NEW ENGLISH FILE PRE-INTERMEDIATE

 

 FILE 1 A

WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS

FILE 1 A

 

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

FILE 1 B

 

PRESENT SIMPLE

      

PRONUNCIATION OF “S”

/z/ after

/s/ after

/iz/ after

a vowel  plays

/p/ stops

/s/  dresses

/b/ robs

/t/ writes

/ch/ watches

/d/ feeds

/k/ looks

/sh/ finishes

/g/ wags

/f/ laughs

/x/ faxes

/m/ dreams

 

/dʒ/ judges

/n/ opens

 

 

/l/ calls

 

 

/v/ loves

 

 

 

 

 

 

FILE 1 B

DESCRIBING PEOPLE 

FILE 1 B

 

FREQUENCY 

FILE 1 C

 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FILE 2 A

 

PAST SIMPLE

Pronunciation of “ed”

 

 

PRONUNCIATION OF “ED”

/d/

/t/

/id/

1.- a vowel: played

2.- /b/: robbed

3.- /g/: dragged

4.- /z/: buzzed

5.- /m/:  slammed

6.- /n/: opened

7.- /l/: called

8.- /v/: loved

9.- /dƺ/: judged

1.- /p/: stopped

2.- /k/: looked

3.- /f/: laughed

4.- /s/: kissed

5.- /sh/: finished

6.- /ch/: watched

7.- /x/: faxed

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.- /t/: invited

2.- /d/: decided

 

FILE 2 B

 

PAST CONTINUOUS

FILE 2 B

 

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME & PLACE: AT – IN – ON –

FILE 2 C

 

TIME SEQUENCERS & CONNECTORS

Connectors

Because

You use it when you are giving the reason for something

 

Why can’t I go?  Because you’re not old enough.

 

So

You use it to say that someone does something because of the reason just stated.

 

I was feeling hungry, so I made myself a sandwich.

 

But

You use it to connect two statements or phrases when the second one adds something different or seems surprised after the first one.

 

It’s an old car, but it’s very reliable.

 

Although

You use it to introduce a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising or unlikely.

 

Although she was in poor health, she continued to carry out her duties.

FILE 2 C

 

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

FILE 3 A

 

BE GOING TO (PLANS & PREDICTIONS)

FILE 3 B

 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS)

FILE 3 B

 

VERBS + PREPOSITIONS

FILE 3 C

 

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

FILE 3 C

 

EXPRESSIONS FOR PARAPHRASING

FILE 4 A

 

PRESENT PERFECT + YET – JUST – ALREADY

FILE 4 A

 

 

HOW LONG – FOR - SINCE

FILE 4 A

 

HOUSEWORK

FILE 4 A

 

MAKE OR DO?

FILE 4 B

 

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?

FILE 4 B

NEVER – EVER 

FILE 4 C

 

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FILE 4 C

 

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

FILE 4 C

 

SOMETHING – ANYTHING – NOTHING 

FILE 4 C

 

ADJECTIVES ENDING –ED & -ING

FILE 5 A

 

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

FILE 5 A

 

AS … AS

FILE 5 A

 

EXPRESSIONS WITH ‘TIME’

FILE 5 A

 

AS MANY – AS MUCH

FILE 5 B

SUPERLATIVES 

FILE 5 B

 

DESCRIBING A TOWN OR CITY

FILE 5 C

 

QUANTIFIERS

FILE 5 C

 

TOO – NOT ENOUGH

FILE 6 A

 

WILL – WON’T (PREDICTIONS)

FILE 6 A

 

OPPOSITE VERBS

FILE 6 B WILL – WON’T (DECISIONS – OFFERS – PROMISES) – vs. GOING TO -

FILE 6 B

 

VERB + BACK

FILE 6 C

REVIEW OF VERB FORMS: PRESENT – PAST & FUTURE 

FILE 6 C

 

ADJECTIVES + PREPOSITIONS

FILE 7 A

USES OF THE INFINITIVE WITH TO 

FILE 7 A

 

ZERO CONDITIONAL

FILE 7 A

 

BEFORE – UNLESS – WHEN – AS SOON AS 

FILE 7 B

USES OF THE GERUND (VERB + ING) – VERB + GERUND – 

FILE 7 B

 

BOTH – NONE – EITHER – NEITHER OF THEM – ALL – MOST OF THEM

FILE 7 C

HAVE TO – DON’T HAVE TO – MUST – MUSTN’T 

FILE 7 C

 

MODIFIERS: A BIT – REALLY, ETC.

FILE 8 A

SHOULD