Herbert Puchta & Jeff StranksG. Gerngross C. Holzmann P. Lewis-Jones
Student’s BookAmerican MORE! is a four-level course for lower-secondary students with a strong focus on grammar, vocabulary and skills plus a wide range of fl exible components. Each level contains twelve units, with thorough language coverage in every unit. With dedicated reading, culture, grammar, vocabulary, skills and cross-curricular learning sections, you really do get MORE with
American MORE!Each level of the course provides 80–90 hours of classwork. Level 1 has an 18-page starter section that offers students dual entry to suit students who may not have done English at
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complementary materials:
• American MORE! multimedia components – CD-ROM, Testbuilder CD-ROM, DVDs and online materials
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• American MORE! writing with ‘Writing for your Portfolio’ sections in every unit of the Student’s Book
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and stories in the American MORE! Extra Practice Book
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Herbert Puchta & Jeff StranksGunther Gerngross Christian Holzmann Peter Lewis-Jones
Student’s Book
with Interactive CD-ROM
with Interactive CD-ROM
American
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• simple present of be
• questions with Who?
• possessive adjectives
(review)
• feelings
Sounds rightdays of the week
• imperatives
• questions with Who,
Where, Why, What,
What color?
• prepositions
• classroom objects
Sounds right/´/
• ask and say where things are
• listen to and understand
imperatives
• write about your desk
MORE!Check your progressStarter section
Grammar
• subject pronouns
• simple present of be
• possessive adjectives
• plural nouns
Skills
• listen to and understand
international words
• talk about favorite foods
• listen to and complete a
dialogue to introduce yourself
• read about other people and
where they are from
• listen to and complete facts
about other people
• spelling
• talk about myself and others
A Song 4 U Alphabet stars
Language Focus and Vocabulary
• classroom objects
and language
• greetings
• saying hello
• numbers
• asking about age
• international words
• colors
• days of the week
Sounds rightthe alphabet
• There is/are
• possessive ’s
• adjectives
• furniture
• rooms in the house• describe rooms and furniture
• listen to information about
a zoo
• read a story
• write about your ideal room
• have/has
• the indefinite article• parts of the body
• countries and
nationalities
Sounds right/h/
• talk about nationality
• describe people
• talk about possessions
• listen to and understand
physical descriptions
• read descriptions of people
• write a description of
yourself or a friend
• simple present
(affirmative)
• spelling: third-person
singular
• adverbs of frequency
• food
Sounds rightquestion intonation
• make and reply to offers
and requests
• talk about what you eat
• read about different diets
and foods
• listen and complete a dialogue
about food
• write about your eating habitsWha
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(negatives, questions,
and short answers)
• object pronouns
• daily activities • ask and tell the time
• talk about daily routines
• read about other people’s
routines
• write about your day
A Song 4 UThe master of time
Check your progress Units 5 and 6
• say hello/introduce yourself
• ask how people feel
• read and write about days of
the week and feelings
A Song 4 U The weekend is for me
Learn Learn MORE through Englishthrough English
Sleep
Learn Learn MORE about cultureabout culture
School in the U.S.
Read Read MORE for pleasurefor pleasure
The wide-mouthed frog
Learn Learn MORE about cultureabout culture
The East Coast of the U.S.
Read Read MORE for pleasurefor pleasure
A relaxing weekend?
Learn Learn MORE through Englishthrough English
Information Technology
Learn Learn MORE through Englishthrough English
Food from around the world
Learn Learn MORE about cultureabout culture
Multicultural America
Read Read MORE for pleasurefor pleasure
The world’s best detective
MAP OF THE BOOK 3
MORE!Grammar
• demonstrative
adjectives and
pronouns
• count and noncount
nouns
• How much?/How many?
• some/any
Language Focus and Vocabulary
• clothes
Sounds right/D/
Learn Learn MORE through Englishthrough English
Math made easy
• present continuous
(affirmative, negative,
questions, and short
answers)
• forming words with -ing
• telephone numbers
• ordinal numbers
• months of the year
• talk on the phone
• talk about birthdays
• listen to and identify sounds
• read about birthdays in
different cultures
• write a postcard
A Song 4 UMr. Muddle is never right!
• articles
• simple present vs.
present continuous
• computers
• free-time activities
Sounds right /w/the
• make invitations
• talk about your free time
• listen and talk about pets
• read and understand a short
article
A Song 4 USupersonic surfer
Check your progress Units 9 and 10
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The Carnival of the Animals
Learn Learn MORE about cultureabout culture
Spend, spend, spend
Read Read MORE for pleasurefor pleasure
Poems
• simple past of
be (affirmative,
negative, questions,
and short answers)
• past time
expressions
• furniture
Sounds rightwas/were
• ask and say where people
were
• say where things are
• read, listen to, and
understand a mystery story
• write about your day
yesterday
• simple past (positive) • stores
Sounds right/t/ /d/ /Id/
• say when you were somewhere
• talk about shopping
• read short articles and
match them to the correct
information
• listen to a story and correct
sentences
A Song 4 USummer vacation
Whe
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Gam
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Whe
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you?
Whe
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UNI
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UNI
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Units 11 and 12
Learn Learn MORE through Englishthrough English
Money
Learn Learn MORE about cultureabout culture
Free-time activities
Read Read MORE for pleasurefor pleasure
Great Mysteries of the World: Flight 19
• may for permission
• can for ability
• like/love/hate doing
• family members • ask for permission
• talk about your family
• talk about abilities
• read a text about a family
• listen and understand what
activities people do
• write a poem
A Song 4 UHeaven
Check your progress Units 7 and 8
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Learn Learn MORE about cultureabout culture
School Breakfast Program
Read Read MORE for pleasurefor pleasure
Teenage web designer
Skills
• talk about prices
• talk about clothes
• listen to and understand a
dialogue in a grocery store
• read and understand a story
• describe someone in the class
• write about clothes you like
to wear
Wordlist Wordlist page 140page 140
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teacher board paper eraser
student chair ruler pencil case
desk book workbook computer
backpack pencil pen
I don’t understand. Can you repeat that, What’s our homework?
please?
2 2 Listen to the sentences. How do you say them in your language?
Vocabulary The classroom
1 Look at the picture. Write the number of the objects.
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Get talking Greetings
3 3 Match the greetings to the correct picture. Write the number. Then listen and write the expressions under the pictures.
Good evening. Good night, Mom.
Good morning, Mrs. Jones. Good afternoon, Luke.
Goodbye, Mom. Goodbye, Luke.
Good morning, Luke. Hi, Luke.
Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones. Hello, Jenny.
Good night, Luke.
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