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Straightforward Advanced Practice Online
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Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course.
Straightforward Advanced Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Advanced'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening and Pronunciation.
UNIT 1Lesson 1A - 1D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about change. It also provides practice of simple and continuous tenses.
Pronunciation Identifying the changing syllable stress in nouns and their corresponding adjectives.
Reading and Listening Reading to understand text structure. Listening to advice about three different problems.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of when to use the past perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the future perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the future perfect simple and the future perfect continuous.
Language Focus Practising the past perfect simple and continuous. Practising the present continuous for future use. Practising pronoun reference.
Vocabulary Completing a text about a very old man in Britain who is still working. Practising forming nouns from verbs. Practising using suffixes to make nouns from verbs.
Tsunami Language Exercise
Round-the-world trip Language Exercise
Pronoun reference Language Exercise
Highway 101 Language Exercise
Past perfect continuous: use
Grammar Reference Unit
Future perfect continuous: affirmative
Grammar Reference Unit
Future perfect simple v continuous
Grammar Reference Unit
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
From a verb to a noun Vocabulary Activity
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Noun suffixes Vocabulary Activity
Reading Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Personal problem helpline Listening Activity
Changing stress in nouns and adjectives
Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 2Lesson 2A - 2D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about memory and memories . It also provides practice of infinitives, gerunds and comparison.
Language Focus Practising verbs followed by the gerund or the infinitive. Practising verbs followed by an '-ing' form or infinitive with a change in meaning. Keying in the missing words to complete a text about the influence of music lessons on children's ability to remember things.
Pronunciation Identifying interested intonation in questions.
Reading and Listening Reading a text on memory and choosing the correct option in multiple-choice questions. Reading a text on memory and deciding whether statements are True, False, or Not Given. Listening to five people talking about a museum and matching opinions with each speaker.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the form and uses of the infinitive. Checking your knowledge of the infinitive without 'to'. Checking your knowledge of the structure 'the ... the'. Checking your knowledge of double comparatives.
Vocabulary Selecting the correct words to complete a text on memory. Practising verb collocations.
Fear of flying Language Exercise
-ing forms and infinitives Language Exercise
Paper 3 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
The infinitive: form, subject, complement, purpose and split
Grammar Reference Unit
The infinitive without to: form + use
Grammar Reference Unit
Comparative adjectives: the ... the
Grammar Reference Unit
Comparative adjectives: double comparatives
Grammar Reference Unit
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
A cycling hobby Vocabulary Activity
Academic Reading Passage 1: Memory (Task 1)
Exam Preparation Exercise
Academic Reading Passage 1: Memory (Task 3)
Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 4 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Intonation Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 3Lesson 3A - 3D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about society. It also provides practice of adding emphasis.
Reading and Listening Listening to parents talking to their daughter about mobile phones and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Reading a text about approaches in different countries to the growing problem of environmental pollution caused by plastic bags. Keying in the correct paragraph letters to complete a text about people who start and run their own businesses. Listening to a passage about tourists polluting the environment.
Pronunciation Identifying the main stress in pairs of sentences with changing information.
Vocabulary Practising finding the meaning of definitions and reading to extract the main points made in a text. Practising suffixes used to make nouns into adjectives. Practising suffixes used to make adjectives into nouns. Using context to work out the meaning of words.
Language Focus Practising the use of 'What' at the beginning of sentences for emphasis. Practising fronting.
Comments on the cinema Language Exercise
The Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards
Language Exercise
The science of shopping Vocabulary Activity
Adjectives from nouns Vocabulary Activity
Nouns from adjectives Vocabulary Activity
Eliminating plastic bags Vocabulary Activity
Paper 4 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
The plastic problem Language Exercise
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
The environment Listening Activity
Waste products and recycling
Listening Activity
Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 4Lesson 4A - 4D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to make complaints and express emotions. It also provides practice of reported speech.
Pronunciation Contrasting voiced and unvoiced fricatives.
Reading and Listening Reading an article about what makes people happy and selecting appropriate academic words to complete the text. Listening to a conference participant complaining. Listening to someone making a complaint about a service. Choosing the correct option to answer multiple-choice questions on a text about ghostwriters - people who write books on behalf of other people. Choosing the correct option to answer multiple-choice questions on a text about laughter.
Language Focus Practising reported speech. Practising reported speech with infinitives and '-ing' forms.
Vocabulary Practising verbs describing ways of speaking. Practising phrasal verbs.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how verbs used in reported speech are used in academic English.
