus'.
Relative clauses Language Exercise
A politician's statement Language Exercise
Conditional sentences Language Exercise
Responses to complaints Language Exercise
Defining v non-defining relative clauses: comparison
Grammar Reference Unit
Inversion: conditional sentences
Grammar Reference Unit
Business news Vocabulary Activity
Running your own business
Vocabulary Activity
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
A business report Listening Activity
The difference between men and women
Listening Activity
Question tags Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 6Lesson 6A - 6D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health care. It also provides practice of passives.
Reading and Listening Reading an article that discusses the impacts on health of banning smoking in public places and looking for more formal equivalents for a number of different expressions. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions and feelings expressed and aims of speaking in three short conversations. Selecting the correct option to answer questions on a text about smoking in the developing world.
Language Focus Practising passive '-ing' forms. Practising passive infinitives. Practising the passive and causatives. Keying in the missing words to complete a text about how much TV very young children in Britain watch.
Vocabulary Choosing the most appropriate words and phrases to complete an extract from an academic essay about obesity in children. Practising mixed phrasal verbs. Keying in the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete an article about the effects of cleaning products on health.
Pronunciation Listening and clicking on semi-vowels which join the words in bold in each phrase. Identifying the /r/ sound used in connected speech.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the passive infinitive.
A bad experience at the airport
Language Exercise
Win a luxury Caribbean holiday!
Language Exercise
Cher Language Exercise
The passive: infinitive Grammar Reference Unit
Health effects of banning smoking
Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
<b>Obesity in western children</b>
Vocabulary Activity
An appointment with the dentist
Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
CAE Paper 4 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Reading Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Word linking Pronunciation Activity
Daily routine Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about crime and the law. It also provides practice of participle clauses.
Language Focus Practising linking with '-ing' clauses. Practising relative pronouns. Practising phrasal verbs.
Reading and Listening Reading and focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions expressed and literary style used in three short texts. Listening to people talking about crimes.
Vocabulary Practising expressions used to talk about legal and moral obligation. Focusing on vocabulary related to writing books for children. Practising vocabulary connected with legal matters in business. Practising phrasal verbs related to crime.
Pronunciation Identifying polite intonation.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of participle clauses in academic English. Checking your knowledge of how structures using certain words and phrases followed by a gerund are used in academic English.
Visit to a restaurant Language Exercise
Agatha Christie Language Exercise
Police appeal for witnesses
Language Exercise
Participle clauses in academic English
Grammar Reference Unit
<b>Gerund clauses in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
Westfield Abbey Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Legal department letters Vocabulary Activity
Carnival criminals Vocabulary Activity
Paper 1 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
The law Listening Activity
Polite intonation Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about relationships and people. It also provides practice of nouns and noun phrases.
Reading and Listening Listening to a conversation about friends and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions expressed and literary style used in three short texts on the subject of relationships. Listening to a twin, Pauline, talking about life with her twin Diana. Listening to someone from the Marriage Guidance Organization talking about the type of problems it helps couples with. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made and opinions expressed in a text about a rock star.
Pronunciation Identifying the correct stress pattern for multi-syllable noun and verb forms.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of long noun phrases (or noun strings) in academic English. Checking your knowledge of the use of noun forms (nominalization) in academic English. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'of'.
Vocabulary Practising collocations to complete a text about how to boost your self-esteem. Practising word formation to complete a text about the study of handwriting.
Language Focus Practising the use of prepositions after certain nouns.
My sister Language Exercise
<b>Noun phrases in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
<b>Nominalization/nouns in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
Possessives - of: use Grammar Reference Unit
Boost your self-esteem Vocabulary Activity
Could Shakespeare write? Vocabulary Activity
FCE Paper 4 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Double trouble - twins! Listening Activity
Trouble and strife Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about homes and travel. It also provides practice of inversion and the use of modals 'would', 'will' and 'shall'.
Vocabulary Practising verbs and nouns for holiday activities. Practising collocations. Practising words connected with travel.
Reading and Listening Listening to five different people talking about their homes and keying in the correct answers to match speakers to choices in two different tasks. Understanding specific information and completing sentences. Matching statements with the publishing companies to which they refer.
