In Vocabulary, Sts review classroom objects and go on to learn the words for common small objects. Then, real information about the objects people most commonly leave on buses and planes provides the context for Sts to learn plural nouns. They also learn the diffrence between a and an and the –s and –es endings for plural nouns. The pronunciation focus is on the sounds /z/, /s/, as well as plural endings. In the speaking activity Sts try to identify mystery objects photographed from a strange angle.

Workbook 11-12

In this lesson, two dialogues provide the context for Sts to learn how to ask for and give personal information, e.g., phone number, address, marital status, and age. This is supported by the Grammar focus on Wh- and How questions with be and by the Vocabulary section, which presents numbers from 11 to 100. Pronunciation teaches Sts to use natural stress and intonation when saying phone numbers and asking questions.

Workbook 9-10

In this lesson, Sts complete their knowledge of the verb be.
Here they study the affiative, negative, and question forms for we, you, and they. Sts begin by learning the nationality adjectives for the countries they learned in 1B. The grammar is then presented through the context of young people meeting as they are visiting the city of Boston in the US either on vacation or as students. The pronunciation focus is on word stress in country and nationality words as well as the sounds /ʃ/ and /tʃ/. Sts practice talking about the nationalities of diffrent
people and thing

Workbook 8

This is the fist in a series of six Practical English lessons that teach Sts basic functional language to help them survive in an English-speaking environment. Here Sts learn the alphabet and how to spell their names. The context showing the importance of learning the alphabet is a woman checking into a hotel and having to spell her name. Sts are given a pronunciation chart to help them learn and remember how the alphabet is pronounced. Sts then come to a section called People on the Street, which appears in all the Practical English lessons.

Workbook 6-7

In this lesson, Sts continue with the verb be focusing on the he, she, and it forms. In the fist part of the lesson, Sts learn fourteen country words. He is, She is, and It is are presented through a dialogue about two singers, where they are from, and a concert. The pronunciation introduces Sts to the concept of sentence stress, and practices the /ɪ/, /oʊ/, and /ɛ/ sounds. Finally, in the speaking activity, Sts guess the nationality of singers who are very famous in their country