AEF2e CEFR Level 1

American English File 1, Second Edition
CEFR Mapping
1A My names Hannah, not Anna

verb be + subject pronouns: I, you, etc.days of the weeknumbers 020greetings
vowel sounds word stress
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension
Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully

articulated, with long pauses for him/her to
assimilate meaning.
Overall spoken
interaction
Can interact in a simple way but communication is

totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of
speech, rephrasing and repair. Can ask and answer
simple questions, initiate and respond to simple
statements in areas of immediate need or on very
familiar topics.
4
5
1
5
Conversation
Can make an introduction and use basic greeting

and leave-taking expressions. Can ask how people
are and react to news.
4
5
1 Listening & Speaking f

2 Grammar f
Overall spoken
production
Can produce simple mainly isolated phrases about

people and places.
4
5
5
5

2 Grammar
e, f
4 Vocabulary c
5 Listening & Speaking c
Overall written
production
Can write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
4
5
5
5
125
1 Listening & Speaking

b, c
2 Grammar a
3 Pronunciation
d, e
5 Listening & Speaking b
1A Grammar Bank ac
Processing text
Can copy out single words and short texts

presented in standard printed format.
General
linguistic range
Has a very basic range of simple expressions about

personal details and needs of a concrete type.
4
5
5

2 Grammar f
Vocabulary range Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated

words and phrases related to particular concrete
situations.
5
125
148
148
4 Vocabulary
a, c
1A Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 1 ac
Grammatical
accuracy
Shows only limited control of a few simple

grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a
learned repertoire.
5
125
2 Grammar
a, c, d, f
1A Grammar Bank ac
Phonological
control
Pronunciation of a very limited repertoire of

learned words and phrases can be understood with
some effort by native speakers used to dealing
with speakers of his/her language group.
4
5
148
148
1 Listening & Speaking df

3 Pronunciation
a, c, e
Orthographic
control
Can copy familiar words and short phrases e.g.

simple signs or instructions, names of everyday
objects, names of shops and set phrases used
regularly. Can spell his/her address, nationality
and other personal details.
4
148
148
1 Listening & Speaking b

Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 1
a, c
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 2
a, c
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4
5
5
5
5
148
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, b, d
2 Grammar
c, d
3 Pronunciation
a, c
4 Vocabulary c
5 Listening & Speaking ac
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 1 b
Listening & Speaking b
Listening & Speaking c
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Spoken fluency
Can manage very short, isolated, mainly prepackaged utterances, with much pausing to search
for expressions, to articulate less familiar words,
and to repair communication.
4
5
5
5
148
148

2 Grammar f
4 Vocabulary c
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 1 c
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 2 c
1B All over the world

verb be ? and the worldnumbers 21100//, /t/, //, /d/sentence stress
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
Overall reading
comprehension
Can understand very short, simple texts a single

phrase at a time, picking up familiar names, words
and basic phrases and rereading as required.
Reading for
information &
argument
Can get an idea of the content of simpler

informational material and short simple
descriptions, especially if there is visual support.
100,
106
1B Communication ac
Overall spoken
interaction

familiar topics.
7
100,
106
4 Pronunciation & Speaking b

1B Communication ac
Conversation
Can understand everyday expressions aimed at

the satisfaction of simple needs of a concrete type,
delivered directly to him/her in clear, slow and
repeated speech by a sympathetic speaker.
7
7
3 Grammar f
4 Pronunciation & Speaking d
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
6
7
7
7
100,
106
1 Vocabulary c
3 Grammar
e, f
5 Vocabulary d
1B Communication ac
Overall written
production
6
125
1 Vocabulary d
1B Grammar Bank ac
General
linguistic range

7
7
7
3 Grammar f
6 Listening c

situations.
6
7
125
148
149
149
1 Vocabulary
a, c, d
5 Vocabulary
a, c, d
1B Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 3 ab
Vocabulary Bank: The world 1 ac
Vocabulary Bank: The world 2 ab
Grammatical
accuracy
7
7
125
3 Grammar
b, c, e, f
1B Grammar Bank ac

learned repertoire.
PAGE
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
148
149
149
7
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
1 Vocabulary c
2 Pronunciation
a, b
3 Grammar
a, c, e
4 Pronunciation & Speaking a
5 Vocabulary c
6 Listening
a, b
7 Song
Vocabulary Bank: The world 1 b
Vocabulary Bank: The world 2 a
3 Grammar
b, c
Phonological
control

6
7
7
148
2 Pronunciation
a, b
4 Pronunciation & Speaking
a, b
6 Listening a
Spoken fluency
6
7
7
7
100,
106
1 Vocabulary
c, d
3 Grammar f
5 Vocabulary
a, d
1B Communication ac
1C Open your books, please

possessive adjectives: my, your, etc.classroom language/o/, /u/, /r/the alphabet
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
PAGE
8
8
9
9
150
1 Vocabulary b
2 Pronunciation ad
3 Listening & Speaking ac
4 Grammar c
Vocabulary Bank: Classroom Language b
Listening to
announcements
& instructions
Can understand instructions addressed carefully

and slowly to him/her and follow short, simple
directions.
1 Vocabulary d
Reading for
information &
argument

100,
106
1C Communication ac
Overall spoken
interaction

familiar topics.
100,
106
1C Communication ac
Overall written
interaction
Can ask for or pass on personal details in written

form.
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
100,
106
1C Communication ac
Overall written
production
9
9
111
125

a, b
4 Grammar a
1 Writing
b, d
1C Grammar Bank c
Processing text
Can copy out single words and short texts

presented in standard printed format.
111
1 Writing d
General
linguistic range

ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Listening & Speaking d
Listening & Speaking
b, d

situations.
8
8
125
150
1 Vocabulary
a, b, d
2 Pronunciation e
1C Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary Bank: Classroom Language ac
Grammatical
accuracy

learnt repertoire.
9
125
4 Grammar a
1C Grammar Bank ac
Phonological
control
Pronunciation of a very limited repertoire of learnt

words and phrases can be understood with some
effort by native speakers used to dealing with
speakers of his/her language group.
8
9
2 Pronunciation
ac, e
Orthographic
control

9
111

a, b
1 Writing bd
Spoken fluency
9
9
100,
106
3 Listening & Speaking d

4 Grammar c
1C Communication
b, c
1 Practical English: Arriving in London

Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
10
10
1011
11
1 Vocabulary b
2 Introduction ab
3 Checking in
ac, g
4 Jenny talks to Rob
a, b, d, e
Overall reading
comprehension

11
11
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
10
1011
2 Introduction b
3 Checking in df
General
linguistic range

1011
11
3
4
3
4
Checking in e
Jenny talks to Rob a
Checking in
Jenny talks to Rob
a, e, f, h
c, d

situations.
10
1 Vocabulary ab
Grammatical
accuracy

grammatical structures and sentence patterns in
a learned repertoire.
11
11
3
4
Checking in h
Jenny talks to Rob a
Orthographic
control

10
Checking in a
Sociolinguistic
appropriateness
Can establish basic social contact by using the

simplest everyday polite forms of: greetings and
farewells; introductions; saying please, thank you,
sorry, etc.
1011
11
3
4
Checking in
b, df, h
Jenny talks to Rob b
Spoken fluency
10
1011
11
2 Introduction b
3 Checking in
b, d, e, f
4 Jenny talks to Rob e
2A A writers room
a / an, plurals this / that / these / thosethingsfinal -s and -esth
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
12
13
13
13
151
3 Pronunciation
a, b
b, c
5 Grammar a
6 Pronunciation
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: Things b
Overall reading
comprehension

