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Beginner English Units Overview

The document provides an overview of the contents and structure of an English language textbook. It is divided into 10 units that each cover different grammar points, vocabulary, and real life functions. The units progress from introducing basic personal information and greetings to more advanced topics like present tenses, routines, travel, and dates. Each unit includes pages from the textbook, a video, and a review section.

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Beginner English Units Overview

The document provides an overview of the contents and structure of an English language textbook. It is divided into 10 units that each cover different grammar points, vocabulary, and real life functions. The units progress from introducing basic personal information and greetings to more advanced topics like present tenses, routines, travel, and dates. Each unit includes pages from the textbook, a video, and a review section.

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Contents

Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions)

1
a/an jobs personal information (1)
I + am, you + are the alphabet meeting people
he/she/it + is countries and nationalities
my, your continents
Hello word focus: from
numbers 1–10
pages 9–20 greetings

VIDEO: My top ten photos  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

2
we/they + are numbers 11–100 personal information (2)
be negative forms colours
be questions and short answers word focus: in
plural nouns car hire
Holidays
pages 21–32

VIDEO: Antarctica  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

3
possessive ’s family special occasions
his, her, our, their months and ages giving and accepting
irregular plural nouns adjectives presents
word focus: at
Families special occasions
pages 33–44

VIDEO: A Mongolian family  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

4
prepositions of place places in a town buying snacks
this, that days of the week
question words the time
word focus: of
Cities snacks
pages 45–56

VIDEO: Where’s that?  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

5
can/can’t abilities shopping
can questions and short answers technology
have/has word focus: this
adjective + noun money and prices
Inventions very, really
pages 57–68

VIDEO: What’s your favourite gadget?  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

6
like food suggestions
like questions and short answers interests
he/she + like word focus: it
object pronouns opinion adjectives
Passions
pages 69–80

VIDEO: At the market  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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Pronunciation Listening Reading Speaking Writing
word stress introductions a description of personal information text type: an
questions two people in the a quiz identity badge
Himalayas phone numbers writing skill: capital
an article about phone letters (1)
calls from New York

we’re, they’re a description of a place a blog about a holiday holiday photos text type: a form
isn’t, aren’t a conversation on holiday a quiz about holiday on holiday writing skill: capital
be questions and places general knowledge letters (2)
short answers
plural nouns
syllables

possessive ’s information about a family a description of a your family tree text type: a
linking with at from India wedding in Thailand a wedding greetings card
exclamations a description of the an article about age your family pyramid writing skill:
Cousteau family pyramids in different contractions
countries

th /ð/ a description of Shanghai information about a locations text type: a


linking with can at a tourist information town centre famous places postcard
centre a description of two times and timetables writing skill: and
famous towers
an article about times
around the world

can/can’t information about Yves an article about a your abilities text type: an email
numbers Rossy robot your favourite object writing skill: but
an interview with a robot a blog about buy online
expert technology
an article about
cooking with the sun

do you … ? information about football an article about giant a food survey text type: a review
likes, doesn’t like and the World Cup vegetables things in common writing skill:
intonation an interview with a man a profile of a TV a sports event pronouns
about his likes and dislikes presenter
an article about racing
with animals

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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions)

7
present simple I/you/we/they education problems
present simple questions I/you/we/they weather
present simple with question words word focus: go
problems
Different
lives
pages 81–92

VIDEO: The people of the reindeer  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

8
present simple he/she routines on the phone
prepositions of time job activities
frequency adverbs word focus: every
present simple questions he/she
Routines How … ?
pages 93–104

VIDEO: The elephants of Samburu  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

9
there is/are clothes requests
there is/are negative and question forms furniture
imperative forms travel
word focus: take
Travel hotel services
pages 105–116

VIDEO: Along the Inca Road  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

10
was/were dates apologising
was/were negative and question forms describing people
time expressions
word focus: first
History activities
pages 117–128

VIDEO: The space race  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

11
irregular past simple verbs word focus: with talking about the past
regular past simple verbs time expressions
past simple negative and question forms
past simple with question words
Discovery
pages 129–140

VIDEO: Perfumes from Madagascar  page 138    REVIEW  page 140

12
present continuous rooms in a house buying tickets
present continuous with future time weekend activities
expressions word focus: do
tense review weekend trips
The weekend
pages 141–152

VIDEO: Saturday morning in São Tomé  page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 161    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 169

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Pronunciation Listening Reading Speaking Writing
don’t information about the Holi an article about you and your partner text type: a profile
intonation in festival traditional life a survey writing skill:
questions an interview with a teacher an article about the activities in different paragraphs
sentence stress an interview with a student seasons of the year seasons

-s and -es verbs an interview with a man an article about a routines text type: an email
/s/ and /z/ about his job typical day your friends and writing skill:
a description of a writer’s an article about a job family spelling: double
daily routine in tiger conservation a quiz letters
a conversation about a
National Geographic
explorer

there are four people talking about an article about things things in your text type: travel
I’d like travel in your suitcase suitcase advice
a conversation in which two an article about hotel rooms writing skill:
people plan a trip a Trans-Siberia trip travel tips because

was/were weak information about an a quiz about ‘firsts’ in dates and events text type: a blog
forms important moment in TV exploration people in the past writing skill: when
strong forms history an article about the famous Americans
sentence stress a radio programme about first people in the
heroes American continents

-ed verbs information about an article about an your family’s past text type: an email
did you … ? discoveries in Papua New unusual discovery what did you do last writing skill:
didn’t Guinea an interview with an year? expressions in
a story about the adventurer telling a story emails
investigation of a discovery an article about an
an interview about accident in
discovering your local area Madagascar

going and doing information about the an article about your photos text type: an
would you … ? weekend in different helping people at the next weekend invitation
countries weekend a special weekend writing skill:
a description of a family in spelling: verb
Indonesia endings
a conversation between two
friends about this weekend

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