Workbook 17

In this lesson Sts learn how to ask how much something is, and to say prices in pounds, dollars and euros. At this level, Sts need more practice in understanding prices than in saying them, as they are likely to have to understand prices if they travel. They go on to practice buying a coffe and something to eat in a coffe shop. In the People on the Street section, Sts hear people talking about the type of coffe they’re drinking and much it costs.

Workbook 15-16

In this lesson, two dialogues with a tourist and a shopkeeper at a souvenir stand in New York City provide the context for introducing vocabulary for more small things. The Grammar then introduces the demonstrative pronouns this, that, these,
and those. In Pronunciation, Sts practice the voiced “th” sound /ð/ used in the demonstrative pronouns and the vowel sound /æ/, which is the sound in the word that. These topics are brought together in the fial speaking activity in which Sts practice asking and answering questions about a variety of objects.

Workbook 13-14

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