Macmillan English Campus 'Straightforward Elementary'

PUBCOU00070001

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
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ID number Description 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 . Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 1A-1D Vocabulary Pronunciation Listening Practising names of pieces of electrical household equipment and their definitions. Identifying the main stressed words in sentences and questions. 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. 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'. Checking your knowledge of apostrophe 's'. MLG005163 MLG006471 MLG001275

Title

Interview with Maria My English class Asking personal questions

Language Focus

MLG001459

Possessive adjectives

Grammar

MLG000259 GRU00111A MVA004427 MLA000665 MLAB005374 MLA003527 MLA000224 MPR003476

Demonstratives 's: is, has, possession Useful things Party time Breakfast all over the world The barbecue Which bag is ... Sentence stress Title

UNIT 2
1

ID number Description 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. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 2A-2D Pronunciation Grammar Language Focus Vocabulary Listening Practising word stress. Practising the sounds /z/ and /s/ at the ends of words. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'wh-' questions. Practising question words. Practising the present simple for routine. Practising short answers to present simple questions. Practising describing appearances. Practising words for parts of the body. Practising useful language to talk about hobbies. Listening to two people talking about their daily routine in different countries. Listening to a French woman talking about her family. MLG002562 MLG001793 MLGB005318 GRU00149B MVA004324 MVA004327 MVA005239 MLA002099 MLA000421 MLA002057 MPR003241 MPR000211 ID number Description 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'. Page 1 of 6

My cousin Jane What I do on Saturdays What does Mrs Bari do? Wh- words: what, where, when, etc. Who has long hair? Parts of the body Talking about hobbies Daily routine People and activities Family life Word stress Consonant sounds Title

UNIT 3
2 Lesson 3A-3D

Syllabus components Syllabus component description Vocabulary Grammar Practising words related to houses. Practising MLG001749 words for rooms and places inside and outside the home. Practising words for furniture and appliances. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'there MLG002162 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'. Contrasts 'there is' and 'there are' with the pronouns MLG002182 'it' and 'they'. Contrasts the prepositions of place 'at' and 'to'. Practising 'much' and 'many'. GRU00092D Listening to a teenager describing his bedroom. GRU00168C 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. GRU00168E MVA004432 MVA005229 MVA004314 MLA005228 MLAB005371 MLA002096 ID number Description 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. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 4A-4D Listening Pronunciation Vocabulary Listening to somebody talking about his travel MLG001441 plans. Contrasting vowels/diphthongs in minimal pairs. MLG002050 Practising the vowel sounds /a:/, /ea/, /ei/ and /ai/. Contrasting diphthongs and vowel sounds. Practising different ways of writing the time. MLGB005325 Practising telling the time. Practising the days of the week. Practising frequently used verb-noun collocations. Practising prepositions of time 'in', 'on' and 'at'. GRU00121D 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'. Checking your knowledge of the word order of MVA004363 adverbs of frequency. MVA004313 MVA004320 MVA004351 MLA000557 MPR003799 MPR003543 MPR000204 ID number Description 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'. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 5A-5D Pronunciation Listening Identifying the words 'can' and 'can't' in simple MLGB005359 sentences and questions. Listening to a teenager asking for permission to go MLG000823 out. Listening to a radio interview with a man from a museum of archeology. Listening to telephone messages. MLG002626 Page 2 of 6 Beach life At or to?

Language Focus Pronunciation Listening

Much, many There is/are: use Prepositions of place 3

Prepositions of place 5 My home Houses Furniture and appliances My bedroom Finding your way Who lives there? Title

UNIT 4
3

Prepositions of time What's the time? Mr Gonzales starts work at 9 am. Adverbs of frequency: word order

Language Focus

Grammar

Telling the time What time is it? Days of the week Common collocations A working holiday Minimal pairs contrasting vowels Vowel sounds Vowel sounds Title

UNIT 5
4

On the phone Past simple of have

Grammar

Past simple

Language Focus

Vocabulary

Practising the use of 'can' for requests. Practising MLG005232 the past simple of 'have'. Practising the past simple. Practising adverbs of frequency in sentences about seasons and the weather. Practising words for different types of weather. MVA004368 Practising words related to the weather. Practising words for journeys. Practising words and phrases commonly used when travelling on business. MVA004392 MVA004285 MVAB005402 MLA001016 MLA000955 MLA005196 MPR002407

Describing the weather

The weather forecast

Weather Travel around the world Travel language Going out! Interview with Dr Martin Can you do this? Vowel sounds Title

UNIT 6
5

ID number Description 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. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 6A-6D Listening Grammar Language Focus Pronunciation Listening for mood and tone of voice in telephone MLG000829 messages. Listening to two students talking about the school library. Checking your knowledge of use of the past simple MLG002167 irregular. Checking your knowledge of adverbs of manner. Practising the past simple. Practising irregular past MLG002593 simple and past participle forms. Practising irregular forms of the past simple. Identifying the speaker's feelings about accepting a MLG005202 job offer by listening to his intonation. Identifying a speaker's opinion from the intonation of the word 'yes'. Practising names for sports. Practising useful GRU00015D language to talk about hobbies. GRU00122A MVA005209 MVA004333 MVA005239 MLAB005368 MLA000737 MPR003099 MPR003477 ID number Description 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. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 7A-7D 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. 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. Checking your knowledge of uncountable nouns that represent food. Listening to two people ordering food. Listening to someone ordering food in a restaurant. Listening to a woman booking a table at a restaurant. Practising syllable stress. Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words. MLG002364

Past simple Past simple Irregular past forms Different hobbies

Vocabulary

Past simple irregular: use Adverbs of manner: word order Sports What's your favourite sport? Talking about hobbies Leaving a telephone message A visit to the school library Are you sure you want that new job? What shall we do? Title

UNIT 7
6

Harry and Mandy make lunch

Language Focus

MLG001876

The verb to be with countable and uncountable nouns I love pizza Uncountable nouns: food Eating out Fruit, vegetable, dairy or meat? Let me buy you lunch What's on the menu?

