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• introduce and talk about yourself
• talk about needs, wants and reasons
Vocabulary
• Your life
• Needs, wants and reasons
Listening
• Kate talks about her life
• Learning a language
Speaking
• Talk about your life
• Give reasons
• talk about music
• talk about what to do in your free time
• talk about past events and present activities
• talk about sport and exercise
• talk about your interests and how they started
Target activity Talk about an interest
Vocabulary
• Talking about music
• Deciding what to do
• Sports and exercise
• Talking about interests
Grammar
• Present simple, past simple, present progressive
Pronunciation
• Word stress
Listening
• Music in Trinidad and Tobago
• Li talks about motorbikes
Reading
• Interview with Ruben Gonzalez
Reading and listening
• WOMADelaide
Speaking
• Music and you
• Choose an event to attend
• Michelle Sung Wie, Vincent Mantsoe
• Sports and exercise
Keyword
• so
Across cultures
• Culture shock
EXPLORE Writing
• write messages of request and information to different people
Look again
• Spelling and sounds or, wor-
• talk about personal experience
• talk about your studies
• talk about your work
• Join a job agency
Target activity: Have an interview
Vocabulary
• Studying
• Working conditions
• Presenting yourself
Grammar
• Present perfect 1 – for experience
• Present perfect 2 – with for and since
Pronunciation
• Sentence stress
Listening
• Lifelong learning
• Interview at a job agency
Reading
• The Workplace > chat
Speaking
• Past and present studies
• Educational experiences
• The work quiz
• Working conditions
• Life experiences
Keyword
• for
Independent learning
• Noticing and recording
• collocations
EXPLORE Speaking
• ask people to repeat, spell things and slow down
• show you understand
• take a phone message
Look again
• Spelling and sounds Words with -er, -or, -ar, -our
• give opinions
• talk about food and eating
• order a meal in a restaurant
• make suggestions
Target activity: Plan a meal
Vocabulary
• Giving opinions
• Food and meals
• Ordering a meal
• Making suggestions
Grammar
• Nouns with prepositional phrases
Pronunciation
• Schwa /ə/ sound
Listening
• Planning a barbecue
Reading
• In defence of supermarkets
Reading and listening
• Eating out
Speaking
• Where you buy food
• Food and food shopping
• Order a meal
• Describe a recent meal
Keyword
• with
Across cultures
• Mealtimes
EXPLORE Writing
• give and understand written
• instructions
Look again
• Spelling and sounds oi, oy
• use a taxi
• describe past events
• tell a story
• tell a travel anecdote
Target activity: Tell stories about memorable meetings
Vocabulary
• Taxis
• Getting a taxi
• Linking a story
• Starting a story
Grammar
• Past progressive
Pronunciation
• Sentence stress and schwa /ə/
Listening
• Two journeys by taxi
• Memorable meetings
Reading
• Hack: a taxi driver’s blog
Speaking
• Taxis
• Get a taxi
• Tell a story: the ten-dollar bill
Keyword
• back
Independent learning
• English outside the classroom
EXPLORE Speaking
• show interest in a conversation
• develop a conversation by asking questions and giving longer answers
Look again
• Spelling and sounds gh
• change money
• understand instructions on a cash machine
• pay for things in different places
• talk about rules and obligations
• give advice
Target activity: Give advice to a visitor
Vocabulary
• Money
• Paying for things
• Giving advice
Grammar
• have to, can
Pronunciation
• Linking consonants and vowels 1
Listening
• At a bureau, de change
• Thiago in Scotland
• Advice for visitors
Reading
• Cash machine
• A new kind of banking?
• Borrower success stories
Speaking
• Change money
• Buy things
• Grameen Bank
• Success stories
• Laws in your country
Keyword
• it
Across cultures
• Money
EXPLORE Writing
• write an email or letter giving advice to a visitor
Look again
• Spelling and sounds -tion, -ssion, -cian
• talk about present habits
• talk about weather
• make comparisons
• express preferences
Target activity: Do a survey
Vocabulary
• Household chores
• Talking about habits
• Weather
• Expressing preferences
Grammar
• Comparing things
Pronunciation
• Words with -er and -est
Listening
• Weather: Moscow, Kolkata
• Fitness centre survey
Reading
• The treadmill, The cycle washer
Speaking
• Who does the chores?
