This course consists of 10 different units which will be presented with the following structure:

UNIT 1. - GREETING AND MEETING PEOPLE/INTRODUCING OURSELVES 6

• Grammar:

- Am/is/are (long and short forms)

- I/you; My/your

- What’s your name?

- I’m…/My name is…/This is…

- How are you?

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Everyday things (singular and plural nouns)

- Numbers 1-10

- Formal/informal introductions

UNIT 2. - COUNTRIES/NATIONALITIES 9

• Grammar:

- TO BE (positives and negatives, long and short forms)

- Personal pronouns

- Where are you from?

- We aren’t British. We’re American.

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Countries and nationalities

- Numbers 11-100

- What’s your phone number?

- How old are you?

UNIT 3. - PROFESSIONS/PERSONAL INFORMATION 12

• Grammar:

- TO BE (positives, negatives, questions and short answers)

- Is she a doctor? – Yes, she is/No, she isn’t.

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Jobs

- Personal information (age, address, job, married)

- Social expressions: (hello, good morning/afternoon/evening, good night, goodbye)

UNIT 4. - FAMILY TREE 15

• Grammar:

- Possessive adjectives

- Possessive ‘s

- Demonstratives: this/that/these/those

- Have/has

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Family relations

- Describing a person

- Body parts

- Colors and common adjectives (long, short, tall, big, small…)

UNIT 5. - PLACE AND SPACE 22

• Grammar:

- There is/are….

- Prepositions of place (in, on, under, next to…)

- Imperatives (Turn left/right; Go straight ahead…)

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Rooms and furniture in a house

- Places in town

- Giving directions

UNIT 6. -- HOBBIES AND PREFERENCES 29

• Grammar:

- Present Simple 

- Like/dislike + noun/ing

- Would like

- Common uncountable nouns

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Food/drinks/sports/hobbies

- In a restaurant (ordering and paying, how much/how many…, I’d like…)

UNIT 7. - DAILY ROUTINES 38

• Grammar:

- Present Simple (positive, negative, question form)

- Adverbs of frequency (sometimes, usually, often, always, never)

- What time is it?

- Prepositions of time (in, at, on)

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Daily activities (live, study, start/finish work, get up, have a shower, get dressed, have breakfast, lunch, dinner, watch TV, listen to music, read a book, go to bed….)

- Days of the week

- In the morning/afternoon/evening; at the weekend

- Seasons (common adjectives: It’s usually cold/warm/hot in …)

UNIT 8. - ABILITIES 51

• Grammar:

- Can/can’t 

- Verbs and adverbs (run fast…)

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Expressing abilities

- Requests and offers (Can I help you/Can you help me, please).

- On the phone (Can I speak to…., please/Can I take a message?)

- I can use email and the internet (computer, email, internet, social networks)

UNIT 9. - WHAT ARE THEY WEARING? 57

• Grammar:

- Present Continuous 

- Adverbs (now, at present, at the moment)

- Present Continuous or Present Simple

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Clothes and colors

- What is she wearing?

- Describing clothes

- Going shopping, prices, how much…

- The weather (What’s the weather like? It’s raining/snowing… + common adjectives: sunny, cloudy, windy, foggy…)

UNIT 10. - MAKING PLANS (TRAVELLING) 65

• Grammar:

- Present Continuous for future plans (+going to?)

- Adverbs: tomorrow, next week….

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Means of transport

- Travelling

- Going sightseeing

- Making suggestions: Shall we…./Let’s….

UNIT 11. - BIRTHDAYS 73

• Grammar:

- Past simple (was/were, positive, negative, questions)

- When were you born?

- Prepositions of time (in 1995; in May; on 15th September)

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Years, months, dates

UNIT 12. - AT A MUSEUM 84

• Grammar: 

- Past Simple (regular/irregular verbs, positive, negative, questions)

- Adverbs: yesterday, last week/month/year, ago…

- Revision of tenses (past, present, future)

• Vocabulary and everyday English:

- Describing things

- Shapes and sizes

- Talking about past events (at a museum/cinema/theatre/party…)