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Straightforward Advanced Practice Online

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Straightforward Advanced Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Straightforward Advanced'. There are twelve units in this course. Resources are grouped into five categories: Language Focus, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening and Pronunciation.

UNIT 1Lesson 1A - 1D

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about change. It also provides practice of simple and continuous tenses.

Pronunciation Identifying the changing syllable stress in nouns and their corresponding adjectives.

Reading and Listening Reading to understand text structure. Listening to advice about three different problems.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of when to use the past perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the future perfect continuous. Checking your knowledge of the future perfect simple and the future perfect continuous.

Language Focus Practising the past perfect simple and continuous. Practising the present continuous for future use. Practising pronoun reference.

Vocabulary Completing a text about a very old man in Britain who is still working. Practising forming nouns from verbs. Practising using suffixes to make nouns from verbs.

Tsunami Language Exercise

Round-the-world trip Language Exercise

Pronoun reference Language Exercise

Highway 101 Language Exercise

Past perfect continuous: use

Grammar Reference Unit

Future perfect continuous: affirmative


Future perfect simple v continuous


Paper 3 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise

From a verb to a noun Vocabulary Activity

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Noun suffixes Vocabulary Activity

Reading Part 2 Exam Preparation Exercise

Personal problem helpline Listening Activity

Changing stress in nouns and adjectives

Pronunciation Activity


This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about memory and memories . It also provides practice of infinitives, gerunds and comparison.

Language Focus Practising verbs followed by the gerund or the infinitive. Practising verbs followed by an '-ing' form or infinitive with a change in meaning. Keying in the missing words to complete a text about the influence of music lessons on children's ability to remember things.

Pronunciation Identifying interested intonation in questions.

Reading and Listening Reading a text on memory and choosing the correct option in multiple-choice questions. Reading a text on memory and deciding whether statements are True, False, or Not Given. Listening to five people talking about a museum and matching opinions with each speaker.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the form and uses of the infinitive. Checking your knowledge of the infinitive without 'to'. Checking your knowledge of the structure 'the ... the'. Checking your knowledge of double comparatives.

Vocabulary Selecting the correct words to complete a text on memory. Practising verb collocations.

Fear of flying Language Exercise

-ing forms and infinitives Language Exercise


The infinitive: form, subject, complement, purpose and split


The infinitive without to: form + use


Comparative adjectives: the ... the


Comparative adjectives: double comparatives



A cycling hobby Vocabulary Activity

Academic Reading Passage 1: Memory (Task 1)

Exam Preparation Exercise

Academic Reading Passage 1: Memory (Task 3)

Exam Preparation Exercise


Intonation Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about society. It also provides practice of adding emphasis.

Reading and Listening Listening to parents talking to their daughter about mobile phones and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Reading a text about approaches in different countries to the growing problem of environmental pollution caused by plastic bags. Keying in the correct paragraph letters to complete a text about people who start and run their own businesses. Listening to a passage about tourists polluting the environment.

Pronunciation Identifying the main stress in pairs of sentences with changing information.

Vocabulary Practising finding the meaning of definitions and reading to extract the main points made in a text. Practising suffixes used to make nouns into adjectives. Practising suffixes used to make adjectives into nouns. Using context to work out the meaning of words.

Language Focus Practising the use of 'What' at the beginning of sentences for emphasis. Practising fronting.

Comments on the cinema Language Exercise

The Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards

Language Exercise

The science of shopping Vocabulary Activity

Adjectives from nouns Vocabulary Activity

Nouns from adjectives Vocabulary Activity

Eliminating plastic bags Vocabulary Activity


The plastic problem Language Exercise


The environment Listening Activity

Waste products and recycling

Listening Activity

Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to make complaints and express emotions. It also provides practice of reported speech.

Pronunciation Contrasting voiced and unvoiced fricatives.

Reading and Listening Reading an article about what makes people happy and selecting appropriate academic words to complete the text. Listening to a conference participant complaining. Listening to someone making a complaint about a service. Choosing the correct option to answer multiple-choice questions on a text about ghostwriters - people who write books on behalf of other people. Choosing the correct option to answer multiple-choice questions on a text about laughter.

Language Focus Practising reported speech. Practising reported speech with infinitives and '-ing' forms.

Vocabulary Practising verbs describing ways of speaking. Practising phrasal verbs.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of how verbs used in reported speech are used in academic English.

