Using
English Channel with In English
Each
English Channel One and Two episode covers a transparent area of
grammar, and in the first two levels there is no continuing story.
The English Channel DVDs can be used as a free-standing course in
sequence, or units may be selected and used at corresponding points
with any course.
For
those teachers using the In English series by Peter Viney and Karen
Viney, the following charts show different ways in which the material
can be used with In English.
1
Using …
English
Channel One with In English Starter,
English
Channel Two with In English Elementary
English
Channel Three with In English Pre-Intermediate
English
Channel One
The
following units may be used at particular points with IN English
Starter.
EC1.1
Welcome To English Channel
(IE Starter unit 5)
EC1.2
Hackers
(IE Starter unit 9)
EC1.3
Ken's Kitchen
(IE Starter unit 13)
EC1.6
Oakwood Avenue
(IE Starter unit 17)
EC
1.4 A Day in the Country
(IE Starter unit
19)
EC
1.5 Dennis Cook & The Red Balloon
(IE Starter
unit 21)
EC
1.7 Inspector Grant On The Beach
(IE
Starter unit 28)
EC
1.8 Robin Hood
(IE Starter unit 30)
English
Channel Two
The
following units may be used at particular points with IN English
Starter.
EC2.1
Anywhere, Anytime
(IE Elementary
unit 8)
EC2.8
Bodyguards
(IE Elementary unit 18)
EC2.2
NAIL Files
(IE Elementary unit 20)
EC2.3
English Country Garden
(IE Elementary
unit 23)
EC2.6
Dennis Cook Money Worries
(IE Elementary unit 24)
EC
2.7 Weather Report
(IE Elementary unit 26)
EC
2.4 Going, Going Gone (IE
Elementary unit 27)
EC
2.5 Baby Love
(IE Elementary unit 29)
English
Channel Three
This
continuing story may be used sequentially alongside In English Pre-intermediate.
2
Reference:
If
you wish to mix and match units from the different levels of English
Channel, these three charts will show you where you might use English
Channel Episodes.
Episodes
have more than one reference, and are colour coded to the English
Channel videos, blue for English Channel One, Green for English
Channel Two.
In
English Starter
unit
|
title
|
main
grammar point |
video
link |
01
|
What's
your name? |
to
be, singular
poss
adj singular |
|
02
|
Are
you a student? |
to
be: singular
article
a Can you spell …? |
|
03
|
Where
are you from? |
to
be: singular
it;
articles a/an |
|
04
|
Hello,
Goodbye |
do
/ don't in formulas
greetings,
thanks |
|
05
|
What
is it?
|
to
be: singular & plural
It
is … / They are … |
EC1.1
Welcome to English Channel |
06
|
We're
friends
|
to
be: plural
adjectives
|
|
07
|
Take
out
|
Can
I have?
How
much is it?
minimal
requests |
|
08
|
What
colour is it?
|
to
be + adjectives |
|
09
|
This
is your room |
There
is … / There are
a
/ an / some / any
|
EC1.2
Hackers |
10
|
Shopping
|
How
much is it/are they?
sizes
I'm
looking for …
|
|
11
|
What
have you got?
|
has
/ have got |
|
12
|
Families
|
has
/ have got
possessive
s, our, their, your |
|
13
|
Instructions
|
base
forms; imperatives |
EC1.3
Ken's Kitchen |
14
|
Where
do you live? |
present
simple
|
|
15
|
Times
|
present
simple
It
opens / closes |
|
16
|
Asking
for directions |
imperatives
prepositions
|
|
17
|
Lifestyles
|
present
simple: routines |
EC1.6
Oakwood Avenue: Saturday Mornings |
18
|
Flight
to
Orlando
|
would
like
demonstratives
uncountable
nouns |
|
19
|
What
can you do? |
can
/ can't: ability
lexical
verbs |
EC1.4
Day in the Country |
20
|
Appointments
|
can:
requests, permission
can
future requests |
|
21
|
What's
she doing? |
present
continuous
|
EC1.5
DC & the Red Balloon |
22
|
Plans
|
present
continuous future
|
|
23
|
An
evening out |
likes
& dislikes
Let's?
What / How about …? |
|
24
|
Likes
and dislikes
|
likes
& dislikes
-ing
forms |
|
25
|
What
are you going to do?
|
going
to future |
|
26
|
Where
was it?