Pronunciation Distinguishing between formal and informal requests.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use 'wouldn't' to talk about lack of willingness. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'would' to talk about repeated actions in the past. Checking your knowledge of the use of negative expressions that require inversion.
Language Focus Practising making offers and requests. Practising future tenses and past tense modals. Practising inversions.
Offers and requests Language Exercise
Advanced Test 01 Practice Test
Company security Language Exercise
Would: willingnessGrammar Reference Unit
Would: repeated actions in the past
Grammar Reference Unit
Inversion: negative expressions
Grammar Reference Unit
Holiday paradise Vocabulary Activity
Travel expressions Vocabulary Activity
Taking a holiday Vocabulary Activity
Paper 4 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 4 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
At the airport Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about success. It also provides practice of modals and future tenses.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of using the present simple to talk about fixed future events. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present simple to talk about the future in subordinate clauses. Checking your knowledge of how to use the present simple of 'be' to talk about events in the future.
Pronunciation Practising contrastive word stress.
Reading and Listening Listening to an interview with a schoolgirl who has her own successful company. Reading a text about people who gave up TV for a month and answering questions about it.
Language Focus Testing your knowledge of future tenses and past tense modals. Practising a variety of modal verbs. Practising the use of the structure ''d better' + infinitive without 'to' for giving advice. Practising phrasal verbs with two prepositions.
Vocabulary Selecting the correct word to complete a text about someone who made and appeared in wildlife programmes on British television. Practising expressions used to talk about differences and similarities to complete sentences about TV soaps.
Advanced Test 02 Practice Test
Volcano Language Exercise
Advice on problems at work
Language Exercise
Phrasal verbs with two prepositions
Language Exercise
Present simple with future meaning: fixed events
Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple with future meaning: subordinate clauses
Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple with future meaning: other uses
Grammar Reference Unit
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
TV soaps Vocabulary Activity
The schoolgirl millionaire Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Contrastive stress Pronunciation Activity
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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about different forms of art. It also provides practice of determiners, quantifiers and unreal tenses.
Language Focus Practising a variety of quantifiers. Practising the use of determiners. Practising structures used with 'prefer' and 'would rather'. Practising unreal tenses.
Reading and Listening Keying in the correct paragraph letters to complete a text about some research on artists. Reading and selecting the correct answers to multiple-choice questions on texts that are all connected with the subject of music. Listening to a speaker talking about the life of Andy Warhol.
Vocabulary Practising verbs describing ways of looking. Practising verbs describing ways of moving.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of 'no', 'none/none of', 'neither of'. Checking your knowledge of 'a lot of', 'lots of', 'loads of', 'several'.
Pronunciation Identifying the purpose and feeling of speakers.
Quantifiers Language Exercise
Social issues survey Language Exercise
Order negotiations Language Exercise
Unreal tenses Language Exercise
Determiners - quantifiers: no, none/none of, neither of
Grammar Reference Unit
Determiners - quantifiers: a lot of, lots of, loads of, several
Grammar Reference Unit
Ways of looking Vocabulary Activity
Ways of moving Vocabulary Activity
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
A biography of Andy Warhol
Listening Activity
Overheard phone calls Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 12Lesson 12A - 12D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about science and technology. It also provides practice of a variety of grammar points.
Pronunciation Practising identifying stressed words within sentences.
Reading and Listening Reading about scientific exploration on Mars and choosing the correct vocabulary to complete the text. Listening to an interview with a radio presenter of a science programme and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Listening to a radio programme about transparent buildings and keying in missing information to complete sentences.
Language Focus Testing your knowledge of wishes/regrets and connectors. Testing your knowledge of conditionals and relative pronouns: '-ever'.
Vocabulary Practising collocations. Practising words related to technology and clothes. Choosing the correct word for text completion and reading for summary completion. Practising phrasal verbs to do with computers. Practising the formation of negative words.
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Water found on Mars Vocabulary Activity
Some snapshots of technological developments
Vocabulary Activity
Smart clothes Vocabulary Activity
New technology for communication
Vocabulary Activity
Computer crisis Vocabulary Activity
Revising the website Vocabulary Activity
Paper 4 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 4 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Technology Pronunciation Activity