Macmillan Practice Online is the easy way to get all the benefits of online learning and with over 100 courses to choose from, covering all competence levels and ranging from business English to exam practice and from academic to general English, you re sure to find the one that suits your needs. Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course. This course accompanies 'Inspired 1'. It corresponds to CEFR level A1-A2. There are eight Units and four 'Self Assessment' units. Resources are grouped into eight categories: '', '', '', '', '', '', 'Language Test' and 'Language '. UNIT 1 Nice to meet you This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about ourselves and others and ask about people. It also provides practice of the simple present of 'be', possessive adjectives and questions. a word and selecting its plural. Practicing questions and answers with 'be'. Practicing the indefinite article. Practicing the determiners 'this', 'that', 'these' and 'those'. Practicing possessive adjectives. Practicing the verb 'to be' in the simple present. Practicing making nouns plural. Practicing the possessive adjectives 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'our' and 'their'. to the alphabet song and keying in the missing letters. Practicing telling the time. Practicing completing forms. Practicing writing the time. Practicing choosing the months of the year. a text about a girl and clicking on True or False for each sentence. to someone talking about her family and completing the family tree. Who are you? What time is it? What's that in English? Alphabet rap Determiners Mandy's family tree Possessive adjectives School open house 1
Plurals This is my family Completing forms Months of the year Personal information Leap of Faith Telling the time UNIT 2 21st century world This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about ability and giving instructions. It also provides practice of 'have', 'can', the definite article and imperatives. Practicing the consonant sound 'th'. Practicing identifying the words 'can' and 'can't' in simple sentences and questions. Practicing the use of 'have' and 'has'. Checking your knowledge of affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. Checking your knowledge of imperatives. Practicing the modal verb 'can/can't' for ability. Practicing the definite article. Practicing 'have' and adjectives to describe people. Practicing affirmative imperatives. a text about a girl's favorite band and deciding whether statements are True or False. to descriptions of what four people are wearing and matching the descriptions with pictures of the people. Practicing spelling words for clothes. Practicing words associated with clothes. Practicing clothes and colors. Have or has? Ability: can Can for ability The or no article? My favorite clothes Clothes Clothes <b> </b> What color is it? Consonant sounds Vowel sounds Jane's favorite band My family and I Imperative 2
Self Assessment Units 1 and 2 This syllabus item provides additional practice of the language studied in Units 1 and 2. Language Test Matching nouns of opposite genders. Watching a video about a school day in Britain, then matching words their definitions and clicking on the correct answer for each question. Practicing spelling numbers from one to a hundred. Practicing the verbs 'be' and 'have'. Practicing using 'can' for requests. Practicing talking about abilities. Practicing the demonstratives: 'this/these', 'that/those'. Practicing the question words 'when', 'why', 'what', 'how' and 'where'. Practicing the verbs 'be' and 'have'. Practicing telling the time. Can I help you? Question words Meet my family Farmer Smith's Chickens Be or have? Requests with can Abilities What time is it? UNIT 3 Lifestyle This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about preferences, routines and free-time activities. It also provides practice of the simple present, questions and adverbs of frequency. Watching a video about a young woman's typical week, deciding whether statements are true or fales and choosing the correct day of the week to fill each blank. Watching a video about a young woman's daily routine, matching activities with time expressions and matching times of day with a correct time. Practicing words related to school subjects. Practicing words related to free-time activities. Practicing words related to sports and recreation. a text about a famous soccer player and selecting the correct words to complete the text. a text about a boy's weekend activities and choosing the correct option to complete the sentences. Practicing consonant sounds. Matching the prepositions connected with time. to people talking about food and matching the speakers to the food they talk about. to two people talking about the sports they like and selecting the sports they like and don't like. Practicing the simple present. Practicing 'wh-' questions in the simple present. Practicing adverbs of frequency: 'always', 'usually', 'sometimes', 'never'. Practicing question word order. Practicing the simple present for routines. Practicing the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the simple present. Practicing prepositions of time. 3
