Introduction

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Grammar terms

Module 1
Question forms: Word order
Question words
Subject and object questions
Present simple
Short answers
Frequency: Adverbs
Frequency: Phrases
Vocabulary booster: Sports
Vocabulary: Leisure activities
Phrases with go and play
Real life: Questions you cant live without
Pronunciation: The / / sound
Improve your writing: Punctuation

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Module 2
Past simple: Regular and irregular verbs
Negatives and affirmatives
did, was or were in questions and answers
Time phrases often used in the past: ago
in, at, on
Vocabulary: Words to describe feelings
Vocabulary booster: TV programmes
Listen and read: TV classics
Wordspot: feel
Spelling: -ed endings
Pronunciation: Irregular verbs
Improve your writing: Linkers: but, so, because, then

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Present continuous
State and action verbs
Present simple or Present continuous?
Present continuous for future arrangements
Vocabulary: Special occasions
Real life: Phrases for special occasions
Wordspot: day
Vocabulary booster: Special occasions
Listen and read: Religious festivals around the world
Improve your writing: A letter of invitation
Spelling: -ing forms
Pronunciation: /D/ and /0/

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Module 5
Comparative and superlative adjectives:
Comparative forms
Superlative forms
Prepositions in comparative phrases: as, than, from,
like, in, to
Making comparisons with nouns
Describing people: Questions about appearance
is or has got?
Thats him!
Order of adjectives
Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe appearance
Vocabulary: Physical appearance
Vocabulary booster: Parts of the face and body
Wordspot: look
Pronunciation: The letter o
Improve your writing: Writing a description

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Module 6

Module 3
should/shouldnt
can/cant
have to / dont have to
can/cant, have to / dont have to
Short answers with modal verbs: should, can, have to
Vocabulary: Daily routine
Vocabulary: Jobs
Listen and read: The secrets of sleep
Real life: Making requests and asking for permission
Vocabulary booster: Studying
Pronunciation: The letter a
Improve your writing: Writing a paragraph
Spelling: Finding mistakes

Module 4

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Intentions and wishes: going to, planning to, would

like to, would rather: Positive and negative forms
Question forms
Predictions: will and wont
Short answers with will, wont and going to
Pronunciation: ll, will and wont
Real life: Social chit-chat
Vocabulary: Holidays
Vocabulary booster: Things you take on holiday
Listen and read: Holiday offers
Improve your writing: More postcards
Spelling: Words ending with -ed and -ing

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Module 7
Present perfect: Positive, negative and question forms
Present perfect and Past simple with for
Present perfect: Short answers
Present perfect with just, yet, already, and never
Present perfect and Past simple with time phrases
been or gone
Present perfect and Past simple
Past participles wordsearch
Vocabulary: ambitions and dreams
Pronunciation: The sounds / / and / /
Vocabulary booster: Celebrity jobs
Wordspot: for
Improve your writing: A mini-biography

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Using articles: a or the

Zero for general statements
For general and specific statements
With geographical features
Phrases without the
Quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns:
some, any and no
much, many, a lot, a few, no
much, many, too much, too many and not enough
Vocabulary: Geographical features
Vocabulary booster: Things you find in cities
Listen and read: Volcanoes
Pronunciation: Compounds with two nouns
Real life: Asking for and giving directions
Improve your writing: Notes giving directions
Spelling: Same pronunciation, different spelling
(homophones)

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Module 9
may, might, will, definitely, etc.: will/wont
will probably / probably wont
may/might
will/wont/may/might
Present tense after if, when, before and other time
words: Present tense after if
Time clauses: if, when, before, as soon as
Word order
Vocabulary: Modern and traditional
Pronunciation: The letter i
Vocabulary booster: Technology
Wordspot: if
Improve your writing: Saying thank you

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Module 10
used to: used to / didnt use to
Past continuous: Important moments in history
Past continuous and Past simple
Questions and short answers
Vocabulary: Health and accidents
Vocabulary: Verb + noun/adjective combinations
Vocabulary booster: At the doctors
Listen and read: Flying doctors
Pronunciation: The letter c
Improve your writing: Time phrases

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Module 11
Gerunds (-ing forms) after verbs of liking and
disliking
Gerunds after prepositions
Verbs of liking and disliking
like doing and would like to do
Would you like ? and Do you like ?: short answers
Vocabulary: Hobbies and interests
Vocabulary booster: -ed and -ing adjectives
Wordspot: like
Spelling: Words ending with -ion
Pronunciation: Words ending with -ion
Improve your writing: Replying to invitations

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Module 12
Passive forms: Identifying passive forms
Present simple passive
Questions
Active or passive?
Past simple passive
Questions
Listen and read: Diamonds are forever
Vocabulary: Everyday objects
Spelling / Pronunciation: Silent g and gh
Real life: Making suggestions
Vocabulary booster: Outdoor equipment

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Module 13
Present perfect continuous
Time phrases with for and since
Present perfect with for and since
Present perfect continuous and Present perfect
simple: Stative verbs
Reading: Jobsearch.com
Vocabulary: Personal characteristics
Wordspot: how
Pronunciation: Some hard to pronounce words
Improve your writing: Error correction (1)

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Module 14
Past perfect
Past perfect and Past simple
Irregular past forms
Past time words: already, just, never before
Past time words: Past perfect or Present perfect?
Vocabulary: Money
Vocabulary: Prepositions
Vocabulary booster: Shopping
Wordspot: make
Pronunciation: The sounds /eI/ and /e/
Listen and read: Money
Real life: Dealing with money
Improve your writing: Paying online

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Module 15
Conditional sentences with would: would and
wouldnt
might or would
will and would
Short answers with will and would
Vocabulary booster: People in politics, religion and
public life
Listen and read: The planets
Spelling: Silent w
Pronunciation: The sound /w/
Improve your writing: Error correction (2)

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Pronunciation table

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Answer key

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