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00. Introduction - Diagnostic Test

Getting to know you

Grammar overview A2-B1

GRAMMAR

Introductions - Diagnostic Activity - Useful language and phrases for meeting and getting to know people for the first time.

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Inizia col Piede Giusto! Take this quiz if you haven't already done so to check your current level.

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01. Adjectives

Clothes and shopping; Feelings

Adjectives - adjective position; adjective order; -ing/-ed adjectives; nouns as adjectives

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: Clothes and shopping; Feelings (informal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Practice Part 2 - PET - Grammar Focus: Adjectives

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02. ADVERBS

family relations and celebrations

Adverbs: using and forming adverbs; irregular adverbs; adverb position; modifying adverbs and adjective

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: family relations and celebrations; expressing disappointment (informal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 5 - Read a text and choose missing words (A, B, C, D) to fill in the gaps. Same as old Part 5 but shorter. GUIDED TEST

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03 COMPARISONS

Magazines, music

Comparisons: comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs; comparing nouns

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: Magazines, music; Radio interview (formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

NEW: Reading part 4 - Multiple-choice gapped text Read to understand gist and text structure: choose the correct sentence to put in the gaps. GUIDED TEST

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04. PRESENT REVIEW

places in the city and travel

Basic differences between the present simple and present continuous. State Verbs

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: Tour guide announcement; places in the city and travel (formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Exam Practice: NEW: Writing part 1: Write an email in response to information given. This is a longer task (100 words). How to write an email. GUIDED TEST

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05. PAST REVIEW

attitude, tone

Review of the Past simple and Past continuous tenses

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: Listening for attitude, tone (informal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Writing Part 2 (previously 3) - How to write a story

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06. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE REVIEW

friends & relationships

Review of the Present perfect simple and past simple; have gone and have been

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: friends & relationships; experiences, attitudes, feelings (informal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Writing Part 2 (previously 3) - How to write an articlew

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07. PAST PERFECT TENSE REVIEW

Memories of the past

Review of the past perfect and past simple; used to

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: Radio interview, memories of the past (formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Exam Practice: Reading Part 5 - Read a text and choose missing words

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08. NOUNS

advertisements & announcements

Review of plurals; countable and uncountable; a/the/no article

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: advertisements and announcements on a local radio station (formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Listening Part 3 - Listen to a longer text and write down missing information in the gaps. Same as old Part 3.

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09. DETERMINERS AND PRONOUNS 1

Leaving a message

some/any; somebody/anybody etc.; much/many etc.

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: answering machine messages, listening for purpose (informal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 3 - Multiple choice - Read to understand gist, global and detailed meaning

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10 DETERMINERS AND PRONOUNS 2

Home decor

this/that etc.; all/most etc.; both/either/neither; each/every

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: TV program and radio talk show (semi-formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 6 - Open gap fill - Read a text and write words in the gaps

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11. DETERMINERS AND PRONOUNS 3

soap operas

’s/of; personal pronouns; possessives; reflexive pronouns; there/it + to be

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: talking about a soap opera on TV (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Listening Part 4 (PREVIOUSLY 2) - Listen to a longer text for specific information, detailed meaning, attitudes and opinions. Same as old Part 2.

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12. FUTURE REVIEW

weekend and plans

Review of future tenses: will; going to; present continuous; present simple.

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: friends talking about weekend and plans (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 1 - Multiple-choice short texts - Understanding five short messages of different types. Same as old Part 1. 1ST GUIDED TEST

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13. MODAL VERBS 1

Work & jobs

general notes; asking someone to do something; suggestions and offers; permission

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: colleagues talking about their jobs (semi-formal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Listening Part 1 - Listen to seven short texts for specific information and choose the right picture (A, B, C). Same as old Part 1.

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14. MODAL VERBS 2

TV programmes

obligation; necessity; orders and advice obligation; necessity; orders and advice

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: girl telling her mother about a TV programme (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Writing Part 1 - email (PREVIOUSLY 2)

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15. MODALS 3

Pictures & photos

certainty and possibility; ability

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: speculating about images and listening to quiz programme. (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 1 Multiple-choice short texts

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16. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Celebrities & music

Questions: agreeing with statements yes/no; short answers; question words;

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: celebrity question time phone-in (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Listening Part 2 - Multiple-choice short texts - Listen to six short texts for attitudes and opinions.

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17. PREPOSITIONS 1

Holidays

place and movement

GRAMMAR

• Context Listening & speaking: Holiday receptionist telling guests about a park (formal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Writing Part 1 email (previously part 3)

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18. PREPOSITIONS 2

Sports

Time

GRAMMAR

Context Listening & speaking: talking about sport on the radio (semi-formal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 3 (previously part 4) GUIDED TEST

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19. PREPOSITIONS 3

future prospects

expressions with prepositions; verbs and adjectives + prepositions; phrasal verbs

GRAMMAR

Context Listening & speaking: student talking to teacher about future prospects with phrasal verbs (semi-formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Speaking Part 1 – Introductory phase - Candidates show ability to use general interactional and social language. Same as old Part 1.

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20. THE ING FORM

computers

prepositions + -ing; go/come + -ing -ing as subject; before/after etc. + -ing

GRAMMAR

Context Listening & speaking: Listening and talking about computers (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 1 – Multiple-choice short texts

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20. TO OR -ING

jewellery

verbs + to infinitive; make and let; verbs + -ing; verbs + to infinitive or –ing

GRAMMAR

Context Listening & speaking: a man talking to two students about making jewellery; giving reasons (semi-formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 5 - Multiple-choice gap fill

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21. Conditionals 1

job interview (semi-formal)

zero conditional; first conditional: unless

GRAMMAR

job interview (semi-formal) - Describing photographs and managing discourse, using appropriate vocabulary in a longer turn.

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Speaking Part 2 – Individual long turn - Describing photographs

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22. Conditionals 2

radio interview

second conditional; I wish

GRAMMAR

songwriter talking about her wishes for the future (semi-formal)

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 3 (previously part 4)

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23. Passive voice

science fiction

passive forms and uses; to have something done

GRAMMAR

Talking about science fiction films (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 2

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24. Reported Speech 1

Friends and stories

reporting what someone said; words which change

GRAMMAR

friends reporting on past events (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Speaking Part 3 – Collaborative task - same as old part 2

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25. Reported Speech 2

newspaper report

said and told; other verbs used for reporting; reporting questions; polite questions

GRAMMAR

colleagues discussing newspaper report (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 4

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26. Relative clauses

television studio

which; who and that; whose and where

GRAMMAR

tour of television studios. (formal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 2

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27. So/such; too/enough

personal issues

so/such (+ that); enough and too (+ to infinitive and for)

GRAMMAR

talking about personal issues (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Speaking Part 4 – Discussion - Talking about likes/dislikes, preferences, habits, opinions and agreeing/disagreeing.

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28. Linking words 1

storylines

because (of), as and since; so and therefore; to and in order to

GRAMMAR

Describing the storyline of a TV programme (informal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 4

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29. Linking words 2

Customer service

but/(al)though; in spite of; despite; both … and; either … or

GRAMMAR

Making complaints about holidays (formal).

LANGUAGE

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading Part 6

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