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Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the
resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course.
This course accompanies 'New American Inside Out Pre-intermediate'. It corresponds to CEFR
levels A2/B1. There are 12 syllabus items, each matching a student's book unit, as well as four
'review' syllabus items. Resources are grouped into fve categories - Grammar, Vocabulary,
Pronunciation, Listening, and Useful Phrases.
UNIT NUMBER
1 Name
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about people and family.
It reviews the simple present, the present progressive, the simple past, the present perfect, the
future with 'going to' and question forms.
Grammar Practicing the simple present and simple past. Practicing the present progressive.
Practicing present perfect questions. Practicing the future with 'going to'. Practicing
'wh-' question formation.
Listening Listening to a French woman talking about her family and matching the people
according to their relationships. Listening to a conversation at an airport between an
immigration offcer and a passenger and matching answers with questions.
Pronunciation Contrasting short and long vowel sounds.
Vocabulary Practicing nouns for family relationships.
Family life Listening Activity
New identity Listening Activity
Farmer Smith's Chickens Game
Present simple v.
past simple
Language Exercise
Present progressive Language Exercise
Present perfect Language Exercise
Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity
Ask some questions ... Language Exercise
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2 Place
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to describe places. It covers
modifers, countable and uncountable nouns, and quantity expressions.
Vocabulary Practicing words related to places.
Listening Listening to six people talking about different aspects of their town and identifying
which aspect each speaker mentions. Listening to a woman talking about where she
lives in Italy and identifying the advantages and disadvantages of living in her town.
Listening to someone talking about places in a town and deciding where they are on a
map.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the uses of 'so', 'such', 'too', 'enough', and 'quite'.
Practicing the simple present of the verb 'to be' with countable and uncountable
nouns. Checking your knowledge of 'much', 'many', 'a lot of', 'little', 'a little', 'few', 'a
few', and 'enough'.
Pronunciation Identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities.
Places - town and country Vocabulary Activity
The town where I live Listening Activity
Living in Italy Listening Activity
Modifers: use of so,
such, too, enough, quite

Grammar
Reference Unit
Countable and
uncountable nouns
Language Exercise
Word stress Pronunciation Activity
Determiners - quantifers:
little/a little, few/a few
Grammar
Reference Unit
Quantity words Language Exercise
Where is it? Listening Activity
3 Love
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about relationships and
love stories. It covers the simple past and the past progressive.
Pronunciation Identifying which form of an irregular verb you hear; the simple past or past participle.
Grammar Practicing the simple past. Practicing the past progressive. Contrasting the simple
past and the past progressive. Practicing forming adverbs from adjectives.
Useful Phrases Practicing 'so' and 'neither'.
Vocabulary Practicing adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'.
Listening Listening to two teenagers talking about a friend they are worried about and choosing
the correct answer to questions.
Rock star crazy Listening Activity
Where did you go? Language Exercise
What was happening? Language Exercise
Hard at Work Game
Past simple v. past
progressive
Language Exercise
Adjectives and adverbs Vocabulary Activity
Adjectives Language Exercise
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Review A
This syllabus item provides further practice of the main language points covered in Units 1, 2 and 3.
Pronunciation Practicing identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities.
Grammar Contrasting 'Do you' and 'Are you' for simple present questions. Contrasting the
simple present and simple past . Practicing 'a lot of', 'a little', 'a few', 'too many', 'too
much' and 'enough'. Practicing 'how much' and 'how many'. Contrasting the simple
past and past progressive. Practicing adjectives and adverbs.
Listening Listening to a woman talking about her family and matching the beginning and ending
of sentences. Listening to a woman talking about herself and a friend, answering true
or false for each statement and selecting the correct answer to complete sentences.
The taxi driver Language Exercise
A Titanic romance Language Exercise
Quantity Language Exercise
Skater Waiter Game
A funny thing happened Language Exercise
Talents Language Exercise
Talking about families Listening Activity
4 Shopping
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about clothes and
fashion. It covers adverbs of frequency, verbs with two objects, verbs followed '-ing' forms and
infnitives, the simple present and the present progressive.
Vocabulary Practicing expressions of quantity: 'a bar of', 'a box of', etc.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the word order of adverbs of frequency. Checking your
knowledge of verbs that can have two objects. Practicing the '-ing' form and infnitive
with 'to'. Contrasting the simple present and the present progressive.
Useful Phrases Practicing words and phrases used in stores.
Listening Listening to an interview about fashions in the 60s and 70s and choosing the correct
answer to questions about the interview. Listening to descriptions of what four
people are wearing and matching the descriptions with pictures.
Pronunciation Practicing the pronunciation of plural nouns.
The Paintball Fight Game
Consonant sounds Pronunciation Activity
Adverbs of frequency:
word order
Grammar
Reference Unit
Verbs followed by two
objects: word order
Grammar
Reference Unit
Verb followed by two
objects: pronoun use
Grammar
Reference Unit
Fitness freaks Language Exercise
Fashion Listening Activity
Present simple and
present progressive
Language Exercise
Shopping Vocabulary Activity
My favorite clothes Listening Activity
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5 In Shape
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about sport and ftness.
