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LEVEL 4
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Learning outcomes
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Classroom language Page 2
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Unit 1 Pages 3–12
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The news
A Stories in the news
B I totally agree.
C Survival stories
D Creating news
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Students can . . .
tell news stories
agree and disagree with opinions
ask questions and talk about a news story
discuss a news story
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Verb tenses
Questions
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News sections
Actions in the news
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Unit 2 Pages 13–22
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Communicating
A Language learning
B One possibility is . . .
C Have her text me.
D Modern communication
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Students can . . .
give and discuss language-learning tips
express interests
offer options
talk about ways of communicating
discuss their communication preferences
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Present perfect
continuous
Verb + object + verb
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Language learning-tips
Communicate . . . or not?
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Unit 3 Pages 23–32
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Food
A Street food
B Sounds good to me.
C Mix and bake
D Chocolate!
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Students can . . .
discuss how they would react to a situation
express and acknowledge expectations
talk about past hypothetical situations
discuss ways to be kind
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Second conditional
Past modals for
hypothetical situations
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Polite and impolite
behavior
Word partners
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Unit 4 Pages 33–42
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Behavior
A The right thing to do
B I didn’t realize that.
C Doing things differently
D Acts of kindness
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Students can . . .
discuss how they would react to a situation
express and acknowledge expectations
talk about past hypothetical situations
discuss ways to be kind
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Second conditional
Past modals for
hypothetical situations
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Polite and impolite
behavior
Word partners
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Unit 5 Pages 43–52
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Travel and tourism
A Cities
B I’ll let someone know.
C Travel experiences
D My town, the best town
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Students can . . .
make comparisons about cities
report and respond to a problem
report commands and advice
discuss ideas for a festival in their town
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Comparative and
superlative
Reporting commands and
advice
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Compound adjectives
Travel talk
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Unit 6 Pages 53–62
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The way we are
A Who are you?
B Sorry, but can I ask something?
C Wishing for change
D Alternative therapies
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Students can . . .
talk about character traits
interrupt politely
agree to an interruption
talk about present wishes
discuss ways to relax
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Defining relative clauses
Wish
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Character traits
Tips to manage stress
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Unit 7 Pages 63–72
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New ways of thinking
A Inventions
B Got any suggestions?
C Accidental inventions
D Making life easier
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Students can . . .
describe important inventions
elicit ideas
suggest solutions
discuss how things have been improved
describe something they invented
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So and such
Passive
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Positive and negative
descriptions
Verb and noun formation
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Unit 8 Pages 73–82
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Lessons in life
A Why did I do that?
B I’m sure you’ll do fine.
C What if . . . ?
D A day to remember
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Students can . . .
describe events in the past
express worry
reassure someone
talk about how things might have been
describe a memorable day
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Past perfect
Third conditional
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Prefixes: mis-, dis-, and
re-
Expressions with make
and get
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Unit 9 Pages 83–92
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Can you explain it?
A Everyday explanations
B I’m pretty sure that . . .
C History’s mysteries
D Explanations from long ago
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Students can . . .
speculate about everyday situations
express probability and improbability
ask and speculate about historical events
tell a story from their culture
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Past modals for
speculating
Embedded questions
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Suffixes: -ful and -less
Mysterious events
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Unit 10 Pages 93–102
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Perspectives
A A traffic accident
B As I was saying, . . .
C There’s always an explanation.
D Thoughts, values, and experiences
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Students can . . .
report what people say
change and return to the topic
report what people ask
discuss thoughts and values
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Reported statements
Reported yes / no
questions
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Three-word phrasal
verbs
Verbs + prepositions
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Unit 11 Pages 103–112
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The real world
A Getting it done
B Let me see . . .
C Future goals
D My career
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Students can . . .
talk about getting things done
take time to think in an interview
close an interview
ask and talk about future goals
discuss future careers
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Causative get and have
Future continuous vs.
future with will
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Word partners
Setting goals
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Unit 12 Pages 113–122
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Finding solutions
A Environmental concerns
B That’s a good point.
C My community
D Getting involved
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Students can . . .
discuss environmental trends
support and not support an opinion
discuss ways to improve their community
discuss ways to raise awareness
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Present continuous
passive
Infinitive passive
Linking words
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Preventing pollution
Community
improvement
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