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CONTENTS TO THE TEACHER vii LANGUAGE LEARNING AT THE PRE-INTERMEDIATE

LEVEL vii General Principles vii What has to be Learnt ? viii Learning to Speak viii Learning to Write ji The Teaching of Grammar x The Multi-Purpose Text x Speed and Intensity xi Levels n

ABOUT THIS COURSE xii From Theory to Practice; Basic Aims xii For Whom the Course is Intended xii How Much Knowledge has been Assumed ? xiii Assumed Knowledge xiii The Components of the Course xiv A Description of the Course xiv

HOW TO, USE THIS COURSE - Allocation of Time

Lesson i: Guided Conversation Lesson 2: Composition and Language Study Homework Pre-Unit Tests Additional Reading Material Additional Oral Practice Additional Written Practice Future Work

Pre-Unit Test Unit I Instructions to the Student Passages 1-24

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2 Breakfast or Lunch? —TAf Present: Continuous and

Simple "5 3 Please Send Me a C a r d - The Simple Past ' 7 4 An Exciting T r i p — A ^ Present Perfect Simple ' 9 5 :>Jo Wrong N u m b e r s - T A * Simple Past and The Present

Perfect Simple ^' 6 Percy Burtons— The Indefinite and Definite Articles 23 7 Too Late — A f Past Continuous *5 8 The Best and the W o R t - T A f Comparison of Adjectives I7

9 A Cold Welcome-/ ' r^poj inow of Time ^9 • 10 Not For }a.zz—The Passive 3 '

It One Good Turn Deserves Another-Review of Tenses 33

12 Goodbye and Good Luck— The Simple Future 35 13 The Greenwood Boys—TAc Future Continuous 37 14 Do You Speak English ?-/"Ar Past Perfect Simple 39

15 Good Nevfs-Indirect Statements 4 ' 16 A Polite Request —7">^ / Conditional Statements 43

17 Always Young—Miuf and Have To 45 18 He Often Does T h i s l - Z / f l w (PnssessionlOrdinary Verb} 47

19 Sold Out - Can and May 49 20 One Man in a Boat— The Gerund after Prepositions S'

I 21 MtA or ^ox^—The Passive (Auxiliary Verbsf 53 22 A G\tss~ LnvtXope-Verhs followed by Prepositions: Of.

From. In and On 55 33 A New Hous/c— Review of Tenses and Auxiliary Verbs 57 24 It Could be W o r s e - 5 ^ f i o / Difficulties: Review 59

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U N I T T W O : Instructions to the Student 25 Do the English Speak English?—M'tjri/ Order m Com­

pound Statements

it The Best Art Critics—TAf Present. Continuous and

Simple: Non-conclusive Verbs

27 A Wet N i g h t - The Simple Past

28 No Parking!-TA* Present Perfect Simple iSince and

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29 Taxi!—TAc Simple Past and The Present Perfect Simple

30 Football or P o l o ? — A t Indefinite and Definite Articles

31 Success Story—/"A* Past Continuous and Used To

32 Shopping Made Easy —7"Af Comparison of Adjectives

33 Out of the Darkness—/*r«ponrtonj indicating Direction

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35 Stop Thief! —^fu>f» of Tenses

36 Across the Channel—TAf Simple Future and Going To

37 The Olympic Games—TAf Future Perfect Simple

38 Everything Except the Weather—7Af Past Perfect Simple

39 Am I All Ki^ht? —Indirect Questions

40 Food and T a l k - Type a Conditional Statements

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41 Do You Call That a Hat ?-Afiii/, Have To and Need 103 43 Not Very Musical-Wfltw (Ordinary Verb) *°5 AX OyttriieSoyxth?o\t-CanandAbleTo »°7 44 Through the Forest-TA* Gerund and The Infinitive 109 4c A Clear Conscience-TAf Passive 46 Expensive and Uncomforuble-K/rAi Followed by