13
5 Grammar b
Overall spoken
interaction

familiar topics.
100
151
2A Communication ac
Vocabulary Bank: Things c
Information
exchange
Can ask and answer simple questions, initiate

and respond to simple statements in areas of
immediate need or on very familiar topics.
13
13

d, e
6 Pronunciation c
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
13
13
13

d, e
5 Grammar a
6 Pronunciation c
Overall written
production
12
127
2 Grammar a
2A Grammar Bank ac
General
linguistic range

13
13
4 Listening & Speaking e

6 Pronunciation c

situations.
12
13
100
127
151
1 Vocabulary b
2A Communication
b, c
2A Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary Bank: Things ac
Grammatical
accuracy

learned repertoire.
12
13
127
2 Grammar
a, b
5 Grammar ac
2A Grammar Bank ac
Phonological
control

12
13
151
3 Pronunciation
a, b
6 Pronunciation ac
Vocabulary Bank: Things a
Spoken fluency
13
13

6 Pronunciation
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
d, e
b, c
2B Stars and Stripes

adjectives colors, adjectives, modifiers: very / really long and short vowel sounds
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
14
15
152
152
2 Grammar b
3 Pronunciation
a, c, f
Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives 1
b, d
Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives 2 b
Overall reading
comprehension

14
1 Vocabulary
a, b
Reading for
information &
argument

15
5 Reading
a, b
Information
exchange

immediate need or on very familiar topics.
14
15
15
1 Vocabulary c
4 Vocabulary b
6 Writing & Speaking c
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
14
15
15
15
152
1 Vocabulary c
3 Pronunciation e
4 Vocabulary b
Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives 1 e
Overall written
production
14
15
2 Grammar a
2A Grammar Bank ac
Creative writing
Can write simple phrases and sentences about

themselves and imaginary people, where they live
and what they do.
15
General
linguistic range

15
15
3 Pronunciation e
6 Writing & Speaking ac

situations.
14
15
15
127
152
152
1 Vocabulary ad
4 Vocabulary b
5 Reading b
2B Grammar Bank a
Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives 1 ae
Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives 2 ac
Grammatical
accuracy

learned repertoire.
14
127
152
2 Grammar
a, b, d
2B Grammar Bank
a, b
Phonological
control

15
152
152
3 Pronunciation af
Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives 1
c, d
Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives 2 c
Spoken fluency
14
15
15
152
1 Vocabulary c
3 Pronunciation e
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Writing & Speaking b
2C After 300 feet, turn right

imperatives, letsfeelingsunderstanding connected speech
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
16
1617
17
17
1 Vocabulary b
2 Listening & Reading ac
4 Pronunciation a
6 Song
Overall reading
comprehension

17
101,
106
2 Listening & Reading b

2C Communication a
Conversation
Can ask how people are and react to news.
101,
106
2C Communication bd
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
16
101,
106
1 Vocabulary c
2C Communication bd
Overall written
production
17
127
3 Grammar a
2C Grammar Bank
a, b
General
linguistic range

17
101,
106
2 Listening & Reading

b, c
2C Communication bd

situations.
16
127
1 Vocabulary ac
2C Grammar Bank
a, b
Grammatical
accuracy

learned repertoire.
17
127
3 Grammar
2C Grammar Bank
Phonological
control

17
4 Pronunciation b
Spoken fluency
16
17
101,
106
1 Vocabulary c
4 Pronunciation b
2C Communication bd
a, ce
a, b
3A Things I love about the US

simple present + and verb phrasesthird person -s
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
20
20
21
153
1 Vocabulary c
3 Pronunciation
b, c
4 Reading & Speaking b
Vocabulary Bank: Verb phrases b
Overall reading
comprehension

20
2 Grammar a
Reading for
information &
argument

21
Information
exchange

immediate need or on very familiar topics. Can
ask and answer questions about themselves and
other people, where they live, people they know,
things they have.
20
21
3 Pronunciation
d, e
4 Reading & Speaking d
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
20
20
21
153
1 Vocabulary c
3 Pronunciation
d, e
Vocabulary Bank: Verb phrases c
Overall written
production
20
20
129
1 Vocabulary a
2 Grammar b
3A Grammar Bank
a, b
General
linguistic range

20
21
3 Pronunciation
d, e

situations.
20
20
21
129
153
1 Vocabulary
a, c
3 Pronunciation d
4 Reading & Speaking ad
3A Grammar Bank
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: Verb phrases ac
Grammatical
accuracy

grammatical structures and sentence patterns in
a learned repertoire.
20
20
129
153
2 Grammar b
3 Pronunciation
d, e
3A Grammar Bank
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: Verb phrases ac
Phonological
control

20
153
3 Pronunciation ae
Coherence
Can link words or groups of words with very basic

linear connectors like and or then.
21
Spoken fluency
20
21
153
3 Pronunciation
d, e
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Reading & Speaking ad
Reading & Speaking d
3B Work and play

simple present ? jobs/r/
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
22
22
23
154
2 Listening
a, b, d
3 Grammar a
4 Pronunciation
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: Jobs
b, d
Overall reading
comprehension

22
23
2 Listening
a, b
6 Reading b
Reading for
information &
argument

23
6 Reading
Information
exchange

immediate need or on very familiar topics. Can ask
and answer questions about themselves and other
people, where they live, people they know, things
they have.
22
22
23
23
154
1 Vocabulary c
3 Grammar c
5 Speaking
b, c
6 Reading b
Vocabulary Bank: Jobs c
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
22
22
23
154
1 Vocabulary c
3 Grammar c
5 Speaking
b, c
Overall written
production
22
129
1 Vocabulary a
3B Grammar Bank
a, b
General
linguistic range

22
22
23
23
2 Listening
c, d
3 Grammar c
5 Speaking ac
6 Reading d

situations.
22
23
129
154
1 Vocabulary
a, c
6 Reading ad
3B Grammar Bank
a, b
a, c, d
Grammatical
accuracy

learned repertoire.
22
23
129
154
3 Grammar
a, c
5 Speaking ac
3B Grammar Bank
a, b
c, d
Phonological
control

23
154
4 Pronunciation
a, c
Spoken fluency
22
22
23
154
1 Vocabulary c
3 Grammar c
5 Speaking
b, c
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, c
3C Meeting online
word order in questions question words sentence stress
Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
24
25
25
1 Listening bf
3 Vocabulary & Pronunciation
a, c, d
6 Song
Reading for
information &
argument

24
111
1 Listening a
2 Writing a
Overall spoken
interaction

familiar topics.
25
4 Speaking b
Information
exchange
Can ask and answer simple questions, initiate and

respond to simple statements in areas of immediate
need or on very familiar topics. Can ask and answer
questions about themselves and other people,
where they live, people they know, things they have.
25
25
3 Vocabulary & Pronunciation e

4 Speaking b
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
25
25
3 Vocabulary & Pronunciation e

4 Speaking b
Overall written
production
24
25
25
25
129
1 Listening c
2 Grammar a
3 Vocabulary & Pronunciation b
4 Speaking a
3C Grammar Bank
a, b
Creative writing
Can write simple phrases and sentences about

themselves and imaginary people, where they live
and what they do.
111
2 Writing c
General
linguistic range

24
25
1 Listening
4 Speaking

situations.
24
25
111
129
1 Listening
c, d
b, c, e
2 Writing bd
3C Grammar Bank
a, b
Grammatical
accuracy

learned repertoire.
25
25
111
129
2 Grammar a
4 Speaking
a, b
2 Writing
c, d
a, b
3C Grammar Bank
Phonological
control

25
Sociolinguistic
appropriateness

sorry, etc.
24
1 Listening d
Coherence
Can link words or groups of words with very basic

linear connectors like and or then.
111
2 Writing c
Spoken fluency
24
25
25
1 Listening g
d, e
4 Speaking b
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
e, g
a, b
Vocabulary & Pronunciation
a, c, d
10
3 Practical English: At a coffee shop

