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 'New Inside Out Intermediate'. It corresponds to CEFR level B1 and Cambridge ESOL PET. There are 16 syllabus items, matching the student's book units and review sections. Within each syllabus item, resources are grouped into six categories -, Reading,,, and. UNIT NUMBER 1 Friends This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about people, friendship and communication. It covers question formation and adverbs of frequency. Practising forming questions. Practising 'Wh-' questions that ask about a subject. Practising 'Wh-' questions that ask about an object. Practising adverbs of frequency. to six people talking about what they do online and keying the correct words or phrases in each gap. to a woman talking about friendship and choosing the correct phrase to complete what she says. to a woman talking about life with her twin, answering questions and deciding if statements are true or false. General note: 'New Inside Out Intermediate' revises some of the language taught in lower levels of 'New Inside Out'. Hence a few resources used in other 'Macmillan Practice Online' courses have been reused in this course. All about you Wh- questions What do you do online? Wh- questions: subject Wh- questions: object Adverbs of frequency: word order Friendship Double trouble - twins! 1
2 Adrenalin This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about sports and exciting situations. It covers the present perfect simple, the past simple and the past continuous. It also looks at comparative and superlative adjectives. The grammatical focus of 'Interview with a bungee jumper' is not dealt with in the student's book. The resource has been included in this syllabus item because it deals with the same theme as the student's book unit. Practising the present perfect simple with 'ever' and 'never'. Contrasting the past simple and the past continuous. Practising comparative and superlative adjectives. Practising 'as...as' and 'less...than'. to a radio interview with a bungee jumper and choosing the correct answer to complete sentences. to a woman talking about a trip she has been on and deciding which words are stressed in each sentence. to someone talking about swimming with a whale and deciding if statements are true or false. Practising names of sports. Practising the use of 'play', 'do' and 'go' with different sports. Practising word stress in sentences in which speakers express strong opinions and feelings. to advice about three different problems and deciding which advice you are listening to. Interview with a bungee jumper A trip abroad Present perfect simple Past simple v past continuous I do aerobics Ask the pilot Superlatives Comparative adjectives: (not) as... as; less... than Activity Swimming with a whale Personal problem helpline What's your favourite sport? Activity 3 Relationships This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to describe people and talk about relationships. It covers dynamic and stative meanings of verbs. It also practises the present perfect simple and continuous. to a woman talking about her family and matching beginnings and endings of sentences. to two teenagers talking about a friend they are worried about and choosing correct answers to questions. to descriptions of four people and choosing the best adjective to describe each person. Practising stress is three-syllable words. Practising stative verbs. Contrasting the present simple with the present continuous. Practising the present perfect simple and continuous. Talking about families Stative verbs Present continuous v present simple Popstar crazy 2
Present perfect simple v continuous Present perfect simple and continuous Describing people Identifying stress in three-syllable words Review A This syllabus item provides further practice of the main language points covered in units 1-3 of the student's book. to Erika explain why she chose her job and identifying which adjectives she uses to describe a teacher. to a woman talking about her holiday and keying in the missing information to complete a postcard. Practising syllable stress. Practising forming sentences and questions. Practising adverbs of frequency. Practising the past simple, present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. Practising the past simple and past continuous. Practising recognition of verbs that are not normally used in continuous forms. Street Cats A funny thing happened Market research State verbs Mixed tenses Choosing the right job Past simple and past continuous Syllable stress A postcard home 4 Party This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about parties and outings. It covers phrasal verbs, future forms and indefinite pronouns. Practising phrasal verbs. Contrasting the use of 'will', 'going to' and the present continuous for the future. Practising indefinite pronouns. Practising collocations with the verbs 'get', 'do' and 'make'. Practising words/phrases that collocate in sentences relating to conversations at a party. to a boy asking a girl out and matching questions and answers. to friends talking about going to the cinema and deciding whether statements are true or false. to a woman talking about her 21st birthday party plans and choosing the correct answer for each question. Julie's bossy parents Activity Will v going to Meaning of phrasal verbs Let's go to the cinema Get, do and make Activity Party time Future tenses: will/ won't v going to v present continuous What are your plans? Indefinite pronouns: use An invitation 3
