Lesson 12B "From start to finish"
This lesson reviews several of the most important topics covered in American English File Starter. The lesson begins with a game that reviews the present, past, and future verb forms. It then goes on to review the vowel sounds presented in this book. Vocabulary goes over some important verb collocations. Being aware of collocations helps Sts know not only the meaning of words, but also how to use them
in sentences.
Lesson 12A "Trip of a lifetime"
This lesson is based on a journey made by Dan Grec, a travel writer from Australia. He decided to drive from Alaska to Argentina on the Pan American highway. The lesson begins with the presentation ofbe going to for future plans. A blog Dan wrote before he left for his trip provides
Practical English "Would you like a coffee?"
In this Practical English lesson, Sts learn to make invitations and offrs using Would you . . .? and to accept and decline these politely. These skills are presented in the context of informal social conversations in which friends extend invitations to a party and offr food. In Pronunciation, Sts practice saying Would you, linking the two words. Continuing the party theme, Vocabulary presents words for diffrent kinds of parties and things that Americans commonly bring to parties. In the Speaking activity, Sts role-play conversations in which they invite