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American Empower A2 Elementary Workbook

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CONTENTS Unit 1 People 1A I’m from France She’s a wonderful person

1C

What’s your last name?

Ca

1B

1D

br

m

I’m Carla and I’m from Mexico Reading and listening extension

Reading A personal profile Reading A letter about a family WORDPOWER from

id

Review and extension Unit 2 Work and study 2A She loves her job

Grammar be: affirmative and negative Vocabulary Countries and nationalities Grammar be: questions and short answers Vocabulary Adjectives Everyday English Asking for and giving information

ge

Grammar Simple present: affirmative and negative Vocabulary Jobs Grammar Simple present: questions and short answers Vocabulary Studying; Time Everyday English Asking for things and replying Reading A competition entry form

Do you worry about exams?

2C 2D

I’d like a latte I need English for my job

Pronunciation Word stress

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Pronunciation Main stress

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Reading An email invitation

Writing skills Inviting and replying Writing An invitation Listening A conversation about technology

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Pronunciation Sound and spelling: ea

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Grammar Count and noncount nouns; a/an, some, any Vocabulary Food Grammar Quantifiers: much, many, a lot (of) Vocabulary Cooking Everyday English Arriving at a restaurant; Ordering a meal in a restaurant Reading A recipe Reading An article about growing your own food WORDPOWER like

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Pronunciation Word groups

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Writing skills Making the order clear Writing Instructions for making a pizza Listening A conversation about cooking and eating

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Pronunciation Sound and spelling: /b/ and /p/

Pronunciation Sound and spelling: vowels before r

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Pronunciation Sentence stress Writing skills Linking ideas with and, but, and so Writing An advertisement for an apartment Listening A conversation about a meeting place

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Pronunciation Sentence stress

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Pronunciation -ed endings

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Pronunciation Sound and spelling: a

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Writing skills Linking ideas in the past Writing The life story of a famous person Listening A conversation about a family

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en

sm

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Grammar there is / there are Vocabulary Places in a city Grammar Possessive pronouns and possessive ’s Vocabulary Furniture 5C Is there a theater near here? Everyday English Asking for and giving directions 5D It isn’t very exciting, but it’s Reading An advertisement a nice place to live Reading and listening extension Reading An email about a new home Review and extension WORDPOWER Prepositions of place Unit 6 Family 6A She was a doctor Grammar Simple past: be Vocabulary Family; Years and dates 6B I played anything and Grammar Simple past: affirmative Vocabulary Simple past irregular verbs everything 6C Can he call you back? Everyday English Leaving a voicemail message and asking for someone on the phone 6D Five months later, we got Reading A life story married Reading and listening extension Reading The story of a farming family Review and extension WORDPOWER go

2

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s se

Reading and listening extension Review and extension Unit 5 Places 5A There aren’t any parks or squares 5B Whose couch is that?

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As d an s le es sa Pr r y fo it t rs no ve y ni p Co

Next, decide on your menu

Pronunciation Word stress; -s endings

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Reading A quiz about friends WORDPOWER Prepositions of time

4D

6 Pronunciation Intonation for checking; Consonant clusters Writing skills Capital letters and punctuation 7 Writing A fact file Listening A conversation between people meeting for 8 the first time 9

Pronunciation Sentence stress

Reading and listening extension Review and extension Unit 4 Food 4A Try some interesting food

4C

5

Grammar Position of adverbs of frequency Vocabulary Time expressions; Common verbs Grammar do, go, have Vocabulary Technology Everyday English Making plans

Reading A story about jobs WORDPOWER work

How much chocolate do you need? Do we need a reservation?

Pronunciation Sound and spelling: /k/

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Reading and listening extension Review and extension Unit 3 Daily life 3A She often takes an English class 3B Imagine you don’t have the Internet 3C How about next Wednesday? 3D Can you join us?

4B

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Pronunciation Sound and spelling: ou Writing skills Spelling Writing An entry form Listening A conversation about studying and careers

U

2B

Pronunciation Syllables and word stress

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