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Straightforward Elementary Practice Online

This course accompanies 'Straightforward Elementary'. There are twelve units in this course.
Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Listening and
Pronunciation.

UNIT 1
Lesson 1A-1D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about social relations,
people and personal possessions. It also provides practice of the present simple of the verb 'to be'
and questions .

Grammar Checking your knowledge of apostrophe 's'.

Pronunciation Identifying the main stressed words in sentences and questions.
Vocabulary Practising names of pieces of electrical household equipment and their definitions.
Listening Listening to a woman talking about her 21st birthday party plans. Listening to people
talking about breakfast habits in different places. Listening to five conversations at a
party. Listening to five people talking at the airport.
Language Focus Practising word order in personal questions. Practising the affirmative and
interrogative forms of the verb 'to be'. Practising the question words 'when', 'why',
'what', 'how' and 'where'. Practising possessive adjectives. Practising the pronouns
'this', 'that', 'these' and 'those'.

Interview with Maria Language Exercise 's: is, has , possession Grammar
Reference Unit
My English class Language Exercise
Useful things Vocabulary Activity
Asking personal questions Language Exercise
Party time Listening Activity
Possessive adjectives Language Exercise
Breakfast all over Listening Activity
Demonstratives Language Exercise the world
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 The barbecue Listening Activity Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
Which bag is ... Listening Activity

UNIT 2
Lesson 2A-2D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about family life, people
and routines. It also provides practice of questions in the present simple.

Vocabulary Practising describing appearances. Practising words for parts of the body. Practising
useful language to talk about hobbies.
Pronunciation Practising word stress. Practising the sounds /z/ and /s/ at the ends of words.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use 'wh-' questions.
Listening Listening to two people talking about their daily routine in different countries.
Listening to a French woman talking about her family.
Language Focus Practising question words. Practising the present simple for routine. Practising short
answers to present simple questions.

My cousin Jane Language Exercise Parts of the body Vocabulary Activity

What I do on Saturdays Language Exercise Talking about hobbies Vocabulary Activity
What does Mrs Bari do? Language Exercise Daily routine Listening Activity
Grammar People and activities Listening Activity
Reference Unit
Wh- words: what, Family life Listening Activity
where, when, etc. Word stress Pronunciation Activity
Who has long hair? Vocabulary Activity Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 3
Lesson 3A-3D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about houses and
furniture. It also provides practice of prepositions of place, 'much' and 'many'.

Language Focus Contrasts 'there is' and 'there are' with the pronouns 'it' and 'they'. Contrasts the
prepositions of place 'at' and 'to'. Practising 'much' and 'many'.
Listening Listening to a teenager describing his bedroom. Read a description of a house and
listening to descriptions of three people, then deciding which one lives in the house.
Listening to directions in an office.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of 'there is/are'. Checking your knowledge of the
prepositions of place 'behind', 'between', 'in front of', 'near', 'next to' and 'opposite'.
Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of place 'beside/next to/by, near/by,
over/above and under/below'.
Vocabulary Practising words related to houses. Practising words for rooms and places inside and
outside the home. Practising words for furniture and appliances.

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 Beach life Language Exercise Prepositions of place 5 Grammar
Reference Unit
At or to? Language Exercise
My home Vocabulary Activity
Much, many Language Exercise
Houses Vocabulary Activity
Grammar
Reference Unit Furniture and appliances Vocabulary Activity
There is/are : use
My bedroom Listening Activity
Prepositions of place 3 Grammar
Reference Unit Finding your way Listening Activity
Who lives there? Listening Activity

UNIT 4
Lesson 4A-4D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about days of the week
and what time it is. It also provides practice of prepositions of time, collocations and adverbs of
frequency.

Language Focus Practising prepositions of time 'in', 'on' and 'at'. Listening to four radio extracts,
clicking on the correct time of day for each extract, and selecting 'am' or 'pm' for each
time. Practising the prepositions of time: 'on', 'at' and 'in'.
Pronunciation Contrasting vowels/diphthongs in minimal pairs. Practising the vowel sounds /a:/, /ea/,
/ei/ and /ai/. Contrasting diphthongs and vowel sounds.
Listening Listening to somebody talking about his travel plans.
Vocabulary Practising different ways of writing the time. Practising telling the time. Practising the
days of the week. Practising frequently used verb-noun collocations.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the word order of adverbs of frequency.

Prepositions of time Language Exercise Days of the week Vocabulary Activity

What's the time? Language Exercise Common collocations Vocabulary Activity
Mr Gonzales starts Language Exercise A working holiday Listening Activity
work at 9 am.
Minimal pairs Pronunciation Activity
Adverbs of frequency: Grammar contrasting vowels
word order Reference Unit
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Telling the time Vocabulary Activity
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
What time is it? Vocabulary Activity

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 UNIT 5
Lesson 5A-5D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the weather and
travelling. It also provides practice of the past and 'can'.

