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Vocabulary and
Pronunciation

Module 2 New horizons

Module 1 People and places

Grammar and Expressions

Unit 1
Getting
together

Describing the present and

the past
Verbs + prepositions in Whquestions
Present continuous

Expressions: contradictions

Relative clauses with who, that,

which
Present simple
Pronoun one/ones

Verbs + prepositions
Postcards
Words with some
and every

Pronunciation: stress
and intonation

Life and culture: Welcome to

Liverpool!

Flats and houses

Friendship
Nouns and adjectives
describing personal
qualities

Listen to a guessing game

Read a questionnaire about
friendship
Understand new words

Life and culture: Poem

Unit 2
Friends and
neighbours

Expressions: asking for

clarification

Review

Grammar check

Unit 3
All in the
mind

Study skills : Spelling

Past continuous and past

simple
used to

Expressions: expressing surprise

Pronunciation: //

Hows it going? : Progress check

Fears and fantasies

Dreams
Link words

Pronunciation: /j/

Talk about a picture

Write about famous people
in the past
Make a conversation at
a caf
Write a postcard

Unit 4
Journeys

must/mustnt, have to/dont

have to
Comparative adjectives
Passive (present simple and
past simple)

Expressions: making travel

arrangements

On the road
Travelling
Prepositions of
movement

Pronunciation :
stress in sentences

Talk about where you live

Tell the class about yourself
and your neighbourhood
Play a guessing game
Write about yourself and
friendships in your life

Coursework : Whos who at Greenside?

Listen to three conversations

about coincidences
Read a magazine article
about dreams
Identify the topic of a text

Module 3 Changes

Listen to biographies of
famous people
Read holiday postcards
Skim and scan a text

Communicative tasks

R E V I S I ON

Life and culture : Haunted

Britain

Listen to a song
Read an account of a journey
around the world
Scan a text for information

Life and culture : Journey into

slavery

Talk and write about

coincidences in the past
Describe yourself when you
were younger and compare
with a friend
Describe things that you
imagine or worry about
Write a description of a dream
Write and act a
conversation at a travel
agents
Describe where things
are/were made or produced
Write a journal about
a journey

Review

Grammar check Study skills: Guessing what words mean Hows it going? : Progress check Coursework: Conversation with Grace Lawson

Unit 5
In the news

Unit 6
Attachments

Expressions: offers and

suggestions

Present perfect with for and

since
Present perfect with superlative
adjective + ever
Superlative adjectives
give + direct and indirect
object

Review

Present perfect + just, yet,

already
been and gone
Present perfect and past simple
its : possessive adjective
so ... that ... ; such a/an ... that ...

Listening and
Reading skills

Topics in the news

Yellowstone Park

Pronunciation: /s/ +
consonant

Personal
possessions
Living abroad
still, any more

Pronunciation: //

//

Expressions: time expressions

Grammar check

Study skills: Homophones

Listen to news headlines on

the radio
Read a magazine article
about a volcano
Understand the main idea of
a text

Life and culture: Non-stop

news

Listen to an interview with a

surfing champion
Read an interview with a boy
who has lived all over the
world
Skim a text for the general
idea

Life and culture : New Zealand

Hows it going? : Progress check

Write an email to a friend

or relative with your news
Discuss what you have and
havent done
Write a radio report
Write about recent events
for a school newsletter

Give details about your

background
Talk about your favourite
possessions
Describe important things
and events
Write an account of
personal experiences

Coursework: Reviews

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Vocabulary and
Pronunciation

Module 4 Talking points

Grammar and Expressions

Unit 7
Celebrations

First conditional with if

and unless
The future with will and
going to

Expressions: I hope so/not.

I guess so/not.

Pronunciation: final
/s/ and /z/

might and may

when in future sentences
should/shouldnt
Second conditional

Verbs and nouns

that go together
Sales talk
because, so

Unit 8
Secrets
and lies

Module 5 Living together

Review

Unit 9
Groups

Expressions : responding to
opinions

Grammar check

Unit 10
Food for
thought

Verb/preposition + -ing form

-ing form and to + verb
want/ask/tell someone to do
something

Expressions: requests and

responses

Expressions of quantity
Question words
Subject and object questions

Expressions: expressing
preferences

Module 6 Just imagine!

Unit 11
Challenges

Unit 12
Happy
endings

Review

Past perfect
must, cant, might, could
for speculation

Expressions: Neither do I.
So am I.

