English, Beginner 3 (A1/A2)

In this course you will review basic structures and vocabulary and then build on them to expand your ability to communicate orally and in writing. Growing your vocabulary will enhance your ability to understand written and spoken English.

Each of the review lessons takes about one hour to complete. Move faster on the easy parts and devote a little more time to parts that are new or difficult.

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English, Introductory Skills II - A1

In the next review section of about 10 hours of activities, you will practice using time expressions, descriptive adjectives, terms for body and clothing, basic verbs and forming statements and questions.

• Unit 1. The Body.
• Unit 2. Clothes.
• Unit 3. Appearance.
• Unit 4. Feelings.
• Unit 5. Likes and Dislikes.
• Unit 6. Activities.
• Unit 7. Days of the Week.
• Unit 8. The Date.
• Unit 9. The Office.
• Unit 10. Review.

Now that you are through with your review of basic grammar and vocabulary, let's move on to the next segment of your program. Go to your TMM homepage and switch your program from "Beginner, All Skills" to "Intermediate, All Skills, Level A2." Congratulations!

English, Intermediate, All Skills, A2

This program concentrates on skills in writing and reading, speaking and listening. It will review and expand your vocabulary and grammar skills.

Unit 1. Weather Report.

• Vocabulary. Talk about the weather.
• Grammar. Construction of preterite tense, question tags and using "the same ... as."

Unit 2. The Canoe Trip.

• Vocabulary. Talk about weather and storms.
• Grammar. Use "everybody" and "nobody," adverbs of time, the adverb "that," "to get" + adjective.

Unit 3. Vacation time.

• Vocabulary. Transportation, vacation planning, clothes and travel.
• Grammar. Possessive pronouns, talking about the near future "be + -ing" and the past (preterite).

Unit 4. At the Shore.

• Vocabulary. Travel vocabulary, travel wardrobe.
• Grammar. Compound nouns, use of "so" to express a goal, using "also," "as well" and "too."

Unit 5. Free Time.

• Vocabulary. Family, holidays, games and pastimes.
• Grammar. Present conditional, superlatives.

Unit 6. At the Lake.

• Vocabulary. Games, sports, arts and vacations.
• Grammar. "Can" and "could," present subjunctive and irregular comparatives.
• Unit 7. Cultural Exercises

Unit 8. Arrival in New York.

• Vocabulary. Air and rail transportation, baggage, travel terms.
• Grammar. Present perfect continuous, "either ... or" and "neither ... nor," direct and indirect questions.