An emergency meeting Language Exercise
Chief Executive faces the press
Language Exercise
<b>Reporting verbs in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
Ways of speaking Vocabulary Activity
A night at the Oscars! Vocabulary Activity
How to accept an Oscar Vocabulary Activity
The psychology of happiness
Vocabulary Activity
Listening to complaints Listening Activity
Complaining about a service
Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Voiced and unvoiced fricatives
Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 5Lesson 5A - 5D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about running a business. It also provides practice of the third conditional and relative clauses.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses. Checking your knowledge of inversion in conditional sentences.
Language Focus Practising defining and non-defining relative clauses. Practising the use of prepositions in relative clauses. Practising mixed conditional tenses. Practising structures which are variations on the first, second and third conditionals.
Pronunciation Practising questions with tags.
Vocabulary Practising words associated with how well companies are performing. Practising words related to running a business.
Reading and Listening Completing a text about people who start and run their own businesses. Listening to a business report about a Swiss watchmaker. Listening to a conversation about the book 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus'.
Relative clauses Language Exercise
A politician's statement Language Exercise
Conditional sentences Language Exercise
Responses to complaints Language Exercise
Defining v non-defining relative clauses: comparison
Grammar Reference Unit
Inversion: conditional sentences
Grammar Reference Unit
Business news Vocabulary Activity
Running your own business
Vocabulary Activity
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
A business report Listening Activity
The difference between men and women
Listening Activity
Question tags Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 6Lesson 6A - 6D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health care. It also provides practice of passives.
Reading and Listening Reading an article that discusses the impacts on health of banning smoking in public places and looking for more formal equivalents for a number of different expressions. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions and feelings expressed and aims of speaking in three short conversations. Selecting the correct option to answer questions on a text about smoking in the developing world.
Language Focus Practising passive '-ing' forms. Practising passive infinitives. Practising the passive and causatives. Keying in the missing words to complete a text about how much TV very young children in Britain watch.
Vocabulary Choosing the most appropriate words and phrases to complete an extract from an academic essay about obesity in children. Practising mixed phrasal verbs. Keying in the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete an article about the effects of cleaning products on health.
Pronunciation Listening and clicking on semi-vowels which join the words in bold in each phrase. Identifying the /r/ sound used in connected speech.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the passive infinitive.
A bad experience at the airport
Language Exercise
Win a luxury Caribbean holiday!
Language Exercise
Cher Language Exercise
The passive: infinitive Grammar Reference Unit
Health effects of banning smoking
Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
<b>Obesity in western children</b>
Vocabulary Activity
An appointment with the dentist
Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
CAE Paper 4 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Reading Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Word linking Pronunciation Activity
Daily routine Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 7Lesson 7A - 7D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about crime and the law. It also provides practice of participle clauses.
Language Focus Practising linking with '-ing' clauses. Practising relative pronouns. Practising phrasal verbs.
Reading and Listening Reading and focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions expressed and literary style used in three short texts. Listening to people talking about crimes.
Vocabulary Practising expressions used to talk about legal and moral obligation. Focusing on vocabulary related to writing books for children. Practising vocabulary connected with legal matters in business. Practising phrasal verbs related to crime.
Pronunciation Identifying polite intonation.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of participle clauses in academic English. Checking your knowledge of how structures using certain words and phrases followed by a gerund are used in academic English.
Visit to a restaurant Language Exercise
Agatha Christie Language Exercise
Police appeal for witnesses
Language Exercise
Participle clauses in academic English
Grammar Reference Unit
<b>Gerund clauses in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
Westfield Abbey Vocabulary Activity
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Legal department letters Vocabulary Activity
Carnival criminals Vocabulary Activity
Paper 1 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
The law Listening Activity
Polite intonation Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 8Lesson 8A - 8D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about relationships and people. It also provides practice of nouns and noun phrases.
Reading and Listening Listening to a conversation about friends and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions expressed and literary style used in three short texts on the subject of relationships. Listening to a twin, Pauline, talking about life with her twin Diana. Listening to someone from the Marriage Guidance Organization talking about the type of problems it helps couples with. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made and opinions expressed in a text about a rock star.
Pronunciation Identifying the correct stress pattern for multi-syllable noun and verb forms.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of long noun phrases (or noun strings) in academic English. Checking your knowledge of the use of noun forms (nominalization) in academic English. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'of'.
Vocabulary Practising collocations to complete a text about how to boost your self-esteem. Practising word formation to complete a text about the study of handwriting.
Language Focus Practising the use of prepositions after certain nouns.
My sister Language Exercise
<b>Noun phrases in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
<b>Nominalization/nouns in academic writing</b>
Grammar Reference Unit
Possessives - of: use Grammar Reference Unit
Boost your self-esteem Vocabulary Activity
Could Shakespeare write? Vocabulary Activity
FCE Paper 4 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
Double trouble - twins! Listening Activity
Trouble and strife Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 9Lesson 9A - 9D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about homes and travel. It also provides practice of inversion and the use of modals 'would', 'will' and 'shall'.
