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Unidad 1 - Tema 1 - Podcast número 11	Image at openclipart.org by Palomaironique under CC.

Lesson 1 essentials.

- vocabulary:

word building by adding prefixes (in-, re-, co-, en-: incorrect, research, coproduce, enrich), suffixes (-ster, -ation, -ment, -ed, -ing, -s: enlister, animation, predicament, learning, runs/hides/bands) and compounding on+going, foot+ball);

- grammar:

reviewing the English verb tenses (present, past, simple and future some uses and formation);

- pronunciation:

long and short vowels (beat - bit - bet - bat - bought - book - born - burst - barn - bun);

- language functions:

asking and giving information: Can/Could...? / Certainly.; Sure.; Of course....  

- culture:

similarities and differences between countries; different accents; poetry readings.