Level: A1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

assimilate meaning.
PAGE
26
27
27
157
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
2 Rob and Jenny meet
a, b
3 Buying a coffee bd
4 First day in the office
a, c, d
Vocabulary Bank: Time 1 b
Reading for
information &
argument

26
Buying a coffee a
Overall spoken
interaction
Can interact in a simple way but communication

is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate
of speech, rephrasing and repair. Can ask and
answer simple questions, initiate and respond to
simple statements in areas of immediate need or
on very familiar topics.
27
Buying a coffee
Goal-oriented
co-operation
Can understand questions and instructions

addressed carefully and slowly to him/her and
follow short, simple directions. Can ask people for
things, and give people things.
101, 107
157
3PE Communication
Vocabulary Bank: Time 1 c
Overall spoken
production

people and places.
27
101, 107
157
3 Buying a coffee
e, f
3PE Communication
General
linguistic range

26
2627
27
2
3
4
e, f
Rob and Jenny meet a

Buying a coffee
a, e, f
First day in the office
b, c

situations.
101, 107
157
3PE Communication
Vocabulary Bank: Time 1
Grammatical
accuracy

learned repertoire.
101, 107
157
3PE Communication
Vocabulary Bank: Time 1 ac
Sociolinguistic
appropriateness

sorry, etc.
27
27
Spoken fluency
26
27
27
101, 107
157
3
4
a, c
Buying a coffee cf
First day in the office bd
2 Rob and Jenny meet a

3 Buying a coffee df
4 First day in the office d
3PE Communication
11
4A Is she his wife or his sister?

Whose?possessive sfamily//, the letter o
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings
Can understand and extract the essential

information from short recorded passages
dealing with predictable everyday matters that are
delivered slowly and clearly.
28
29
29
155
1 Grammar d
3 Pronunciation
a, d
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: The family c
Information
exchange
Can understand enough to manage simple, routine

exchanges without undue effort. Can deal with
practical everyday demands: finding out and
passing on straightforward factual information.
28
29
155
1 Grammar
b, c
Vocabulary Bank: The family d
Overall spoken
production
Can give a simple description or presentation

of people, living or working conditions, daily
routines, likes/dislikes, etc. as a short series of
simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.
28
29
155
1 Grammar
b, c
Overall written
production
Can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

linked with simple connectors like and, but,
and because.
29
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)
Can use an idea of the overall meaning of short

texts and utterances on everyday topics of a
concrete type to derive the probable meaning of
unknown words from the context.
29
155
4 Listening & Speaking a

Vocabulary Bank: The family ac
Vocabulary range Has sufficient vocabulary to conduct routine,

everyday transactions involving familiar situations
and topics.
28
155
2 Vocabulary b
Vocabulary Bank: The family ad
Grammatical
accuracy
Uses some simple structures correctly, but

still systematically makes basic mistakes - for
example tends to mix up tenses and forget to mark
agreement; nevertheless, it is usually clear what he/
she is trying to say.
28
131
1 Grammar
b, d, f
4A Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary
control
Can control a narrow repertoire dealing with

concrete everyday needs.
28
155
2 Vocabulary b
Vocabulary Bank: The family ad
Phonological
control
Pronunciation is generally clear enough to be

understood despite a noticeable foreign accent,
but conversational partners will need to ask for
repetition from time to time.
28
29
155
2 Vocabulary b
3 Pronunciation
a, d, e
Orthographic
control
Can copy short sentences on everyday subjects

- e.g. directions how to get somewhere. Can
write with reasonable phonetic accuracy (but not
necessarily fully standard spelling) short words
that are in his/her oral vocabulary.
155
Vocabulary Bank: The family b
Flexibility
Can expand learned phrases through simple

recombinations of their elements.
155
Spoken fluency
Can make him/herself understood in short

contributions, even though pauses, false starts and
reformulation are very evident.
28
29
1 Grammar
b, c, f
3 Pronunciation e
Spoken fluency
Can construct phrases on familiar topics with

sufficient ease to handle short exchanges, despite
very noticeable hesitation and false starts.
29
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Listening & Speaking b
12
4B What a life!
prepositions of time (at, in, on) and place (at, in, to)everyday activitieslinking and
sentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension
Can understand enough to be able to meet

needs of a concrete type provided speech is
clearly and slowly articulated. Can understand
phrases and expressions related to areas of most
immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and
family information, shopping, local geography,
employment) provided speech is clearly and
slowly articulated.
30
31
31
156
2 Pronunciation a
3 Reading & Listening d
4 Grammar
b, d
Vocabulary Bank: Everyday activities b
Overall reading
comprehension
Can understand short, simple texts on familiar

matters of a concrete type which consist of high
frequency everyday or job-related language.
30
112
3 Reading & Listening

3 Writing
Information
exchange
Can ask and answer questions about habits and

routines.
30
156
101,
107
1 Vocabulary b
Vocabulary Bank: Everyday activities c
4B Communication ab
Interviewing
and being
interviewed
Can answer simple questions and respond to

simple statements in an interview.
31
Overall spoken
production

30
31
156
1 Vocabulary b
5 Speaking & Writing a
Creative writing

about their family, living conditions, educational
background, present or most recent job.
112
3 Writing ce
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

30
112
3 Reading & Listening b

3 Writing b
Taking the floor

(turntaking)
Can use simple techniques to start, maintain, or

end a short conversation. Can initiate, maintain
and close simple, face-to-face conversation.
101,
107
4B Communication ab
Processing text
Can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases

or short sentences from a short text within the
learners limited competence and experience.
30
112

3 Writing
General
linguistic range
Has a repertoire of basic language, which

enables him/her to deal with everyday situations
with predictable content, though he/she will
generally have to compromise the message and
search for words.
30
112
101,
107
3 Reading & Listening a

3 Writing ae
4B Communication
a, b
General
linguistic range
Can produce brief everyday expressions in order

to satisfy simple needs of a concrete type: personal
details, daily routines, wants and needs, requests
for information.
31
31
131
4 Grammar
5 Speaking & Writing
4B Grammar Bank

and topics.
Grammatical
accuracy

PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, b
a, b
Speaking & Writing a
a, b
a, b
a, b, d
a, b
a, b
30
1 Vocabulary a
3031 3 Reading & Listening
b, d, e
156
Vocabulary Bank: Everyday activities ac
31
131
4 Grammar
4B Grammar Bank
a, b, d
a, b
13
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Vocabulary
control

30
3031
112
156
1 Vocabulary b
a, b, d
3 Writing b
Vocabulary Bank: Everyday activities ac
Phonological
control

30
2 Pronunciation b
Orthographic
control

112
3 Writing ce
Flexibility
Can adapt well-rehearsed memorized simple

phrases to particular circumstances through
limited lexical substitution.
31
101,
107
5 Speaking & Writing b

4B Communication
a, b
Flexibility

30
156
1 Vocabulary b
Thematic
development
Can tell a story or describe something in a simple

list of points.
112
3 Writing ce
Spoken fluency

31
4C Short life, long life?

position of adverbs and expressions of frequency adverbs and expressions of frequency
the letter h
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

employment) provided speech is clearly and
slowly articulated.
32
32
33
157
1 Vocabulary a
3 Pronunciation b
5 Song
Vocabulary Bank: Time 3 d
Overall reading
comprehension

33
Overall reading
comprehension
Can understand short, simple texts containing

the highest frequency vocabulary, including a
proportion of shared international vocabulary
items.
32
2 Grammar a
Interviewing
and being
interviewed
Can make him/herself understood in an interview

and communicating ideas and information on
familiar topics, provided he/she can ask for
clarification occasionally, and is given some help to
express what he/she wants to.
101
4C Communication
Overall spoken
production

