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Straightforward Pre-intermediate Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Pre-intermediate'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening, and Pronunciation.

UNIT 1Lessons 1A-1D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about people and family relationships. It also provides practice of Wh- and Yes / No questions.

Reading and Listening Listening to a woman talking about her family. Listening to an interview about life in the 1920s.

Language Focus Practising wh- questions. Practising question words. Practising short answers to questions. Practising wh- question formation.

Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs. Practising phrasal verbs that describe what people are doing. Practising common English collocations.

Pronunciation Identifying a speaker's attitude from the intonation of questions.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of auxiliary verbs. Checking your knowledge of Wh- questions that ask about a subject. Checking your knowledge of Wh- questions that ask about an object. Checking your knowledge of asking questions beginning with 'how'.

Wh- questions

Language Exercise

Choosing question words Language Exercise

Short answers Language Exercise

Ask some questions ... Language Exercise

Auxiliary verbs: summary and contrasts

Grammar Reference Unit

Wh- questions: subject Grammar Reference Unit

Wh- questions: object Grammar Reference Unit

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Wh- words: how + adverbs/adjectives


Julie's bossy parents Vocabulary Activity

Street scene Vocabulary Activity

Making collocations Vocabulary Activity

Talking about families Listening Activity

Generation gap Listening Activity

Intonation Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 2Lessons 2A-2D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about schools and education. It also provides practice of the past simple and the past continuous and 'used to'.

Language Focus Practising irregular past simple and past participle forms. Practising 'used to' for past habits and states. Listening to people talking about life now and in the past. Contrasting the past simple with the past continuous.

Reading and Listening Reading Part 4: understanding global meaning. Choosing the correct answer to five multiple-choice questions on a text about an unusual child. Listening to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future.

Vocabulary Practising collocations. Practising combinations of verbs or nouns with prepositions. Practising words and phrases you need to talk about education.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of use of the past simple irregular. Checking your knowledge of the use of used to as a verb and as an adjective. Checking your knowledge of use of the past continuous. Checking your knowledge of past simple and past continuous use.

Pronunciation Contrasting the different endings for regular verbs in the past simple.

Irregular past forms Language Exercise

Used to Language Exercise

Then and now Language Exercise

Past simple v past continuous

Language Exercise

Past simple irregular: use Grammar Reference Unit

Used to: verb, adjective Grammar Reference Unit

Past continuous: use Grammar Reference Unit

Past simple v past continuous


School mornings Vocabulary Activity

Summer school Vocabulary Activity

Albert Einstein's education Vocabulary Activity

Brown University, USA Vocabulary Activity

Paper 1 Reading Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise

Learning English Listening Activity

Regular verb endings Pronunciation Activity

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UNIT 3Lessons 3A-3D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about homes and hometowns. It also provides practice of countable and uncountable nouns, indefinite pronouns and quantifiers.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the uses of indefinite pronouns. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'some', 'any', 'no' and 'a/an'. Checking your knowledge of 'much' v. 'many'. Checking your knowledge of 'little/a little', 'few/a few'.

Pronunciation Practising recognizing words with and without an initial 'h'.

Vocabulary Practising giving directions in a town. Practising words related to houses. Practising words related to places.

Reading and Listening Listening to six people talking about different aspects of their town.

Language Focus Practising countable and uncountable nouns. Practising the use of 'a', 'some' and 'any'. Practising words indicating quantity: 'much', 'many', 'a lot of', 'a little', 'a few', 'enough'.

Choosing countable or uncountable nouns

Language Exercise

Countable and uncountable nouns

Language Exercise

A, some, any Language Exercise

Quantity words Language Exercise

Indefinite pronouns: some, any, every, no + compounds


Some, any, no, a/an Grammar Reference Unit

Determiners - quantifiers: much v many


Determiners - quantifiers: little/a little, few/a few


How do I get there? Vocabulary Activity

My home Vocabulary Activity

Places - town and country Vocabulary Activity

The town where I live Listening Activity

Sounds Pronunciation Activity

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UNIT 4Lessons 4A-4D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about personal relationships. It also provides practice of the present simple and the present continuous and prepositions of time.

Vocabulary Practising phrasal verbs used to talk about relationships. Practising phrasal verbs with 'get'.

Pronunciation Practising long and short vowels. Practising contrasting the different sounds for words spelt with 's'.

Language Focus Practising the present simple. Contrasting the present simple and present continuous. Practising recognition of the verbs that are not normally used in the continuous forms. Practising the prepositions of time 'in', 'on' and 'at'. Practising mixed prepositions.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of stative verbs. Checking your knowledge of adverbs of frequency. Checking your knowledge of adverbial expressions of frequency. Checking your knowledge of the use of the prepositions of time 'at', 'on', 'in', 'by' and cases when no preposition is used.

Reading and Listening Listening to a radio interview with a film star.

