TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oxenden,Clive
AU  - Latham-Koenig,Christina
AU  - Seligson,Paul
TI  - American English File 1
SN  - 9780194774161 (Student Book) 
AV  - PE2807 .O94 2008
U1  - 427.973 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - United States
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - A1-A2 (CEFR)
KW  - Low-High Beginner
N1  - "A balance of skills, vocabulary, pronunciations, and grammar gets students gets students speaking with confidence; Motivating, real-world texts and task get students speaking. Practical English lessons with integrated video focus on everyday language. Illustrated Vocabulary Bank, Grammar Bank, and Sound Bank provide extra reference and practice." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; UNIT 1
; A. Nice to meet you
; Grammar : verb be + , pronouns : I, you, etc
; Vocabulary : numbers 1-20, days of the week
; Pronunciation : vowel sounds, stress words; B. I'm not American, I'm Canadian!
; Grammar : verb be - and ?
; Vocabulary: countries and nationalities, numbers 20-1000
; Pronunciation: vowel sounds; C. His name, her name
; Grammar: possessive adjectives: my, your, etc
; Vocabulary: personal information
; Pronunciation: the alphabet, /ər / and / aʊ; D. Turn off your cell phone!
; Grammar : a / an, plurals, this / that / these / those
; Vocabulary: the classroom, common objects, classroom language
; Pronunciation: vowel sounds; Practical English
; On a plane; Writing
; Completing a form; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 2
; A. Cappuccino and fries
; Grammar: simple present + and -
; Vocabulary: verb phrases, irregular plurals
; Pronunciation: consonant sounds, third person -s; B. When Natasha meets Darren
; Grammar : simple present ?
; Vocabulary: common verb phrases
; Pronunciation: consonants; C. An artist and a musician
; Grammar : a /an/ + jobs
; Vocabulary: jobs
; Pronunciation: consonant sounds; D. Relatively famous
; Grammar: possessives
; Vocabulary: family
; Pronunciation: consonants sounds; Practical English
; At a hotel; Writing
; An informal e-mail/letter; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 3
; A. Pretty woman
; Grammar : adjectives
; Vocabulary: adjectives, very
; Pronunciation: vowel sounds; B. Wake up, get out of bed
; Grammar: telling the time, simply present
; Vocabulary: daily routine
; Pronunciation: the letter o; C. The island with a secret
; Grammar: adverbs of frequency
; Vocabulary: time words and expressions; Pronunciation: the letter h; D. On the last Wednesday in August
; Grammar: prepositions of time
; Vocabulary: the date; Pronunciation: word stress, / ð / and / θ; Practical English
; In a coffee shop; Writing
; A magazine article; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 4
; A. I can't dance
; Grammar: can/ can't
; Vocabulary: verbs phrases
; Pronunciation: sentence stress; B. Shopping - men love it!
; Grammar: like + (verb + -ing)
; Vocabulary: free time activities
; Pronunciation: / ɳ /, sentence stress; C. Fatal attraction?
; Grammar: object pronouns: me, you, him, etc
; Vocabulary: love story phrases
; Pronunciation: /ɪ/ and /i; D. Are you still mine?
; Grammar: possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc
; Vocabulary: music
; Pronunciation: rhyming words; Practical English
; In a clothing store; Writing
; Describing a friend; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 5
; A. Who were they?
; Grammar: simple past of be: was / were
; Vocabulary: word formation
; Pronunciation: sentence stress; B. Sydney, here we come
; Grammar: simple past : regular verbs
; Vocabulary: past time expressions; Pronunciation: -ed endings; C. Girls' night out
; Grammar: simple past: irregular verbs
; Vocabulary: go. have, get
; Pronunciation: sentence stress; D. Murder in a mansion
; Grammar: simple past: regular and irregular
; Vocabulary: irregular verbs
; Pronunciation: simple past verbs; Practical English
; In a gift shop; Writing
; A vacation report; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 6
; A. A house with a history
; Grammar: there is / there are
; Vocabulary: houses and furniture
; Pronunciation: /ð/ and/ ɛr/, sentence stress; B. A night in a haunted hotel
; Grammar: there was / there were
; Vocabulary: prepositions of place
; Pronunciation: verb phrases; C. Nightmare neighbors
; Grammar: present continuous
; Vocabulary: verb phrases
; Pronunciation: verb + -ing; D. New York, New York
; Grammar: simple present or present continuous?
; Vocabulary: places in a city
; Pronunciation: place names; Practical English
; On the street; Writing
; A postcard; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 7
; A. What does your say about you?
; Grammar: a/an, some / any
; Vocabulary: food, countable/uncountable nouns
; Pronunciation: the letters ea; B. How much water do we really need?
; Grammar: how much/ how many?, quantifiers: a lot, not much, etc
; Vocabulary: drinks
; Pronunciation: /w/, /v/, and /b; C. Trading vacations
; Grammar: be going to (plans)
; Vocabulary: vacations
; Pronunciation: sentence stress; D. It's written in the cards
; Grammar: be going to (predictions)
; Vocabulary: verb phrases
; Pronunciation: /ʊ/,  /u/, and /ʌ; Practical English
; At a restaurant; Writing
; Instruction; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 8:
; A. The True False Show
; Grammar: comparative adjectives
; Vocabulary: personality adjectives
; Pronunciation: /ər/, sentence stress; B. The highest in the world
; Grammar: superlative adjectives
; Vocabulary: the weather
; Pronunciation: consonant groups; C. Would you like to drive a Ferrari?
; Grammar: would like to/like
; Vocabulary: adventures
; Pronunciation: sentence stress; D. They dress well but drive badly
; Grammar: adverbs
; Vocabulary: common adverbs
; Pronunciation: adjectives and adverbs; Practical English
; Going home; Writing
; Making a reservation; Review & Check
; What do you remember? What can you do?; UNIT 9
; A. Before we met
; Grammar: present perfect
; Vocabulary: been to
; Pronunciation: sentence stress; B. I've read the book, I've seen the movie
; Grammar: present perfect or simple past?
; Vocabulary: past participles
; Pronunciation: irregular past participles; Grammar
; Quick grammar check for each File; Vocabulary, Pronunciation
; Quick check of vocabulary, sounds, and word stress; Communication; Audioscripts; Grammar Bank; Vocabulary Bank; Irregular verbs; Sound Bank
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