Language App, unit-by-unit grammar and vocabulary games

CONTENTS

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LANGUAGE SKILLS

GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY

1 My life

Hello p4

1A Where’s she from? p6

1B Welcome to Learning Curve! p8

1C We are the champions p10

1D What’s your e-mail address? p12

▪ the verb be (I, you)

▪ the verb be (he, she, it)

▪ the verb be (we, you, they)

▪ the alphabet ▪ word stress ▪ numbers

▪ greetings ▪ classroom language

▪ countries and nationalities

▪ numbers 0–100 ▪ jobs ▪ adjectives (1)

LearningCurve LISTENING

▪ a video introducing the Learning Curve team

▪ listening for information about people

▪ contractions

WRITING ▪ filling out a form ▪ capital letters

▪ a personal information form

2 People and things

2A The man with only 15 things p14

2B Lost! p16

2C My family p18

2D What time is it? p20

▪ singular and plural nouns

▪ this, that, these, those

▪ possessive adjectives, ’s for possession

▪ the /ɪ/ and /iy/ sounds

▪ ’s

▪ personal items ▪ colors ▪ family and friends

READING ▪ an article about the Transportation for London Lost and Found Office

▪ preparing to read ▪ adjectives and nouns

LearningCurve SPEAKING

▪ asking for information politely

▪ telling the time

▪ asking for information at a movie theater or an airport

1 and 2 REVIEW and PRACTICE p22

3 Food and drink

3A Food for athletes p24

3B Tea or coffee? p26

3C Chocolate for breakfast! p28

3D A special meal p30

▪ simple present (I, you, we, they)

▪ simple present (he, she, it)

▪ do you /dəyuw/

▪ -s and -es endings

▪ food and drink ▪ days and times of day

▪ common verbs (1)

LearningCurve LISTENING

▪ A video about cafés around the world

▪ listening for times and days

▪ the /ə/ sound

WRITING ▪ punctuation ▪ linking words (and, but)

▪ a blog about a festival

4 Daily life

4A Day and night p32

4B My trip to work p34

4C Where do you work? p36

4D How can I help you? p38

▪ frequency adverbs

▪ simple present: wh- questions

▪ sentence stress ▪ question words

▪ daily routine verbs

▪ transportation ▪ adjectives (2)

READING ▪ a text about New York’s citibikes

▪ finding specific information

▪ ’s: possession or contraction

LearningCurve SPEAKING

▪ being polite in stores

▪ grocery shopping

▪ buying things in a restaurant, café, or store

3 and 4 REVIEW and PRACTICE p40

5 All about me

5A When can you start? p42

5B I can’t live without my phone p44

5C I love it! p46

5D My profil p48

▪ can and can’t ▪ object pronouns

▪ can and can’t ▪ the /h/ sound

▪ common verbs (2) ▪ electronic devices

▪ activities

LearningCurve LISTENING

▪ a video about the importance of electronic devices

▪ listening for specific information

▪ sentence stress

WRITING ▪ describing yourself ▪ because

▪ an online profile

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Language App, unit-by-unit grammar and vocabulary games

CONTENTS

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LANGUAGE SKILLS

GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY

6 Places

6A City or town? p50

6B City art p52

6C An unusual home p54

6D Is there a post offic near here? p56

▪ there is/are ▪ prepositions of place

▪ linking consonants and vowels

▪ sentence stress

▪ places in a town ▪ parts of the body

▪ rooms and furniture

READING ▪ an article about art in public spaces

▪ reading in detail ▪ giving opinions

LearningCurve SPEAKING

▪ checking information

▪ asking for and giving directions

▪ a conversation asking for and giving directions

5 and 6 REVIEW and PRACTICE p58

7 All in the past

7A When they were young p60

7B I was there in July p62

7C Famous decades p64

7D A weekend away p66

▪ simple past: be ▪ simple past: regular verbs

▪ was/were ▪ -ed endings

▪ celebrities ▪ months and ordinals

▪ time expressions

LearningCurve LISTENING

▪ a video about Shakespeare and the theater

▪ listening for dates ▪ linking consonants and vowels

WRITING ▪ writing informal e-mails

▪ sequencers

▪ an e-mail about an interesting weekend

8 Travel

8A Incredible trips p68

8B Crazy weather! p70

8C Then and now p72

8D A trip to Canada p74

▪ simple past: irregular verbs

▪ there was/were

▪ irregular simple past verbs

▪ sentence stress

▪ travel verbs ▪ weather and seasons

▪ nature

READING ▪ posts about an unusual trip on a travel website

▪ understanding the main idea

▪ modifiers

LearningCurve SPEAKING

▪ starting and ending a phone call at work

▪ buying a ticket

▪ a phone call buying a ticket

7 and 8 REVIEW and PRACTICE p76

9 Shopping

9A Street style p78

9B How do you feel? p80

9C Love it or hate it? p82

9D Garage sale p84

▪ present continuous

▪ how often + frequency expressions

▪ -ing endings ▪ sentence stress

▪ clothes ▪ feelings ▪ shopping

LearningCurve LISTENING

▪ a video about how our clothes affect how we feel

▪ identifying key points

▪ filler words

WRITING ▪ describing a photo ▪ describing position

▪ an e-mail describing a photo

10 Time out

10A What are you doing on the weekend? p86

10B What’s on? p88

10C Royal hobbies p90

10D Where are we going now? p92

▪ present continuous for future plans

▪ question review

▪ sentence stress ▪ intonation in questions

▪ free-time activities

▪ types of music and movies

▪ sports and games

READING ▪ a listings page from an entertainment website

▪ scanning for information

▪ the imperative

LearningCurve SPEAKING

▪ showing interest ▪ asking about a tourist attraction

▪ a conversation about a tourist attraction

9 and 10 REVIEW and PRACTICE p94

Grammar practice p96 Vocabulary practice p106 Communication practice p134 Irregular verbs p151

PERSONAL BEST

PERSONAL BEST

PERSONAL BEST

PERSONAL BEST

PERSONAL BEST

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