Unit

Structural and lexical items

Functions

Themes/Situations

Unit   1

I'm,   what's this?, it's, it isn't, definite and indefinite articles, numbers 1 to   10, vocabulary – everyday objects, hello, please, thank you, thanks

basic   greetings and introductions, asking questions about objects (what's this?),   referring to objects

arriving   at inlingua – a guided tour

Unit   2

Hi,   I'm from, countries, numbers 11 to 20, yes please, no thanks,
  I don't know, or, basic drinks vocabulary (coffee, tea, milk ...)

basic   offering, accepting and declining, saying where you are from

the   first inlingua training session

Unit   3

where,   numbers 21 to 39, the alphabet A to F, he/she, in, basic travel vocabulary   (ticket, passport, seat, flight ...)

using   numbers and letters (flight numbers, gate numbers, seat numbers), basic   survival English for airports

checking   in for a flight

Unit   4

extension   of greetings and introductions (Good morning/afternoon/evening, my/your name,   first/last name, this is, nice to meet you), are/aren't (you), nationality   (English, French ...), extension of countries

introducing   yourself and introducing others, polite greetings, asking about and giving   nationality

on   a cruise

Unit   5

who,   an, workplace vocabulary (office, factory ...), in (an office), at (home), to   work (for), do (questions), don't (negatives), the alphabet (G to Z)

saying   where you work and which company you work for, saying abbreviations (IBM, DHL   ...)

workplaces   and companies

Unit   6

they,   to live, does (questions), doesn't (negatives), ...s (verbs – third person),   how (how do you spell ... ?), which (language)?, language vocabulary (German,   French ...)

saying   where you live, talking about others (Where does she live? Where are they   from?), spelling names and places, giving information about   country/nationality/language

giving   specific personal details

Unit   7

telephone   vocabulary (telephone/fax number, email address, cell phone), numbers to 100,   of (the telephone number
  of ...), What does ... mean?, basic adjectives (big, small, cold, expensive   ...), very, What's ... like?, What about ... ?, nearly/over

giving   and asking for telephone numbers, describing places (cities)

numbers   in action

Unit   8

excuse   me, address vocabulary (in/on road/street, post/zip code), near, you're   welcome, there is, city feature vocabulary (train station, swimming pool,   hotel ...)

asking   for and giving basic directions, address details

addresses   and places in town

Unit   9

home   and room vocabulary (house, apartment, kitchen,
  yard ...), extension of adjectives (colors), to have, there are, we

describing   your home, describing room interiors

houses   and homes

Unit   10

family/status   vocabulary (single, divorced, husband, children ...), have got, whose,   possessive s

describing   status and family situation, explaining possession (it's Simon's car)

family   situation

Unit   11

how   much?, each, prices, quite/pretty, about (approximately), “tourist-shopping”   vocabulary (postcard, stamp, roll of film ...)

asking   about and giving prices, giving opinions about values (very hot, pretty   expensive)

values   – money, temperature

Unit   12

how   old? (ages of people), both, possessive adjectives, over/under, extension of   family vocabulary (son, sister ...)

giving   and asking about age, expressing opinions (about age), describing family   relationships, referring to possessions

family   life

Unit   13

the   time (analog and digital), at (time), from (time) to (time), to start, to   finish, to end

telling   the time, giving and asking about times of events and appointments

times   and arrangements

Unit   14

daily-route   verbs (to get up, start work ...), meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner),   consolidation of verb + s in third person (daily routine verbs), to   open/close, open/closed, before/after

describing   and asking about daily routines, giving and asking about opening and closing   times

daily   routines

Unit   15

days   of the week, on (day), who (verb + s)?, when?, at/on the weekend, shall we?,   let's, leisure activity vocabulary

describing   and asking about hobbies, making appointments, describing weekly routines

hobbies   and free time