Grammar Listening Pronunciation

MLG002641 GRU00117B MVA004381 MVA005174 MVAB005403 MLA001121

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MLA000298 MLAB005312 MPR003391 MPR002695 ID number Description 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. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 8A-8D Listening Vocabulary Listening to two people talking about travelling MLG001465 around in a large city. Listening to two people visiting the Transport Museum in London. Practising words used when describing air travel. MLG002165 Practising collocations with 'travel' or 'tourist'. Practising collocations with the verbs 'take', 'have' and 'break'. Practising suggesting solutions to problems. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present MLG001765 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. Practising consonant sounds. GRU00008D Practising the present simple and present GRU00010A continuous. Contrasting the present simple with the present continuous. Practising using 'let's' for suggestions. GRU000184 MVA004387 MVA005525 MVA005540 MVA004369 MLA000992 MLA001033 MPR000072 ID number Description 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. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Lesson 9A-9D Listening Pronunciation Language Focus Listening to instructions given at a gym lesson. Practising vowel sounds. Recognizing words with and without an initial /h/. 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'. Practising spelling words for clothes. Practising words for parts of the body. Practising words for different types of health problems. Checking your knowledge of imperatives. Checking your knowledge of possessive pronouns. MLG005205 MLG002264 MLG002188

Restaurants and eating out Booking a restaurant Word stress Word stress Title

UNIT 8
7

Present simple v present continuous Present continuous v present simple

Grammar

Suggestions with Let's

Pronunciation Language Focus

Present continuous: use Present simple v continuous

Gerunds and infinitives: likes and dislikes Holiday in Florida Travel expressions Take, have or break? Why don't you ... ? Travelling Around Public transport Pronouncing sounds Title

UNIT 9
8

Following instructions Apostrophe 's Pronouns and possession

Vocabulary Grammar

MLG000968 GRU00145A MVA005491 MVA004391 MVA004436 MVA006218 MLA000223 MPR003247 MPR003481 GRU00069A ID number

Possessives Possessive pronouns Clothes Parts of the body Where are they? Health problems Taking exercise Vowel sounds Sounds Imperative Title

UNIT 10

Description

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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. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Vocabulary Grammar Practising words related to places. Practising giving MLG001262 directions in a town. Checking your knowledge of superlatives formed by MLG000929 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. Identifying the stress pattern in two- and threeMLG002951 syllable words. Identifying whether the final 't' in 'must' or 'mustn't' is pronounced within a sentence. Practising the modals of necessity 'must' and GRU00146B 'mustn't'. Practising comparative adjectives. Practising superlatives. Listening to someone talking about places in a GRU00162A town. Listening to conversations in a shop. GRU00144A MVA004388 MVA004416 MLA005189 MLA005243 MLA000746 MPR005090 MPR003108 ID number Description 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'. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Vocabulary Practising collocations with the verbs 'get', 'do' and MLG000218 'make'. Practising collocations of verbs and nouns in a work context. Practising jobs and their descriptions. Practising words used to talk about jobs. Practising the consonant sounds /v/ and /w/. MLG005494 Practising 'will' and 'won't'. Practising the future with MLG002724 'going to'. Practising future 'wh-' questions with 'will'. Checking your knowledge of using 'shall' and 'would'GRU00055A to make offers and invitations. Checking your knowledge of nouns and noun phrases used with 'make' and 'do'. Listening two interviews about people's working GRU00095A lives. GRU00095B MVA005531 MVAB005553 MVA004361 MVAB005423 MLA001114 MPR002705 ID number Description This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about music. It also provides practice of the present perfect. Syllabus components Syllabus component description Life changes Spot the difference

Pronunciation Language Focus Listening

Superlatives Superlative adjectives: the most + adjective Order of adjectives Comparative adjectives: + -er Places - town and country How do I get there? My town Where is it? Can I help you? Word stress Word linking Title

UNIT 11

10 Lesson 11A-11D

A future quiz

Pronunciation Language Focus Grammar

Holiday problems Future questions with will Offers/invitations: shall, would

Listening

Make v do: A-L Make v do: M-W Get, do and make Work expressions Job descriptions What do you do? Work survey Consonant sounds Title

UNIT 12

11 Lesson 12A-12D

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Grammar

Listening Pronunciation Language Focus Vocabulary

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 to a conversation about Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the explorer. Identifying the sounds used when 'to' links with other words in sentences. Practising the weak and strong forms of 'was', 'were', 'can' and 'are'. Practising the present perfect simple with 'ever' and 'never'. Practising words you need to talk about music.

MLG000307

Present perfect simple

GRU00019C GRU00019E GRU00021A GRU00021B GRU00021C GRU00021D GRU00086B MVA004408 MLA000752 MPR003086 MPR001135

Present perfect: interrogative Present perfect: been v gone Irregular past participles: A-D Irregular past participles: verbs E-K Irregular past participles: verbs L-R Irregular past participles: S-W Participles: past participles Music A great explorer! Weak and strong forms Weak and strong forms

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