Janice’s interview: Part 1
- Grammaire :
- “To be” in the simple present
- “To have” in the simple present
- Some prepositions: in, on, at or to?
- Adverbs of frequency
- Wh- question words
- Vocabulaire :
- Janice’s interview
- Review of Beginner Level
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Janice’s interview: Part 2
- Grammaire :
- Some or any
- Comparative form
- Superlative form
- Possessive adjectives
- Possessive pronouns
- Prepositions of space
- Vocabulaire :
- Janice’s interview
- Review of Beginner Level
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What do you do for a living?
- Grammaire :
- Asking and saying one’s job
- Asking questions in the simple present
- « To be » and affirmative short answers
- « To be » and negative short answers
- Simple present
- Vocabulaire :
- Jobs
- Job-related verbs
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Job talk
- Grammaire :
- Simple present: use and construction
- Simple present questions with wh- question words
- Closed questions and short answers with « do » or « to be » in the simple present
- This and that
- Adjectives: « good » and « bad »
- Plurals
- Asking questions with « what »
- « To know » in the simple present
- « To do » as a verb
- Vocabulaire :
- Job talk
- In an office
- Computer equipment
- Working hours
- Centres of interest
- Salary
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Test lessons 1 to 4
- Review and Test of Lessons 1 to 4
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What did you do yesterday?
- Grammaire :
- The simple past tense
- « To do » in the simple past
- « To be » in the simple past
- Simple past: regular verbs
- Simple past: irregular verbs
- Vocabulaire :
- Phrases with « to have »
- « To do » vs. « to make »
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A short story: Slim Johnson robbed a bank
- Grammaire :
- Simple past: some regular verbs
- Simple past: some irregular verbs
- Simple past: asking questions
- Vocabulaire :
- A short story
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What are you doing, Pete?
- Grammaire :
- Present participles
- The present continuous
- The present continuous: use
- The present continuous: questions with prepositions
- The present continuous: particular cases
- Questions tags
- Vocabulaire :
- Sense verbs
- Around « to think »
- Questions with why
- Around « to feel » and « to get »
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It used to be different back then
- Grammaire :
- Structures with « used to »
- « Used to » and other tenses
- Past participles: regular and irregular verbs
- Present perfect
- « Such » or « such a »
- « To be used to, « to be getting used to » »
- Vocabulaire :
- Around « the sun »
- Around « agriculture »
- Comparing things
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Test lessons 6 to 9
- Review and Test of Lessons 6 to 9
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How long ago was that?
- Grammaire :
- Since, for and ago
- Adverbs of place with -where
- The present perfect simple
- The past continuous
- The present perfect continuous
- That’s/It’s + adjective/noun + infinitive
- Vocabulaire :
- Interjections and onomatopoeia
- At the doctor’s
- At the chemist’s
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What do you enjoy doing?
- Grammaire :
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Likes and dislikes followed by verbs + -ing
- Putting nuances in likes and dislikes
- To look forward to
- Either / or, neither / nor, not / either
- « To look » or « to watch »
- « So do I », « neither do I », « I do », « I don’t »
- All, every, each
- Vocabulaire :
- Spare time
- Around « spare »
- In the garden
- Some hobbies and interests
- Household chores
- Fish ‘n’ chips
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What are you going to do?
- Grammaire :
- Pronouncing the letter « L »
- Talking about the future
- The future simple with « will »
- The near future with « be going to »
- Ever, never
- Type 1 conditional: the real future
- The verb « to explain »
- Modal verbs
- Vocabulaire :
- Cultural activities
- Legal system
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The time
- Grammaire :
- The present conditional
- Type 2 conditional
- Hypotheses with « what if » + future or conditional
- Still
- Expressing wishes and regrets
- Reflexive pronouns
- Making suggestions
- Vocabulaire :
- What would you do?
