Syllabus

LESSON CHAPTER
1 Getting acquainted 
   
   
2 The article A
   
   
3,4 Name + possessive
   
5 Some uncountable nouns
  Singular/plural contrasts
   
   
6,7 The simple present tense
  Colors
   
8 Verbs for singular subjects
  The article SOME
   
   
9,10,11 Adjectives
   
   
12 Other pronouns and 
  possessive pronouns
   
   
13,14 More verbs
   
15,16 More verb phrases
  Possessive pronouns
   
17 The present progressive
   
18 Prepositions  and particles (1)
   
19 Prepositions and particles (2)
   
20,21 THERE + BE (1)
   
22,23 THERE + BE (2)
   
24 Prepositions of location
   
25 Prepositions of motion (1)
   
26 Prepositions of motion (2)
   
27 Adverbs of frequency
   
28 CAN  and CAN’T
   
   
29 Prepositions for meals
   
   
30 BEFORE and AFTER
   
   
31 Adjectives with -ER/-EST
   
   
32 Seasons of the year   
   
   
   
33,34 Adjectives for sports
   
   
   
35 Brothers and sisters
   
   
36 Adverbs with -ER/-EST 
   
   
37,38 The past tense:
  Regular verbs (1)
   
39,40 The past tense:
  Regular verbs (2)
   
41 The past tense:
  Irregular verbs with /Æ/
   
42 The past tense:
  Irregular verbs with /ow/
   
43 The past tense:
  Irregular verbs with /e/
   
43 The past tense:
  Irregular verbs with /uw/ and
  /u/
   
44 The past tense:
  Irregular verbs with /Ɔ/
   
45 The past tense:
  Other irregular verbs
   
46 The past tense: BE
   
   
47,48 The future tense with
  GOING TO
   
49 Subordinate clauses
  with WHEN
   
50,51 Verb + Verb -ING
   
   
52 Review of verb tenses
   
   
53,54 Prepositions of location
   
   
55 Giving Directions
   
   
56 Indirect objects
   
   
57 HOW and BY for vehicles
   
   
58 AS + adjective + AS (1)
   
   
59 AS + adjective + AS (2)
   
   
60 AS + adverb + AS (1)
   
   
61 AS + adverb + AS (2)
  with CAN/COULD
   
62,63,64 A LOT OF/MUCH/A LITTLE/
   with uncountable nouns
   
65,66 A LOT OF/MANY/A FEW/ANY 
  with countable nouns
   
67 HAVE TO + verb
   
   
68 Other verbs + TO + verb
   
   
69 HOPE + TO + verb
   
   
70,71 SHOULD + verb
   
   
72 WHY and BECAUSE
  FOR + noun/ TO + verb
   
73,74 Review of question words
  WHEN, WHERE, HOW, WHO
   
75 KNOW + HOW TO
   
   
76 KNOW + other question words
   
   
77,78 Noun complements
   
   
79,80 WILL for the future
   
   
81,82 The weather
  IF & WHEN as subordinators
   
83,84 ALL/MOST/NONE, etc + OF
   
   
85,86 Contrasts of WHO/WHO(M)
  and WHO(M)/WHAT
   
   
87,88 Verb + verb-ing
  DURING
   
89,90 Adjective (FOR + NP) +
  TO + verb
   
91,92 TOO + adjective + TO + verb (1)
   
   
93,94 TOO + adjective + TO + verb (2)
  Introduction the present perfect tense (1)
   
   
95 Adjective + ENOUGH + TO + verb.
   Introduction to the present perfect tense (2)
   
95,96 Contrasts of the past and the present perfect tenses
   
   
96,97 General review – present perfect and other tenses (1)
   
   
   
98 General review – present perfect and other tenses (2)
  ALREADY and YET
   
99 Some irregular verbs
  Introduction to passive sentences
   
99,100 More irregular verbs
  Passive sentences
   
101 Past participles as adjectives
  More passive sentences  WITH(OUT) + Noun Phrase
   
   
102 Verb + Noun Phrase + TO + verb
   
   
103 Relative clauses
  (Object focus)
   
104,105 Relative clauses
  (Subject focus)
   
106 Indirect objects
  Uses of the verb GET
   
107 Two-word verbs
   
   
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
I’m Bob.
Her name’s Mary.
 
This is Bob.
This is a pen.
 
That’s Freddy’s banana.
 
This is bread.
This is a pencil.
These are pencils.
 
Bob and Mike play soccer.
The pen’s blue.
 
Mr. Brown plays tennis.
Bob has some bananas.
Betty has some bread.
 
Betty’s hot.
Tom’s cold.
 
They play tennis.
This is coffee.
This is your coffee.
 
