THE ABC OF BASIC ENGLISH | 117 | |
| On Learning the Basic Words | 119 | |
| The First Step |
1 . Things.
A. Names of Things Which May Be Pictured; B. General Names; C. Forms for Number; D. a and the | 122 |
| 2. Qualities. A. Opposites; B. is and are; C. and and or | ||
| A . I . | Simple Statements | 129 |
| 1. Operations. A. The Names of Simple Acts;
B. be, have, will, may; C. do not | 134 | |
| 2. Directions. A. The Names of Directions;
B. How to Make `Verbs' | 140 | |
| 3. How, when, and where | 146 | |
| 4. I, he, you; this, that | 148 | |
| 5. Cries and Orders | 150 | |
| A . II . | Word-Order | 153 |
| 1 . Joining Words | 159 | |
| 4 . Who and which | 162 | |
| 5 . How, when, where, and why | 164 | |
| 6 . Questions | 166 | |
| B . I . | Other Word-Forms | 168 |
| 1 . `Verb'-Forms (with `Pronouns') | 171 | |
| 2. Comparison | 174 | |
| 3 . Endings in -er, -ing, -ed | 176 | |
| B . II . | Expansions and Special Senses | 183 |
| 1 . Names of Things and Qualities | 183 | |
| 2 . Words for Operations | 191 | |
| 3 . Names of Directions | 201 | |
| B . III . | Special Uses | 212 |
| 1 . The 250 Fixed Word-Groups | 212 | |
| C . | A Key Selection | 223 |
| 1 . Some Common Needs; A. Simple Acts;
B. Complex Acts; C. Other Suggestions | 223 | |
| 2 . Words Formed by Endings | 230 | |
| 3 . The Most Necessary Fixed Word-Groups | 231 | |
| The Last Step | 1 . Points to Keep in Mind | 233 |
| 2 . International Words | 234 | |
| 3 . Science | 236 | |