| UNIT | GRAMMAR / PRONUNCIATION | FUNCTIONS / TOPICS |
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| 1 |
simple present in questions; Wh- and Yes/No questions; question formation; subject-verb agreement |
introducing oneself and responding to an introduction; clarifying someone's name; names; personal information |
| 2 |
comparative form of adjectives; as...as; X or Y; superlatives; Wh-questions; adverbs of frequency; short responses with too; pronunciation of sport names |
making comparisons; giving opinions; sports |
| 3 |
simple present; indefinite articles: a, an; Wh-questions; adjectives to describe personality; modals of advisability: should, need to; have to; syllable and word stress |
talking and asking about work; describing personality; likes/dislikes; work; occupations |
| 4 |
prepositions of location; imperatives; definite and zero articles; indirect questions |
giving directions; asking the location of a place; saying you don't know where something is; expressing thanks; neighborhoods |
| 5 |
prepositions of location (on the subway); imperatives; syllable stress |
making reservations and checking in at a hotel; asking for and giving subway directions; inviting on the phone; planning a meeting place and time; travel; Korea |
| 6 |
present perfect; since and for with present perfect; time expressions simple past vs present perfect; never & ever; short responses with either & neither; word stress |
talking and asking about experiences; likes/dislikes |
| 7 |
simple past; present perfect; time expressions with the simple past; see vs meet; pronunciation of past verb forms |
talking about experiences; telling a story; high school life |
| 8 |
imperatives; need; too; nonspecific you; sequence markers: first, and then, after that, next, finally |
likes/dislikes; giving a recipe; describing foods; describing Japanese food to a foreigner; cooking |
| 9 |
simple present; indefinite and zero articles; syllable stress |
talking about sickness; health |
| 10 |
polite modals; I'd rather... |
suggesting; inviting; stating a preference; giving directions; telephone expressions |
| 11 |
polite modals; will for intentions; fillers: hmm..., umm... |
ordering a meal; describing things; food; restaurants |
| 12 |
past progressive; simple past; past progressive interrupted by when + simple past |
telling a story; giving excuses; talking about experiences |
| 13 |
dollar amounts; syllable stress; pronunciation of large numbers |
shopping; bargaining; large numbers |
| 14 |
modals of advisability: should, ought to, could, might, If I were you, I'd...; supposed to; nonspecific you |
giving advice; describing Japanese food to a foreigner; earthquakes |
| 15 |
second conditionals; wish; word stress |
talking about unreal situations; expressing wishes; altruism questionnaire |
| 16 |
relative clauses; present perfect; question formation; Wh- questions |
talking and asking about movies and television; describing a movie; suggesting; likes/dislikes; movies; television |
| 17 | review and consolidation | review and consolidation |
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