General English A1 — Apex English

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Unit 1

Hello!

Your first words in English.

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Grammar: verb be · subject pronouns · a/an

Hello, I'm…Open →

Greetings, names & numbers · verb be (am/is/are)

Where are you from?Open →

Countries & nationalities · verb be: questions & negatives

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Colloquial English 1Open →

Saying hello

A laptop, notebook, pen, glasses and umbrella seen from above on a white desk

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Unit 2

People & things

Name the things around you.

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Grammar: a / an · plural nouns · this / that / these / those

What's this?Open →

Classroom & everyday objects · a/an · plural nouns

This one or that one?Open →

Colours & things around us · this/that/these/those

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Revise & Check 1 & 2Open →

be · a/an · plurals · this/that

Three generations of a family laughing together in a sunny garden

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Unit 3

My family

The people in your life.

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Grammar: possessive adjectives · possessive 's

This is my familyOpen →

Family words & ages · possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her)

Whose bag is it?Open →

People & belongings · possessive 's · whose

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Colloquial English 2 & 3Open →

Things and people

A woman waking up in the morning and a couple having dinner in the evening

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Unit 4

Every day

Your day, hour by hour.

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Grammar: present simple (I/you/we/they) · prepositions of time

I get up at sevenOpen →

Daily routine & telling the time · present simple (positive)

Do you work on Saturdays?Open →

Days & weekly life · present simple questions & negatives

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Revise & Check 3 & 4Open →

possessives · present simple · time

Three photo cards showing a nurse, a teacher and an engineer at work

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Unit 5

He, she, it

He works, she studies.

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Grammar: present simple (he/she/it) · adverbs of frequency

She works in a hospitalOpen →

Jobs & workplaces · present simple third person (-s)

Does he like his job?Open →

Habits & opinions · does/doesn't · adverbs of frequency

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Colloquial English 4 & 5Open →

Times and jobs

A corner bakery with fresh bread in the window on a cobbled town square

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Unit 6

Food & drink

Food, drink and prices.

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Grammar: there is / there are · some / any

There's a café near hereOpen →

Food at home & in the street · there is/are · some/any

I'd like a coffee, pleaseOpen →

Ordering & prices · I'd like · countable/uncountable

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Revise & Check 5 & 6Open →

he/she -s · there is/are · some/any

A European town square with a bank, a pharmacy, a tram and cafés

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Unit 7

In town

Find your way in town.

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Grammar: prepositions of place · can / can't

Where is it?Open →

Places in town & directions · prepositions of place

I can swim, but I can't driveOpen →

Abilities & rules · can / can't

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Colloquial English 6 & 7Open →

In a café, in the street

A woman with a yellow umbrella and raincoat walking on a rainy city street

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Unit 8

Right now

What's happening now.

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Grammar: present continuous · clothes & colours

What are you doing?Open →

Actions in this moment · present continuous

She's wearing a red coatOpen →

Clothes, weather & describing people · present continuous

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Revise & Check 7 & 8Open →

prepositions · can/can't · present continuous

A woman watching a film on the sofa at night with popcorn and a blanket

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Unit 9

Last weekend

Talk about yesterday.

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Grammar: past simple: was / were · past simple regular

It was a great weekendOpen →

Places & feelings in the past · was / were

I watched a filmOpen →

Past activities · past simple regular verbs

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Colloquial English 8 & 9Open →

Right now & last weekend

A passport, keys and a jar of coins labelled Save for Travel next to a world map

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Unit 10

Likes & plans

Likes, wishes and plans.

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Grammar: like + -ing · going to · would like to

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I like dancingOpen →

Free time & preferences · like/love/hate + -ing

10B

I'm going to travelOpen →

Simple future plans · going to · would like to

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Revise & Check 9 & 10Open →

was/were · past simple · going to

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Reading Library

Graded Readers · A1

Short story books in simple English with glossary and comprehension questions.

Open Bookshelf →

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English for Your Life

Situational Kits · Foundation

Real-life situations — airport, work, health, money — with survival phrases, model dialogues and a practical task.

Open Kits →

vamos seguir com english for life para b1 e b2, de acordo com nivel

📄 Printable materials · General A1

Download the course in PDF

Full course book and every unit as a PDF — ready to print and bring to class.

10 themed units · Apex English · General A1 · Beginner