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Unit Reading Grammar Vocabulary Listening Speaking Writing Switch on

Starter topic: favourite objects this/that/these/those;
task: matching be: present and past simple;
All about me subject and object pronouns;
possessive adjectives;
can/can’t; imperatives;
question words
objects and possessions topic: back to school topic: all about me topic: favourite objects
task: matching task: asking and answering task: online post
questions about personal
information

1 There’s no place like topic: growing up happy
home skill: finding specific
information
page 9
task: identify correct
sentences
articles (p12)
some, any, (how) much,
(how) many, all, a little,
a few, a lot of (p14)
around town: places and topic: hanging out with friends
buildings
skill: listening for specific
information
task: multiple choice (pictures)
topic: family time topic: what makes a place great video: home town
performance
skill: planning what to say skill: note-taking and planning
task: describing a photo task: article project: planning an event

2 Try something topic: hobbies you can learn
online
different
skill: recognising the purpose
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of a message or notice
task: multiple choice
present simple and present
continuous (p24)
subject and object questions
(p26)
collocations: practising and
improving
topic: is joining a club good
for you?
skill: listening for detail;
predicting information you
are listening for
task: notes completion
topic: games and free time topic: hobbies and personality video: musician family
activities
skill: using adjectives project: an expert profile
skill: discussing options; task: online profile
making suggestions;
giving opinions
task: collaborative task

3 Read all about it topic: railway to the rescue
skill: understanding text
page 33
structure
task: gapped text
past simple and past
continuous (p36)
someone, anyone,
nothing, everything, etc. (p38)
adjectives, strong adjectives,
adjective order
topic: story slams
skill: listening for specific
information and detailed
meaning
task: multiple choice
topic: something funny
happened to me
skill: tenses; understanding
a good model; planning
task: tell a story
topic: short stories video: Teen Press
skill: interesting the reader; project: recording an interview
planning
task: story

4 Live and learn topic: the School Enterprise
Challenge
page 45
skill: answering a question
about the whole text
task: multiple choice
the future: plans and
intentions (going to, present
continuous, present simple)
(p48)
the future: predictions
(will, may/might) (p50)
ways of learning topic: schools: past, present
and future
skill: understanding general
meaning
task: multiple choice
topic: meeting school friends topic: school exchanges video: school swap
skill: making arrangements skill: reading the task carefully; project: class debate
task: long turn beginning and ending emails
task: email

5 Get the look! topic: improving your look
skill: finding specific
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information; understanding
detail
task: multiple matching
comparatives and
superlatives; (not) as … as;
too/enough (p60)
much/a lot/a bit +
comparative, not quite as …
as (p62)
describing appearance
topic: shops that offer more
than shopping
skill: listening for specific
information
task: sentence completion
topic: ways of shopping topic: app and website reviews video: fashion factory
skill: making guesses skill: structuring and planning project: create a clothing
task: describing a photo a review brand
task: review

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Unit Reading
6 The great outdoors topic: green spaces in the city
skill: understanding the
page 69
writer’s feelings
task: multiple choice
7 Food for thought topic: restaurants that don’t
take money
page 81
skill: understanding
text structure
task: gapped text
8 Getting away topic: holidays,
summer camps
page 93
skill: matching meanings
task: multiple matching
9 What’s your idea of topic: low-tech teens
fun? skill: understanding attitude,
opinion and global meaning
page 105
task: multiple choice
10 Let’s celebrate! topic: birthday parties
page 117 task: multiple matching
Grammar file page 124
Extend vocabulary page 144
Exam file page 146
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Grammar
modal verbs for rules;
reflexive pronouns (p72)
it’s, there is / there are (p74)
relative clauses with who and
which (p84)
adverbs of manner (p86)
present perfect (p96)
present perfect with for
and since (p98)
zero and first conditionals
(p108)
verb patterns: -ing and
to-infinitive (p110)
Activity file
Audioscripts
Irregular verb list
Vocabulary Listening
animals topic: the Great Green Wall
skill: recognising distractors
task: multiple choice (pictures)
talking about food topic: food and eating
skill: listening for the main idea
task: multiple choice
travel and transport topic: moving to a different
country
skill: matching meanings
task: multiple choice
entertainment and topic: a comic convention
technology
skill: listening for specific
information
task: sentence completion
topic: festivals
task: multiple choice; sentence
completion
page 153
page 164
page 175
Speaking
topic: wild camping
skill: comparing options;
agreeing and disagreeing
task: collaborative task;
follow-up questions
topic: preparing food
skill: dealing with unknown
words
task: describing a photo
topic: things you travel with
skill: reaching agreement
task: collaborative task and
discussion
topic: entertainment
skill: talking for a full minute
task: long turn
topic: celebrations
task: all parts
Writing Switch on
topic: the natural world video: lemur life
skill: using collocations project: animal fact file
task: article
topic: a food festival video: extreme cake-makers
skill: understanding the task; project: party planning
using the correct language
task: email
topic: a holiday story video: Peru adventure
skill: structuring a story; project: travel roleplay
using adverbs
task: story
topic: an invitation video: pastimes in the past
skill: understanding the task; project: game/toy creation
expanding notes; planning
task: email
topic: celebrations and festivals
task: all parts