A new English course

unit 1.

main teaching points

1. the simple past and the present perfect contrasted

2. the past progressive

3. the past perfect

listening comprehension

a happy coincidence

unit 2

main teaching points

the nominal clause used as the object, introduced by

1. if

2. wh-word

3. that

listening comprehension

an interview for a job

unit 3

main teaching poin'is

the passive sentence

1. in the simple present

2. in the present perfect

.3. in the simple past

4. in the future

listening comprehension

plastics

unit 4

main teaching points

1. modal auxiliaries can /could and be ab/e to used to express 'ability'

2. modal auxiliary have to expressing 'obligation'

3. modal auxiliaries can/may used to express 'permission' or 'request for permission'

4. modal auxihary had better expressing 'advice' or 'suggestion'

listening comprehension

six thousand skirts

unit 5

main teaching points

indirect speech introduced by a simple present verb

1. reporting statements

2. reporting yes-no questions

3. reporting wh-questions

listening comprehension

a talk with the hospital doctor

unit 6

main teaching points

the adverbial clause of time introduced by

1. when

2. before

3. since

4. until

listening comprehension

time to relax

unit 7

main teaching points

1. the infinitive preceded by a wh-word used as the object

2. the infinitive used as a postponed object in the pattern it takes (so much time) to do something

3. the bare infinitive used as the object complement

4. the -ing participle used as the object in the pattern would you mind ... ?

listening comprehension

'how to' books

unit 8

main teaching points

the relative clause introduced by

1. that (as the subject)

2. that (as the object of a verb)

3. who

4. who(m)

listening comprehension

home

unit 9

main teaching points

1. sentences of real conditions

2. sentences of unreal conditions related to the present with be in the conditional clause

3. sentences of unreal conditions related to the present with have in the conditional clause

4. sentences of unreal conditions related to the present with action verbs in the conditional

clause

listening comprehension

third time lucky

unit 10..

main teaching points

1. the future progressive

2. the future perfect

3. the future perfect progressive

listening comprehension

a lecture about the future

unit 11

main teaching points

the nominal clause introduced by

1. who used as the direct object

2. (that) used as the object of i don' t think

3. (that) preceded by an adjective, used as the subject complement

4. that used as the postponed subject in the pattern it is + adjective + that clause

listening comprehension

english food

unit 12

main teaching points

the passive sentence

1. in the present progressive

2. in the past progressive

3. in the be going to structure

4. with a modal auxiliary

listening comprehension

fresh water factories

unit 13

main teaching points

1. modal auxiliaries may/might used to express 'possibility'

2. modal auxiliaries should/ought to expressing 'obligation'

3. medal auxiliary wou/d rather expressing 'preference'

4. modal auxiliaries must and can't used to express 'strong probability' and 'impossibility'

respectively

listening comprehension

eye and ear

unit 14

main teaching points

indirect speech introduced by

1. a simple present verb reporting past events

2. a simple past verb reporting questions and answers

3. a simple past verb reporting a conversation

listening comprehension

changes in the village

unit 15

main teaching points

the adverbial clause

1. of place introduced by where

2. of condition introduced by unless

3. of cause introduced by because

4. of cause introduced by since

5. of concession introduced by though

listening comprehension

on the train

unit 16

main teaching points

1. -ing participle used as the object

2. -ing participle preceded by go

3. -lng participle used as the subject

4. -ing participle used as the object of a preposition

5. -ing participle used as a noun modifier

6. -ing participle used as the object complement

7. the infinitive preceded by in order expressing 'purpose'

listening comprehension

be your own best friend

unit 17

main teaching points

1. the relative clause introduced by whose

2. the relative clause introduced by who(m) (as the object of a preposition)

3. the cleft sentence with attention focused on various sentence elements

4. the relative clause preceded by a noun which is modified by a superlative

listening comprehension

the food industry

unit 18

mahn teaching points

1. sentences of unreal conditions making a supposition about the future

2. sentences of unreal conditions with past non-facts and present imaginary consequences

3. sentences of unreal conditions with past non-facts and past imaginary consequences

listening comprehension

tracing a criminal

a sample test

answers and tapescripts for the sample test

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