They eat at twelve.
 
Tom eats a sandwich every day.
This tennis ball is mine.
 
She’s opening the door.
 
They’re standing up.
 
They’re running to the window.
 
There’s a boy in picture 11.
 
How many men are there in picture 61.
 
There’s a pen on the desk.
 
The car’s going over the bridge.
 
Helen’s walking into the house.
 
Mike always skis in January.
 
Freddy can draw.
Tom can’t draw.
 
I have eggs for breakfast.
I have coffee with the eggs.
 
I read the newspaper after breakfast.
I wash my hands before lunch.
 
Freddy’s young. Mary’s younger.
Linda’s the youngest.
 
It’s cold in winter.
It gets warm in March.
What’s it like in summer?
 
Bob’s a better basketball player.
Nancy’s the best  volleyball player.
Who’s the poorest  baseball player?
 
Bill is Tom’s older brother.
Linda is Tom’s youngest sister.
 
Mr. Kumar works harder than Mr. Green.
Mr. Brown had breakfast the earliest.
 
Bill studied yesterday.
Did Tom’s father work yesterday?
 
Mike and Ann watched TV last Saturday.
 
 
Janet ran to school on Monday.
Bill sang at home on Tuesday.
 
Joe wrote a letter last Sunday.
Nanditha spoke English last Monday.
 
Ken said  good-bye at 8:00 yesterday.
He went to school at 8:10.
 
Bob flew a plane three days ago.
Janet understood the lesson.
 
 
Freddy lost his dog.
Bob bought a new one.
 
Ann got up early in the morning.
She ate supper at 6:00 in the evening.
 
She was in Delhi on Monday.
They were in Chennai on Tuesday.
 
Bill and Janet are going to be in Paris
tomorrow.
 
When Mr. Brown came home,
Bill was practicing Hindi.
 
Mary likes camping.
Nancy practices driving.
 
Bill isn’t going to get up tomorrow.
Who stood on the desk?
 
The dictionary’s among the books.
There’s a plane in the sky.
 
Turn South at Third Street.
Go West between the library and school.
 
Show me your watch.
Tell us your name.
 
How did Janet go to town?
Mr. Brown went to the country by car.
 
The boy’s as bad as the dog.
The girl’s worse.
 
Nancy isn’t as tall as Bob.
Chen naii isn’t as far north as Delhi.
 
Tom gets up as early as Prakash.
Do you write Hindi as well as Linda?
 
How long did you swim?
I swam as long as I could.
 
Prakash only has a little water.
Mr. White doesn’t have any hair.
 
Mrs. White has a lot of dishes.
Prakash doesn’t have many books.
 
The players have to run.
Do the children have to wait?
 
Bob tries to eat sushi.
What does Janet need to buy?
 
Janet hopes to be a teacher.
Who hopes to see England?
 
Mary should sit on the chair.
She shouldn’t sit on the table.
 
Why did your dad go to the store?
For some food. / To get some food.
 
Betty goes to the country by train
in September.
 
Cheetah knows how to eat a banana.
I don’t know how to drive.
 
Bill knows where to go.
Nancy doesn’t know what to drink.
 
Janet calls her father “Daddy.”
What do you call your mother?
 
Mr. Tanaka will leave for New York.
I’ll be in Sapporo three days.
 
It’s snowing out.
Let’s go shopping if it’s nice out.
 
Many of the people are talking.
Only one of the men is reading.
 
Who’s shouting at my friend?
Who is the teacher shouting at?
What did the teacher do?
 
Prakash stopped playing at noon.
Mary worked during the morning.
 
It’s nice to take a walk.
It’s good for friends to get together.
 
Mrs. Black’s too old to run.
Prakash’s too sick to do anything.
 
The mountain’s too high to climb.
How long has the book been on the 
desk?
 
The moon’s near enough to go to.
I’ve been sick two days.
 
Mary was cold this afternoon.
Janet’s been cold since this afternoon.
 
Who’s busy? How long have they been
busy? 
Freddy’s going to be well tomorrow.
 
I’ve already shined my shoes.
She hasn’t washed the dishes yet.
 
I’ve come here many times.
French is also used in Canada.
 
Have you ever seen a green cat?
Coffee is grown in Brazil.
 
It’s a used car.
Where is sushi eaten?
You can’t draw without a pencil.
 
I wanted Janet to study more.
He asked me to smile at Linda.
 
The watch I use is under the table.
The holiday I like best is Christmas.
 
The animal that’s running fast is a horse.
Is there anyone here that can help me?
 
Bill lent Tom some money.
I got a present. She got cold.
 
Tom’s taking off his shoes.
I called her up.
 
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