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LESSON GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY | Video podcast Whats your name? UNIT 1 welcome page 7 present simple: be greetings; 1.1 Nice to meet you
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PRONUNCIATION
stressed syllables stressed syllables /s/, /t/, /iz/ and tourist places /z/ sentence stress and polite intonation
READING
read a general knowledge quiz about world facts read an article about travelling light
LISTENING/DVD
listen to short conversations showing different ways to introduce people
SPEAKING
introduce people; do a quiz identify objects
WRITING
improve your use of capital letters
1.2 Travel light
page 10
this/that, these/those; possessives making requests
countries and nationalities objects
1.3 Can I have a coffee?
page 12
read tourist leaflets
1.4 Fawlty Towers
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hotel services; phrases for booking in at a hotel read an article about social online groups
listen to conversations in various tourist places; give information for numbers, prices, etc; learn to listen for key words; make simple requests listen to prices and numbers Fawlty Towers: watch an extract from a sitcom about arrival and check in at a hotel a hotel listen to a conversation between two friends choosing the right online group for them listen to people describing their jobs; listen and identify a variety of jobs learn to get a speaker to slow down and grade their language talk about activities; talk about a group/team talk about routines; describe other peoples routines learn to show you dont understand; ask questions at a tourist information centre
complete a hotel registration form; write an email to book a hotel room
UNIT 2 lifestyle page 17 Video podcast | Whats your daily routine? present simple: I/you/we/they activities strong and weak forms of 2.1 Join us!
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2.2 High flyers 2.3 What time does it
start?
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present simple: he/she/it asking for information
daily routines; jobs the time
do you Present simple verb endings: /s/, /z/ and /Iz/ polite intonation
learn how to use linkers: and, but and or
2.4 Chalet Girl
page 24
household routines; phrases to describe life at home
read a web posting about pen pals read a quiz about what type of friend you are read an article about unusual families
oliday: Fasten Your Seatbelt: watch an extract from talk about life at home: likes and dislikes H a reality programme about a difficult job listen to people describing their friends describe personality; do a quiz and find out what kind of friend you are talk about your family learn to show interest when you listen make arrangements to meet friends talk about a special occasion
write an internet posting to a penpal describing yourself
UNIT 3 people page 27 Video podcast | What do you like doing with friends/family? frequency adverbs: sometimes, usually, personality stressed syllables 3.1 Just good friends
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3.2 Big happy families
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always, often, hardly ever and never; modifiers quite, not very, really and very have/has got making arrangements
family photo time expressions
3.3 Are you free tonight? 3.4 A Celebration In Crete
contracted forms of have/has got positive and negative intonation
improve your use of apostrophe s; write about your family
UNIT 4 places page 37 4.1 Small space, big style there is/are
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4.2 An English village 4.3 Can I help you? 4.4 Favourite Places
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can for possibility shopping
special occasion activities; phrases to describe special occasions Where do you live? rooms/furniture; prepositions (1) places in towns; prepositions (2) things to buy; shops
read an invitation
rancescos Mediterranean Voyage: watch an extract F from a documentary about a special occasion listen to a conversation between two people talking about a special flat
write an invitation
/De@z@/ and /De@r@/ strong and weak forms of can read an article about a and cant special kind of village polite intonation
describe your home talk about things you can do in towns; describe a favourite place in your town/city have a conversation in a shop
improve your use of commas; write an email about your home
learn to say no politely in a shop; listen to various shopping conversations 0 Places To See Before You Die: watch an extract 5 from a documentary about some amazing places listen to people talk about food
phrases to describe places
read a web posting about a favourite place
describe your favourite place of all
write a blog about your favourite place
UNIT 5 food page 47 Video podcast | Whats your favourite dish? countable and uncountable nouns; food/drink 5.1 MyFridge.com
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talk about your eating and drinking habits talk about diets and lifestyle
5.2 41/2 cows 5.3 Are you ready to
order?
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nouns with a/an, some, any how much/many; quantifiers ordering in a restaurant
learn to use paragraphs and write a short report
containers
read an article about how much an average person gets through in a lifetime fast speech: linking understand fast speech; listen to a man ordering in a fast food restaurant read a recipe
restaurant words
order a meal in a restaurant
5.4 A Chef In Goa UNIT 6 the past page 57 was/were 6.1 Favourite things
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ingredients; phrases for writing a recipe
ick Steins Seafood Odyssey: watch an extract from describe a special dish R a cookery programme about a famous chef listen to peple describing famous peoples favourite things talk about peoples favourite things; describe your favourite childhood things talk about your life/past events describe a perfect/terrible weekend
write a recipe
Video podcast | Did you go out last night?
dates and time phrases common verbs (1) weekend activities strong and weak forms of was and were past simple regular verbs with read an article about time twins /t/, /d/ and /Id/ learn to show interest link sentences with because and so and write your life story
6.2 Time twins 6.3 How was your
weekend?
