Curso de inglés elemental
File 1: the international language
Topic
New grammar
New vocabulary
Pronunciation
A. At the airport
Verb be: I/you
1 to 10, international words, Hello/Goodbye
/ai/,/m/, word stress
B. At the reception desk
Possessive adjectives: my, your, verb be: is
Alphabet, What?, How?, Where?
Formal greetings,
The seven sounds of the alphabet
C. Who´s famous?
Verb be: he, she, his/her
Countries, nationalities, Who?
/e/, /n/, word stress, stress in questions
D. Classroom communication
Verb be: it, (Don´t ) imperatives
Classroom objects, phone numbers
/k/,/i/word stress
E. In the conference room
Verb be: we/they, on days
11 29, days of the week, When?
/i:/, word stress, sentence stress, and intonation (moods)
On the plane
Ask for and accept drinks, yes, please/ no, thanks.
What a wonderful word
How are you?
I´m fine/ tired/late
/w/, word stress,
Topics
grammar
vocabulary
Pronunciation
A Lost on a train
Article, a/an, this/these, singular /plural nouns
Smalll objects, How many?
Plural endings: /s/, /z/,/iz/, word stress
B The lost property office
Article: the, that/those
In/next to/on/under, classroom objects
Rhythm and intonation (What´s..?It´s...)
C The world of languages
Present simple: I/you/we/they, Do you..?
Languages, common verbs, Food, and /but/or/very/quite well/a little
/d/, word stress
D Low salary? High stress?
What/Where do you..?a/an jobs
Time (ist to 10th), jobs
Weak form of a and unstressed syllables
How much is that?
Buy food, change money, prices
How much...?, Can I...?
Word stress (with numbers), intonation (dialogue)
Why do you want to learn English?
Want to verb
How old?/Why, address/married/,
adjectives of feelings
Sentence stress
File 3 : The third person
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A Fish, chips and cricket
Present simple: he/she/ it
Verbs: watch / listen to, etc.
Stress in questions and answers
B Through the keyhole
Do/does...? What...? Where...?
Verbs: drive ride, et.
Stress in Wh-¿questions
C What can you do?
Can /can’t
Verbs; sing/ dance etc.
Strong and weak forms can/can’t
D Race the clock
It’s time, in (thr afternoon) at (night)
The time, second / minute, etc
Sentence stress
At the hotel
Function: Check into a hotel, book a room/ Would you like...?
Intonation (dialogue)
The Edimburg Festival
Present simple: it,
Verb times: open (at) etc
Stress in questions and answers
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A What’s red, fast, and italian?
Adjective position, (not) very/quite adjective
Adjectives: colours
Vowel sound recognition
B A royal ghost history.
Possessive ’s, its/our/their
Family: sister, etc. Irregular plurals: men, etc.
Possessive ‘s endings /s/ /z/ /iz/
C Rich woman, poor man
Have got, some/any
Household possessions: TV, etc.
Sentence stress
D In your free time
Like/love/hate (verb)ing
Leisure activities: cooking, etc.
Like/ dislike
Sentence stress
Tourist shopping
Function: go shopping, shops. Tourist items: film, etc. ,
Intonation (dialogue)
Family photos
Prepositions, hair, eyes
File 5: Lifestyles
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A Dou you like Suzy stressed?
Present simple: typical day, no article: go home, etc Connectors: after that/then
Have, routine verbs: get up, etc.
Third person s endings: /s/, /z/, /iz/
B How to live to be 100!
Adverbs of frequency: usually, etc.
Health: food, exercise, etc.
Sentence stress
C A weekend in Spain
Expressions of frequency, once, twice/ every, etc. Prepositions of time: in/on/at
Go, How often? Leisure verbs: go out/ to the cinema/ etc.
Sentence stress
D Dear Anneka...
Writing Skills Tips: classify /correct mistakes, draft/ write an informal letter
At the restaurant
Order a meal, food on a menu, restaurant items: bill, etc., I’d like...
Intonation (dialogue)
The perfect time manager?
Connectors: after that
Prepositions of time: from/ until/ for/before
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A Only rock’n and roll, but I like it
Object pronouns: me, etc., Why? Because...
Music: rock, etc., What do you thinkof?
Adjectives of opinion: great, etc.
Word stress (adjectives of opinion), sentence stress..
B My favourite room
This is/are a /an/some/any
House B, light /dark colour, near.
Linkimg There’s a ...
There are...)
C Murder at Christmas 1
Past simple verb be
Past time expressions: yesterday, etc., at / in place
/r/ silent r, strong and weak forms of was /were
D Murder at Christmas 2
There was/were
At tourist information
Function Ask for travel information, What time does...leave /arrive?
Intonation (dialogue)
House for sale
It’s got...
Which? / How big?
Facilities: central heating, etc.
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A Smoking damages your weath
Object pronouns: me, etc., Why? Because...
Places:café, etc
Stress in Did you ...? questions
B Saturday night fever?
This is/are a /an/some/any
Activity verbs: stay in, study for an exam, etc.
Regular and irregular verbs forms
C On 14th Februry
Was/ were born, in/on/at date/time
Time C (11th to 31th) dates, be born/die
In dates, woerd stress (months)
D Yesterday
Past simple: pronuncition of regular verbs
Regular verbs: pack, etc.
Regular past simple endings
White Death
Reading skills Tips: predicting, guessing meaning
Directions
FUNCTION Ask for and give directions, prepositions : straigh on, etc. Could you tell ...?
Intonation (dialogue)
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A Watching you watching me
Present continous: all forms
Common verbs (-ing forms)
Stress and intonation
(present continous)
B Fashion
Present simple or present continous?
Clothes
Time phrases.
/p/ /l/, word stress Reading fonetics (clothes)
C Spend, spend, spend
Future plans: (be) going to all forms
Future time expressions
Weak form of to
Surprise, surprise!
Speaking skills: Tips: linking with connectors, speaking strategies
On the phone
FUNCTION use a phone, phone expression: engaged, etc. Could I speak to...?
Intonation (dialogue)
At Tom’s Diner
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A Comparatively trivial
Comparative adjectives than
Adjectives: easier, etc. More / less
Gerunds: listening, etc.
-er than
B Predict your future
Predictions: (be) going to all forms
Verbs phrases: have and accident, etc.
Stress in reponses
C Happy Birthday!
Adverbs: slowly, etc.
Future time expressions
Sentence stress
D Can men cook?
Countable/ uncountable nouns, How much /How many...? some/ any
Food and drink, quantities /containers: Kilo, etc.
Linking (quantities of))
Buying clothes
FUNCTION Try on and buy clothe, too (big/small), What size...?
Intonation dialogue)
Topics
Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronuntiation
A Love at first sight
Revision
Revision
Revision
B Famous for five decades
Revision
Revision
Revision
C Around the world
Revision
Revision
Revision
Jealous
Present Perfect Simple: Have you ever...?
Weak form of been