• Your habits
• Comparing regions
Keyword
• do
Independent learning
• Reading the phonemic script
EXPLORE Speaking
• speak more politely by being less direct
Look again
• Spelling and sounds -able and -ible
• ask about and buy things
• describe objects
• talk about possessions
Target activity Talk about a favourite possession
Vocabulary
• Buying things
• Describing objects
• Talking about a possession
Grammar
• some, any
• Passives
Pronunciation
• Contrastive stress
Listening
• At Portobello Market
• Favourite possessions
Reading
• Mysteries.com
Speaking
• At a market stall
• Classroom objects
• Mysterious objects
Keyword
• by
Independent learning
• Ways of reading
EXPLORE Speaking
• explain words you don’t know
Look again
• Spelling and sounds ow
• say how you feel
• give and respond to different kinds of news
• thank people and apologise
• ask for news
Target activity: Catch up with friends
Vocabulary
• yawn, laugh …
• Extreme adjectives
• Reacting to news, thanking, apologising
• Asking for news
Grammar
• Present perfect 3 – giving news
Pronunciation
• Intonation – speaking with emotion
Listening
• Just good friends
• Two friends catch up
Reading
• Why do people laugh? yawn? cry?
Speaking
• How did you feel?
• Role play: Jean-Paul and Rachel
• What’s happened?
Keyword
• just
Across cultures
• Gestures
EXPLORE Writing
• write an email or note of apology
Look again
• Spelling and sounds -ge, -dge, -age
• book a room and check into a hotel
• talk about plans and arrangements
• make and change arrangements
Target activity: Arrange to meet up
Vocabulary
• Hotel facilities
• Staying in a hotel
• Arranging to meet up
Grammar
• Future plans and arrangements
Pronunciation
• Intonation in questions
Listening
• A room in Kuala Lumpur
• Leonardo and Min’s plans
• A change of plan
Reading
• Remember me?
Speaking
• Book a room, check in
• Plans and arrangements
Keyword
• make
Independent learning
• Improve your listening
EXPLORE Speaking
• use questions to preface invitations and requests
Look again
• Spelling and sounds au, aw
• talk about homes and housing
• describe imaginary situations
• discuss pros and cons
• talk about ways to solve problems
Target activity: Talk about a problem
Vocabulary
• Describing homes
• Talk about pros and cons
• Solving problems
Grammar
• would
Pronunciation
• Groups of words 1
Listening
• Moving home
• Eva’s problem
Reading
• Architect of the future?
Speaking
• Describe your home
• Your ideal home
• Le Corbusier’s ideas
• Your area: pros and cons
Keyword
• there
Across cultures
• Neighbours
EXPLORE Writing
• write a letter or email of complaint
Look again
• Spelling and sounds ck, k, ch, qu
• say where places are
• describe countries
• talk about people’s lives and achievements
Target activity: Talk about people and places in your country
Vocabulary
• Location
• Describing a country
• Life and achievements
• Expressions with know
Grammar
• Infinitives and gerunds
Pronunciation
• Stress in verbs
Listening
• Akebono, sumo wrestler
• Lech Wał¸esa, Kraków
Reading
• The Vatican City, Tuval
Speaking
• Describe where places are
• Three small countries
• Talk about your life
• Hopes and plans
Keyword
• to
Independent learning
• Guessing what words mean
EXPLORE Speaking
• use vague language
Look again
• Spelling and sounds -ent, -ant
• talk about electronic gadgets you use
• use the phone in different situations
• talk about past habits and states
Target activity: Talk about technology and change
Vocabulary
• How I feel about gadgets
• Telephone expressions
• Comparing past and present
Grammar
• used to, would
Pronunciation
• Groups of words 2
Listening
• Electronic gadgets
• Christine’s phone calls
Reading
• childhoodbeliefs.com
• Living your life online
Speaking
• Gadgets you use
• Role play: phone calls
• Childhood memories
Keyword
• time
Across cultures
• Time
EXPLORE Writing
• write about a memory
Look again
• Spelling and sounds ei, ey
• express and respond to opinions
• have a discussion
• discuss imaginary situations
• take part in a meeting
Target activity: Have a debate
Vocabulary
• Expressing opinions
• Responding to opinions
Grammar
• Real and unreal conditionals
Pronunciation
• Groups of words 3
Listening
• Argument about boxing
Reading
• Ways to reduce your kitchen’s carbon footprint
• A new airport
Speaking
• Give opinions
• Agree and disagree
• Nandita’s blog
• Our carbon footprint
Keyword
• would
Independent learning
• Improve your speaking
EXPLORE Speaking
• use expressions to soften opinions and disagreements
Look again
• Spelling and sounds
• -le, -el, -al, -ul
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12 Nov 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | T-Th | 11:00am - 02:00pm |
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