Present simple Sports and recreation Question formation A famous celebrity It's on the menu! My weekends What sports do you like? A mail carrier's day Pronouncing sounds Everyday activities The lake club Pam's typical week An unusual pet A surfer in Waikiki School subjects Working in Philadelphia Free-time activities Pret a Porter UNIT 4 Sightseeing This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about what's happening now and places and attractions. It also provides practice of the present progressive and 'there is/ are'. an email from a tourist to her friend and completing the questions. a letter and choosing the correct words to complete sentences. Practicing words related to classroom objects. Practicing words for parts of the body. Checking your knowledge of the present progressive interrogative. Checking your knowledge of the present progressive negative. Checking your knowledge of the present progressive affirmative. Practicing the present progressive. Practicing the use of 'there is', 'there are', 'there isn't' and 'there aren't'. Watching a video about Hong Kong, deciding whether statements are true or false and choosing the right words to complete sentences. Practicing the vowel sounds in words spelled with the letter 'o'. to a rap song about parts of the body and keying in body parts to complete the lyrics. to a description of a city and clicking on the places mentioned. to the daily schedules of four students. Present progressive: interrogative Present progressive: negative Present progressive: affirmative Present progressive Is there a bank on this street? Body Rap Parts of the body Classroom objects Describing places Where in the world...? Hong Kong of the letter "o" Question words On vacation in Mexico 4
Self Assessment Units 3 and 4 This syllabus item provides additional practice of the language studied in Units 3 and 4. Language Test Practicing the simple present of 'don't like'. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'there is/are'. Practicing the first/real conditional. Practicing 'there is' and 'there are'. Helping Dr. Freakstein build his 'creature' by bringing him the body parts he asks for. to a man describing his house. Watching a video about housing in Britain, then dragging each word and dropping it next to the correct picture, and clicking on True or False for each question. Practicing words related to furniture and equipment. a text about Miami and choosing the correct words to complete sentences. Practicing using 'play' or 'go' with activities. Practicing prepositions. to a man describing his house and clicking on the correct answer for each question. Practicing the simple present and present progressive. Dislikes Describing a house There is/are: use The Evil Doctor Physical fitness Play or go? If you walk under a ladder... There is / are What are you doing? Furniture and equipment Welcome to Miami 5
UNIT 5 People and places This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about routines and jobs and the weather. It also provides practice of the simple present and the present progressive, possessive pronouns and comparatives. Remembering where words are and keeping the greyhounds awake by matching the names of jobs and of workplaces. to people talking about their jobs, dragging each name and dropping it in the correct box. to Jane talking to a friend about free time and keying in comparative adjectives to complete the conversation. to two teenagers talking about a healthier lifestyle and choosing the correct option between the simple present and the present progressive. Practicing words related to jobs. Practicing words for different types of weather. Practicing the simple present and progressive. Practicing using the possessive 's'. Practicing comparative adjectives. Practicing possessive pronouns. Checking your knowledge of possessive pronouns. an email from a woman living in Sydney and deciding whether statements are True or False. Identifying the schwa sound in single words. Watching a man talk about the weather in the place where he lives, then clicking on the words you hear and choosing the correct answers to complete sentences. Simple present and progressive Simple present or present progressive? Present simple and present progressive Possessives Spot the difference Possessive pronouns Possessive pronouns Jobs The weather forecast Find the schwa What do you do in your job? Free time Healthy eating Greyhound Midnight Sleep Living in Sydney The four seasons 6