It covers how + adjectives/adverbs, comparative and superlative adjectives and phrasal verbs.
Useful Phrases Listening to instructions given at a gym lesson and putting instructions in the correct
order.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of questions with 'how' + adverbs and adjectives. Practicing
comparatives and superlatives. Checking your knowledge of word order with different
types of phrasal verbs.
Listening Listening to Jane talking to a friend about free time and keying in comparative
adjectives to complete the conversation. Listening to a radio report about a new
soccer stadium and selecting the correct numbers to complete the report.
Vocabulary Practicing using 'play', 'do' and 'go' with different sports. Practicing phrasal verbs with
'down'.
Wh- words: how +
adverbs/adjectives
Grammar
Reference Unit
Free time Listening Activity
Who is the fttest? Language Exercise
Rutland soccer stadium Listening Activity
Exercising Listening Activity
I do aerobics Vocabulary Activity
Phrasal verbs with down Vocabulary Activity
Phrasal verbs:
word order 1
Grammar
Reference Unit
6 Job
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about jobs and
experiences. It covers the uses of 'have to' and 'should', the present perfect for time 'up to now'
and the simple past.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of 'have to' to talk about obligation. Practicing the present
perfect simple with 'ever' and 'never'. Practicing the simple past and the present
perfect. Practicing irregular simple past and past participle forms.
Vocabulary Practicing words and phrases used when talking about jobs.
Useful Phrases Listening to two interviews about people's jobs and choosing the correct answers to
complete two surveys.
Listening Listening to a conversation about an explorer and choosing the correct present perfect
form to complete statements about him.
Uses of have: obligation Grammar
Reference Unit
A great explorer! Listening Activity
Present perfect simple Language Exercise
The worst job Language Exercise
Irregular past forms Language Exercise
My job Vocabulary Activity
Work survey Listening Activity
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Review B
Pronunciation Practicing identifying the stress pattern in two- and three-syllable words.
Reading Visiting an external website and answering questions about a famous department
store.
Listening Listening to a conversation about a pen pal magazine and completing information on
the interests of each person shown in the magazine. Listening to a radio interview
with a flm star and selecting true or false for each statement.
Grammar Practicing adverbs of frequency in sentences about seasons and the weather.
Practicing the use of '-ing' forms and infnitves. Practicing comparative and superlative
adjectives. Practicing the use of the regular and irregular past tense, and the present
perfect to talk about the past.
Describing the weather Language Exercise
Talking about your job Language Exercise
Ask the pilot Language Exercise
Robot Wars Game
Complaining Language Exercise
Pen pals Listening Activity
The Jack Johnson Show Listening Activity
<b>Department
Stores</b>
Web Project
7 Eco
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the environment.
It covers subject and object questions, stative verbs, and the use of 'going to' and the present
progressive for the future.
Listening Listening to a girl talking about her family and the environment and selecting the
correct form of the simple present to complete sentences. Listening to a passage
about tourists polluting the environment and keying in the missing words to complete
a text. Listening to an interview with a woman talking about her travel plans and
selecting true or false for each statement.
Grammar Checking your knoweldge of 'wh-' questions that ask about a subject. Checking your
knowledge of 'wh-' questions that ask about an object. Checking your knowledge
of stative verbs that are not used in the progressive forms. Practicing the present
progressive for future use.
Useful Phrases Practicing words and expressions used on the phone.
Good for the environment Listening Activity
Wh- questions: subject Grammar
Reference Unit
Wh- questions: object Grammar
Reference Unit
Stative verbs Grammar
Reference Unit
The environment Listening Activity
Alison's trip to Australia Listening Activity
Round-the-world trip Language Exercise
Can I leave a message? Vocabulary Activity
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8 Education
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about education and
different generations. It covers the uses of 'could', 'have to', 'should' and 'must'.
Grammar Practicing 'had to', 'didn't have to' and 'couldn't'. Practicing the modal verbs 'should/
shouldn't'. Practicing the modal verb 'should'. Practicing the modal verbs 'can't' and
'don't have to'. Contrasting the use of 'have to', 'don't have to' for obligation, and
'should/shouldn't' for advice.
Useful Phrases Listening to three interviews with teenagers, matching what they say with pictures
and listening for phrases they use to express their views.
Listening Listening to an interview about life in the 1920s and selecting the statements that
match the speaker's opinions. Listening to a teenager asking for permission to go out
and choosing the correct answer to questions.
Vocabulary Practicing words and phrases used to talk about education.
Albert Einstein's education Vocabulary Activity
Generation gap Listening Activity
School days of a rock star Language Exercise
Going out! Listening Activity
Modals of obligation Language Exercise
Modals of advice Language Exercise
Modals of obligation
and necessity
Language Exercise
Obligation and advice Language Exercise
Points of view Listening Activity
9 Smile
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about people and places.
It covers verbs followed by '-ing' forms and infnitives, the present perfect with 'for' and 'since', and
the present perfect progressive.
Vocabulary Practicing words for parts of the body.
Listening Listening to descriptions of four people and choosing the adjectives that best describe
each person. Listening to somebody talking about a trip to Bermuda and choosing the
correct option to answer questions.