Present continuous Language Exercise

Present simple and present continuous

Language Exercise

Noisy neighbours Language Exercise

State verbs Language Exercise

Prepositions of time Language Exercise

Women's dating rules Language Exercise

Stative verbs Grammar Reference Unit

Adverbs of frequency: never to always


Adverbs of frequency: expressions of frequency


Prepositions of time: position


Chat room introduction Vocabulary Activity

Daniela's problem Vocabulary Activity

Jack Johnson Show Listening Activity

Feet or fit Pronunciation Activity

Pronunciation of the letter 's'

Pronunciation Activity

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UNIT 5Lessons 5A-5D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about holidays and travelling. It also provides practice of future forms: 'will' and 'going to' and the language of requests and permission.

Vocabulary Practising to a conversation about pony-trekking. Practising verbs and nouns for holiday activities. Practising words related to travel. Practising words used to talk about airports.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of when to use the future with 'will/won't'. Checking your knowledge of the different uses of the future with 'going to'. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'can' and 'may'.

Reading and Listening Listening to someone talking about his trip to South America.

Language Focus Practising the future with 'will' and 'won't'. Contrasting the use of 'will' and 'going to'. Practising 'will' and 'going to'. Contrasting 'will', 'won't' and 'going to'. Practising making offers and requests. Practising the modal verbs 'can', 'could' and 'may'.

Pronunciation Identifying polite or impolite intonation in requests.

A school trip Language Exercise

Will and going to Language Exercise

Will v going to Language Exercise

Will, won't, going to Language Exercise

Offers and requests Language Exercise

Modals of permission Language Exercise

Future with will/won't: use Grammar Reference Unit

Future with going to: use Grammar Reference Unit

Permission: can, may Grammar Reference Unit

A great time Vocabulary Activity

Holiday paradise Vocabulary Activity

Going on a trip Vocabulary Activity

Taking a flight? Vocabulary Activity

Going places Listening Activity

Intonation Pronunciation Activity

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UNIT 6Lessons 6A-6D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food. It also provides practice of comparatives and superlatives and modifiers.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of irregular comparatives. Checking your knowledge of the uses of emphasizers. Checking your knowledge of the uses of amplifiers. Checking your knowledge of the uses of downtoners.

Language Focus Practising comparative and superlative adjectives. Practising superlatives. Practising comparatives and superlatives. Contrasting the use of 'too' and 'enough'.

Pronunciation Identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words.

Reading and Listening Listening activity you listen to three sets of information about food and complete a text. Reading Part 4: understanding details, attitudes and opinions and the purpose of a text by choosing the correct answer to questions about an article on 'greasy spoons' (cheap English cafés).

Vocabulary Practising the language used in restaurants when eating out with clients or contacts. Practising words and phrases used in cooking. Practising words related to eating and drinking.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

Language Exercise

Superlatives Language Exercise

Who is the fittest? Language Exercise

Too and enough Language Exercise

Comparative adjectives: irregular comparatives


Modifiers: emphasizers Grammar Reference Unit

Modifiers: amplifiers Grammar Reference Unit

Modifiers: downtoners Grammar Reference Unit

Let me buy you lunch Vocabulary Activity

Cooking Vocabulary Activity

Eating and drinking Vocabulary Activity

Pre-intermediate Test 03 Practice Test

Paper 1 Reading Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise

Word stress Pronunciation Activity

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UNIT 7Lessons 7A-7D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about work, job applications and interviews. It also provides practice of the present perfect simple.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the present perfect affirmative. Checking your knowledge of the present perfect negative. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present perfect.

Reading and Listening Listening to a conversation about how people are selected for job interviews.

Vocabulary Practising words and phrases used to talk about work. Practising words and phrases used to talk about skills and qualifications. Practising words and phrases commonly used in letters of application. Practising phrases often used in job interviews.

Pronunciation Contrasting the vowel sounds /æ/ and /ʌ/ in sentences.

Language Focus Practising the present perfect. Practising present perfect questions. Practising word order with adverbs of time. Practising the past simple and the present perfect.

My colleagues Language Exercise

Present perfect Language Exercise

Present perfect with adverbs of time

Language Exercise

The worst job Language Exercise

Present perfect: affirmative


Present perfect: negative Grammar Reference Unit

Present perfect: use Grammar Reference Unit

Work, work, work Vocabulary Activity

How skilled are you? Vocabulary Activity

Letter of application Vocabulary Activity

I've got an interview! Vocabulary Activity

Talking about CVs and job interviews

Listening Activity

Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 8Lessons 8A-8D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the future. It also provides practice of the language used for making predictions.

Reading and Listening Listening to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future.

Pronunciation Practising word stress.

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 using 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might' to talk about possibility. Checking your knowledge of adjectives + the infinitive.

Vocabulary Practising words made up of two nouns. Practising everyday language.

Language Focus Practising the use of future forms: 'will' and the present continuous. Practising the use of the present continuous. Practising the use of future forms. Practising the present continuous. Practising a variety of future tenses for predictions and assumptions.

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Talking about the future Language Exercise

Leaving messages Language Exercise

Sally's diary Language Exercise

Science fiction? Language Exercise

Present simple with future meaning: fixed events


Present simple with future meaning: subordinate clauses


Possibility: could, may, might


Adjectives + infinitive Grammar Reference Unit

Compound nouns Vocabulary Activity

Computer classes Vocabulary Activity

Learning English Listening Activity

Word stress in compound nouns

Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 9Lessons 9A-9D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about films and television. It also provides practice of the passive and adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'.