|
past
simple: was / were |
|
27
|
The
weather |
past
simple : was / were
adjectives;
weather |
|
28
|
What
did you have? |
past
simple: have
|
EC
1.7 Ins. Grant On The Beach |
29
|
What
did you do? |
past
simple: more irregular verbs |
|
30
|
My
life |
past
simple: regular verbs
|
EC1.8
Robin Hood |
In
English: Elementary
unit
|
UNIT
TITLE |
main
grammar point |
video
link |
01
|
Meeting
people |
to
be: singular
introductions
|
EC
1.1 Welcome to English Channel |
02
|
Greetings
|
to
be: plural |
|
03
|
Food
and drink |
requests
indefinite
articles |
|
04
|
Talking
about things |
It's
… / They're …
singular
& plural |
|
05
|
Have
you got …? |
have
/ has got
some
/ any countables |
|
06
|
Work
|
Present
simple |
EC
1.6 Oakwood Avenue: Saturday Mornings |
07
|
Home
|
Present
simple
Quantity:
How many |
|
08
|
Travel
|
Time
Present
simple (inc. future) |
EC2.1
Anywhere Anytime |
09
|
Instructions
|
Imperatives
prepositions
|
EC
1.2 Hackers |
10
|
Can
and can't |
can
/ can't
ability;
permission |
|
11
|
Is
there any water? |
Countables
/ uncountables
possessive
‘s |
EC
1.3 Ken's Kitchen |
12
|
What
would you like? |
would
like
questions
v offers |
EC
1.4 A Day in the Country |
13
|
Shopping in London |
present
continuous
formulas
|
|
14
|
What
are you doing? |
present
continuous |
EC
1.5 Dennis Cook & The Red Balloon |
15
|
I
like it |
likes
and dislikes
-ing
forms |
|
16
|
Talking
about the future |
present
continuous future
going
to future |
|
17
|
was
and were |
was,
were
was
born, time words |
|
18
|
What
did you do? |
past
simple- irregular verbs |
EC2.8
Bodyguards |
19
|
What
happened? |
past
simple – regular verbs |
|
20
|
True
Stories |
past
simple
subject
/ object |
EC
2.2 NAIL Files |
21
|
Healthy
living |
frequency
adverbs |
|
22
|
His
clothes, her clothes |
present
simple v present continuous |
|
23
|
Have
you ever…? |
present
perfect
Have
you ever …? |
EC2.3
Eng Country Garden |
24
|
What
have you done? |
present
perfect |
EC2.6
DC Money Worries (adds should/for, since) |
25
|
I'll
do it … |
will
/ shall- functional |
EC2.7
Weather Report |
26
|
Predictions
|
will
future uses |
|
27
|
Comparisons
|
comparatives
|
EC2.4
Going going gone |
28
|
Best
friend |
narrative
adverbs:
frequency / manner |
|
29
|
I've
got to stay in |
have
to / had to
could
/ couldn't |
EC2.5
Oakwood Avenue: Baby Lov e |
30
|
Want
to do |
infinitive
patterns
reasons:
so / because |
|
In English Pre-intermediate
Use
English Channel Three, or these individual episodes from the earlier
levels.
unit
|
UNIT
TITLE |
main
grammar point |
video
link |
01
|
Personal
information
|
present
simple, to be
have
got ; like + doing ; was born ; agreeing/disagreeing
|
|
02
|
Shopping
|
like,
love, hate etc
present
continuous formulas
would
like, prefer . Intensifiers |
|
03
|
The
present |
present:
simple v continuous
frequency
adverbs
present
simple routines |
EC
1.6 Oakwood Avenue: Saturday Mornings |
04
|
Arrangements
|
present
continuous for future arrangements; going to
future
timetable
futures |
EC
1.5 Dennis Cook & The Red Balloon |
05
|
Restaurants
|
questions
and offers
some,
any, no, every
indefinite
pronouns |
|
06
|
Old
friends |
past
simple; was, were
main
v auxiliary verbs
subject
v object questions |
EC
1.8 Robin Hood |
07
|
Ambitions
|
infinitive
patterns v –ing forms
base
/ infinitive/-ing form
make
v do |
|
08
|
Humour
|
present
perfect simple
contrasted
going to / did
ever
/ yet / already |
|
09
|
Sport
|
present
perfect
have
to /had to /didn't have to
couldn't
past ability |
|
10
|
When
& while |
present
continuous v simple
past
continuous, it depends
past
continuous v simple |
EC
2.2 The N.A.I.L Files |
11
|
Phoning
|
telephone
formulas
requests:
can, could, may
I'll
formulas; during |
|
12
|
Quantity
|
countable
& uncountable
not
much/many enough / too much/ many/ a lot / a little
/ a few |
|
13
|
Futures
|
Comparing
future forms
‘ll,will,
shall v going to
Shall
I? Shall We? |
EC
2.1 Anywhere, Anytime |
14
|
Men
and women |
comparative
& superlative
short
& long adjectives
quantifiers:
most, fewer, less |
EC
2.4 Going, Going Gone |
15
|
Obligation
and
advice
|
modals:
must, needn't, mustn't
should
/ shouldn't
allowed,
permitted, forbidden |
EC
2.5 Oakwood Avenue: Baby Love |
16
|
Starting
conversations |
indirect
questions
question
tags
interjections;
confirmation |
|
17
|
Possessions
|
present
perfect
for,
since
future
+ until |
EC
2.3 English Country Garden |
18
|
Speech
|
direct
speech
reporting
verbs
adverbs
of manner |
|
19
|
Made
in … |
passive:
present
simple
past
simple |
|
20
|
If…
|
probability;
might
time
clauses after when
real
conditionals (type 1) |
|
21
|
Health
|
if
/ when clauses
present
perfect continuous
should,
might |
EC
2.7 Weather Report |
22
|
People
|
defining
relative pronouns
describing
people
must
be, can't be, may be |
|
23
|
Numbers
|
which
relative pronoun
approximation
both,
each |
EC
2.6 Dennis Cook's Money Worries |
24
|
Changes
|
Past
habits, states
used
to; would
time
words anymore, still |
|
25
|
On
holiday |
worry,
worrying, worried etc
infinitive
patterns
indefinite
pronouns; countability |
|
26
|
Imagine
… |
unreal
conditionals (type 2)
would,
wouldn't
advice:
If I were you … |
|
27
|
People
talking |
attitude
markers
punctuation:
pausing, repetition
qualifiers;
adverbs of degree |
|
28
|
Stories
|
past
perfect
past
perfect v past simple
sequencing
|
|
29
|
The
news |
passives:
perfect,
continuous,
modals,
infinitive |
EC
2.8 Inspector Grant: Bodyguards |
30
|
Reporting
|
reported
speech, questions
reported
v direct speech
backshifting
|
|
|