101
4C Communication
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Reading & Speaking
a, b
14
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

33
157
4 Reading & Speaking c

Vocabulary Bank: Time 3 a
Processing text

33
Reading & Speaking
General
linguistic range

search for words.
33
Reading & Speaking a
General
linguistic range
Can produce brief everyday expressions in

order to satisfy simple needs of a concrete type:
personal details, daily routines, wants and needs,
requests for information. Can use basic sentence
patterns and communicate with memorized
phrases, groups of a few words and formulae
about themselves and other people, what they do,
places, possessions, etc. Has a limited repertoire
of short memorized phrases covering predictable
survival situations; frequent breakdowns
and misunderstandings occur in non-routine
situations.
32
101
131
2 Grammar d
4C Communication
a, b
4C Grammar Bank

and topics.
32
157
157
1 Vocabulary a
Grammatical
accuracy

32
131
2 Grammar
4C Grammar Bank
Vocabulary
control

32
157
157
1 Vocabulary a
Vocabulary Bank: Time 3 ad
Phonological
control

32
157
3 Pronunciation ac
Orthographic
control

32
157
1 Vocabulary a
Flexibility

32
33
2 Grammar d
Spoken fluency

32
3 Pronunciation c
Spoken fluency

101
4C Communication
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, b
b, d
a, b
15
5A Are you the next American Idol?

can / cantverb phrases: buy a newspaper, etc. sentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Understanding
interaction
between native
speakers
Can generally identify the topic of discussion

around him/her that is conducted slowly and
clearly.
36
2 Grammar d
Overall listening
comprehension

employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly
articulated.
36
37
37
158
2 Grammar b
3 Pronunciation
b, c
6 Song
Vocabulary Bank: More verb phrases b
Overall reading
comprehension

37
5 Reading a
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
36
2 Grammar a
Reading for
information &
argument
Can identify specific information in simpler

written material he/she encounters such as letters,
brochures, and short newspaper articles describing
events.
37
5 Reading a
Goal-oriented
co-operation

tasks without undue effort, asking very simply for
repetition when he/she does not understand. Can
discuss what to do next, making and responding to
suggestions, asking for and giving directions.
37
5 Reading
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

102
5A Communication
Overall spoken
production

102
5A Communication
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

37
5 Reading b
Taking the floor

(turntaking)

102
5A Communication
General
linguistic range

search for words.
37
102
5 Reading
5A Communication

and topics.
36
158
1 Vocabulary a
Vocabulary Bank: More verb phrases ac
Grammatical
accuracy
36
133
2 Grammar e
5A Grammar Bank
a, b

PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, b
a, c
16
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Vocabulary
control

36
158
1 Vocabulary a
Vocabulary Bank: More verb phrases ac
Phonological
control

37
3 Pronunciation a
Flexibility

37
5 Reading
Spoken fluency

102
5A Communication
b, c
5B Love your neighbors

present continuousverb phrases//
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

articulated.
Information
exchange
Can understand enough to manage simple,

routine exchanges without undue effort. Can deal
with practical everyday demands: finding out and
Can ask and answer questions about pastimes and
past activities.
Information
exchange
Can communicate in simple and routine tasks

requiring a simple and direct exchange of
information.
39
Pronunciation & Speaking b
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

38
Vocabulary & Speaking c
Overall spoken
production

Overall written
production

and because.
39
2 Grammar f
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

39
39
2 Grammar a
4 Listening a
Processing text
Can pick out and reproduce key words and

phrases or short sentences from a short text
within the learners limited competence and
experience.
39
4 Listening a
General
linguistic range

search for words.
39
4 Listening ac
PAGE
39
39
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
2 Grammar a
4 Listening
a, b
102, 107 5B Communication ac
38
1 Vocabulary & Speaking c
39
17
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR

everyday transactions involving familiar
situations and topics.
PAGE
38
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
1
Vocabulary & Speaking
b, c
39
2 Grammar
bd, f
133
5B Grammar Bank
a, b
Grammatical
accuracy

agreement; nevertheless, it is usually clear what
he/she is trying to say.
Vocabulary
control

39
4 Listening b
Phonological
control

39
Flexibility

39
39
39
102, 107
Flexibility

38
b, c
Spoken fluency

39
Pronunciation & Speaking
a, b
Spoken fluency

Pronunciation & Speaking
a, b
2 Grammar f
4 Listening c
5B Communication ac
102, 107 5B Communication
5C Sun and the City

simple present or present continuous? the weather and seasons places in New York City
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension
Can understand phrases and expressions related

to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very
basic personal and family information, shopping,
local geography, employment) provided speech is
clearly and slowly articulated.
159
Vocabulary Bank: The weather and dates 1 d
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

40
41
41
159
1 Vocabulary & Listening c

3 Grammar
a, b
4 Pronunciation a
Vocabulary Bank: The weather and dates 1 b
Overall reading
comprehension

113
4 Writing a
Reading for
information &
argument

brochures and short newspaper articles
describing events.
40
Information
exchange

40
41
103, 108
159
Overall spoken
production

40
103, 108 5C Communication
a, b
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Reading & Speaking a

4 Pronunciation c
5C Communication
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: The weather c
18
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Creative writing

about their family, living conditions, educational
background, present or most recent job.
113
4 Writing
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

40
Reading & Speaking b
Taking the floor

(turntaking)

40
Reading & Speaking c
General
linguistic range

search for words.
40
41
103, 108
113

5 Writing a
5C Communication
a, b
4 Writing b
General
linguistic range
Can produce brief everyday expressions in

order to satisfy simple needs of a concrete type:
personal details, daily routines, wants and needs,
requests for information. Has a limited repertoire
of short memorized phrases covering predictable
survival situations; frequent breakdowns
and misunderstandings occur in non-routine
situations.
41
41
133
3 Grammar b
4 Pronunciation c
5C Grammar Bank
a, b

40
159
1 Vocabulary & Listening

a, c, d
Vocabulary Bank: The weather and
dates 1 ae
Grammatical
accuracy

41
133
3 Grammar
5C Grammar Bank
Vocabulary
control

40
159

c, d
dates 1 ae
Phonological
control

41
4 Pronunciation ac
Flexibility

41
5 Writing a
Flexibility

40
159

dates 1
Spoken fluency
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
b, c
b, c
a, b
a, d
c, e

40
41
4 Pronunciation
b, c
a, b
19
5 Practical English: In a clothing store

Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Overall listening
comprehension

articulated.
42
42
4243
43
1 Vocabulary b
2 Meeting in the street
a, b
3 Buying clothes
a, b
4 Jennys on the phone
a, b, d
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

42
43
2
4
Meeting in the street a

Jennys on the phone
a, b
Planning
Can recall and rehearse an appropriate set of

phrases from his/her repertoire.
43
Buying clothes
General
linguistic range

search for words.
43
43
3
4
Buying clothes
e, f
Jennys on the phone b

and topics.
42
1 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
control

42
43
1 Vocabulary a
3 Buying clothes
b, e, f
Phonological
control

42
42
43
1 Vocabulary b
2 Meeting in the street c
3 Buying clothes
b, c, e, f
Sociolinguistic
appropriateness
Can handle very short social exchanges, using

everyday polite forms of greeting and address. Can
make and respond to invitations, apologies, etc.
42
43
2
3
Meeting in the street d

Buying clothes
e, f
Taking the floor

(turntaking)