Language Focus Practising the present passive. Practising the past passive. Practising the use of active and passive voice. Practising '-ed' and '-ing' adjective endings.

Pronunciation Distinguishing between words which contain diphthongs and words which don't.

Reading and Listening Listening to a radio competition about film trivia. Reading a text about famous pets.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the present simple passive form. Checking your knowledge of the past simple passive form. Checking the use of 'by' + agent in passive sentences. Checking your knowledge of the use of the agent in passive sentences. Checking your knowledge of adjectives ending in -ed and -ing and adjectives ending in '-ed' followed by a preposition.

Vocabulary Placing adjectives in the correct order and help the cinema manager advertise his films. Practising names of types of TV programmes.

Helping the environment Language Exercise

The story of jeans Language Exercise

Passive v active Language Exercise

Adjectives ending with -ed and -ing

Language Exercise

The passive: present simple


The passive: past simple Grammar Reference Unit

The passive: by + agent Grammar Reference Unit

The passive: omission of agent


Adjectives ending in-ed and -ing: use


Popcorn Frenzy Game

Television programmes Vocabulary Activity

Fan club radio phone-in competition

Listening Activity

Paper 1 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise

Diphthongs Pronunciation Activity

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UNIT 10Lessons 10A-10D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health and fitness. It also provides practice of the present perfect with adverbs of time.

Reading and Listening Listening to two teenagers talking about a healthier lifestyle.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of the prepositions of time 'for' and 'since'. Checking your knowledge of the difference between the use of the past simple and the present perfect.

Pronunciation Contrasting the vowel sounds /ɔ:/ and /ɜ:/ in single words.

Language Focus Practising the prepositions of time 'for' and 'since' and the adverb of time 'ago'. Practising the present perfect with 'for' or 'since'. Practising 'for' and 'since' with the present perfect. Practising word order with adverbs of time.

Vocabulary Practising collocations. Practising words for different types of health problems. Practising the correct use of words and the understanding of a text about health and safety in the workplace.

For, since and ago Language Exercise

I've lived here for three years

Language Exercise

Present perfect with for and since

Language Exercise

Present perfect with adverbs of time

Language Exercise

Prepositions of time: for v since


Past simple v present perfect


Football Vocabulary Activity

Feeling ill Vocabulary Activity

Health and safety Vocabulary Activity

Healthy eating Listening Activity

Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity


This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about fashion. It also provides practice of modals of obligation and the infinitive to express purpose.

Pronunciation Practising the sounds /θ/ and /ð/.

Vocabulary Practising words related to technology and clothes. Practising expressions that are useful when shopping. Practising finding the meaning of definitions.

Reading and Listening Reading to extract the main points made in a text about shoppers and retail companies. Listening to an interview about fashions in the 60s and 70s.

Language Focus Practising the modal verbs 'must / mustn't'. Practising the modal verbs 'mustn't' and 'don't have to'. Practising the modal verbs 'mustn't', 'don't have to', 'don't need to' and 'needn't'. Practising the modal verbs 'must', 'can' and 'needn't'.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of 'have to' to talk about obligation. Checking your knowledge of 'must' and 'have to'. Checking knowledge of using 'mustn't' and 'don't have to' to talk about obligation and necessity. Checking your knowledge of the form and uses of the infinitive.

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Modals of obligation Language Exercise

Modals of obligation and necessity

Language Exercise

Modal verbs Language Exercise

Necessity and obligation Language Exercise

Uses of have: obligation Grammar Reference Unit

Obligation/necessity: must, have to


Obligation/necessity: mustn't, don't have to


The infinitive: form, subject, complement, purpose and split


Smart clothes Vocabulary Activity

Shopping around Vocabulary Activity

The science of shopping Vocabulary Activity

Fashion Listening Activity

Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity


This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the world and global issues. It also provides practice of relative clauses and prepositions of movement.

Vocabulary Practising the use of nationality nouns and adjectives.

Pronunciation Identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities.

Reading and Listening Listening to somebody talk about changed arrangements.

Language Focus Practising prepositions of movement and verbs used for describing movement. Practising relative pronouns.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of place 'into/out of', 'onto/off', 'over/under', 'to/from' and 'up/down'. Checking your knowledge of the prepositions of movement 'across', 'along', '(a)round', 'past' and 'through'. Checking your knowledge of relative pronouns. Checking your knowledge of the omission of object pronouns in relative clauses. Checking your knowledge of the differences between British and American English vocabulary. Checking your knowledge of preposition use in British and American English.

Stanley goes to the playground

Language Exercise

Relative pronouns Language Exercise

Reggae and Bob Marley Language Exercise

Relative pronouns in impersonal statements

Language Exercise

Prepositions of movement 1


Prepositions of movement 2


Relative pronouns: use Grammar Reference Unit

Object pronoun omission in relative clauses


British v American English: vocabulary


British v American English: prepositions


Where are they from? Vocabulary Activity

What's happening this week?

Listening Activity

Word stress Pronunciation Activity

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