01
Preparing for the Journey
- Nouns: family, travel and education
- Adjectives: size, colour and nationality
- Writing & Speaking: preparing your suitcase
THE COMPLETE STORY
Chapters 1–22
Read the story from beginning to end, or select an individual chapter.
02
Meeting the English Family
- Present Continuous & Present Simple
- Auxiliaries: is / are
- Speaking & Writing: first impressions
03
Getting to Know English Children
- Prepositions of Place
- Speaking: looking after children
- Vocabulary crossword
04
First Morning at a Language School
- Consolidation activities
- Countries & nationalities
- Writing & speaking activities
05
The Entry Test
- Vocabulary: Language Learning 1
- Speaking: how teachers dress
- Students' language needs
06
Lunch-time in the English Family
- Nouns, verbs, adverbs and adverbials
- Speaking: lunch-time in your country
- Students' language needs
07
Coffee-time at the Language School
- Vocabulary: Language Learning 2
- Ways of learning English
- Pairwork and dictionaries
08
In a West London Hospital
- Vocabulary: health and clothes
- Could and would in requests
- Speaking: character questionnaire
09
First Letter Home
- Spelling problems
- Consolidation
- Speaking: work and study
10
A Supermarket Shopping Trip
- Vocabulary: shopping for food
- Writing & speaking activities
- Shopping habits
11
Sightseeing & Shopping in London: Part 1
- Vocabulary: time and place
- Planning a sightseeing trip
- Vocabulary crossword
12
Sightseeing & Shopping in London: Part 2
- Vocabulary: time and shopping
- Talking about music
- Vocabulary crossword
13
In the Course Director's Office
- Vocabulary: Language Learning 3
- Adjectives and adverbs
- What makes a good English class?
14
First Lesson in a New Class
- Irregular verbs: Past Simple
- Vocabulary: Language Learning 4
- Storytelling activities
15
Looking After English Children
- Prepositions of Place: motion
- Speaking questionnaire
- Vocabulary crossword
16
Practising English in a Study Centre
- Vocabulary: Language Learning 5
- Where to practise English
- Vocabulary crossword
17
A Visit to a London Flat
- Spelling problems
- Vocabulary: cooking and food
- Finding jobs and places to live
18
A Weekend in Brighton
- Vocabulary: tourism
- Moving from place to place
- Places for tourists to visit
19
Working from Home
- Vocabulary: computer terms
- Uses of computers
- Speaking and discussion
20
A Spanish Meal
- Vocabulary: cooking and food
- Writing about meals and recipes
- Speaking activities
21
The End-of-Course Test
- Vocabulary: language learning
- Spelling: practice / practise
- The importance of tests
22
A Trip to London Gatwick Airport
- Vocabulary: travel and presents
- Speaking: giving presents
- Vocabulary crossword