43
Buying clothes
Spoken fluency

43
Buying clothes df
e, f
a, b
e, f
6A Reading in English
object pronouns: me, you, him, etc.phone language/a/, /i/, and //
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

articulated.
PAGE
44
45
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
1 Grammar d
a, c
20
Overall reading
comprehension

45
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
44
1 Grammar a
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

103
6A Communication
Overall spoken
production

44
103
1 Grammar d
6A Communication
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

44
45
1 Grammar b
b, d
Processing text

45
General
linguistic range
Can produce brief everyday expressions in order

to satisfy simple needs of a concrete type: personal
details, daily routines, wants and needs, requests
for information. Can use basic sentence patterns
and communicate with memorized phrases, groups
of a few words and formulae about themselves and
other people, what they do, places, possessions, etc.
103
135
6A Communication
6A Grammar Bank

and topics.
44
45
1 Grammar b
3 Reading & Listening e
Grammatical
accuracy

44
135
1 Grammar
6A Grammar Bank
Vocabulary
control

44
45
1 Grammar a
3 Reading & Listening ae
Phonological
control

44
2 Pronunciation
Flexibility

45
Flexibility

44
1 Grammar d
Spoken fluency

44
103
2 Pronunciation d
6A Communication
Reading & Listening ad
Reading & Listening
a, c
a, b
b, d
a, b
a, d
Reading & Listening f
21
6B Times we love
like + (verb + -ing)the dateordinal numbersconsonant clusterssaying the date
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic
personal and family information, shopping, local
geography, employment) provided speech is clearly
and slowly articulated.
159
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

46
47
159
1 Vocabulary & Pronunciation ce

3 Listening
a, b
dates 2
b, d
Overall reading
comprehension

46
2 Reading
Information
exchange

past activities.
46
47
1
5
Vocabulary & Pronunciation g

Speaking & Writing b
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

47
Speaking & Writing c
Overall spoken
production

46
47
1
5
Vocabulary & Pronunciation g

Speaking & Writing
b, c
Creative writing
Can write about everyday aspects of his

environment e.g. people, places, a job or study
experience in linked sentences. Can write very
short, basic descriptions of events, past activities
and personal experiences.
47
Speaking & Writing d
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

46
2 Reading c
Processing text

46
2 Reading
General
linguistic range

search for words.
46
47
2 Reading a
c, d

and topics.
46
46
47
159

a, d, f, g
2 Reading c
a, b
dates 2
a, c, e
Grammatical
accuracy
47
135
4 Grammar b
6B Grammar Bank
a, b

PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
dates 2
b, d
a, b
a, b
22
Vocabulary
control

46
46
47
47
159

2 Reading
3 Listening
dates 2
a, d, f, g
a, b
a, b
a, b
a, c, e
Phonological
control

46
Vocabulary & Pronunciation ce
Orthographic
control

47
159
5 Speaking & Writing d

Vocabulary Bank: The weather and dates 2 c
Flexibility

46
47
2 Reading a
3 Listening
a, b
Flexibility

46
159

f, g
Vocabulary Bank: The weather and dates 2 e
Thematic
development
Can tell a story or describe something in a simple

list of points.
47
Speaking & Writing d
Spoken fluency

47
Speaking & Writing
b, c
6C Music is changing their lives

review: be or do?music/y/
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

48
49
2 Grammar c
7 Song
Overall reading
comprehension

49
49
4 Speaking a
5 Reading b
Reading
correspondence
Can understand basic types of standard routine

letters and faxes (inquiries, orders, letters of
confirmation, etc.) on familiar topics.
113
5 Writing a
Information
exchange

48
1 Vocabulary c
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

49
4 Speaking b
Overall spoken
production

48
49
1 Vocabulary c
4 Speaking b
Creative writing

113
5 Writing ce
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
23
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

49
5 Reading c
Processing text

49
113
5 Reading b
5 Writing a
General
linguistic range

search for words.
49
49
113
4 Speaking b
5 Reading
a, b, d
5 Writing a

and topics.
48
49
113
1 Vocabulary ac
5 Reading a
5 Writing ce
Grammatical
accuracy

48
49
135
2 Grammar
a, c
4 Speaking a
6C Grammar Bank
a, b
Vocabulary
control

48
49
1 Vocabulary ac
5 Reading a
Phonological
control

48
48
1 Vocabulary b
3 Pronunciation
a, b
Orthographic
control

113
5 Writing be
Flexibility

48
49
2 Grammar c
5 Reading
a, b, d
Flexibility

48
1 Vocabulary c
Spoken fluency

48
49
3 Pronunciation b
4 Speaking b
7A At the National Portrait Gallery

simple past of be: was / wereword formation: paint > paintersentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

52
52
53
53
1 Grammar
b, c
3 Reading b
5 Listening & Writing a
Overall reading
comprehension

53
3 Reading
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
52
1 Grammar a
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
b, c
24
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Information
exchange

passing on straightforward factual information
past activities.
53
53
103,
108
4 Vocabulary d
5 Listening & Writing
b, c
7A Communication
a, b
Overall spoken
production

53
103,
108
4 Vocabulary d
7A Communication
a, b
Overall written
production

and because.
53
Processing text

52
53
53
1 Grammar a
3 Reading c
4 Vocabulary a
General
linguistic range

search for words.
53
53
103,
108
3 Reading
b, d
5 Listening & Writing b
7A Communication
a, b
Listening & Writing b

and topics.
53
4 Vocabulary
a, b, d
Grammatical
accuracy

52
137
1 Grammar
7A Grammar Bank
a, b, c
a, b
Vocabulary
control

52
53

4 Vocabulary
a, b, d
Phonological
control

Orthographic
control

Flexibility

53
53
103,
108
3 Reading
a, d
5 Listening & Writing b
7A Communication
a, b
Flexibility

52
53

4 Vocabulary d
Spoken fluency

53
52
103,
108
53
2 Pronunciation & Speaking

7A Communication
4 Vocabulary
a, b
a, b
a, b, d
Listening & Writing c
25
7B Chelsea girls
simple past: regular verbs past time expressions -ed endings
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

54
55
1 Reading & Listening ac

3 Pronunciation c
Overall reading
comprehension

54
Reading for
information &
argument

brochures and short newspaper articles describing
events.
103
7B Communication
Goal-oriented
co-operation

tasks without undue effort, asking very simply for
repetition when he/she does not understand.
Information
exchange

past activities.
Overall spoken
production


and topics.
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Reading & Listening a
5455 2 Grammar
54
55
b, d
2 Grammar d
5455 2 Grammar
b, d
55
55
5455 2 Grammar
137
7B Grammar Bank
a, c
Grammatical
accuracy

Vocabulary
control

55
55
3 Pronunciation c
4 Vocabulary & Speaking
a, c
Phonological
control

55
3 Pronunciation
Flexibility

54
Flexibility

55
55
3 Pronunciation c
Spoken fluency

55
2 Grammar d
a, b, d
a, b
a, c
Reading & Listening
a, c, e
26
7C A night to remember
simple past: irregular verbs go, have, getsentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

PAGE
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
Overall spoken
interaction
Can interact with reasonable ease in structured

situations and short conversations, provided the
other person helps if necessary. Can manage
simple, routine exchanges without undue effort;
can ask and answer questions and exchange ideas
and information on familiar topics in predictable
everyday situations.
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

clarification occasionally, and is given some help
to express what he/she wants to.
Overall spoken
production

Creative writing

57
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

56
57
1 Reading a
2 Grammar a
Processing text

experience.
General
linguistic range

search for words.
57
57
5657
57
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
3 Listening
7 Song
a, c
1 Reading ac
2 Grammar
a, d, e
57
103, 108 7C Communication ac
57
57
a, b
160
Vocabulary Bank: go, have, get
c, d
Speaking & Writing c
56-57
1 Reading a
a, b
56-57
57
57
1 Reading a
3 Listening a
6 Speaking & Writing ac

