American English File Starter Teachers Book 2nd Edition

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Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original co-authors of
English File 1 and English File 2

Contents

4 Syllabus checklist
s Introduction

• What do beginning students need?
• Study Link
• Course components

Student Book Files 1-12
Back of the Student Book
• For students
Online Practice
Workbook
iChecker
Pronunciation App
• For teachers
Teacher's Book
iTools
Testing Program CD-ROM
Video
Class audio CDs

12 Lesson plans
126 Photocopiable activities

Contents
Grammar activity answers
Grammar activity masters
Communicative activity instructions
Communicative activity masters
Vocabulary activity instructions
Vocabulary activity masters
Song activity instructions
Song activity masters

22s Workbook answer key

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Grammar Vocabulary

4 A Hello! verb be: I and you numbers 0-10;
days of the week
6 B Where are you from? verb be: he, she, it countries

8 PRACTICAL ENGLISH How do you spcit it? 9'4 People on the street nationalities
numbers 11-100;
10 A We're Canadian verb be: we, you, they personal information

12 B What's his number? Wh- and How questions with be small things
more small things
14 REVIEW AND CHECK 1&2 9'4 Short movies Friends
people and family
16 A What's in your bag? a/an; colors and common adjectives
singular and plural nouns
18 B Is that a hat? common verbs 1
this I that I these I those food and drink

20 PRACTICAL ENGLISH How much IS 1t? .... People on the street jobs and places of work
a typical day
22 A Family and friends possessive adjectives;
possessive s
24 B That's a cool earl
adjectives

26 REVIEW AND CHECK 3&4 9'4 Short movies A souvenir shop

28 A A bad hair day simple present: I and you

30 B What do you have for breakfast? simple present: we, you, they;
Wh- questions

32 PRACTICAL ENGLISH What time is it? 9'4 People on the street

34 A He speaks English at work simple present: he, she, it

36 B Do you like mornings? adverbs of frequency

38 REVIEW AND CHECK 5&6 9'4 Short movies The llfe of a chef

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Pronunciation Speaking Listening Reading

word stress; introducing yourself people introducing themselves
/h/, /a1/, and Iii Guess the countries Can you hear the difference?
sentence stress;
Iii, loot, and /cl

word stress; /J/ and ltfl nationalities understanding a dialogue on the train
Personal information
saying phone numbers; conversations between friends;
sentence stress Can you hear the difference?

lzl and I ; plural endings things in your bag understanding short
I� and la:/ fvtemory game conversations

things in the classroom at a souvenir stand

/:JI, !tJ, and /or/ talking about your family understanding a dialogue What car? Men and women
/:JI, furl, and /:Jr/ or friends Song: You're the First, the Last, are different

talking about dream cars /vty Everything

/h/, /w/, and /v/; linking talking about your lifestyle understanding a longer breakfast around the world
word stress; A new haircut conversation
/1J/, /d3,/ and lg! Song: I Want to Break Free
a food questionnaire
an interview about food

third person -s; talking about people who work understanding a dialogue English: The Language of
word and sentence stress Business
questionnaire: an interview
sentence stress Do you like mornings? Song: Wonderful Tonight A Day in the Life of
Simon Cowell

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Grammar Vocabulary
common verbs 2
40 A Life at the end of the world word order in questions common verbs 2

42 B You can't park here can I can't

44 PRACTICAL ENGLISH What's the data today? 94 People on the street

46 A What are they doing? present continuous verb phrases

48 B Today is different present continuous or simple present? the weather

50 REVIEW AND CHECK 7&8 94 Shorhmovies A day off

52 A In the jungle in Guatemala there is I there are hotels; in, on, under
in, at. on: places
54 B Before they were stars... simple past: be

56 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Is there a bank near here? 94 People on the street

58 A It changed my life simple past: regular verbs common verbs 3

60 B What did you do? simple past: do, get, go, have daily routine verbs;
irregular verbs

62 REVIEW AND CHECK 9&10 94 Short movies An interesting hotel

64 A What do you think of it? object pronouns: me, him, etc. opinion words

66 B Strangers on a train simple past: more irregular verbs common verbs 3;
irregular verbs

68 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Would you like a coffee? 94 People on the street

70 A A Trip of a lifetime future: be going to future time expressions
review of verb collocations
72 B From start to finish review of present, past, and future
116 Vocabulary Bank
74 REVIEW AND CHECK 11&12 94 Short movies Trip of a lifetime 132 Sound Bank

76 Communication 86 Listening
84 Writing 92 Grammar Bank

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Pronunciation Speaking Listening Reading

/i;r/, /u/, /au/, and /y/ talking about free time an interview an interview about living in
activities understanding dialogues Ushuaia
la:/ and fa/; Weekdays and weekends
sentence rhythm Can you...?

