BASIC-GRAMMAR-CONTENT

CONTENT

I. INTRODUCTION

II. UNITS

WEEK 1

am, is, are (to be)⇒

I’m from Brazil.

to be (negative) a/an + occupation⇒

She isn’t a nurse.

to be (questions)⇒

Are you eighteen?

am, is, are + adjective a/an or no article⇒

They’re expensive cars.

Review 1 Pronunciation:⇒

WEEK 2

Where is/are…? Prepositions of place (in, on, next to, under)⇒

Where are the car keys? They’re on the table.

There is/are Prepositions of place (in the corner, in the middle, in front of, behind)⇒

There’s a table in the corner of the room.

Is there…? Prepositions of place (opposite, in front of, between, behind) ⇒

Is there a cash machine near here? Yes, it’s opposite the cinema

There is/are + some/any Countable and uncountable nouns ⇒

There’s some milk in the fridge.

Review 2 Pronunciation: is/are ⇒

WEEK 3

have got⇒

She’s got dark hair.

Possessive adjectives⇒

Have you got your passport?

this, that, these, those (demonstrative pronouns)The pronoun one⇒

Is this your coat?

Possessive ‘s and possessive pronouns whose⇒

It isn’t Karen’s mobile. It’s mine.

Review 3 Pronunciation: /s/ or /z/ ⇒

WEEK 4

Present simple 1 Conjunctions: and/but⇒

He works in a hospital and he lives in London.

Present simple 2 Subject and object pronouns⇒

I don’t like them.

Adverbs of frequency⇒

I never go to the opera.

Wh-questions⇒

Where do tigers live?

Review 4 Pronunciation: /s/, /z/ or /iz/ ⇒

WEEK 5

can (ability) Adverbs of manner⇒

I can play the piano.

can (offers and requests)⇒

Can I help you? / Can you help me?

would like + noun (requests and offers)⇒

We’d like a table for two.

Imperative⇒

Turn left at the traffic lights. / Print this map.

Review 5 Pronunciation: strong and weak forms of can ⇒

WEEK 6

Comparatives⇒

My brother is older than me.

Superlatives⇒

The blue whale is the loudest animal in the world.

Adverbs⇒

They play beautifully.

Comparative adverbs⇒

Pierre starts work earlier than Paolo.

Review 6 Pronunciation: sentence stress ⇒

WEEK 7

Present continuous⇒

They’re playing chess.

Present simple and present continuous State verbs⇒

I usually walk to work but today I’m taking a bus.

Present continuous (for future arrangements)⇒

We’re playing tennis on Saturday afternoon.

going to⇒

I’m going to travel around the USA in August.

Review 7 Pronunciation: contractions ⇒

WEEK 8

was/were⇒

I wasn’t at home on Saturday.

There was/were⇒

When I was a child, there was a park and a river here.

could (past ability)⇒

When he was at school he couldn’t read very well.

Could…? and Would you like…? (polite requests and offers)⇒

Could you spell that? / Would you like to leave a message?

Review 8 Pronunciation: strong and weak forms of was ⇒

WEEK 9

Past simple (regular verbs)⇒

I studied medicine for six years.

Past simple (irregular verbs)⇒

We went to the beach on Saturday.

did/didn’t (negative and questions)⇒

They didn’t get married. / Did you go to university?

Past simple questions Object and subject questions⇒

Where did you study? / Who organised your accommodation?

Review 9 Pronunciation: syllables ⇒

WEEK 10

must/mustn’t⇒

You must be home by ten-thirty. / You mustn’t be late.

have to, have got to, don’t have to, must and mustn’t⇒

You have to wash your hands. / You don’t have to wear a uniform.

should/shouldn’t⇒

You should buy the red dress.

had to / didn’t have to (past obligation)⇒

I had to study for a Maths exam.

Review 10 Pronunciation: n’t ⇒

WEEK 11

Present perfect⇒

Have you cleaned the car?

