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1. Tasks: Beginning Level 2. Tasks: Intermediate Level 3. Tasks: Advanced Level 4. Tasks: Superior Level 5. Grammar Index 6. Additional Podcasts: Organized by Proficiency Level 7. Podcast Help

Tasks: Beginning Level

TITLE TASK LINKS Beginning, Task 01 Identify basic objects. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 02 Count to ten. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 03 Identify basic colors. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 04 Do simple arithmetic. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 05 Describe what you like to do. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 06 Describe your parent's or a relative's work. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 07 Describe the physical characteristics of different people. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 08 Introduce yourself and a friend to others. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 09 Describe yourself to others. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 10 Identify the days of the week. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 11 Describe what and where you study. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 12 Identify ordinal numbers. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 13 Describe your family. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 14 Describe what you have in common with at least three other people. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Beginning, Task 15 Describe your typical daily activities. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast

Tasks: Intermediate level

TITLE TASK LINKS Intermediate, Task 01 Make an appropriate social introduction. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 02 Ask and tell time. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 03 Ask and tell day, date. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 04 Ask and tell months. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 05 Count to 100. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 06 Order a simple meal. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 07 Negotiate a taxi ride. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 08 Ask and give directions. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 09 Buy an item of clothing. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 10 Buy a bus or train ticket. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 11 Buy ticket for a theater or show. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 12 Talk about yourself (nationality, age, occupation, etc.). videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 13 Give appropriate leave-taking expressions. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 14 Talk about your favorite food. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 15 Tell about where you are from. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 16 Ask the price of an item. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 17 Ask if an item exists in a store. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 18 Ask and answer simple questions about someone else's family. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 19 Talk about your TV viewing habits. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 20 Talk about your favorite movies, actors, singers. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 21 Describe a physical ailment to a doctor. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 22 Talk about your favorite restaurant. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 23 Describe an experience you have had in a library. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 24 Tell about how long it has been since you took a break. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 25 Compare your physical characteristics to those of another. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 26 Talk about the climate of various distinct geographic regions. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 27 Describe your feelings about society's use of medicine. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 28 Describe an invention that will make you rich some day. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 29 Talk about when you were the coldest you have ever been. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Intermediate, Task 30 Talk about what part of high school you are happy not to do again. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast

Tasks: Advanced Level

TITLE TASK LINKS Advanced, Task 01 Describe your present or most recent job in detail. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 02 Describe your first airplane ride. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 03 Describe in detail an experience in an auto accident. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 04 Tell a story about an animal or one of your pets. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 05 Describe a favorite Christmas or special holiday. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 06 Give detailed information about your family (hopes, interests). videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 07 Describe your house. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 08 Describe the weather today. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 09 Give and take messages over the phone. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 10 Describe what you hope to do and where you hope to be in 10 years. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 11 Describe the different sections of a newspaper. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 12 Ask someone what they know about American business practices. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 13 Talk about your hobbies or special interests in detail. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 14 Describe your background before becoming a student. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 15 Explain your feelings about some current event. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 16 Ask questions to get to know somebody. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 17 Describe the geography of your country. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 18 Describe the purpose and function of an organization. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 19 Tell the story of The Three Little Pigs. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 20 Tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 21 Describe in detail your worst date ever. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 22 Describe why you listen to the radio station you do. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 23 Describe how you would go about preparing dinner for friends. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 24 Describe in detail what you do to stay in shape. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 25 Describe the house you grew up in and what you thought of it. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 26 Tell the plot of your favorite movie. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 27 Relate an experience about trying to register for university courses. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Advanced, Task 28 Relate an experience where you were a victim of a 'computer' error. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast

Tasks: Superior Level

TITLE TASK LINKS Superior, Task 01 Describe how your life would be different if there were no electricity. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 02 Tell about things 10 year old children do that you no longer can. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 03 If you were dying in a hot desert, describe the mirage you would have. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 04 Giving a talk to a high school sociology class videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 05 Tell of an experience when you should have had a camera, but didn't. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 06 Describe the environment you wish you would have been raised in. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 07 Tell of another time period you would have liked to have lived in. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 08 Talk about some stereotypes that you would like to see eliminated. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 09 Role-play: Call to make an appointment to see the manager. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 10 Role-play: Calling on the phone to make an appointment with a doctor. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 11 Role-play: Talking to a friend about a possible purchase of a car. videos grammar vocab phrases podcast Superior, Task 12 Role-play: You have just misplaced your boarding pass... videos grammar vocab phrases podcast

Grammar Index

TOPIC PAGE Adjective agreement beg07 Adverbs int20int21 Agreement, colors beg03 Changes in the future sup08 Command forms int06int08 Comparisons and expressions of equality adv07 Comparisons of adjectives int25 Comparisons of equality sup02 Conditional tense sup03 Conditional tense and subjunctive mood adv10 Counting to 100 int05 Days of the week beg10 Demonstrative pronouns adv28 Double colors beg03 Double negatives int09 Expressing doubt and subjective opinions sup11 Expressing regrets about the past sup05 Expressing the month of the year int04 Expressing weather conditions