1 The First Essential Structures . . . i
2 The First Essential Structures (2) . . .9
3 Plurals. “There is . . . There are . . . . 18
4 Question Words. Gender . . . . . . 30
5 The Verb “To Be” 37
6 Reading Lesson. “The Farm” .... 42
7 Possessive Adjectives. Person. The Simple
Present Tense 49
8 The Present Continuous Tense . . . .55
9 The Verbs “ Have ” and “ Can ” . . . . * 63
10 Reading Lesson. “The Seaside” ... 68
11 Time. Days, Months, Seasons. Possessive Case . 76
12 The Past Tense, “To Be,” “To Have,” “Can” . 87
13 The Characters in the Essential English Books
(1) Mr. Priestley . . . . -93
14 The Simple Present Tense . . . .99
15 Discussion of Lesson 13. Simple Present Tense
Negative 105
16 Subjects and Objects 117
17 The Characters in the Essential English Books
(2) Mrs. Priestley and some others . .124
18 The Future Tense . . . . . .130
19 The Characters in the Essential English Books
(3) The Students 138
20 Comparison of Adjectives (i) . . . .147
‘2i The Students talk together on “Likes and
Dislikes” 157
22 Comparison of Adjectives (2) . . . .168
23 “The Cat that Caused a Wedding.” Regular
and Irregular Verbs . . . . . 177
24 The Simple Past Tense .
25 Irregular Verbs.- Past Tense Negative and
Interrogative . . . .
26 Comments on Lesson 25 .
27 The Students Talk Together on “Food” .
28 Irregular Verbs . . . . . .
29 The Present Perfect Tense (i) .
30 The Present Perfect Tense (2) .
31 The Present Perfect Tense (3). More Difficult
Examples . . .
32 The Present Perfect Tense (4) . . . .
Appendix :
Principal Parts of the Irregular Verbs in Essential English Book I . . . .