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CONTENTS:

UNIT 1 :

A. Nice to meet you
Grammar : verb be + , pronouns : I, you, etc.
Vocabulary : numbers 1-20, days of the week
Pronunciation : vowel sounds, stress words

B. I'm not American, I'm Canadian!
Grammar : verb be - and ?
Vocabulary: countries and nationalities, numbers 20-1000
Pronunciation: vowel sounds

C. His name, her name
Grammar: possessive adjectives: my, your, etc
Vocabulary: personal information
Pronunciation: the alphabet, /ər / and / aʊ/

D. Turn off your cell phone!
Grammar : a / an, plurals, this / that / these / those
Vocabulary: the classroom, common objects, classroom language
Pronunciation: vowel sounds

Practical English
On a plane

Writing
Completing a form

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UNIT 2:

A. Cappuccino and fries
Grammar: simple present + and -
Vocabulary: verb phrases, irregular plurals
Pronunciation: consonant sounds, third person -s

B. When Natasha meets Darren
Grammar : simple present ?
Vocabulary: common verb phrases
Pronunciation: consonants

C. An artist and a musician
Grammar : a /an/ + jobs
Vocabulary: jobs
Pronunciation: consonant sounds

D. Relatively famous
Grammar: possessives
Vocabulary: family
Pronunciation: consonants sounds

Practical English
At a hotel

Writing
An informal e-mail/letter

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UNIT 3:

A. Pretty woman
Grammar : adjectives
Vocabulary: adjectives, very
Pronunciation: vowel sounds

B. Wake up, get out of bed...
Grammar: telling the time, simply present
Vocabulary: daily routine
Pronunciation: the letter o

C. The island with a secret
Grammar: adverbs of frequency
Vocabulary: time words and expressions Pronunciation: the letter h

D. On the last Wednesday in August
Grammar: prepositions of time
Vocabulary: the date Pronunciation: word stress, / ð / and / θ/

Practical English
In a coffee shop

Writing
A magazine article

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UNIT 4:

A. I can't dance
Grammar: can/ can't
Vocabulary: verbs phrases
Pronunciation: sentence stress

B. Shopping - men love it!
Grammar: like + (verb + -ing)
Vocabulary: free time activities
Pronunciation: / ɳ /, sentence stress

C. Fatal attraction?
Grammar: object pronouns: me, you, him, etc
Vocabulary: love story phrases
Pronunciation: /ɪ/ and /i/

D. Are you still mine?
Grammar: possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc
Vocabulary: music
Pronunciation: rhyming words

Practical English
In a clothing store

Writing
Describing a friend

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UNIT 5:

A. Who were they?
Grammar: simple past of be: was / were
Vocabulary: word formation
Pronunciation: sentence stress

B. Sydney, here we come
Grammar: simple past : regular verbs
Vocabulary: past time expressions Pronunciation: -ed endings

C. Girls' night out
Grammar: simple past: irregular verbs
Vocabulary: go. have, get
Pronunciation: sentence stress

D. Murder in a mansion
Grammar: simple past: regular and irregular
Vocabulary: irregular verbs
Pronunciation: simple past verbs

Practical English
In a gift shop

Writing
A vacation report

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UNIT 6:

A. A house with a history
Grammar: there is / there are
Vocabulary: houses and furniture
Pronunciation: /ð/ and/ ɛr/, sentence stress

B. A night in a haunted hotel
Grammar: there was / there were
Vocabulary: prepositions of place
Pronunciation: verb phrases

C. Nightmare neighbors
Grammar: present continuous
Vocabulary: verb phrases
Pronunciation: verb + -ing

D. New York, New York
Grammar: simple present or present continuous?
Vocabulary: places in a city
Pronunciation: place names

Practical English
On the street

Writing
A postcard

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UNIT 7:

A. What does your say about you?
Grammar: a/an, some / any
Vocabulary: food, countable/uncountable nouns
Pronunciation: the letters ea

B. How much water do we really need?
Grammar: how much/ how many?, quantifiers: a lot, not much, etc.
Vocabulary: drinks
Pronunciation: /w/, /v/, and /b/

C. Trading vacations
Grammar: be going to (plans)
Vocabulary: vacations
Pronunciation: sentence stress

D. It's written in the cards
Grammar: be going to (predictions)
Vocabulary: verb phrases
Pronunciation: /ʊ/, /u/, and /ʌ/

Practical English
At a restaurant

Writing
Instruction

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UNIT 8:

A. The True False Show
Grammar: comparative adjectives
Vocabulary: personality adjectives
Pronunciation: /ər/, sentence stress

B. The highest in the world
Grammar: superlative adjectives
Vocabulary: the weather
Pronunciation: consonant groups

C. Would you like to drive a Ferrari?
Grammar: would like to/like
Vocabulary: adventures
Pronunciation: sentence stress

D. They dress well but drive badly
Grammar: adverbs
Vocabulary: common adverbs
Pronunciation: adjectives and adverbs

Practical English
Going home

Writing
Making a reservation

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UNIT 9:

A. Before we met
Grammar: present perfect
Vocabulary: been to
Pronunciation: sentence stress

B. I've read the book, I've seen the movie
Grammar: present perfect or simple past?
Vocabulary: past participles
Pronunciation: irregular past participles

Grammar
Quick grammar check for each File

Vocabulary, Pronunciation
Quick check of vocabulary, sounds, and word stress

Communication

Audioscripts

Grammar Bank

Vocabulary Bank

Irregular verbs

Sound Bank

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