NHW Elementary Syllabus
NHW Elementary Syllabus
NHW Elementary Syllabus
LANGUAGE INPUT
Unit
1 You and me
Grammar
Vocabulary
Everyday English
Verb to be
am/is/are
Im from Bristol. p6
Possessive adjectives
my/your p6
his/her p7
Verbs have/go/live/like
I have a brother.
I live with my parents. p8
Possessive s
My sisters name p8
Personal information
email address, surname p7
Adjectives
small, beautiful, easy p10
Opposite adjectives
good/bad, hot/cold p11
The family
husband, aunt, cousin p12
Everyday conversations
Hi, Pete!
Hello, Mrs Brown.
See you later!
Can I have a coffee,
please?
Nice to meet you. p13
A students blog
Annalisas blog
A students experiences
of school and family in
London, England p10
Introducing yourself
My surname is
Im 18 years old. p7
Talking about you
I have a brother.
I live with p9
Personal information
Wheres he from? p7
Annalisas blog p10
Five conversations in Annalisas day
p11
2 A good job!
Verbs
come, work, earn, go, play p15
Jobs
nurse, hairdresser, lawyer
He designs buildings. p20
Jobs
People and their jobs
She wants to be a doctor.
He works very hard. p20
Conversations about jobs
What does he do?
Thats a good job! p20
Improving style
Using pronouns
I like him.
She doesnt like it.
Rewriting a text p105
Verbs
cook, eat, finish, sing, stay p22
In my free time
play golf, dance, go to the gym p24
My perfect weekend
watch TV, go shopping p26
Roleplay
Interviewing Lisa Parsons p23
Questionnaire
Your work/life balance p28
In my free time
Free time activities
People talk about what they like
doing in their free time p27
Form filling
An application form giving
personal information
Date of birth
Please tick (3) p106
4 Somewhere to live
There is/are
Theres a big living room. p31
some/any/a lot of
She has some plates.
There arent any glasses.
She has a lot of clothes. p32
this/that/these/those
I like that picture.
How much are these? p32
Numbers
45, 250
1, 6.8
07861 56678 p37
Prices
1.50
$19.99
12 p37
Information gap
Describing a flat p31
Whats in your bag?
Theres a wallet.
Are there any photos? p33
Discussion
Famous buildings p35
5 Super me!
can/cant
She can ski.
I cant speak French. p39
Adverbs
quite well, not at all
I can draw quite well. p39
was/were/could
Where were you yesterday? p00
I could ski when I was five. p40
was born
He was born in 1990. p41
Polite requests
Can I have ?
Can you open ?
Could I ask you ?
Could you tell me ?
Sure.
Sorry. p45
A talented family
A passion for success
The violinist Nicola
Benedetti and her father
p42
Super kids!
Child prodigies a pianist and a
singer
Pablo Picasso p44
Conversations
You send a lot of text messages.
The post office is near the traffic
lights. p44
A formal email
Applying for a job
I am interested in the job of
Writing an email p108
Regular verbs
clean, look after, open p47
Irregular verbs
caught, lost, left, won p48
Describing feelings
bored, excited, worried p52
Describing things
interesting, exciting p52
Interview
Ben Way, dot com millionaire p48
Conversations
Did you enjoy the film?
No, it was boring. p52
A biography
Combining sentences
However, when, until
Writing a biography p109
p6
p14
p22
p30
p38
p46
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Reading SPEAKINg LISTENing
Writing
LANGUAGE INPUT
Unit
7 Dates to remember
Grammar
Vocabulary
Everyday English
Adverbs
quickly/carefully/badly
fast/hard/well
fortunately/immediately
p60
Special occasions
birthday, Mothers Day
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas! p61
Information gap
Bills life p56
Talking about my life
An autobiography p57
Telling a story
Retelling a story p60
Telling a story
Using time expressions
during, before, between,
after
Researching and writing
about a historical
character p110
8 Eat in or out?
Two emails
Informal and more formal
Just to say
Best wishes
Writing an informal email
p112
9 City living
Comparative adjectives
bigger, more romantic, better, worse p70
have got
Ive got a good job.
Have you got a car? p72
Superlative adjectives
busiest, most popular, best p73
Adjectives
tall, wet, warm, polite p71
safe, dangerous p74
Markets
artists, fashion, jewellery
p72
Town and country
square, office block,
cottage, farm, path p76
Directions
Prepositions over, along,
round, through p77
Can you tell me how to get to ?
Is there a near here?
Go over the roundabout.
Follow the signs to p77
Megacities
High-speed Tokyo, Mumbai
city of extremes,
Multicultural Mexico City
Three huge cities facts and
attractions p74
Comparing places
Two capital cities p71
Ive got a bigger house than you!
p72
A megacity p74
Describing a place
Relative pronouns
which/who/where
the book which
the girl who
Writing about your capital
city p76
10 W
here on earth are
you?
Describing people
pretty, good-looking,
handsome
blond/fair hair
brown/blue eyes p84
Clothes
a dress, a suit, a skirt p84
Project
Who is on the ISS? p82
Describing someone in the room/
in the news p84
Whos who?
Whos who at the party? p80
Interview
Interview with an astronaut p82
Describing people
Descriptions of people p84
11 G
oing far
going to future
Im going to buy a motorbike. p86
Infinitive of purpose
Were going to Egypt to see the pyramids.
p89
Verbs
drop, sneeze, kiss, fall p88
Whats the weather like?
sunny/rainy/cloudy
warm/cool/dry p92
Making suggestions
What shall we do?
Lets
Why dont we ?
Ill get my coat. p93
Describing a holiday
Writing a postcard
Were having a wonderful
time
Writing about your holiday
p116
12 N
ever ever!
Present Perfect
Ive been to Rome.
I havent travelled much. p94
ever and never
Have you ever met/lived ? p95
yet and just
They havent finished yet.
Shes just emailed. p96
Tense revision
Present/past/future tenses p97
Past participles
flown, given, eaten p95
take and get
take place/take off/take an
exam
get married/get on with/
get to work p100
Transport and travel
flight, return ticket,
platform p101
What an experience!
Ive been to Glastonbury!
The greatest music festival in
the world p98
What an experience!
A poem
Peoples experiences of a music festival Choosing the right word
p99
Why did you leave?
Writing poetry p117
p54
p62
p70
p78
p86
p94
Tapescripts
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
p118
Grammar Reference
p133
Pairwork
p148
Word list
p142
Irregular verbs
p158
Phonetic symbols
Writing
p159