An emergency meeting Language Exercise

Chief Executive faces the press

Language Exercise

Reporting verbs in academic writing


Ways of speaking Vocabulary Activity

A night at the Oscars! Vocabulary Activity

How to accept an Oscar Vocabulary Activity

The psychology of happiness

Vocabulary Activity

Listening to complaints Listening Activity

Complaining about a service

Listening Activity



Voiced and unvoiced fricatives

Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about running a business. It also provides practice of the third conditional and relative clauses.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses. Checking your knowledge of inversion in conditional sentences.

Language Focus Practising defining and non-defining relative clauses. Practising the use of prepositions in relative clauses. Practising mixed conditional tenses. Practising structures which are variations on the first, second and third conditionals.

Pronunciation Practising questions with tags.

Vocabulary Practising words associated with how well companies are performing. Practising words related to running a business.

Reading and Listening Completing a text about people who start and run their own businesses. Listening to a business report about a Swiss watchmaker. Listening to a conversation about the book 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus'.

Relative clauses Language Exercise

A politician's statement Language Exercise

Conditional sentences Language Exercise

Responses to complaints Language Exercise

Defining v non-defining relative clauses: comparison


Inversion: conditional sentences


Business news Vocabulary Activity

Running your own business

Vocabulary Activity


A business report Listening Activity

The difference between men and women

Listening Activity

Question tags Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about health care. It also provides practice of passives.

Reading and Listening Reading an article that discusses the impacts on health of banning smoking in public places and looking for more formal equivalents for a number of different expressions. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions and feelings expressed and aims of speaking in three short conversations. Selecting the correct option to answer questions on a text about smoking in the developing world.

Language Focus Practising passive '-ing' forms. Practising passive infinitives. Practising the passive and causatives. Keying in the missing words to complete a text about how much TV very young children in Britain watch.

Vocabulary Choosing the most appropriate words and phrases to complete an extract from an academic essay about obesity in children. Practising mixed phrasal verbs. Keying in the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete an article about the effects of cleaning products on health.

Pronunciation Listening and clicking on semi-vowels which join the words in bold in each phrase. Identifying the /r/ sound used in connected speech.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the passive infinitive.

A bad experience at the airport

Language Exercise

Win a luxury Caribbean holiday!

Language Exercise

Cher Language Exercise

The passive: infinitive Grammar Reference Unit

Health effects of banning smoking

Vocabulary Activity


Obesity in western children

Vocabulary Activity

An appointment with the dentist

Vocabulary Activity


CAE Paper 4 Part 1 Exam Preparation Exercise

Reading Part 3 Exam Preparation Exercise

Word linking Pronunciation Activity

Daily routine Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about crime and the law. It also provides practice of participle clauses.

Language Focus Practising linking with '-ing' clauses. Practising relative pronouns. Practising phrasal verbs.

Reading and Listening Reading and focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions expressed and literary style used in three short texts. Listening to people talking about crimes.

Vocabulary Practising expressions used to talk about legal and moral obligation. Focusing on vocabulary related to writing books for children. Practising vocabulary connected with legal matters in business. Practising phrasal verbs related to crime.

Pronunciation Identifying polite intonation.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of participle clauses in academic English. Checking your knowledge of how structures using certain words and phrases followed by a gerund are used in academic English.

Visit to a restaurant Language Exercise

Agatha Christie Language Exercise

Police appeal for witnesses

Language Exercise

Participle clauses in academic English


Gerund clauses in academic writing


Westfield Abbey Vocabulary Activity


Legal department letters Vocabulary Activity

Carnival criminals Vocabulary Activity


The law Listening Activity

Polite intonation Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about relationships and people. It also provides practice of nouns and noun phrases.

Reading and Listening Listening to a conversation about friends and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made, information given, opinions expressed and literary style used in three short texts on the subject of relationships. Listening to a twin, Pauline, talking about life with her twin Diana. Listening to someone from the Marriage Guidance Organization talking about the type of problems it helps couples with. Focusing on detailed comprehension of points made and opinions expressed in a text about a rock star.

Pronunciation Identifying the correct stress pattern for multi-syllable noun and verb forms.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of long noun phrases (or noun strings) in academic English. Checking your knowledge of the use of noun forms (nominalization) in academic English. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'of'.

Vocabulary Practising collocations to complete a text about how to boost your self-esteem. Practising word formation to complete a text about the study of handwriting.

Language Focus Practising the use of prepositions after certain nouns.

My sister Language Exercise

Noun phrases in academic writing


Nominalization/nouns in academic writing


Possessives - of: use Grammar Reference Unit

Boost your self-esteem Vocabulary Activity

Could Shakespeare write? Vocabulary Activity

FCE Paper 4 Part 4 Exam Preparation Exercise


Double trouble - twins! Listening Activity

Trouble and strife Listening Activity


Word stress Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about homes and travel. It also provides practice of inversion and the use of modals 'would', 'will' and 'shall'.

