Contents Map
Grammar Phonology Functions and Specific Skills Topics and Notions
Students will learn these grammar points Students will work on these aspects of pronunciation Students will learn to Students will learn to talk about
1 to 4
Present tense of be; have got; a and an; noun plurals; subject personal pronouns; possessives; possessive 's and s'; predicative use of adjectives; questions (question word and yes/no); be with ages; propositions of place; this; any in questions.

Word and sentence stress; rhythm; linking; intonation; consonant clusters; // and //; //; pronunciation of 's; weak form of from.

Greet; introduce; begin conversations with strangers; participate in longer conversations; say goodbye; ask for and give information; identify themselves and others; describe people; ask for repetition; enquire about health; apologise; express regret; distinguish levels of formality; spell and count. People's names; age; marital status; national origin; addresses; jobs; health; families; physical appearance; relationships; numbers and letters; approximation; place.

5 to 8
Simple Present tense; there is/are; imperatives; was and were (introduction); countable and uncountable; some/any, much/many and other quantifiers; the; omission of article in generalisations; object personal pronouns; attributive use of adjectives; frequency adverbs; adverbs of degree; prepositions of time, place and distance; omission of article in at home etc.; -ing for activities; be with prices. Word and sentence stress; rhythm; linking; intonation, including polite intonation; weak forms; //; // in ordinals; pronunciations of the. Ask for and give information, directions, personal data, and opinions; describe places; indicate position; express likes and dislikes; tell the time; complain; participate in longer conversations; express politeness. Addresses; phone numbers; furniture; houses and flats; work; leisure occupations and interests; food and drink; prices; likes and dislikes; preferences; things in common and differences; days of the week; ordinal numbers; existence; time; place; relative position; generalisation; countability; quantification; degree; frequency; routines.
9 to 12
Have got; Present Progressive tense (introduction); more Simple Present tense; Simple Past tense; past tense of be; I'd like + noun phrase / infinitive; when-clauses; demonstratives; be and have; both and all; a . . . one; prepositions of place; say and tell; ago; What (a) …! Linking; sentence stress; weak forms; hearing unstressed syllables; rhythm and stress in questions; rising intonation for questions; high pitch for emphasis; stress in negative sentences; stress for contrast; spelling/pronunciation difficulties; /h/; voiced s in verb endings; Simple Past endings; strong form of have. Ask for and give information; describe people and things, and ask for descriptions; talk about resemblances; greet; make arrangements to meet; ask for information about English; make and reply to offers and requests; narrate; shop; make travel enquiries and hotel bookings; change money. People's appearances; families; colours; parts of the body; relationships; physical and emotional states; clothes; places; prices; sizes; people's pasts; history; poverty; happiness; racism; childhood; growing up; resemblance.
13 to 16
Can; Present Progressive tense (present and future meanings); be with ages and measures; difficult question structures; comparative and superlative adjectives; structures used for comparison; a bit / much before comparative adjectives; good at + noun/gerund; look like + noun phrase; look + adjective; What is .... like?; prepositions in descriptions; prepositions of time. Stress and rhythm recognition and production; decoding rapid speech; hearing unstressed syllables; pronunciation of the letter a; pronunciation of the letter e; pronunciation of the letter i; // and stress; weak and strong form of can and can't; weak forms of as, than and from; // in ordinals. Compare; ask for and give information and opinions; describe and compare people; speculate; make and reply to requests; invite and reply; describe and speculate about activities; plan; count (ordinals); telephone. Abilities; physical characteristics and qualities; weights and measures; numbers (cardinal and ordinal); ages; personalities; professions; names of months; future plans; the weather; holidays; places; travel; time; similarities and differences; temporary present and future actions and states.
17 to 20
Present Perfect tense; more Simple Past tense; verbs with two objects; Could you, Why don't we, Let's and Shall we + infinitive without to; question words as subjects; elementary reported speech; reply questions; So . . . I; say and tell; for and since; How long … ?; no = not any; some and something in offers and requests; article and prepositional usage; sequencing and linking words; both and; neither. . . nor; Do you mind if …? Decoding rapid speech; linking with initial vowels; contrastive stress; pronunciation of the letter u; // and //; polite intonation for requests; rising intonation in reply questions, weak forms of was and were Request and reply; borrow; suggest; agree, disagree and negotiate; invite and reply; narrate; report what people have said; ask for, give and refuse permission; show interest; compare; ask for and give information and opinions; distinguish levels of formality; ask for information about English; start conversations; make arrangements to meet; order food etc. in a restaurant. Holidays; going out; food and drink; daily routines; historical personalities; people's careers; interests and habits; likes and dislikes; contrast; sequence; past time; frequency; duration up to the present; similarity.
21 to 24
Going to; will-future; infinitive of purpose; imperatives; conditional structures; structures with get; adverbs vs. adjectives; adverbs of manner; paragraph-structuring adverbials; position of always and never in imperatives. Spellings of //; 'long' pronunciation of vowel letters before (consonant +) e; pronunciations of the letter o; /w/; // and //; 'dark' in Future tense contractions; recognition and pronunciation of going to; pronunciation of won't. Talk about plans; make predictions; guess; make suggestions; express sympathy; give instructions; give advice; predict; warn; announce intentions; raise and counter objections; narrate. Houses; seasons; holidays; places; plans; health and illness; sports; machines; horoscopes; danger; purpose; intention; manner; the future.

Skills
The Student's Book and Practice Book between them provide regular practice of the basic 'four skills'. Special skills taught or practised at Level 1 include decoding rapid colloquial speech, reading and listening for specific information, writing longer sentences, writing paragraphs, writing formal letters, writing friendly letters and notes and filling in forms.

Vocabulary
Students will learn 900 or more common words and expressions during Level 1 of the course.