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Describing / Presenting (48)
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Social Interaction (137)
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Everyday Functions (1589)
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- Functions: expressing likes & dislikes (39)
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Presenting What's Possible in Future (15)
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Vocabulary

English Expressions (164)
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Meaning in Use (64)
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Word Building (1264)
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- Vocabulary: definitions (532)
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- Vocabulary: spelling (7)
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Pronunciation

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Sounds (38)
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- Pronunciation: vowels (4)
Stress / Intonation (15)

Grammar

Adjectives (77)
- Grammar: adjective order (2)
- Grammar: adjectives (46)
- Grammar: comparatives superlatives (13)
- Grammar: like, as (6)
- Grammar: much, far, a little, lots + comparatives (6)
- Grammar: participle adjectives (4)
Adverbials (47)
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- Grammar: enough, too, too much (3)
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- Grammar: still, yet, already (4)
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Connected Discourses (80)
- Grammar: clauses (14)
- Grammar: cohesion (2)
- Grammar: linking words - addition (9)
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- Grammar: punctuation (2)
- Grammar: reference (12)
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Determiners (37)
Prepositions (83)
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- Grammar: phrasal verbs (prepositions, particles) (17)
- Grammar: prepositions (60)
Pronouns & Nouns (96)
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Verb: Questions (42)
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- Grammar: used to (past) (4)

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