Grammar Checking your knowledge of the difference between the infnitive and '-ing' forms.
Practicing the present perfect with 'for' or 'since'. Checking your knowledge of when
to use the present perfect progressive. Practicing the present perfect progressive.
Contrasting the present perfect simple and the present perfect progressive. Practicing
verbs followed by an '-ing' form or infnitive with a change in meaning.
Describing people Listening Activity
Infnitive v -ing form Grammar
Reference Unit
On business in Bermuda Listening Activity
I've lived here for
three years
Language Exercise
Present perfect
progressive: use
Grammar
Reference Unit
Present perfect
progressive
Language Exercise
Present perfect simple
and progressive
Language Exercise
-ing forms and infnitives
Language Exercise
Parts of the body Vocabulary Activity
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Review C
Grammar Practicing recognition of the verbs that are not normally used in the progressive
forms. Practicing the modal verbs 'should/shouldn't'. Practicing the present perfect
simple. Contrasting the present perfect simple and the present perfect progressive.
Reading Visiting external websites and answering questions about Easter Island, one of the
remotest inhabited islands in the world.
Listening Listening to someone talking about environmental issues and keying the correct
number into each gap. Listening to someone talking about his trip to South America
and listing the place names in the order he mentions them.
Stative verbs Language Exercise
The Big Squeeze Game
Modals of advice Language Exercise
Modals of obligation Language Exercise
Timeways travel Language Exercise
Present perfect simple
and progressive
Language Exercise
Waste products
and recycling
Listening Activity
Going places Listening Activity
<b>Exploring Easter
Island</b>
Web Project
10 Lifestyle
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health, food and
cars. It covers the simple future, the frst conditional, and the use of 'used to'.
Pronunciation Identifying the same vowel sounds in single words that may have different spellings.
Grammar Practicing the simple future. Checking your knowledge of the affrmative form of the
frst conditional. Practicing the use of 'used to' for past habits and states.
Vocabulary Matching words and drawings related to fruit and vegetables. Practicing words and
phrases used in cooking. Practicing words for different car parts.
Listening Listening to a radio discussion about the services offered by the Automobile
Association and selecting the correct answer to each question.
Spa promises Language Exercise
First conditional:
affrmative
Grammar
Reference Unit
Mr. Fletcher's
Grocery Store
Game
Cooking Vocabulary Activity
A radio interview Listening Activity
Used to Language Exercise
The parts of a car Vocabulary Activity
If you walk under
a ladder ...
Language Exercise
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11 Animals
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about animals. It covers
prepositions after adjectives, relative clauses and the second or unreal conditional.
Grammar Practicing prepositions following adjectives. Checking your knowledge of relative
clauses. Checking your knowledge of the uses of the second conditional. Practicing
the second conditional.
Listening Listening to someone talking about swimming with a whale and deciding if
statements are true or false.
Useful Phrases Practicing ways of making requests.
Vocabulary Matching words and drawings related to domestic animals and wild animals.
Memory Game
Prepositions after
adjectives
Language Exercise
Relative clauses:
structure 1
Grammar
Reference Unit
Relative clauses:
structure 2
Grammar
Reference Unit
Swimming with a whale Listening Activity
Second/Unreal
conditional: use
Grammar
Reference Unit
Second conditional Language Exercise
Requests Vocabulary Activity
12 Incredible
This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to tell stories and talk about
buildings and the weather. It covers the past perfect, present and past passives, and the use of
'will' and 'might' for future possibility.
Grammar Practicing the past perfect. Contrasting the simple past and past perfect. Checking
your knowledge of the simple present passive form. Practicing the simple past
passive. Checking your knowledge of 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might' to talk about
possibility.
Listening Listening to weather reports and matching cities around the world with the
corresponding weather prediction. Listening to two English teachers talking about
learning English in the future and deciding if they agree or disagree with statements.
Vocabulary Practicing verb collocations.
A horror story Language Exercise
Past simple v. past perfect Language Exercise
The passive:
present simple
Grammar
Reference Unit
Picasso painting stolen Language Exercise
The weather
where you are
Listening Activity
Learning English Listening Activity
Possibility: could,
may, might

Grammar
Reference Unit
Take a vacation Vocabulary Activity
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Review D
This syllabus item provides further practice of the main language points covered in Units 10, 11 and
12.
Grammar Practicing 'will' and 'won't'. Practicing describing past habits and cusoms with 'used
to'. Practicing relative pronouns. Practicing the past perfect. Practicing the present
passive. Practicing the passive voice. Practicing the correct tenses to complete
conditional sentences. Reviewing many of the language points covered in this course
by playing 'Astro Explorer'.
Listening Listening to a plan to kidnap a racehorse and putting the events in the correct order.
Listening to a woman talking about a journey across North America and identifying
words you hear.
A future quiz Language Exercise
A kidnapping plan Listening Activity
Habits Language Exercise
Reggae and Bob Marley Language Exercise
The Balloon Fiesta Game
What happened then? Language Exercise
Helping the environment Language Exercise
The story of jeans Language Exercise
A memorable journey Listening Activity
Astro Explorer - Average Game

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