American On Course A1+ American On Course A2 American On Course B1

TopicsDifferent People: parts of the body • numbers • days of

the week • months / seasons • relatives • nationalitiesAt Home: furniture / items in a room • the time • clothes

• colors • roomsMusic and Dance: places in a town • performers •

instruments • types of performanceFree-time Activities: talking about what people like or

dislike • talking about problemsFood: food and drink • jobs • verbs to do with cookingSpecial Days: celebrations • prepositionsSports: sports • places to do sports • sports equipmentHelping Out: emergency services • crime • physical

appearanceMovies and Television: television programs • forms of

media • people who work in the mediaVacations: means of transportation

TopicsFamily and Friends: introducing yourselfPlaces of interest: introducing somebody • greetings •

at the tourist • information officeAn Unfortunate Event: at the post office • at the

police station Entertainment: entertainment • asking somebody to go

somewhere with you • at the movie theater box-officeFashion: describing somebody • in a clothes storeProblems: phrases with “time” • prepositions • word

building • confusable wordsCelebrations: collocations • common mistakes • idioms •

expressing certainty/uncertainty • inviting somebody to go somewhere • accepting / refusing an invitation • at a newspaper stand

Days Out: making suggestions • expressing preferences • buying tickets at an amusement/theme park

Problems: asking for advice/giving advice • talking about problems

Food & Health: ordering a meal in a restaurant • making a phone call • at a sports center

TopicsTravel: at the airport • at a hotelFood & Diet: responding to thanks • deciding what

to eat Fashion: subway • in a clothes storeLife on the Streets: asking for part-time work •

expressing interest/disinterestAnimals: sequencing • agreeing / disagreeingEntertainment: giving a warning • buying concert tickets

over the phoneHealth: at the drugstoreFashion: expressing disappointment • changing the

subjectTransportation: expressing surprise (or lack of it) • at the

bus stop • booking a taxiChanging Situations: expressing your intentions • saying

you are disappointed • offering to help somebody • saying good-bye

Language StructuresVerbs to be, to have • prepositions • the imperative • present continuous • simple present • modal verbs • personal pronouns • possessive adjectives • prepositions of place • articles • plurals • comparatives • simple past; was/were • will for future • be going to

Language StructuresVerbs to be, to have • prepositions • the imperative • present continuous • simple present: active and passive • simple past • was/were • past progressive • present/past perfect • will for future • be going to • future progressive • 1st and 2nd conditional • modal verbs • possessive adjectives • possessive pronouns • comparative and superlative adjectives • plurals • articles • reflexive/emphatic pronouns • adverbs of manner and frequency • passive voice • question tags • infinitives

Language StructuresSimple present • present continuous • future forms • simple past vs past continuous • present perfect vs present perfect continuous • simple past perfect vs past perfect continuous • simple future perfect • reported speech • infinitives • gerunds • modal verbs: could, must, might, ought to should, be able to • so do I/neither do I • reflexive/emphatic pronouns • passive voice: all tenses • comparative adjectives • adverbs • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd conditionals • question tags • clauses of result • relative pronouns • conjunctions • would rather, had better

Series Overview

American On Course B2 American On Course B2+

TopicsVacations: suggestions and objections • at the tourist

information officeSports: offers and requests • at the recreation centerFood & Health: likes and dislikes • at the doctor’s officeAnimals: persuading • expressing willingness or refusal

to do somethingTechnology and Work: expressing certainty, probability,

and doubt • leaving a telephone messageThe Environment: expressing past regrets • calling the

emergency servicesCrime: opinions • reporting a crimeTransportation: making a complaint • at the train stationSocial Problems: talking about problems • giving advice

and reassuring • apologies and excusesThe Arts: inviting, accepting and refusing an invitation •

at the theater

TopicsFree Time: introductions and greetings • operating a

DVD playerPlaces: expressing regards and thanks • at the money

exchange bureauFeelings and Emotions: protesting • expressing

reluctanceLanguage and Communication: asking questions politely

• asking for a statement to be repeated • relaxing/calming someone

Education and Employment: interrupting/returning to the topic • at a college

Money: expressing disapproval • at the bankMass Media and Advertising: how to grant/deny

permission • ordering by phoneTechnology: expressing ignorance • at a computer storeWorld Issues: expressing disbelief • using the InternetTraditions: saying you remember/forget something •

saying something in another way • at a museum

Language StructuresPresent • present continuous • present perfect continuous • simple past • past continuous • simple past perfect • simple present perfect • past perfect continuous • simple future • future continuous • simple future perfect • future perfect continuous • articles • plurals • modal verbs: must, be able to, have to, could • adjectives vs adverbs • comparative and superlative adjectives • infinitives • gerunds • conjunctions • question tags • so do I vs neither/nor do I • passive voice: all tenses • conditionals (0, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd) • causative have • reported speech • relative clauses • clauses of contrast • participles

Language StructuresTenses, plurals, nouns, subject + singular, infinitive, gerund, modal verbs, articles, question tags, conditionals, unreal past, passive voice, emphatic structures, exclamatory structures, reported speech, inversion conjunctions, relative clauses, clauses of time, contrast / reason / result / purpose and participles.