Vocabulary Practising verbs and nouns for holiday activities. Practising collocations. Practising words connected with travel.
Reading and Listening Listening to five different people talking about their homes and keying in the correct answers to match speakers to choices in two different tasks. Understanding specific information and completing sentences. Matching statements with the publishing companies to which they refer.
Pronunciation Distinguishing between formal and informal requests.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use 'wouldn't' to talk about lack of willingness. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'would' to talk about repeated actions in the past. Checking your knowledge of the use of negative expressions that require inversion.
Language Focus Practising making offers and requests. Practising future tenses and past tense modals. Practising inversions.
Offers and requests Language Exercise
Advanced Test 01 Practice Test
Company security Language Exercise
Would: willingnessGrammar Reference Unit
Would: repeated actions in the past
Grammar Reference Unit
Inversion: negative expressions
Grammar Reference Unit
Holiday paradise Vocabulary Activity
Travel expressions Vocabulary Activity
Taking a holiday Vocabulary Activity
Paper 4 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 4 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise
At the airport Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 10Lesson 10A - 10D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about success. It also provides practice of modals and future tenses.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of using the present simple to talk about fixed future events. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present simple to talk about the future in subordinate clauses. Checking your knowledge of how to use the present simple of 'be' to talk about events in the future.
Pronunciation Practising contrastive word stress.
Reading and Listening Listening to an interview with a schoolgirl who has her own successful company. Reading a text about people who gave up TV for a month and answering questions about it.
Language Focus Testing your knowledge of future tenses and past tense modals. Practising a variety of modal verbs. Practising the use of the structure ''d better' + infinitive without 'to' for giving advice. Practising phrasal verbs with two prepositions.
Vocabulary Selecting the correct word to complete a text about someone who made and appeared in wildlife programmes on British television. Practising expressions used to talk about differences and similarities to complete sentences about TV soaps.
Advanced Test 02 Practice Test
Volcano Language Exercise
Advice on problems at work
Language Exercise
Phrasal verbs with two prepositions
Language Exercise
Present simple with future meaning: fixed events
Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple with future meaning: subordinate clauses
Grammar Reference Unit
Present simple with future meaning: other uses
Grammar Reference Unit
Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
TV soaps Vocabulary Activity
The schoolgirl millionaire Listening Activity
Paper 1 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Contrastive stress Pronunciation Activity
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UNIT 11Lesson 11A - 11D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about different forms of art. It also provides practice of determiners, quantifiers and unreal tenses.
Language Focus Practising a variety of quantifiers. Practising the use of determiners. Practising structures used with 'prefer' and 'would rather'. Practising unreal tenses.
Reading and Listening Keying in the correct paragraph letters to complete a text about some research on artists. Reading and selecting the correct answers to multiple-choice questions on texts that are all connected with the subject of music. Listening to a speaker talking about the life of Andy Warhol.
Vocabulary Practising verbs describing ways of looking. Practising verbs describing ways of moving.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of 'no', 'none/none of', 'neither of'. Checking your knowledge of 'a lot of', 'lots of', 'loads of', 'several'.
Pronunciation Identifying the purpose and feeling of speakers.
Quantifiers Language Exercise
Social issues survey Language Exercise
Order negotiations Language Exercise
Unreal tenses Language Exercise
Determiners - quantifiers: no, none/none of, neither of
Grammar Reference Unit
Determiners - quantifiers: a lot of, lots of, loads of, several
Grammar Reference Unit
Ways of looking Vocabulary Activity
Ways of moving Vocabulary Activity
Paper 1 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 1 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise
A biography of Andy Warhol
Listening Activity
Overheard phone calls Pronunciation Activity
UNIT 12Lesson 12A - 12D
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about science and technology. It also provides practice of a variety of grammar points.
Pronunciation Practising identifying stressed words within sentences.
Reading and Listening Reading about scientific exploration on Mars and choosing the correct vocabulary to complete the text. Listening to an interview with a radio presenter of a science programme and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Listening to a radio programme about transparent buildings and keying in missing information to complete sentences.
Language Focus Testing your knowledge of wishes/regrets and connectors. Testing your knowledge of conditionals and relative pronouns: '-ever'.
Vocabulary Practising collocations. Practising words related to technology and clothes. Choosing the correct word for text completion and reading for summary completion. Practising phrasal verbs to do with computers. Practising the formation of negative words.
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Water found on Mars Vocabulary Activity
Some snapshots of technological developments
Vocabulary Activity
Smart clothes Vocabulary Activity
New technology for communication
Vocabulary Activity
Computer crisis Vocabulary Activity
Revising the website Vocabulary Activity
Paper 4 Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise
Paper 4 Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise
Technology Pronunciation Activity
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