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Present passive
- We are paid with the money people give.
- Children are being treated with a new kind of medicine.
Vocabulary
Sport and leisure
- play football
- go sailing
- do aerobics
Everyday English
Numbers and dates
- Money, fractions,decimals, percentages, dates, phone numbers
Reading
'The clown doctor' - a woman describes the job she loves
Speaking
Discussion - what makes people happy?
Listening
Sports - three people talk about their free time activities
Writing
Letters and emails
Unit 3 : Telling tales
Grammar
Past tenses
Past Simple and Continuous
- He danced and sang.
- He was laughing when he saw the baby.
Past Simple and Past Perfect
- I didn't laugh at his joke.
- Why? Had you heard it before?
Past Passive
- A Farewell to Arms was written by Ernest Hemingway.
Vocabulary
Art and literature
- painter
- poet
Collocations
- paint a picture
- read a poem
Everyday English
Giving opinions
- What did you think of the play?
- It was really boring! I fell asleep during the first act.
Reading
'The painter and the writer' – the lives of Pablo Picasso
and Ernest Hemingway (jigsaw)
Speaking
Information gap - 'An amazing thing happened!'
Describing a book or a film you like
Listening
Books and films - people talk about their favourite books
and films
Writing:
A narrative (1)
Unit 4 - Doing the right thing
Grammar
Modal verbs (1) - obligation and permission
have (got) to, can, be allowed to
- Children have to go to school.
- I can stay at my sister's house.
- We're allowed to wear jeans.
should, must
- We should take traveller's cheques.
- You must write to us every week.
Vocabulary
Nationality words
- Japan, the Japanese
- Spain, the Spanish
Countries and adjectives
- Greece, Greek
- Italy, Italian
Everyday English
Requests and offers
- Could you ...?
- Would you ...?
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- Can I... ?
- I'll...
- Shall I... ?
Reading
'A world guide to good manners' - how to behave abroad
Speaking
Talking about rules and regulations
Roleplay - starting a new job
Discussion - what advice would you give a foreign visitor?
Listening
Come round to my place! - entertaining friends in three
different countries
Writing
For and against
Unit 5 : On the move
Grammar
Future forms
going to and will
- I'm going to buy some.
- I'll get a loaf.
Present Continuous
- We're playing tennis this afternoon.
Vocabulary
The weather
- It's sunny.
- sunshine
- The sun's shining.
Everyday English
Travelling around
Using public transport
Requests in a hotel
Reading
'My kind of holiday' - a travel agent talks about his
holidays
Speaking
Arranging to meet
Discussion - your ideal holiday
Listening
A weather forecast
Writing
Making a reservation
Unit 6 : I just love it!
Grammar
Questions with like
- What's she like?
- What does she look like?
- What does she like doing?
Verb patterns
- I enjoyed meeting your friends.
- I just wanted to say thank you.
- You made me feel welcome.
Vocabulary
Describing food, cities, and people
- fresh
- polluted
- sophisticated
Collocations
- fresh food
- historic cities
- elderly people
Everyday English
Signs and sounds
- Dry clean only
- Just looking, thanks.
Reading
'Global pizza' - the history of the world's favourite food
Speaking
Talking about popular food and popular places to eat
Discussion - restaurants, cities and people you know
Listening
New York and London - An English couple talks about living
in New York; an American gives his impressions
of living in London (jigsaw) |