UNIT 6 Looking back This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the past. It also provides practice of the simple past. Helping Agent 700 reach his partner's raft and escape from his enemies by choosing the correct past form of irregular verbs Practicing listening for specific information by listening to the audio and matching the correct speaker to each picture. to two people talking about their hobbies and keying in the missing verbs to complete the stories. Practicing words for places in a town. Practicing words related to countries. Practicing recognizing feelings. Practicing the simple past. Practicing making questions and giving short answers with 'was' and 'were'. Practicing the simple past by keying in the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete a text. Practicing all forms of the simple past. about a famous pirate and deciding whether statements are true or false. Contrasting the different endings for regular verbs in the simple past. Past simple Questions and short answers with was and were Regular verb endings Two stories A young sailor Places in a town Countries <b> </b> How do you feel? Amelia Earhart Where did you go? Past simple Agent 700 Who was Blackbeard? Self Assessment Units 5 and 6 This syllabus item provides additional practice of the language studied in Units 5 and 6. Language Test Watching a video about the weather in Britain, ordering letters to make words and then dragging each word and dropping it in the correct gap. Practicing words related to jobs. Practicing words for the seasons in a year. Testing your knowledge of question words and the simple present. to a mysterious story and putting the story in the correct order. Completing sentences using the present simple or the present progressive. Practicing the simple present and present progressive. Practicing questions in the simple past. Contrasting the use of 'was' and 'were'. a a news story about two teenagers and deciding whether statements are true or false. Present simple v. present progressive Questions in the past simple Jobs crossword puzzle What season is it? Robot Wars 7
Elementary Test 03 Practice Test Teen heroes Were you sick? UNIT 7 Taking action This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about future plans and intentions. It also provides practice of the future with 'going to', gerunds and superlatives. Practicing syllable stress. Practicing words related to animals. Practicing adjectives and their opposites. Practicing types of hobbies. Practicing verbs followed by the '-ing' form. Checking your knowledge of superlatives formed by adding 'the most' before the adjective. Checking your knowledge of superlatives formed by adding '-est' to the adjective. Practicing verb phrases expressing likes and dislikes. an email about hobbies and deciding if sentences are True or False. Matching words and drawings related to domestic animals, wild animals, extreme weather and jobs. to three conversations about different kinds of plans and completing sentences with 'going to'. to people talking about sports and putting the sports into the order you hear them. to an interview about a family going to live on a desert island and selecting the correct answer to sentences. Verbs followed by the -ing form Superlative adjectives: the most + adjective Superlative adjectives: + -est, spelling Plans Opposites What's your hobby? I play volleyball Life on a desert island Word stress Likes and dislikes Hobbies Memory 8
UNIT 8 Home from home This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about making and accepting offers and possessions. It also provides practice of countable and uncountable nouns, 'some' and 'any' and 'have'. to people talking about their free time and matching each speaker with the correct question. Practicing 'some' and 'any'. Practicing making and accepting offers. Contrasting the use of 'a', 'some' and 'any'. Practicing question tags with 'to be'. Practicing common uses of 'have' and 'be'. a thank-you note and clicking on the correct answer to each question. Practicing words related to eating and drinking. Watching a woman talk about her eating habits, then clicking on the words you hear and choosing the correct answers to complete sentences. Helping Mr. Fletcher clean his store by matching words and drawings related to fruit and vegetables. Practicing the different vowel sounds of the letter 'a'. Quantifiers Eating and drinking Ordering in a restaurant In my room Completing questions Lunchtime Mr. Fletcher's Grocery Store Candy or cake? Be or have? Free time A thank-you note Self Assessment Units 7 and 8 This syllabus item provides additional practice of the language studied in Units 7 and 8. Language Test Practicing the '-ing' verb form to talk about hobbies. to people talking about special occasions and keying in the missing word in each gap. Testing your knowledge of general language areas appropriate for your level. to two men making a shopping list and deciding whether a series of statements is true or false. Practicing adjectives for describing animals. Practicing words related to leisure time. Practicing common collocations. Watching a video about packed lunches, then ordering letters to form words and choosing the correct answer for each question. to an interview with a teenager and choosing the correct words to complete sentences. Practicing 'be' followed by 'going to'. Practicing countable and uncountable nouns. Practicing the use of 'a', 'some' and 'any'. Practicing superlative adjectives. Practicing common uses of 'have'. a text about a teenager's dream and choosing Yes or No to answer questions. 9
Be followed by going to Countable and uncountable nouns Describing animals Leisure time A, some, any A, some, any Beginner Test 08 The world around us Phrases with have Collocations Hobbies Money matters Julia's dream Practice Test 10