Vocabulary Practising verbs and nouns for holiday activities. Practising collocations. Practising words connected with travel.

Reading and Listening Listening to five different people talking about their homes and keying in the correct answers to match speakers to choices in two different tasks. Understanding specific information and completing sentences. Matching statements with the publishing companies to which they refer.

Pronunciation Distinguishing between formal and informal requests.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of how to use 'wouldn't' to talk about lack of willingness. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'would' to talk about repeated actions in the past. Checking your knowledge of the use of negative expressions that require inversion.

Language Focus Practising making offers and requests. Practising future tenses and past tense modals. Practising inversions.

Offers and requests Language Exercise

Advanced Test 01 Practice Test

Company security Language Exercise

Would: willingnessGrammar Reference Unit

Would: repeated actions in the past


Inversion: negative expressions


Holiday paradise Vocabulary Activity

Travel expressions Vocabulary Activity

Taking a holiday Vocabulary Activity




At the airport Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about success. It also provides practice of modals and future tenses.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of using the present simple to talk about fixed future events. Checking your knowledge of the use of the present simple to talk about the future in subordinate clauses. Checking your knowledge of how to use the present simple of 'be' to talk about events in the future.

Pronunciation Practising contrastive word stress.

Reading and Listening Listening to an interview with a schoolgirl who has her own successful company. Reading a text about people who gave up TV for a month and answering questions about it.

Language Focus Testing your knowledge of future tenses and past tense modals. Practising a variety of modal verbs. Practising the use of the structure ''d better' + infinitive without 'to' for giving advice. Practising phrasal verbs with two prepositions.

Vocabulary Selecting the correct word to complete a text about someone who made and appeared in wildlife programmes on British television. Practising expressions used to talk about differences and similarities to complete sentences about TV soaps.


Volcano Language Exercise

Advice on problems at work

Language Exercise

Phrasal verbs with two prepositions

Language Exercise

Present simple with future meaning: fixed events


Present simple with future meaning: subordinate clauses


Present simple with future meaning: other uses



TV soaps Vocabulary Activity

The schoolgirl millionaire Listening Activity


Contrastive stress Pronunciation Activity

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This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about different forms of art. It also provides practice of determiners, quantifiers and unreal tenses.

Language Focus Practising a variety of quantifiers. Practising the use of determiners. Practising structures used with 'prefer' and 'would rather'. Practising unreal tenses.

Reading and Listening Keying in the correct paragraph letters to complete a text about some research on artists. Reading and selecting the correct answers to multiple-choice questions on texts that are all connected with the subject of music. Listening to a speaker talking about the life of Andy Warhol.

Vocabulary Practising verbs describing ways of looking. Practising verbs describing ways of moving.

Grammar Checking your knowledge of 'no', 'none/none of', 'neither of'. Checking your knowledge of 'a lot of', 'lots of', 'loads of', 'several'.

Pronunciation Identifying the purpose and feeling of speakers.

Quantifiers Language Exercise

Social issues survey Language Exercise

Order negotiations Language Exercise

Unreal tenses Language Exercise

Determiners - quantifiers: no, none/none of, neither of


Determiners - quantifiers: a lot of, lots of, loads of, several


Ways of looking Vocabulary Activity

Ways of moving Vocabulary Activity



A biography of Andy Warhol

Listening Activity

Overheard phone calls Pronunciation Activity


This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about science and technology. It also provides practice of a variety of grammar points.

Pronunciation Practising identifying stressed words within sentences.

Reading and Listening Reading about scientific exploration on Mars and choosing the correct vocabulary to complete the text. Listening to an interview with a radio presenter of a science programme and choosing the correct answers to multiple-choice questions. Listening to a radio programme about transparent buildings and keying in missing information to complete sentences.

Language Focus Testing your knowledge of wishes/regrets and connectors. Testing your knowledge of conditionals and relative pronouns: '-ever'.

Vocabulary Practising collocations. Practising words related to technology and clothes. Choosing the correct word for text completion and reading for summary completion. Practising phrasal verbs to do with computers. Practising the formation of negative words.

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Water found on Mars Vocabulary Activity

Some snapshots of technological developments

Vocabulary Activity

Smart clothes Vocabulary Activity

New technology for communication

Vocabulary Activity

Computer crisis Vocabulary Activity

Revising the website Vocabulary Activity



Technology Pronunciation Activity

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