Prepositions: To, At, For and With 47 A Thirsty GYiosi-Review of Tenses and '^"''"'^^^ ̂ 'f;*̂ "^ 48 Did You Want to Tell Me Somcthing?-5p*c«./ Dijfi-

culties: Review

119 Pre-Unit Test UNIT THREE: Instructions to the Student 124

49 The End of a Dream—Wwi Order in Complex State­ments 127

50 Taken for a Ride—TA* Present: Continuous and Simple: Non-conclustve Verbs 129

51 Reward for Virtue—TA^ Simple Past i3" 52 A Pretty Carpet—TAf Present Perfect Simple and Con­

tinuous 133 53 Hot Snake-TA^ Simple Past and The Present Perfect

Simple and Continuous 3̂5 54 Sticky Fingers—TA^ Indefinite and Definite Articles 137 55 Not a Gold Mine—TAf Past Continuous. Used To and

Would '39 56 Faster than Sound!-TA? Comparison of Adjectives,

Much. Many, A Lot Of 141 57 Can I Help You Madam?—/*«poji>ioni Describing

People and Their Possessions i43 . 58 A Blessing in Disguise? —/"Af Passive I45

59 In or Out?—/J/HKw o/T«iJ« '47 60 The Future-TAe Simple Present used m place of The

Future after Temporal Conjunctions 149 61 Dangerous Descent—TA* Simple Present Perfect used m

place of the Future Perfect after Temporal Conjunctions 151 62 After the Fire—TA^ Past Perfect: Simple and Continuous 153 63 She was not Amused —/nrfir̂ c/ Speech and Imperative

Statements .'55 64 The Channel Tunnel— Type j Conditional Statements !57 65 Jumbo versus the Police—;Wi«/. Have To. Should and

Ought To '59 66 Cyclir^ through the Air—//aw (Causative Form) 161 67 Vo\c2noes—Can, Able to and Manage to 163

* 6S Persistent— The Gerund after certain verbs and expressions 165 • 6^ But Not Murder!—7"*^ Pflinuf '67

70 Red for Dw^i — Adje0ives Followed by Prepositions: For. With. Of. To, At, From. In. On, and About 169

71 A Famous O!0C)L—Review of Tenses and Auxiliary Verbs 171 72 A Car called 'Bluebird'-S'pma/ Difficulties: Review 173

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UNIT FOUR: Instructions to the Student '*" 73 TheRecord-Holder-Wor^Oriff; ^ « « » '•S 74 Out of the Lime-Light—rjk Present: Comttmious and

Simple: Review '^^

75 S O S - T A * SimpU Past: Review '*9

76 April Fools' Day-TAf Present Perfect: SimpU and

Continuous: Review *9'

77 A Successful Operation—TA* Simple Past and The

Present Perfect Simple and Continuous: Review I93

78 The Last One?-TAf Indefinite and Definite Articles:

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79 By Air— The Past Continuous and Used To: Review '97

80 The Crystal Palace—TAf Comparison of Adjectives:

Review "99

81 Escape—/*rf/>ojirt(»u; Review 201

• 83 Monster or Fish?—TA* P a r w w ; / l T O e » 203

83 After the Electioiu—Review of Tenses 305

84 On Str ike-TA* Future: Review 207

85 Never too OU to Learn— The Future and Future Perfect:

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86 Out of Control—7"A* Past Perfect: Simple and Con­tinuous: Review 211

87 A Perfect Alibi —/« i i r« / Speech: Review 213

88 Trapped in a Mine—C<mi^mi»ia/ Statements: Review 215

89 A Slip of the Tongue—/WMM, Have to. Need, Should:

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90 Brasilia—//at^.' Review 219

91 Three Men in a Basket—Can, Able to. Manage to:

Review 331 92 Asking for Trouble—TA/ Gerund: Review 333 93 A Noble Gift— The Passive: Review 225

94 Future Champions—I^frAi and Adjectives followed by *

Prepositions: Review ZTJ

95 A Fzsiasy-Review of Tenses 3ag

96 T h e Dead Return—5ptffta/ Difficulties: Revtew 331

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