Language Focus Practising the use of 'can' for requests. Practising the past simple of 'have'. Practising
the past simple. Practising adverbs of frequency in sentences about seasons and the
weather.
Vocabulary Practising words for different types of weather. Practising words related to the
weather. Practising words for journeys. Practising words and phrases commonly used
when travelling on business.
Pronunciation Identifying the words 'can' and 'can't' in simple sentences and questions.
Listening Listening to a teenager asking for permission to go out. Listening to a radio interview
with a man from a museum of archeology. Listening to telephone messages.

On the phone Language Exercise Travel around the world Vocabulary Activity
Past simple of have Language Exercise Travel language Vocabulary Activity
Past simple Language Exercise Going out! Listening Activity
Describing the weather Language Exercise Interview with Dr Martin Listening Activity
The weather forecast Vocabulary Activity Can you do this? Listening Activity
Weather Vocabulary Activity Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 6
Lesson 6A-6D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about feelings and
opinions. It also provides practice of the past simple and adverbs of manner.

Pronunciation Identifying the speaker's feelings about accepting a job offer by listening to his
intonation. Identifying a speaker's opinion from the intonation of the word 'yes'.
Listening Listening for mood and tone of voice in telephone messages. Listening to two
students talking about the school library.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of use of the past simple irregular. Checking your
knowledge of adverbs of manner.
Language Focus Practising the past simple. Practising irregular past simple and past participle forms.
Practising irregular forms of the past simple.
Vocabulary Practising names for sports. Practising useful language to talk about hobbies.

Past simple Language Exercise Past simple irregular: use Grammar

Reference Unit
Past simple Language Exercise
Adverbs of manner: Grammar
Irregular past forms Language Exercise word order Reference Unit
Different hobbies Language Exercise Sports Vocabulary Activity

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 What's your Vocabulary Activity A visit to the school library Listening Activity
favourite sport?
Are you sure you Pronunciation Activity
Talking about hobbies Vocabulary Activity want that new job?
Leaving a telephone Listening Activity What shall we do? Pronunciation Activity
message

UNIT 7
Lesson 7A-7D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food and eating
out. It also provides practice of countable and uncountable nouns.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of uncountable nouns that represent food.

Language Focus Practising 'there is/are' + countable/uncountable nouns. Practising the present simple
of the verb 'to be' with countable and uncountable nouns. Practising the use of 'do'
as an auxiliary verb.
Pronunciation Practising syllable stress. Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable
words.
Vocabulary Practising words and phrases used in restaurants. Practising words for food.
Practising the language used in restaurants when eating out with clients or contacts.
Listening Listening to two people ordering food. Listening to someone ordering food in a
restaurant. Listening to a woman booking a table at a restaurant.

Harry and Mandy Language Exercise Fruit, vegetable, Vocabulary Activity

make lunch dairy or meat?
The verb to be Language Exercise Let me buy you lunch Vocabulary Activity
with countable and
uncountable nouns What's on the menu? Listening Activity

I love pizza Language Exercise Restaurants and eating out Listening Activity

Uncountable nouns: food Grammar Booking a restaurant Listening Activity

Reference Unit Word stress Pronunciation Activity
Eating out Vocabulary Activity Word stress Pronunciation Activity

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 UNIT 8
Lesson 8A-8D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about travelling and
transport. It also provides practice of the present simple and the present continuous.

Pronunciation Practising consonant sounds.

Language Focus Practising the present simple and present continuous. Contrasting the present simple
with the present continuous. Practising using 'let's' for suggestions.
Vocabulary Practising words used when describing air travel. Practising collocations with 'travel'
or 'tourist'. Practising collocations with the verbs 'take', 'have' and 'break'. Practising
suggesting solutions to problems.
Listening Listening to two people talking about travelling around in a large city. Listening to two
people visiting the Transport Museum in London.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of the present continuous. Checking your
knowledge of the use of the present simple and the present continuous. Checking
your knowledge of the use of gerunds and infinitives.

Present simple v Language Exercise Gerunds and infinitives: Grammar

present continuous likes and dislikes Reference Unit
Present continuous Language Exercise Holiday in Florida Vocabulary Activity
v present simple
Travel expressions Vocabulary Activity
Suggestions with Let's Language Exercise
Take, have or break? Vocabulary Activity
Present continuous: use Grammar
Reference Unit Why don't you ... ? Vocabulary Activity

Present simple v Grammar Travelling Around Listening Activity

continuous Reference Unit Public transport Listening Activity
Pronouncing sounds Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 9
Lesson 9A-9D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health and the
body. It also provides practice of imperatives and possessives.

