Contents

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

A Hello!

verb be: I and you

numbers 010

word stress; I, !6, and 2

B Where are you from?

verb be: he, she, it

countries

sentence stress; * and B*

verb be: we, you, they;

negatives (all persons)

nationalities;
numbers 1120

word stress; F, J, and 4

8 C Were from the USA.

Were American.

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

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The alphabet
People in the street: Whats your name? How do you spell it? Where are you from?

REVISE & CHECK

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What do you remember? What can you do?

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A Whats in your bag?

singular and plural nouns;

a / an, the

small things

[ and T, plural endings

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B Family and friends

possessive adjectives;
possessive s

people and family

%, 7, and !

C A mans car or

adjectives

colours and
common adjectives

, F*, ", and 0

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a womans car?

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

Personal information
People in the street: Do you have brothers and sisters? How old are they?

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REVISE & CHECK

What do you remember? What can you do?

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A A bad hair day

present simple: I and you

common verbs 1

V, X, and W; linking

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B What do you have

present simple: we, you, they

food and drink

word stress; U4, E;, and H

present simple: he, she, it

jobs and places of work

3rd person s; word and

sentence stress

for breakfast?
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C He speaks English at work

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

What time is it?

People in the street: What do you do? Do you like it? What time do you start and finish?

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REVISE & CHECK

What do you remember? What can you do?

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A Do you like mornings?

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B Life at the top of the world word order in questions; question words common verbs 2

F!, 2, B6, and
K

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C You cant park here

sentence rhythm

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PRACTICAL ENGLISH

adverbs of frequency, present simple

can / cant: permission and possibility

a typical day

common verbs 2

sentence stress

How much is it?

People in the street: Where do you usually have lunch? What do you have? How much is it?

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REVISE & CHECK

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Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

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A Before they were famous past simple: be

in, at, on: places

 and was / were

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B A perfect day?

past simple: have, go, get

irregular verbs;
revision of daily routine verbs

sentence stress

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C It changed my life

past simple: regular verbs

common verbs 3;
more irregular verbs

regular past simple endings

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PRACTICAL ENGLISH

Whats the date today?

People in the street: Whens your birthday? What did you do on your last birthday?

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REVISE & CHECK

What do you remember? What can you do?

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A On an island in Scotland

there is / there are

hotels; in, on, under

F! and *!

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B Dream town?

there was / there were

places

the letters ea

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C Strangers on a train

revision of past simple;

object pronouns: me, him, etc.

common verbs 3

sentence stress

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PRACTICAL ENGLISH

What do you think of it?

People in the street: Whats the last film you saw? What did you think of it?

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REVISE & CHECK

What do you remember? What can you do?

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A What do you like doing?

like + verb + -ing

activities

6, V, and /

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B Trip of a lifetime

future: be going to (plans)

future time expressions

sentence stress

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C Whats going to happen?

future: be going to (predictions)

the weather; revision:

verb collocation

revision of sounds

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PRACTICAL ENGLISH

Is there a bank near here?

People in the street: Is there a / an near here?

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REVISE & CHECK

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The Can you? Game

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Communication

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Listening

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Grammar Bank

Look out for

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Vocabulary Bank

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Sound Bank

This shows you where to find extra material for

more practice and revision.

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