5 Edible This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food. It covers countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers and the use of 'would' and 'used to'. Reading Practising countable and uncountable nouns. Practising the use of 'some', 'any', 'no' and 'a/an'. Practising 'much', 'many', 'a lot of', 'a little', 'a few' and 'enough'. Practising expressions of quantity. Practising the use of 'would' and 'used to'. Practising words and phrases used in restaurants. to someone ordering food in a restaurant and putting the conversation in order. Visiting external websites answering questions about chocolate. Practising syllable stress. to someone ordering food in a restaurant and putting the conversation in the correct order. Practising words and phrases used in restaurants. Web Project The Paintball Fight <b>chocolate</b> Word stress Countable and uncountable nouns Some, any, no, a/an Quantity words Would v used to: past habits v past states Used to Eating out Restaurants and eating out Activity 6 Time This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about time management, rules and work places. It covers prepositions of time and modals of obligation, permission and advice. Reading Visiting external websites and answering questions about office politics. Practising words and phrases commonly used in letters of application. to someone giving advice on how to deal with lots of email messages and matching the beginning and ending of suggestions. Practising the prepositions of time 'in', 'at' and 'on'. Practising 'must' and 'have to'. Practising 'mustn't' and 'don't have to'. Practising 'can't' and 'must'. Practising 'must' and 'have to/don't have to' for obligation and 'should/shouldn't' for advice. You have ten messages Can't, and must Dates and times Obligation and advice Pret a Porter Web Project Obligation/necessity: must, have to <b>office politics</b> Obligation/necessity: mustn't, don't have to Letter of application Activity 4
Review B This syllabus item provides further practice of the main language points covered in units 4-6 of the student's book. Reading Visiting external websites and answering questions about festivals around the world. Practising pronoun reference. Practising 'will' and 'going to'. Practising indefinite pronouns. Practising past habits and customs with 'used to'. Practising the use of 'would'. Practising prepositions of time. Practicing modal verbs of permission, obligation and recommendation. Practising identifying the main stressed syllable in single words. Subject pronouns: pronoun reference Would: repeated actions in the past Object pronouns: pronoun reference Will v going to Prepositions of time Permission, obligation and recommendation Would you like anything to eat? Habits Syllable stress <b>festivals around the world</b> Web Project 7 News This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about news stories. It covers verb patterns and passive structures. Practising the '-ing' form and the infinitive with 'to'. Practising the structure 'verb + object + infinitive'. Contrasting the active and the passive voice. Practising passive sentences with and without an agent. Practising different forms of the passive. to three radio news items, matching the headlines with the story and selecting true and false for each statement. 'News items on the radio' will provide useful practice for this syllabus item even though its language level might seem somewhat high. Practising different types of news categories. Fitness freaks Verb + object + verb: object + infinitive The passive: omission of agent Mixed passives Here is the news... Activity Passive forms The passive: passive v active Passive News items on the radio 5
8 Journey This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about journeys and describe places. It covers modals of deduction and the past perfect. Practising collocations in sentences related to travelling. Practising the use of 'must' and 'can't' to talk about things you are certain of and to make deductions. Practising the past perfect. Practising identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities. to a woman talking about a journey across North America and identifying words used to describe places. to a man comparing Prague with London and clicking on the adjectives he uses to describe Prague. to people asking who has done various things and matching the speaker with the correct answer. to a conversation about holiday problems and deciding which statements are correct. Practising asking for and giving directions in a town. A memorable journey Word stress Prague v London Certainty/deduction: must, can't Past perfect: affirmative A horror story Who did it? Holiday problems Underwater discovery How do I get there? Activity 9 Opinions This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about books