Straightforward Pre-intermediate Practice Online

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1 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. Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course. This course accompanies 'Straightforward Pre-intermediate'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories:,,, Reading and Listening, and. UNIT 1 Lessons 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. Listening to a woman talking about her family. Listening to an interview about life in the 1920s. Practising wh- questions. Practising question words. Practising short answers to questions. Practising wh- question formation. Practising phrasal verbs. Practising phrasal verbs that describe what people are doing. Practising common English collocations. Identifying a speaker's attitude from the intonation of questions. Checking your knowledge of auxiliary verbs. Checking your knowledge of Whquestions 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 Choosing question words Auxiliary verbs: summary and contrasts Wh- questions: subject Short answers Ask some questions... Wh- questions: object 1

2 Wh- words: how + adverbs/adjectives Julie's bossy parents Street scene Making collocations Talking about families Generation gap Intonation UNIT 2 Lessons 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'. 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 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. Practising collocations. Practising combinations of verbs or nouns with prepositions. Practising words and phrases you need to talk about education. 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. Contrasting the different endings for regular verbs in the past simple. Irregular past forms Used to Then and now Past simple v past continuous Past simple v past continuous School mornings Summer school Albert Einstein's education Past simple irregular: use Used to: verb, adjective Past continuous: use Brown University, USA Paper 1 Reading Part 4 Learning English Regular verb endings Exam Preparation Exercise 2

3 UNIT 3 Lessons 3A-3D 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. 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'. Practising recognizing words with and without an initial 'h'. Practising giving directions in a town. Practising words related to houses. Practising words related to places. Listening to six people talking about different aspects of their town. 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 Countable and uncountable nouns A, some, any Quantity words Indefinite pronouns: some, any, every, no + compounds Some, any, no, a/an Determiners - quantifiers: much v many Determiners - quantifiers: little/a little, few/a few How do I get there? My home Places - town and country The town where I live Sounds 3

4 UNIT 4 Lessons 4A-4D 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. Practising phrasal verbs used to talk about relationships. Practising phrasal verbs with 'get'. Practising long and short vowels. Practising contrasting the different sounds for words spelt with 's'. 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. 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. Listening to a radio interview with a film star. Present continuous Present simple and present continuous Noisy neighbours State verbs Prepositions of time Women's dating rules Stative verbs Adverbs of frequency: never to always Adverbs of frequency: expressions of frequency Prepositions of time: position Chat room introduction Daniela's problem Jack Johnson Show Feet or fit of the letter 's' 4

5 UNIT 5 Lessons 5A-5D 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. 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. 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'. Listening to someone talking about his trip to South America. 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'. Identifying polite or impolite intonation in requests. A school trip Will and going to Will v going to Will, won't, going to Offers and requests Modals of permission Future with will/won't: use Permission: can, may A great time Holiday paradise Going on a trip Taking a flight? Going places Intonation Future with going to: use 5

6 UNIT 6 Lessons 6A-6D 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. 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. Practising comparative and superlative adjectives. Practising superlatives. Practising comparatives and superlatives. Contrasting the use of 'too' and 'enough'. Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words. 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). 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 Modifiers: downtoners Superlatives Let me buy you lunch Who is the fittest? Cooking Too and enough Eating and drinking Comparative adjectives: irregular comparatives Modifiers: emphasizers Modifiers: amplifiers Pre-intermediate Test 03 Paper 1 Reading Part 4 Word stress Practice Test Exam Preparation Exercise 6

7 UNIT 7 Lessons 7A-7D 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. 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. Listening to a conversation about how people are selected for job interviews. 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. Contrasting the vowel sounds /æ/ and /ʌ/ in sentences. 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 Present perfect Present perfect with adverbs of time Present perfect: use Work, work, work How skilled are you? The worst job Letter of application Present perfect: affirmative Present perfect: negative I've got an interview! Talking about CVs and job interviews Vowel sounds UNIT 8 Lessons 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. Listening to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future. Practising word stress. 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. Practising words made up of two nouns. Practising everyday language. 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. 7

8 Talking about the future Leaving messages Possibility: could, may, might Sally's diary Science fiction? Present simple with future meaning: fixed events Present simple with future meaning: subordinate clauses Adjectives + infinitive Compound nouns Computer classes Learning English Word stress in compound nouns UNIT 9 Lessons 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'. Practising the present passive. Practising the past passive. Practising the use of active and passive voice. Practising '-ed' and '-ing' adjective endings. Distinguishing between words which contain diphthongs and words which don't. Listening to a radio competition about film trivia. Reading a text about famous pets. 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. Placing adjectives in the correct order and help the cinema manager advertise his films. Practising names of types of TV programmes. Helping the environment The story of jeans Passive v active Adjectives ending with -ed and -ing The passive: present simple The passive: past simple The passive: by + agent The passive: omission of agent Adjectives ending ined and -ing: use Popcorn Frenzy Television programmes Fan club radio phonein competition Paper 1 Part 4 Diphthongs Game Exam Preparation Exercise 8

9 UNIT 10 Lessons 10A-10D 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. Listening to two teenagers talking about a healthier lifestyle. 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. Contrasting the vowel sounds /ɔ:/ and /ɜ:/ in single words. 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. 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 I've lived here for three years Past simple v present perfect Football Present perfect with for and since Present perfect with adverbs of time Prepositions of time: for v since Feeling ill Health and safety Healthy eating Vowel sounds UNIT 11 Lessons 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. Practising the sounds /θ/ and /ð/. Practising words related to technology and clothes. Practising expressions that are useful when shopping. Practising finding the meaning of definitions. 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. 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'. 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. 9

10 Modals of obligation Modals of obligation and necessity Modal verbs Necessity and obligation Uses of have: obligation Obligation/necessity: must, have to Obligation/necessity: mustn't, don't have to The infinitive: form, subject, complement, purpose and split Smart clothes Shopping around The science of shopping Fashion Consonant sounds UNIT 12 Lessons 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. Practising the use of nationality nouns and adjectives. Identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities. Listening to somebody talk about changed arrangements. Practising prepositions of movement and verbs used for describing movement. Practising relative pronouns. 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 Object pronoun omission in relative clauses Relative pronouns Reggae and Bob Marley Relative pronouns in impersonal statements Prepositions of movement 1 Prepositions of movement 2 British v American English: vocabulary British v American English: prepositions Where are they from? What's happening this week? Word stress Relative pronouns: use 10