57
160
4 Vocabulary a
Vocabulary Bank: go, have, get ad
Grammatical
accuracy

57
137
2 Grammar a
7C Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary
control

57
160
4 Vocabulary a
Vocabulary Bank: go, have, get ad
Phonological
control

57
5 Pronunciation b
27
57
4 Vocabulary a

56
57
57
57
103, 108
1 Reading a
3 Listening
a, c
5 Pronunciation a
7C Communication ac
Flexibility

160
Vocabulary Bank: go, have, get
Spoken fluency

contributions, even though pauses, false starts
and reformulation are very evident.
57
5 Pronunciation b
Spoken fluency

57
Orthographic
control

Flexibility
c, d
7 Practical English: Getting lost

Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

58
1
5859 3
59
4
Transactions to
obtain goods and
services
Can get simple information about travel, use

public transport: buses, trains, and taxis, ask and
give directions, and buy tickets.
59
Information
exchange
Can give and follow simple directions and

instructions e.g. explain how to get somewhere.
A free morning
Asking the way
Jenny and Rob go sightseeing
a, b
a, b
a, b
Asking the way
d, e
59
Asking the way
d, e

and topics.
58
2 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
control

58
59
2 Vocabulary
a, b
3 Asking the way b
Phonological
control

59
Asking the way c
Flexibility

58
59
1
4
A free morning a
Jenny and Rob go sightseeing b
Taking the floor

(turntaking)

59
Asking the way be
Spoken fluency

59
Asking the way
a, b
d, e
28
8A A murder story
simple past: regular and irregular irregular verbs simple past verbs
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension
Can understand enough to be able to meet needs

of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and
slowly articulated.
PAGE
60
61
61
1 Reading b
3 Listening
a, c
4 Grammar b
Overall reading
comprehension

proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
60
1 Reading
Information
exchange

61
3 Listening b
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

104,
108
8A Communication ac
Overall spoken
production
Can give a simple description or presentation of

people, living or working conditions, daily routines,
likes/dislikes, etc. as a short series of simple phrases
and sentences linked into a list.
61
104,
108
3 Listening b
8A Communication ac
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

60
61
1 Reading
b, c
3 Listening a
Planning

phrases from his repertoire.
104,
108
8A Communication ac
Processing text

General
linguistic range

search for words.
60
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
1 Reading
a, b
a, b
61
104,
108
3 Listening ac
8A Communication ac

and topics.
60
1 Reading c
Grammatical
accuracy

60
61
139
1 Reading c
4 Grammar
a, b
8A Grammar Bank
a, b
Phonological
control

60
2 Pronunciation
b, c
Flexibility

60
61
1 Reading
3 Listening
a, b
b, c
Spoken fluency

60
104,
108
2 Pronunciation
b, c
8A Communication ac
29
8B A house with a history

there is / there are, some / any + plural nouns the house /r/ and /r/, sentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
Overall listening
comprehension
Can understand enough to be able to meet needs

of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and
slowly articulated.
6263 2 Listening
a, b
63
7 Song
161
Vocabulary Bank: The house 3 b
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
114
6 Writing
Information
exchange

62
63
63
161
1 Vocabulary c
4 Pronunciation f
5 Speaking b
Vocabulary Bank: The house 3 c
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

63
5 Speaking a
Overall spoken
production

62
63
63
63
161
1 Vocabulary c
3 Grammar a
4 Pronunciation f
5 Speaking
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: The house 3 c
Creative writing

experience in linked sentences.
114
6 Writing ce
Planning

63
114
4 Pronunciation f
6 Writing ce
Processing text

62
114
1 Vocabulary a
6 Writing a
General
linguistic range

search for words.
a, b
6263 2 Listening
c, d
63
5 Speaking
a, b
114
6 Writing a

and topics.
62
114
161
161
161
1 Vocabulary ac
6 Writing ce
Vocabulary Bank: The house 1
Vocabulary Bank: The house 3 ac
Grammatical
accuracy

63
139
3 Grammar
8B Grammar Bank
Vocabulary
control

62
161
161
161
1 Vocabulary ac
Vocabulary Bank: The house 3 ac
Phonological
control

63
4 Pronunciation
a, b
a, b
a, c, d
30
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Orthographic
control

Flexibility

Spoken fluency

PAGE
114
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
6 Writing ce
6263 2 Listening
63
5 Speaking
63
a, c, d
a, b
4 Pronunciation df
8C A night in a haunted hotel

there was / there were prepositions: place and movement silent letters
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
PAGE
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

65
65
162
162
4 Listening ab
5 Grammar a
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 1 Place b
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 2 Movement b
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
64
1 Reading b
Information
exchange


b, c
162
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 1 Place c
162
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 2 Movement c
Overall spoken
production


b, c
162
162
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

General
linguistic range

search for words.
64
65
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
1 Reading c
4 Listening a
64
1 Reading
a, d
b, c

65
162
162
2 Vocabulary a
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 1 Place ac
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 2 Movement

ac
Grammatical
accuracy

65
139
5 Grammar a
8C Grammar Bank
a, b
Vocabulary
control

65
65
162
162
2 Vocabulary a
4 Listening
a, b
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 1 Place ac
Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions 2 Movement

ac
31
Phonological
control

Flexibility

Flexibility

Spoken fluency

65
3 Pronunciation b
64
1 Reading
a, d
65
4 Listening a
b, c
65
162
162
2 Vocabulary a
65
3 Pronunciation b
b, c
9A What I ate yesterday

countable / uncountable nouns a / an, some / anyfoodthe letters ea
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

69
6 Listening
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
68
2 Reading
Information
exchange

68
68
69
69
163
1 Vocabulary a
2 Reading d
5 Speaking b
6 Listening f
Vocabulary Bank: Food c
Overall spoken
production

68
69
69
163
1 Vocabulary a
5 Speaking b
6 Listening f
Vocabulary Bank: Food c
Overall written
production

and because.
69
69
3 Grammar c
6 Listening f
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

68
69
2 Reading d
6 Listening e
General
linguistic range

search for words.
68
69
69
109
2 Reading
5 Speaking
6 Listening
9A Communication

and topics.
68
68
163
1 Vocabulary a
2 Reading d
Vocabulary Bank: Food ac
Grammatical
accuracy
69
141
3 Grammar
9A Grammar Bank

PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
b, c, e
b, c
a, e
a, b
a, e
a, c
a, b
32
Vocabulary
control

68
68
69
69
163
1 Vocabulary a
2 Reading d
5 Speaking a
6 Listening f
Vocabulary Bank: Food ac
Phonological
control

69
4 Pronunciation b
Flexibility

68
69
69
69
109
2 Reading e
3 Grammar c
5 Speaking a
6 Listening
ac, e
9A Communication
Spoken fluency

69
69
69
4 Pronunciation b
5 Speaking b
6 Listening f
9B White gold
quantifiers: how much / how many, a lot of, etc.food containers// and /s/
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

70
71
1 Vocabulary b
6 Song
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
71
71
4 Speaking a
5 Reading
a, b
Information
exchange

71
71
4 Speaking c
5 Reading b
Interviewing
and being
interviewed

71
4 Speaking b
Overall spoken
production

71
4 Speaking
b, c
Overall written
production

and because.
70
1 Vocabulary
b, c
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