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past simple making conversation
learn to keep a conversation going; listen to someone describing their weekend he Culture Show: watch an extract from a T documentary about a famous dancer
6.4 Carlos Acosta
Irregular verbs page 127
phrases for interviewing
read an essay about a special person
interview a special person
write a profile essay about a special person
Language bank page 128
Photo bank page 152
Communication bank page 160
Audio scripts page 167
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LESSON GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION UNIT 7 holidays page 67 Video podcast | How was your last holiday? comparatives travel stressed syllables 7.1 Travel partners
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READING LISTENING/DVD
listen to people discuss how they like to travel
SPEAKING
talk about how you like to travel; compare places and holidays plan and talk about a long journey give directions in the street
WRITING
7.2 The longest bus ride 7.3 Can you tell me the
way?
page 72
superlatives giving directions
places (1) places (2)
strong and weak forms of the read an article about a long journey sentence stress for correcting
learn to check and correct information; write about a holiday
understand directions; learn to check and correct directions
7.4 Buenos Aires
page 74
phrases to describe a town/city
read a travel article
Holiday 10 Best: watch an extract from a travel show describe a town/city you know about Buenos Aires talk about taking photos; talk about what people are doing discuss what you know about various film stars; describe peoples appearance ask and answer a questionnaire about films; ask for and give recommendations describe an event
write a short article about a town/city
UNIT 8 now page 77 Video podcast | What was the last film you saw? present continuous verbs + prepositions 8.1 In the picture
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weak forms of prepositions and articles
read blogs about what people are doing now listen to a radio programme about ideas of beauty
write a blog entry about what you are doing
8.2 Looking good 8.3 What do you
recommend?
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present simple and present continuous recommending
appearance types of film word linking
learn to link words to speak faster
8.4 Festival Highlights
festival activities; phases to describe an event
read a festival review
nside Out: watch an extract from a documentary I about an English music festival listen to a guide giving a tour around a transport museum
write a review of an event
UNIT 9 transport page 87 Video podcast | How do you get to work? articles: a/an, the, no article transport collocations strong and weak forms of a 9.1 Travel in style
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talk about types of transport talk about ways to travel around towns/cities
9.2 Citybikes 9.3 Sorry Im late!
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can/cant, have to/dont have to
adjectives (1)
apologising
excuses phrases to describe and complain about problems
9.4 Airport UNIT 10 the 10.1 Lifes a lottery
page 98
and the strong and weak forms of read an article about can, cant, have to and dont Paris Citybikes have to intonation to show being happy or unhappy read an email
listen to a man talk about his problems getting to work irport: watch an extract from a documentary about A a day at Heathrow airport listen to a radio interview with lottery winners
apologise for being late; tell a long story deal with problems when flying
learn to use linkers and write a story write an email about an experience at an airport/on a plane
future
page 97
Video podcast | What are your plans for the future?
plans phrases with get adjectives (2) phrases to describe weather going to and would contracted form of will stressed syllables read a news story about a lottery win read an extract from a survival instruction book read an article about things to do with friends talk about your future plans/wishes make predictions about situations learn to respond to suggestions; listen to people discussing which activities they want to do Wild Weather: watch an extract from a documentary about the wettest place in Europe listen to a radio programme about colds and flu make some suggestions and invite your friends to join you talk about weather and how it makes you feel improve your use of linkers: too, also and as well and write a short story
10.2 Survive!
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be going to; would like to will, might, wont making suggestions
10.3 Lets do something 10.4 Wild Weather
write a message board notice about your country
UNIT 11 health page 107 should/shouldnt 11.1 My head hurts
page 108 page 110 page 112 page 114
Video podcast | Do you have a healthy lifestyle?
the body; health common verbs (2) problems phrases to describe a problem and to give advice consonant clusters read an article about cold cures around the world read a quiz about how fit you are read an article about a social experiment talk about what to do when you dont feel well and give advice; discuss cures for the common cold do a quiz about your fitness; learn to use adverbs in stories and how to make stories more interesting talk about healthy weekends give advice and offer help; thank someone ask for help in a pharmacy write some advice for a health message board
11.2 Never felt better 11.3 Help!
adverbs of manner offering to help
11.4 The Optician UNIT 12 experiences page 117 present perfect 12.1 Unforgettable
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listen to different scenarios of people needing help and thanking someone The Two Ronnies: watch an extract from a sitcom about an unusual shopping experience listen to people talking about their experiences
Video podcast | Whats the most exciting thing youve done?
outdoor activities prepositions (3) telephoning expressions sentence stress read an article about a dangerous job talk about unusual experiences learn to use postcard phrases and write a postcard describe movement from one place to another; talk about past experiences listen to different scenarios on the phone describe difficult situations/problems; say telephone numbers; phone someone about a problem Shark Therapy: watch an extract from a documentary describe an exciting/frightening experience about sharks
12.2 Afraid of nothing 12.3 Hello, Ive got a
problem
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present perfect and past simple telephoning
12.4 Shark Therapy
Irregular verbs page 127
phrases to describe an experience
write a story about an exciting/frightening experience
Language bank page 128
Photo bank page 152
Communication bank page 160
Audio scripts page 167