Reported speech
say and tell
whose

Expressions: everyday
expressions

Grammar check

Grammar index

Listen to a song
Read invitations and replies
Scan a text for information

Life and culture: The number

13

Listen to a discussion on
the radio
Read an article about a
con man
Predict the topic of a text

Pronunciation: /ai/

Communicative tasks

People in groups
A wildlife
commentary
too and enough

/n/

Food
The fast food
industry
Adjectives ending
in -ed/-ing

Listen to phone calls making

requests
Read a commentary for a TV
wildlife programme
Use pronouns and possessive
adjectives

Life and culture : Romeo and

Juliet

Listen to a TV quiz
programme
Read a review of a book
Recognise facts and opinions

Life and culture: Make

Poverty History

Hows it going? : Progress check

Listen to a story about a

terrible night
Read a story about an
extraordinary experience
Guess meaning from context

Life and culture : Gandhi

Words connected
with money
Sending messages
Phrasal verbs

Listen to a song
Read three jumbled stories
Follow the sequence of a
story

Pronunciation:
vowel sounds

Pronunciation:
stress in sentences,
weak forms

Study skills: Learning English on your own

Describe special occasions

Talk about superstitions
Write about and discuss
plans for a celebration
Write and reply to an
invitation

Talk about events in the

future and when they might
happen
Talk about whats right
and wrong
Write an imaginary
sales talk

Coursework : Letters

Adjectives
describing feelings
In the mountains
Adverbs

Wordlist

Life and culture: The code

talkers

Pronunciation:
silent vowels

Hows it going? : Progress check

Pronunciation: //

Communicative functions index

/ei/

Study skills: Preparing and giving a talk

Grammar check

Special occasions
Invitations and
replies
Verbs with look

Study skills : Preparing for tests and exams

Review

Listening and
Reading skills

Describe peoples likes and

dislikes
Interview a friend for a
TV show
Write and act a telephone
conversation asking
someone to do something
Write a description of
teenagers in your country
Talk about things youd like
to change
Prepare and ask questions
for a quiz
Write a review for a school
magazine

Coursework: The ads page

Describe a situation in the

past and how you felt
Imagine what different
situations are like
Write a short story

Report what people say

Make a conversation at
a party
Write and reply to
a message

Life and culture: Keeping

in touch

Hows it going? : Progress check

Phonetic symbols

Coursework: Sports news

Verb forms and irregular verbs

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People and places

In Module 1 Steps 1 and 2 you study
Life and culture
Grammar

Describing the present and

the past
Verbs + prepositions in
Wh- questions
Present continuous
Relative clauses with who,
that, which
Present simple
Pronoun one/ones

Vocabulary

Verbs + prepositions
Flats and houses

so that you can

Talk about a picture

Write about famous
people in the past
Contradict someone
Make a conversation
about going out with
friends
Talk about where you live
Describe people and
things
Ask for more information
Play a guessing game

Expressions

Contradictions: Yes, he is!

No, he hasnt!
Asking for clarification

In Step 3 you ...

read

Three postcards
A questionnaire about
friendship

Welcome to Liverpool!
Poem

Coursework 1
Part 1 Whos who at Greenside?
You write about people who
work at your school.
Find out more about the people who work at Greenside C

erhaps youre reading

this article in the
canteen, while youre
eating your lunch.
This month wed like
to introduce you to
the person who does
all the cooking. His
names Del Stanley. Del
trained to be a chef in London
and he came to Greenside College two years ago. He
says I like using
fresh, local food
if I can. It isnt
always easy to
find things that
everyone likes
teenagers are very
unadventurous
when they choose
their meals!

A lot of p
most imp
mends th
at the end
are clean
to-five job
work in th
some free
got a blac

so that you can

Write a postcard
Express your opinions
about friendships

study

Words beginning with

some and every
Nouns and adjectives
describing personal
qualities
Skimming and scanning
a text
Understanding new words

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Whats it about?

Coursework
Our school magazine

What can you say about the pictures?

Now match the pictures with sentences 14.
1 The suns going down and everything looks beautiful.
2 He works in a shop that sells newspapers and food.
3 Hes wearing a hat and coat.
4 We live in a flat on the first floor.

In Book 4 you study

a magazine written by students
at Greenside Community College
so that you can
make an English magazine for
people at your school

Your Coursework has got six parts:

Part 1 Who's who at Greenside?

You write about people who work
at your school.

Part 2 In conversation with

Grace Lawson

You talk to an old person in your

neighbourhood and write a short
interview.

Part 3 Reviews
You write a review of a book, film
or TV programme.

Part 4 Letters to the editor

You write a letter for a magazine
letters page.

Part 5 The ads page

You make adverts to put in your
school magazine.

Part 6 Sports news

You write a report about a sporting
event.
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1
In Step 1 you revise
describing the present and the past
so that you can
talk about a picture
write about famous people in the past

Share your ideas

Describe the painting. What are the people doing?
What do you think of the painting?
The woman is laughing.

I like it, but I think

its a sad painting.