71
5 Reading b
Processing text

109
9B Communication
General
linguistic range

search for words.
71
71
4 Speaking
b, c
5 Reading c
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
33

and topics.
70
1 Vocabulary ac
Grammatical
accuracy

70
141
2 Grammar
9B Grammar Bank
Vocabulary
control

70
1 Vocabulary ac
Phonological
control

70
3 Pronunciation
Flexibility

71
5 Reading a
Flexibility

70
71
1 Vocabulary
b, c
4 Speaking a
Spoken fluency

70
71
3 Pronunciation c
4 Speaking
b, c
a, c
a, b
a, c
9C Quiz night
comparative adjectiveshigh numbers/r/, sentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

72
72
73
1 Vocabulary
b, e
2 Listening ad
4 Pronunciation a
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
73
6 Reading ac
Information
exchange

72
73
105, 110
1 Vocabulary f
6 Reading d
9C Communication
b, c
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

73
6 Reading d
Processing text

experience.
73
73
3 Grammar a
6 Reading b
General
linguistic range

search for words.
72
73
105, 110
2 Listening ad
6 Reading
b, c
9C Communication ac
72
73
148
1 Vocabulary
a, b, df
6 Reading
c, d
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 3 a

PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
34
73
73
105, 110
141
3 Grammar a
6 Reading c
9C Communication a
9C Grammar Bank
a, b

72
73
148
1 Vocabulary
a, b, df
6 Reading d
Vocabulary Bank: Days and Numbers 3 a
Phonological
control

72
73
1 Vocabulary b
4 Pronunciation
a, b
Flexibility

72
73
2 Listening
6 Reading
Flexibility

72
1 Vocabulary f
Spoken fluency

73
105, 110
4 Pronunciation b
9C Communication
b, c
Grammatical
accuracy

Vocabulary
control
a, c
a, b, e
9 Practical English: At a restaurant

Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall listening
comprehension

74
74
75
1 An invitation to dinner
a, b
2 Vocabulary b
4 The end of the meal a
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

74
75
75
1
3
4
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
74
2 Vocabulary b
Transactions to
obtain goods and
services
Can order a meal.
75
Overall spoken
production

74
75
2 Vocabulary c
3 Ordering a meal
d, e
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

74
2 Vocabulary b
Planning

75
Ordering a meal e
General
linguistic range

search for words.
74
75
75
1
3
4
An invitation to dinner ad
Ordering a meal
a, b, e
The end of the meal
a, b
74
2 Vocabulary

and topics.
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
An invitation to dinner
a, b
Ordering a meal
a, b
The end of the meal a
Ordering a meal ae
a, b
35
Vocabulary
control

74
75
2 Vocabulary
3 Ordering a meal
Phonological
control

74
74
75
c, d
2 Vocabulary b
3 Ordering a meal ce
Sociolinguistic
appropriateness
Can perform and respond to basic language

functions, such as information exchange and
requests and express opinions and attitudes in a
simple way. Can socialize simply but effectively
using the simplest common expressions and
following basic routines.
74
75
1
3
An invitation to dinner
c, d
Ordering a meal e
Sociolinguistic
appropriateness

75
Ordering a meal
Flexibility

74
75
75
1
3
4
An invitation to dinner b
Ordering a meal
d, e
The end of the meal a
Spoken fluency

74
74
75
75
c, d
2 Vocabulary c
3 Ordering a meal
d, e
4 The end of the meal d
a, b
a, b, e
d, e
10A The most dangerous road

superlative adjectives places and buildings consonant groups
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

76
76
77
1 Vocabulary b
2 Grammar b
3 Pronunciation a
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
77
4 Reading
Information
exchange

Overall spoken
production

77
Creative writing

experience in linked sentences.
77
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

77
4 Reading c
Taking the floor

(turntaking)

77
Planning

77
PAGE
77
77
105, 110
164
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, b
4 Reading
b, c
10A Communication
b, c
Vocabulary Bank: Places and buildings c
36
Processing text

experience.
77
4 Reading
General
linguistic range

search for words.
77
77
4 Reading
76
77
164
1 Vocabulary a
4 Reading c
Vocabulary Bank: Places and buildings ac

a, b
a, b, d
a, b
Grammatical
accuracy

76
105, 110
143
2 Grammar bd
10A Communication a
10A Grammar Bank
a, b
Vocabulary
control

76
77
105, 110
164
1 Vocabulary
a, b
4 Reading c
10A Communication a
Vocabulary Bank: Places and buildings ac
Phonological
control

77
3 Pronunciation
Flexibility

77
77
4 Reading
a, d
Spoken fluency

77
105, 110

10A Communication
b, c
a, b
10B CouchSurf around the world!

be going to (plans), future time expressions vacations sentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

78
78
1 Listening
2 Grammar
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
78
79
115
1 Listening a
4 Reading
a, b
7 Writing a
Information
exchange

79
79
105, 110
4 Reading c
5 Vocabulary & Speaking bd
10B Communication
a, b
Overall spoken
production

79
105, 110
5 Vocabulary & Speaking bd

10B Communication
a, b
Overall written
production

and because.
115
7 Writing b
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
b, c
a, b, f
37
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

78
79
1 Listening
a, b
4 Reading c
Processing text

experience.
79
4 Reading a
General
linguistic range

search for words.
78
79
105, 110
115
1 Listening ad
4 Reading ac
10B Communication
a, b
7 Writing a

79
115
5 Vocabulary & Speaking ad

7 Writing b
Grammatical
accuracy

78
143
2 Grammar
10B Grammar Bank
Vocabulary
control

78
79
79
115
1 Listening a
4 Reading c
5 Vocabulary & Speaking ad
7 Writing
a, b
Phonological
control

79
Pronunciation & Speaking a
Orthographic
control

79
Vocabulary & Speaking a
Flexibility

78
79
105, 110
115
Flexibility

79
Spoken fluency

105, 110
b, c, e
a, b
1 Listening d
4 Reading a
10B Communication
a, b
7 Writing b
5
Vocabulary & Speaking bd
10B Communication
a, b
38
10C Whats going to happen?

be going to (predictions)verb phrasesthe letters oo
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

80
81

6 Song
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
80
Information
exchange

80
81
81

3 Grammar d
5 Speaking
Overall spoken
production

81
5 Speaking
Overall written
production

and because.
81
143
3 Grammar c
10C Grammar Bank a
Processing text

80
General
linguistic range

search for words.
80
81

5 Speaking

and topics.
80
1 Vocabulary
a, b
Grammatical
accuracy

81
143
3 Grammar
10C Grammar Bank
a, c
a, b
Vocabulary
control

80
1 Vocabulary
a, b
Phonological
control

81
4 Pronunciation d
Flexibility

80
Spoken fluency

81
81
4 Pronunciation d
5 Speaking
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Reading & Listening ae
39
11A First impressions

adverbs (manner and modifiers) common adverbs word stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

85
85
2 Grammar d
a, b
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
84
1 Reading
Overall spoken
production

85
85
2 Grammar d
Creative writing

85
5 Writing
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

85
1 Reading d
Processing text

experience.
85
1 Reading d
General
linguistic range

search for words.
85
85
1 Reading e
a, c

85
5 Writing
Grammatical
accuracy

85
145
2 Grammar
11A Grammar Bank
Phonological
control

85
3 Pronunciation
Orthographic
control

85
5 Writing
Flexibility

Spoken fluency

PAGE
8485
85
85
85
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
b, c
a, b, d
a, b
b, c
1 Reading
5 Writing
4
a, e
a, b
40
11B What do you want to do?

verbs + infinitive verbs that take the infinitive sentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

