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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions)

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a/an jobs personal information (1)
I + am, you + are the alphabet meeting people
he/she/it + is countries and nationalities
my, your continents
Hello word focus: from
numbers 1–10
pages 9–20 greetings

VIDEO: My top ten photos  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

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we/they + are numbers 11–100 personal information (2)
be negative forms colours
be questions and short answers word focus: in
plural nouns car hire
Holidays
pages 21–32

VIDEO: Antarctica  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

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possessive ’s family special occasions
his, her, our, their months and ages giving and accepting
irregular plural nouns adjectives presents
word focus: at
Families special occasions
pages 33–44

VIDEO: A Mongolian family  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

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prepositions of place places in a town buying snacks
this, that days of the week
question words the time
word focus: of
Cities snacks
pages 45–56

VIDEO: Where’s that?  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

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can/can’t abilities shopping
can questions and short answers technology
have/has word focus: this
adjective + noun money and prices
Inventions very, really
pages 57–68

VIDEO: What’s your favourite gadget?  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

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like food suggestions
like questions and short answers interests
he/she + like word focus: it
object pronouns opinion adjectives
Passions
pages 69–80

VIDEO: At the market  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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 Pronunciation Listening Reading Speaking Writing
word stress introductions a description of personal information text type: an
questions two people in the a quiz identity badge
Himalayas phone numbers writing skill: capital
an article about phone letters (1)
calls from New York

we’re, they’re a description of a place a blog about a holiday holiday photos text type: a form
isn’t, aren’t a conversation on holiday a quiz about holiday on holiday writing skill: capital
be questions and places general knowledge letters (2)
short answers
plural nouns
syllables

possessive ’s information about a family a description of a your family tree text type: a
linking with at from India wedding in Thailand a wedding greetings card
exclamations a description of the an article about age your family pyramid writing skill:
Cousteau family pyramids in different contractions
countries

th /ð/ a description of Shanghai information about a locations text type: a

linking with can at a tourist information town centre famous places postcard
centre a description of two times and timetables writing skill: and
famous towers
an article about times
around the world

can/can’t information about Yves an article about a your abilities text type: an email
numbers Rossy robot your favourite object writing skill: but
an interview with a robot a blog about buy online
expert technology
an article about
cooking with the sun

do you … ? information about football an article about giant a food survey text type: a review
likes, doesn’t like and the World Cup vegetables things in common writing skill:
intonation an interview with a man a profile of a TV a sports event pronouns
about his likes and dislikes presenter
an article about racing
with animals

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 Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions)

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present simple I/you/we/they education problems
present simple questions I/you/we/they weather
present simple with question words word focus: go
problems
Different
lives
pages 81–92

VIDEO: The people of the reindeer  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

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present simple he/she routines on the phone
prepositions of time job activities
frequency adverbs word focus: every
present simple questions he/she
Routines How … ?
pages 93–104

VIDEO: The elephants of Samburu  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

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there is/are clothes requests
there is/are negative and question forms furniture
imperative forms travel
word focus: take
Travel hotel services
pages 105–116

VIDEO: Along the Inca Road  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

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was/were dates apologising
was/were negative and question forms describing people
time expressions
word focus: first
History activities
pages 117–128

VIDEO: The space race  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

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irregular past simple verbs word focus: with talking about the past
regular past simple verbs time expressions
past simple negative and question forms
past simple with question words
Discovery
pages 129–140

VIDEO: Perfumes from Madagascar  page 138    REVIEW  page 140

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present continuous rooms in a house buying tickets
present continuous with future time weekend activities
expressions word focus: do
tense review weekend trips
The weekend
pages 141–152

VIDEO: Saturday morning in São Tomé  page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 161    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 169

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 Pronunciation Listening Reading Speaking Writing
don’t information about the Holi an article about you and your partner text type: a profile
intonation in festival traditional life a survey writing skill:
questions an interview with a teacher an article about the activities in different paragraphs
sentence stress an interview with a student seasons of the year seasons

-s and -es verbs an interview with a man an article about a routines text type: an email
/s/ and /z/ about his job typical day your friends and writing skill:
a description of a writer’s an article about a job family spelling: double
daily routine in tiger conservation a quiz letters
a conversation about a
National Geographic
explorer

there are four people talking about an article about things things in your text type: travel
I’d like travel in your suitcase suitcase advice
a conversation in which two an article about hotel rooms writing skill:
people plan a trip a Trans-Siberia trip travel tips because

was/were weak information about an a quiz about ‘firsts’ in dates and events text type: a blog
forms important moment in TV exploration people in the past writing skill: when
strong forms history an article about the famous Americans
sentence stress a radio programme about first people in the
heroes American continents

-ed verbs information about an article about an your family’s past text type: an email
did you … ? discoveries in Papua New unusual discovery what did you do last writing skill:
didn’t Guinea an interview with an year? expressions in
a story about the adventurer telling a story emails
investigation of a discovery an article about an
an interview about accident in
discovering your local area Madagascar

going and doing information about the an article about your photos text type: an
would you … ? weekend in different helping people at the next weekend invitation
countries weekend a special weekend writing skill:
a description of a family in spelling: verb
Indonesia endings
a conversation between two
friends about this weekend

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