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A2: what's new

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# A2 · Elementary ## Words ### Determiners - the or no article? - much, many, a lot of, a few, a little - some, any, no; something, anyone, nowhere - one, ones; another, other, the other - all, both, each, every ### Pronouns - mine, yours… and whose - Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself ### Modifiers - Comparatives - Superlatives - as … as, the same as, different from - too, enough, very - Adverbs of manner: quickly, well - -ed or -ing adjectives: bored or boring? - already, yet, still, just; also, too, either ### Prepositions - Prepositions of movement - by, with, about; between, among; above, over ## Verbs ### Tenses - Past simple: more irregular verbs - Past continuous; when & while - Past simple or past continuous? - used to - going to - will & shall - Present continuous for the future - Verb forms & auxiliary verbs - Present perfect: experience (ever, never, been, gone) - Present perfect: just, already, yet ### Modals - must, mustn't, have to, don't have to - should for advice - could, be able to; asking for things & permission - may & might - Suggestions & offers: Let's, Shall we, How about ### Verb patterns - Verbs with two objects: give me it / give it to me - Linking verbs: look, feel, sound, seem + adjective - Phrasal verbs: first steps - verb + to or verb + -ing? (basics) - to for purpose: I came to study ## Sentences ### Structure - Wh- questions: which, whose, how long, what … like - Negatives & answering negative questions - Exclamations: What a…! How…! ### Clauses - Relative clauses: who, which, that, where - Time & reason clauses: when, before, because ### Conditionals - Zero conditional - First conditional & future time clauses ## Text ### Linking - Short responses: So do I, Me neither, I think so - Sequencing: first, then, after that, finally ### Style - Contractions & apostrophes - Commas in lists & capital letters

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