Language Focus Practising imperative verbs. Practising the use of apostrophe 's'. Practising the use of
object and subject pronouns and possessive pronouns and adjectives. Practising using
the possessive 's'.
Pronunciation Practising vowel sounds. Recognizing words with and without an initial /h/.
Listening Listening to instructions given at a gym lesson.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of imperatives. Checking your knowledge of possessive
pronouns.
Vocabulary Practising spelling words for clothes. Practising words for parts of the body. Practising
words for different types of health problems.

Following instructions Language Exercise Apostrophe 's Language Exercise

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 Pronouns and possession Language Exercise Health problems Vocabulary Activity
Possessives Language Exercise Taking exercise Listening Activity
Possessive pronouns Grammar Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Reference Unit
Sounds Pronunciation Activity
Clothes Vocabulary Activity
Imperative Grammar
Parts of the body Vocabulary Activity Reference Unit
Where are they? Vocabulary Activity

UNIT 10
Lesson 10A-10D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about places in a city. It
also provides practice of modals of necessity, comparatives and superlatives.

Language Focus Practising the modals of necessity 'must' and 'mustn't'. Practising comparative
adjectives. Practising superlatives.
Listening Listening to someone talking about places in a town. Listening to conversations in a
shop.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of superlatives formed by adding 'the most' before the
adjective. Checking your knowledge of the order of two or more adjectives used
together. Checking your knowledge of comparatives formed by adding '-er' to the
adjective.
Vocabulary Practising words related to places. Practising giving directions in a town.
Pronunciation Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words. Identifying whether the
final 't' in 'must' or 'mustn't' is pronounced within a sentence.

Life changes Language Exercise Places - town and country Vocabulary Activity
Spot the difference Language Exercise How do I get there? Vocabulary Activity
Superlatives Language Exercise My town Listening Activity
Superlative adjectives: Grammar Where is it? Listening Activity
the most + adjective Reference Unit
Can I help you? Listening Activity
Order of adjectives Grammar
Reference Unit Word stress Pronunciation Activity

Comparative Grammar Word linking Pronunciation Activity

adjectives: + - er Reference Unit

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 UNIT 11
Lesson 11A-11D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about work and
invitations. It also provides practice of the future with 'will' and 'going to'.

Pronunciation Practising the consonant sounds /v/ and /w/.

Vocabulary Practising collocations with the verbs 'get', 'do' and 'make'. Practising collocations of
verbs and nouns in a work context. Practising jobs and their descriptions. Practising
words used to talk about jobs.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of using 'shall' and 'would' to make offers and invitations.
Checking your knowledge of nouns and noun phrases used with 'make' and 'do'.
Listening Listening two interviews about people's working lives.
Language Focus Practising 'will' and 'won't'. Practising the future with 'going to'. Practising future 'wh-
' questions with 'will'.

A future quiz Language Exercise Make v do : M-W Grammar

Reference Unit
Holiday problems Language Exercise
Get, do and make Vocabulary Activity
Future questions with will Language Exercise
Work expressions Vocabulary Activity
Offers/invitations: Grammar
shall, would Reference Unit Job descriptions Vocabulary Activity
Make v do : A-L Grammar What do you do? Vocabulary Activity
Reference Unit
Work survey Listening Activity
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 12
Lesson 12A-12D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about music. It also
provides practice of the present perfect.

Language Focus Practising the present perfect simple with 'ever' and 'never'.
Pronunciation Identifying the sounds used when 'to' links with other words in sentences. Practising
the weak and strong forms of 'was', 'were', 'can' and 'are'.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of present perfect questions and short answers. Checking
your knowledge of 'been' and 'gone'. Checking your knowledge of irregular past
participles from A-D. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles from
E-K. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles from L-R. Checking your
knowledge of irregular past participles from S-W. Checking your knowledge of the use
of irregular past participles.
Listening Listening to a conversation about Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the explorer.
Vocabulary Practising words you need to talk about music.

Present perfect simple Language Exercise Present perfect: Grammar

interrogative Reference Unit

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 Present perfect: Grammar Irregular past Grammar
been v gone Reference Unit participles: S-W Reference Unit
Irregular past Grammar Participles: past participles Grammar
participles: A-D Reference Unit Reference Unit
Irregular past Grammar Music Vocabulary Activity
participles: verbs E-K Reference Unit
A great explorer! Listening Activity
Irregular past Grammar
participles: verbs L-R Reference Unit Weak and strong forms Pronunciation Activity
Weak and strong forms Pronunciation Activity

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