87
87
3 Pronunciation b
6 Song
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
86
87
1 Reading & Speaking

a, b
5 Writing b
Overall spoken
production

87
87
87
3 Pronunciation d
4 Speaking
5 Writing b
Overall written
production

and because.
87
5 Writing
Processing text

86
General
linguistic range

search for words.
86
87
87
87

a, b
3 Pronunciation d
4 Speaking
a, b
5 Writing

and topics.
86
Grammatical
accuracy

86
145
2 Grammar a
11B Grammar Bank
a, b
Vocabulary
control

86
87

4 Speaking
Phonological
control

87
3 Pronunciation
Flexibility

86
87
87

a, b
3 Pronunciation d
5 Writing a
Spoken fluency

87
87
3 Pronunciation
4 Speaking
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, b
a, c, d
c, d
41
11C Men, women, and the Internet

articlesthe Internet word stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

89
Speaking & Listening c
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
89
Speaking & Listening
Informal
discussion (with
friends)
Can discuss everyday practical issues in a simple

way when addressed clearly, slowly and directly.
Can discuss what to do, where to go and make
arrangements to meet.
89
3 Grammar c
Overall spoken
production

89
3 Grammar c
General
linguistic range

search for words.
89
Speaking & Listening ad

and topics.
88
Grammatical
accuracy

89
145
3 Grammar
11C Grammar Bank
a, c
a, b
Vocabulary
control

88
a, b
Phonological
control

88
Vocabulary & Pronunciation c
Flexibility

89
Speaking & Listening
Propositional
precision
Can communicate what he/she wants to say in a

simple and direct exchange of limited information
on familiar and routine matters, but in other
situations he/she generally has to compromise the
message.
89
3 Grammar c
Spoken fluency

89
89
2 Speaking & Listening a

3 Grammar c
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
a, b
a, b
a, d
42
11 Practical English: Going home

Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

90
91
91
1
3
4
Jennys last morning

a, b
Getting to the airport
a, b
Saying goodbye a
Overall spoken
interaction
Can interact with reasonable ease in structured

situations and short conversations, provided the
other person helps if necessary. Can manage
simple, routine exchanges without undue effort;
can ask and answer questions and exchange ideas
and information on familiar topics in predictable
everyday situations.
91
Planning

91
Getting to the airport e
General
linguistic range

search for words.
90
91
91
1
3
4
Jennys last morning b

a, e
Saying goodbye a

and topics.
90
2 Vocabulary ac
Vocabulary
control

90
91
2 Vocabulary ac
3 Getting to the airport
a, b, e
Phonological
control

91
Orthographic
control

90
2 Vocabulary c
Sociolinguistic
appropriateness

91
Getting to the airport ce
Flexibility

90
91
1
4
Jennys last morning b

Saying goodbye a
Flexibility

91
Getting to the airport e
Taking the floor

(turntaking)

91
d, e
Spoken fluency

91
d, e
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
d, e
Getting to the airport ce
43
12A Books and movies

present perfect irregular past participles sentence stress
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

92
93
93
1 Grammar
4 Speaking & Listening
5 Song
Overall spoken
interaction
Can communicate in simple and routine tasks

requiring a simple and direct exchange of
information on familiar and routine matters to
do with work and free time. Can handle very
short social exchanges but is rarely able to
understand enough to keep conversation going
of his/her own accord.
92
93
93
1 Grammar e
2 Pronunciation b
4 Speaking & Listening b
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

93
Processing text

92
1 Grammar b
General
linguistic range

search for words.
93
93
2 Pronunciation b
4 Speaking & Listening bd

and topics.
93
93
3 Vocabulary ae
Grammatical
accuracy

92
93
145
1 Grammar
c, e
12A Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary
control

93
3 Vocabulary ad
Phonological
control

93
2 Pronunciation
a, b
Orthographic
control

93
3 Vocabulary
a, d
Flexibility

93
Spoken fluency

93
2 Pronunciation b
Spoken fluency

93
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
b, c
c, d
Speaking & Listening c
Speaking & Listening b
Speaking & Listening b
44
12B Ive never been there!

present perfect or simple past? more irregular past participles irregular past participles
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Listening to
radio, audio &
recordings

94
1 Listening
Information
exchange

94
95
2 Grammar
a, c
4 Speaking b
Overall spoken
production

94
95
2 Grammar
a, c
4 Speaking b
Planning

95
4 Speaking b
Processing text

94
2 Grammar a
General
linguistic range

search for words.
94
95
1 Listening ac
4 Speaking
a, b

and topics.
95
Grammatical
accuracy

94
95
145
2 Grammar
a, c
4 Speaking
a, b
12B Grammar Bank ac
Vocabulary
control

95
Vocabulary & Pronunciation ae
Phonological
control

95
Vocabulary & Pronunciation e
Orthographic
control

95
Flexibility

94
95
1 Listening
a, c
4 Speaking a
Flexibility

95
Spoken fluency

95
4 Speaking b
PAGE
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
b, c
a, d, e
a, d
Vocabulary & Pronunciation e
45
12C The American English File questionnaire

review: question formation review: word groups review: sounds
Level: A2
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTOR
Overall reading
comprehension

items.
96
1 Reading ac
ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
Overall spoken
production

97
Identifying cues
& inferring
(spoken &
written)

96
97
1 Reading b
4 Grammar & Speaking a
Processing text

96
97
1 Reading a
4 Grammar & Speaking a
General
linguistic range

search for words.
96
1 Reading ac

and topics.
97
2 Vocabulary
Grammatical
accuracy

97
Vocabulary
control

97
2 Vocabulary
Phonological
control

97
3 Pronunciation b
Orthographic
control

97
2 Vocabulary
Flexibility

96
1 Reading a
Propositional
precision
Can communicate what he/she wants to say in a

simple and direct exchange of limited information
on familiar and routine matters, but in other
situations he/she generally has to compromise the
message.
97
Grammar & Speaking b
Spoken fluency

97
a, b
Grammar & Speaking a
a, b
a, b
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American English File 1, Second Edition

1A My names Hannah, not Anna

Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully

Can interact in a simple way but communication is

Can make an introduction and use basic greeting

1 Listening & Speaking f

Can produce simple mainly isolated phrases about

1 Listening & Speaking f

Can write simple isolated phrases and sentences.

1 Listening & Speaking

Can copy out single words and short texts

Has a very basic range of simple expressions about

1 Listening & Speaking f

Vocabulary range Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated

Shows only limited control of a few simple

Pronunciation of a very limited repertoire of

1 Listening & Speaking df

Can copy familiar words and short phrases e.g.

1 Listening & Speaking b

CEFR MAPPING AMERICAN english file 1SECOND edition

Listening & Speaking c

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1 Listening & Speaking f

1B All over the world

Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully

Can understand very short, simple texts a single

Can get an idea of the content of simpler

Can interact in a simple way but communication is

4 Pronunciation & Speaking b

Can understand everyday expressions aimed at

Can produce simple mainly isolated phrases about

Can write simple isolated phrases and sentences.

Has a very basic range of simple expressions about

Vocabulary range Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated

Shows only limited control of a few simple

CEFR MAPPING AMERICAN english file 1SECOND edition

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Pronunciation of a very limited repertoire of

1C Open your books, please

Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully

Can understand instructions addressed carefully

Can get an idea of the content of simpler

Can interact in a simple way but communication is

Can ask for or pass on personal details in written

Can produce simple mainly isolated phrases about

Can write simple isolated phrases and sentences.

3 Listening & Speaking

Can copy out single words and short texts

Has a very basic range of simple expressions about

Listening & Speaking d

Listening & Speaking

Vocabulary range Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated

Shows only limited control of a few simple

Pronunciation of a very limited repertoire of learnt

CEFR MAPPING AMERICAN english file 1SECOND edition

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Can copy familiar words and short phrases e.g.

3 Listening & Speaking

3 Listening & Speaking d

1 Practical English: Arriving in London

Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully

Can understand very short, simple texts a single

Can produce simple mainly isolated phrases about