Present perfect with just, already and yet⇒

She’s just passed her driving test. / I’ve already tidied my room. / Have you talked to Mark yet?

Present perfect with for and since How long…?⇒

I’ve had this business for two years.

Have you ever…? been and gone⇒

Have you ever been to the USA?

Review 11 Pronunciation: ⇒

WEEK 12

Past continuous⇒

Children were going to school.

Past simple and past continuous while, when and suddenly⇒

I was waiting at the train station when I saw my brother.

Conjunctions and, or, but, before, after, while, when, because and so⇒

After we reached Barcelona, we took a boat to Italy.

used to⇒

I used to have long hair.

Review 12 Pronunciation: /s/ or /z/ ⇒

WEEK 13

all, most, some, none⇒

Most of the students are European.

any-, every-, no-, some-/ -thing, where, -one, -body⇒

Did anyone call for me while I was at lunch?

both, neither and either⇒

Neither of them is happy.

much, many and a lot Countable and uncountable nouns⇒

We haven’t got much rice..

Review 13 Pronunciation: of ⇒

WEEK 14

a/an (indefinite article)⇒

I’m going to be a pop star.

the (definite article)⇒

The sun is at the centre of our solar system.

a/an and the⇒

Can I borrow a pen? / The next football match is on the 25th.

No article⇒

Peruvians are friendly people.

Review 14 Pronunciation: the ⇒

*WEEK 15*	*will (for future and predictions)⇒* There will be cities on the moon.
	*will (for offers, promises and requests)⇒* I’ll be there in twenty minutes.
	*will and going to (for decisions)⇒* What are you going to have? I’m not sure. I think I’ll have the fish.
	*going to, will and the present continuous⇒*
Review 15 Pronunciation: ‘ll ⇒

WEEK 16

Prepositions of time ( in , on, at)⇒

They’re coming on Friday at 8.30 p.m.

Prepositions of place⇒

The bar is at the top of the stairs.

Relative clauses 1 (who, which, that)⇒

I like films which make me laugh.

Relative clauses 2⇒

This is the woman (who) Jack was talking about.

Review 16 Pronunciation: sentence stress ⇒

WEEK 17

If/When + present simple, present simple⇒

If a mosquito bites you, it’s usually a female.

If/Unless + present simple, imperative⇒

If you hear the fire alarm, leave the building.

If/When + present simple, will⇒

If we go this way, we’ll get to the campsite.

If + present simple, modal verb⇒

If the bus is late, you should take a taxi

Review 17 Pronunciation: intonation ⇒

WEEK 18

-ed and -ing adjectives⇒

I was surprised. / We have 1,000 exciting new jobs.

looks, sounds, tastes, smells and feels Sense verb + adjective⇒

She looks young. / This tastes delicious.

Order of adjectives⇒

two small, old, English oil paintings

Adjectives with prepositions⇒

I’m good at snowboarding.

Review 18 Pronunciation: syllables and word stress ⇒

WEEK 19

Verb + to-infinitive⇒

I’ve decided to leave my job.

Verb + -ing/ -ing nouns⇒

I don’t like driving at night. / Driving at night is dangerous.

Verb + -ing or verb + to-infinitive?⇒

I’d like to help old people and children.

stop + -ing or stop + to-infinitive?⇒

She’s stopped feeling sick. / We’ve just stopped to have something to eat.

Review 19 Pronunciation: intrusive /w/ ⇒

WEEK 20

Verb + object + to-infinitive⇒

Tell Jim to photocopy this report.

Infinitive of purpose⇒

I’m going to Florida to meet some friends.

The passive: present simple⇒

Tea is served by the host.

The passive: past simple The agent by⇒

Cacao beans were used as a form of money.

Review 20 Pronunciation: past participles ⇒

PROGRESS TESTS ⇓

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APPENDICES :

1	Puntuation ⇒
2	Spelling Rules ⇒
3	Irregular verbs ⇒
4	Summary of main verb forms ⇒

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