Chapter 1 USING BE

1-1 Singular pronouns + be
1-2 Plural pronouns + be
1-3 Singular nouns + b
1-4 Plural nouns + be
1-5 Contractions with be
1-6 Negative with be
1-7 Be + adjective
1-8 Be + a place
1-9 Summary: basic sentence patterns with be

Chapter 2 USING BE AND HAVE

2-1 Yes/no questions with be
2-2 Short answers to yes/no questions
2-3 Questions with be using where
2-4 Using have and has
2-5 Using my , your , her , his , our , their
2-6 Using this and that
2-7 Using these and those
2-8 Asking questions with what and who + be

Chapter 3 USING THE SIMPLE PRESENT

3-1 Form and basic meaning of the simple present tense
3-2 Frequency adverbs
3-3 Position of frequency adverbs
3-4 Spelling and pronunciation of final -es
3-5 Adding final -s / -es to words that end in -y
3-6 Irregular singular verbs: has , does , goes
3-7 Like to , want to , need to
3-8 Simple present tense: negative
3-9 Simple present tense: yes/no questions
3-10 Simple present tense: asking information questions with where and what
3-11 Simple present tense: asking information questions with when and what time

Chapter 4 USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

4-1 Be + -ing the present progressive
4-2 Spelling of -ing
4-3 Present progressive: negatives
4-4 Present progressive: questions
4-5 Simple present tense vs. the present progressive
4-6 Non-action verbs not used in the present progressive
4-7 See , look at , watch , hear , and listen to
4-8 Think about and think that

Chapter 5 TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT

5-1 Using it to talk about time
5-2 Prepositions of time
5-3 Using it and what to talk about the weather
5-4 There + be
5-5 There + be yes/no questions
5-6 There + be asking questions with how many
5-7 Prepositions of place
5-8 More prepositions of place: a list
5-9 Would like
5-10 Would like vs. like

Chapter 6 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

6-1 Nouns: subjects and objects
6-2 Nouns as objects of prepositions
6-3 Adjectives with nouns
6-4 Subject pronouns and object pronouns
6-5 Nouns: singular and plural forms
6-6 Nouns: irregular plural forms
6-7 Possessive pronouns: mine , yours , his , hers , ours , theirs
6-8 Possessive nouns
6-9 Questions with whose
6-10 Possessive: irregular plural nouns

Chapter 7 COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

7-1 Nouns: count and noncount
7-2 Using a vs. an
7-3 Using a / an vs. some
7-4 Measurements with noncount nouns
7-5 Using many , much , a few , a little
7-6 Using the
7-7 Using O (no article) to make generalizations
7-8 Using some and any

Chapter 8 EXPRESSING PAST TIME, PART 1

8-1 Using be past time
8-2 Simple past tense of be negative
8-3 Past of be questions
8-4 Simple past tense: using --ed
8-5 Past time words: yesterday , last , and ago
8-6 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 1)
8-7 Simple past tense: negative
8-8 Simple past tense: yes/no questions
8-9 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 2)
8-10 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 3)
8-11 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 4)

Chapter 9 EXPRESSING PAST TIME, PART 2

9-1 Simple past tense: using where , why , when , and what time
9-2 Questions with what
9-3 Questions with who and whom
9-4 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 5)
9-5 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 6)
9-6 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 7)
9-7 Before and after in time clauses
9-8 When in time clauses
9-9 Present progressive and past progressive
9-10 Using while with past progressive
9-11 Simple past tense vs. past progressive

Chapter 10 EXPRESSING FUTURE TIME, PART 1

10-1 Future time: using be going to
10-2 Using present progressive to express future time
10-3 Words used for past time and future time
10-4 Using a couple of or a few with ago (past) and in (future)
10-5 Using today , tonight , and this + morning , afternoon , evening , week , month , year
10-6 Future time: using will
10-7 Asking questions with will
10-8 Verb summary: present, past, and future
10-9 Verb summary: forms of be

Chapter 11 EXPRESSING FUTURE TIME, PART 2

11-1 May / might vs. will
11-2 Maybe (one word) vs. may be (two words)
11-3 Future time clauses with before , after , and when
11-4 Clauses with if
11-5 Expressing future and habitual present with time clauses and if -clauses
11-6 Using what + a form of do

Chapter 12 MODALS, PART 1: EXPRESSING ABILITY

12-1 Using can
12-2 Pronunciation of can and can't
12-3 Using can questions
12-4 Using know how to
12-5 Using could past of can
12-6 Using be able to
12-7 Using very and too + adjective

Chapter 13 MODALS, PART 2: ADVICE, NECESSITY, REQUESTS, SUGGESTIONS

13-1 Using should
13-2 Using have + infinitive ( have to / has to / had to )
13-3 Using must , have to / has to , and should
13-4 Polite questions: may I , could I , and can I
13-5 Polite questions: could you and would you
13-6 Imperative sentences
13-7 Modal auxiliaries
13-8 Summary chart: modal auxiliaries and similar expressions
13-9 Using let's

Chapter 14 NOUNS AND MODIFIERS

14-1 Modifying nouns with adjectives and nouns
14-2 Word order of adjectives
14-3 Linking verbs + adjectives
14-4 Adjectives and adverbs
14-5 Expressions of quantity: all of , most of , some of , almost all of
14-6 Expressions of quantity: subject-verb agreement
14-7 Using every , everyone , everybody , everything
14-8 Indefinite pronouns: something , someone , somebody , anything , anyone , anybody

Chapter 15 MAKING COMPARISONS

15-1 The comparative: using -er and more
15-2 The superlative: using -est and most
15-3 Using one of + superlative + plural noun
15-4 Making comparisons with adverbs
15-5 Comparisons: using the same ( as ), similar ( to ), and different ( from )
15-6 Comparisons: using like and alike
15-7 Using but
15-8 Using verbs after but
Appendix 1 English Handwriting
Appendix 2 Numbers
Appendix 3 Ways of Saying Time
Appendix 4 Days/Months/Seasons
Appendix 5 Supplementary Charts
A5-1 Basic capitalization rules
A5-2 Voiceless and voiced sounds for -s endings on verbs
A5-3 Final -ed pronunciation for simple past verbs
Listening Script
Let's Talk: Answers