Revision

Reading Idols of the 20th century

a Look at the painting and read the description.
Find at least:
1 three verbs in the present.
2 three verbs in the past.
The name of the painting is Nighthawks: Boulevard
of Broken Dreams. Its by an Austrian painter
called Gottfried Helnwein. It shows a scene in a
diner in the USA during the 1950s. Outside, the
street is dark and empty. Inside, three people are
sitting at the counter, a woman and two men.
A waiter is standing behind the counter. The man
in the middle of the picture is wearing a blue suit
and tie. He doesnt look very happy. The woman on
the right is laughing and talking to the man next
to her, but he isnt listening.
The four people in the picture are all famous
American stars from the 20th century. The man in
the blue suit is the actor Humphrey Bogart. Bogart
was born in New York. At first, he acted in the
theatre, but for many years he wasnt successful.
Then he started working for the Warner film studio
and, at the age of 40, he finally became a star. He
made more than thirty films. Two of his most
famous films were The African Queen and
Casablanca. Bogart died in his sleep at his home
in Hollywood in 1957.

Listen to the first paragraph and

follow in your book. Then find these things.
1 a nationality 2 a country 3 two jobs
4 two things that people wear

Listen to the second paragraph

and follow in your book. Then copy and
complete the fact file.

Fact File
Humphrey Bogart, actor, 1899 1
Born in:

Worked for:

Most famous films:

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Listening Biographies
Read the two fact files. Then listen
to the biographies of Marilyn Monroe and
Elvis Presley. Write the missing
information in your notebook.

Fact File
Marilyn Monroe, actress, 1926 1
Born in: Los Angeles
2

name: Norma Jean Baker

Worked for: 3

Century Fox

Most famous film: Some Like It

Fact File

Revision Describing the present and the past

Look at the painting and complete the description of
James Dean.
On the left, there 1
(be ) a tall, good-looking young man.
(wear ) a dark coat and a scarf. He looks sad and
He 2
(not talk ) to anyone. He 4
(be ) the
lonely. He 3
famous American actor James Dean.
(be ) born in Indiana in 1931. At first, he
James Dean 5
6
(act ) on television and, four years later, he 7
(become ) a film star. But Dean only 8
(make ) three
(die ) in a car accident in September 1955.
films. He 9

scarf, ...

1977

Born in: Tupelo, Mississippi

Played the

from the age of

Worked for: RCA

Most famous hits:

Jailhouse Rock, 10

Be Cruel,
Suede Shoes

Writing Elvis or Marilyn

Use what you know
Choose either Elvis Presley or
Marilyn Monroe. Describe what
he/she is doing in the picture. Then
use the notes in your fact file and
describe his/her real life.

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How many words for clothes
do you know?

Elvis Presley, singer, 195

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In Step 2 you study

verbs + prepositions in Wh- questions
present continuous
contradictions: Yes, he is! No, he hasnt!

Presentation Who are we waiting for?

a What can you say about the photos?

so that you can

contradict someone
make a conversation about going out
with friends

Key vocabulary
Verbs + prepositions
a S Complete the sentences with

the prepositions in the box. Youve

got three minutes!
about

at

for

from

to

b
1 Im often late in the morning because
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

I have to look for my things.

I like looking
my friends
photos.
I dont often think
the future.
I dont come
this country. I
was born abroad.
When Im with my friends, we often
talk
films and music.
I dont like waiting
people
when theyre late.
In class, I usually talk
my
English teacher in English.
My father and I argue
football.

Listen and check.

b What about you? Which of the

sentences in 1a are true for you?
Work with a friend and tell him/her
at least three things about yourself.
I dont come from this
country. I was born in ...
8

Close your book and listen to the conversation.

What are Danny and his friends doing this evening?
Danny and Nadia live in Liverpool. Theyre in a caf and
theyre waiting for their friends.
Whats the time, Nadia?
Its nearly half past seven.
So who are we waiting for?
Clare and Luke. Lukes always late.
No, he isnt!
Yes, he is! Ill phone him. ... Luke, where are you?
Were waiting for you.
DANNY: Heres Clare! Hi, Clare.
CLARE: Hi! Sorry Im late. Whos Nadia talking to?
DANNY: Luke. Hes late too. And hes got the tickets.
CLARE: No, he hasnt! Ive got them. Theyre in my bag.
NADIA: Hi, Clare. We must go. Its half past seven.
DANNY: What about Luke?
NADIA: Hes meeting us outside the cinema in ten
minutes.
DANNY: OK.
NADIA: What are you looking for, Clare?
CLARE: The tickets. I cant find them.
DANNY: Youre joking!
CLARE: Hang on! No, were OK. Theyre here, in my pocket.
DANNY:
NADIA:
DANNY:
NADIA:
DANNY:
NADIA:

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