- Talking about fear
- Quantifiers: talking about parts
- Around « life »
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Test lessons 11 to 14
- Review and Test of Lessons 11 to 14
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I need to make a phone call
- Grammaire :
- « To need »: modal and regular verb
- « Won’t + infinitive » – refusal to work
- Must or have to?
- Vocabulaire :
- The telephone
- Using the phone
- Town facilities
- To pay, to pay for
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Dealing with phone conversations
- Grammaire :
- « To work » + prepositions
- Vocabulaire :
- Phone phrases
- Phone conversations
- Organizational chart and positions
- Company departments
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British English versus American English
- Grammaire :
- Irregular verbs and regular verbs (GB) ≠ (US)
- Present perfect and simple past (GB) ≠ (US)
- Phrases with « to have » or « to take »
- Phrases with « to have » or « to have got »
- Different prepositions
- « Like » or « as »
- Writing dates
- Giving advice with « had better »
- Vocabulaire :
- Words ending in a vowel + -L
- Spelling differences
- Completely different words
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Thanksgiving: an American tradition
- Grammaire :
- The passive voice (past, present, future)
- Compound adjectives
- The word « meat »: both countable and uncountable
- Vocabulaire :
- General knowledge: the USA
- Thanksgiving
- Holiday (GB) / Vacation (US)
- Animals and meat
- A song about New York
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Test lessons 16 to 19
- Review and Test of Lessons 16 to 19
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You didn’t tell her, did you?
- Grammaire :
- Question tags
- Informal contractions
- Vocabulaire :
- Around « secrets and suspicions »
- Around « mistake »
- Around « back »
- Around « unemployment »
- «Onearth»,«thehell»
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She told me she was coming tonight
- Grammaire :
- Reported speech
- Present perfect vs. simple past
- Despite, in spite of, although, even though
- Both or neither
- Vocabulaire :
- TV news
- Talking about injuries
- Around « to let »
- Verbs beginning with « over »
- Around « sport »
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UFO report
- Grammaire :
- Adjectives ending in -ish
- « Like » or « as »?
- Qualifying the size
- Expressing certainty
- Reported questions, requests and orders
- Vocabulaire :
- Outside news
- Around « hear »
- Around « fire brigade »
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Weather and climate in the UK
- Grammaire :
- Talking about weather forecast
- Double comparative (the more…/the more…,the less…/the less…)
- Weather idioms
- Vocabulaire :
- Weather and climate in the UK
- Around rain, clouds, cold, winds, temperature
- The compass rose
- Geography of the UK
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Test lessons 21 to 24
- Review and Test of Lessons 21 to 24
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Describing things
- Grammaire :
- Useful questions, order of adjectives
- Adverbs: « too » and « enough »
- Vague expressions
- Question tags: particular case
- Contractions of verbs
- Made of, from, out of, with
- Utility and functions: passive voice structures
- Passive voice with « to be made to do (something) »
- Paraphrasing
- Vocabulaire :
- Describing things
- Materials
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Describing people
- Grammaire :
- Character and behaviour: opposite adjectives
- Compound adjectives
- Useful verbs: things you can do with your mouth
- Vocabulaire :
- Talking about character and behaviour
- Talking about age
- Around the face
- Talking about physical appearance
- Talking about height
- Talking about weight
- Describing hair
- Talking about complexion and skin
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What would you have done?
- Grammaire :
- Past conditional
- Type III conditional: formation, use
- Type III conditional with modal verbs
- Type III conditional with « even if »
- To be able, can / could
- Expressing regrets in the past
- Conditional types: review
- Vocabulaire :
- At the meeting
- Around « to miss »
- Around « to bother »
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Writing emails and letters
- Grammaire :
- Around « to write »
- Vocabulaire :
- Around emails
- Layout of emails
- Writing and sending an email
- Around regular mail
- Layout of a formal letter
- Opening salutations, complimentary closes
- The message of the lette
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Test lessons 26 to 29
- Review and Test of Lessons 26 to 29
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