and films. It covers reported statements and questions. Reading to three interviews with teenagers, matching what they say with pictures and listening for phrases they said. Practising reported speech with past reporting verbs. Practising tense changes used in reported speech. Practising reported questions. Vising external websites and answering questions about two well-known series of children's books. Practising adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'. to several conversations and keying in the missing information in each paragraph. to five people talking about films, choosing the film each person is describing and choosing true or false to answer statements. Reported speech: past reporting verb Reported questions: wh- questions Reported speech: tense changes Reported questions: yes/no questions What did they say? Secret diary The last film I saw Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing: list <b>children's literature</b> Web Project Points of view 6
Review C This syllabus item provides further practice of the main language points covered in units 7-9 of the student's book. Practising '-ed' and '-ing' adjective endings. to a quiz about historical moments and choosing the active or passive voice. to a group of people sailing to the site of a shipwreck and matching the beginning and ending of sentences. to an account of a bank robbery and selecting the information that is different from the information you hear. Practising the '-ing' form and the '-to' infinitive. Practising the use of the passive and the active voice. Practising the past simple and the past perfect. Practising reported speech. Practising reported questions. Going out The spy granny Passive v active Quiz show Talking about history A lost wallet Visit to a shipwreck Adjectives ending with -ed and -ing A daring bank robbery 10 Childhood This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about childhood. It covers defining relative clauses, the first conditional and indirect questions. to descriptions of objects and keying in the picture letter of the object described in each audio clip. Practising relative clauses. Practising the omission of object pronouns in relative clauses. Practising the first conditional. Practising embedded or indirect questions. to a conversation between two friends and choosing which person provides information. to a teenager asking for permission to go out and choosing the correct answer to questions. Relative clauses: structure 1 If you walk under a ladder... Relative clauses: structure 2 Object pronoun omission in relative clauses First conditional: use What could you do? Embedded questions: use Hotel requests Going out! Describing objects 7
11 Age This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about age and regrets. It covers the second and third conditional and the use of 'wish' and 'if only'. Practising words and expressions used when making phone calls. 'Macmillan Practice Online' refers to 'indirect questions' as 'embedded questions'. Practising adverbs of manner. to three conversations about regrets adults have about their schooldays and matching the speakers with the things they regret. Practising the second conditional. Practising 'wish' and 'if only'. Practising the third conditional. Practising the first, second and third conditional. Adverbs of manner: word order An ageing film star looks back Second conditional: use Third conditional: use Second conditional Conditionals I wish... No regrets! Give me a call Activity 12 Style This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about clothes and fashion. It covers adjective order and the structure 'have something done'. When playing 'Molly in the Building on Fire' you should select the topic 'Clothes and Accessories'. Practising words and phrases related to conversations at a party. to an interview about fashions in the 60s and 70s and choosing the correct answer to questions about the interview. Practising the word order of adjectives. Practising the use of 'have something done'. Practising words related to clothes and accesories. Practising collocations related to descriptions of people. Practising collocations with 'have', 'get', 'go', 'do' and 'make'. Molly in the Building on Fire Fashion The Big Jump Uses of have: have something done Order of adjectives Take a holiday Activity The perfect birthday present Cher The Field Show 8
Review D This syllabus item provides further practice of the main language points covered in units 10-12 of the student's book. to a private investigator talking about his life, deciding whether statements are true or false and matching sentence halves. Practising collocations for describing a typical day. Practising relative pronouns. Practising the first, second and third conditional. Practising embedded or indirect questions. Practising expressing regret with 'wish' and 'if only'. Practising different grammar points by playing a game. Practising stress in words with three or more syllables. Bob Marley The Night of the Vampires The Balloon Fiesta Write me an email I wish I'd done that School mornings Activity Words with three or more syllables Mick Malone's life story The Word is Not Enough - Average 9