/o/, /u/, and /rJf things people are doing Song: Singing in the Rain a letter and an email
/::JI, IO<J!, and /e1/ an interview Working on vacation

/er/, /ir/, and /-:xi ts there a TV? Where is it? understanding a dialogue Amazing Hotels!
/�r/ and was I were Where were they?

regular simple past endings talking about past events I laughed, I learned, I changed...

sentence stress Life in a day Song: Where Did Our Love Go? Movie shows life around
the world

strong stress talking about music a conversation about musicians
silent consonants
answering questions about a Strangers on a train Strangers on a train
story

sentence stress future plans: a dream trip a radio interview My Adventure Begins!
review of sounds Song: I Can See Clearly Now
a review of present, past and
future

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American Enalish File Second Edition is; h integrated skills life stories and situations, humor, and suspense. The
series that gets students talking - in class.and everywhere. Grammar Banks, at the back of the book, give students
Our goal with this Second Edition has b �n to make every a single, easy-to-access grammar reference section, with
lesson better and more student- and teac •er-friendly. In clear rules, example sentences with audio, and common
addition to Student Book Lessons A and!�. there is a range errors. There are at least two practice exercises for each
of material that you can use according tc ,our students' grammar point.
needs and the time and resources you ha, e available:
Vocabulary
• Practical English video and exercises .lso available on
class audio) Beginning students need
• to rapidly expand their knowledge of high-frequency
• Review and Check pages, with video
• Photocopiable Grammar, YocabulariCommunicative, words and phrases.
• to use new vocabulary in personalized contexts.
and Song activities (in the Teacher's H""'.Jok) • accessible reference material.

STUDYl!lm Online Practice, Workbooo iChecker, and the
Pronunciation app provide multimedia n eiew, support, and
practice for students outside of class.

The Teacher's Book also suggests differer t ways of
exploiting many of the Student Book actr,ities depending
on the level of your class.

What do beginning students need? . .. .._...____ n----�·---�Jlll�,;;,., --- - .•<--"'"-""'--·---...--.

In nine out of ten cases, when a student signs up for English ... '!:':.-=::-'__...._ . ......_,._............_.-,..._
classes, their goal is ro speak. Speaking a foreign language
is very hard, so students need a lot of motivation to
encourage them to speak in English.

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation =-

At any level, the tools students need to speak English with Every lesson focuses on high-frequency vocabulary and
confidence are Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation common lexical areas, but keeps the load realistic. All new
(G, Y, P). We believe that G + V + P = confident speaking, vocabulary is given with the phonetics, to help students
and in American Enalish File Second Edition, all three with the pronunciation of new words. Most lessons are
elements are given equal importance. Eachlesson has clearly linked to the Vocabulary Banks at the back of the book,
stated grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation goals. This which help present and practice the vocabulary in class, give
keeps lessons focused and gives students concrete learning an audio model of each word, and provide a clear reference
objectives and a sense of progress. so students can review and test themselves on their own.

Grammar

Beginning students need Pronunciation

• clear and memorable presentations of new structures. Beginning students need

• plenty of regular and varied practice in useful and • to learn the English vowel and consonant sounds and
natural contexts. practice them intensively.

• student-friendly reference material. • to see where there are rules and patterns in
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• systematic practice of other aspects of pronunciation,
e.g. stress and rhythm.

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�--- ____·-·-·-.. ... Beginning learners wane to speak clearly but are often
.. ......_ frustrated by English pronunciation, particularly the
sound-spelling relationships, silent letters, and weak
\�§------ forms. We emphasize improving pronunciation by
focusing on the sounds most useful for communication,
p�:,.-�===--=·-·=--·--.- =- on word stress, and on sentence rhythm. American Enalish
File Starter has a pronunciation focus in every lesson that
American Enalish File Second Edition provides contexts targets sounds, word stress, or sentence stress.
for new language that will engage students, using real-

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