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
PERSONAL BEST
PERSONAL BEST
PERSONAL BEST
PERSONAL BEST
PERSONAL BEST
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Language App, unit-by-unit grammar and vocabulary games
CONTENTS
3
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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