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UNITS Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary

be: I/you/we Countries


•Talk about countries and flags be:he/she/they Nationalities; this/these
Unit 1 • Say your name and country
Hello! • Talk about people you know
• Meet and greet new people

Be: it´s / it isn´t; Common adjectives;


Possessive adjectives in/near
•Talk about objects Prural nouns; I have/ Common objects 1
Unit 2 •Talk about your home town you have; Numbers 1
All about me •Talk about possessions and common objects a/an
•Ask for and give personal information

Present simple: Food 1


I/you/we/they
•Talk about the food in a shopping trolley Food 2; Time;
Unit 3 •Say what you eat and drink Adverbs of frequency What time/When...?
Food and drink •Talk about food and meals
•Order and pay in a café

Present simple: Common verbs; study


• Talk about who people are and Wh-questions Family and people;
what they do Present simple: Numbers 2;
Unit 4 • Talk about your life and ask he/she/it positive How old...?
My life and my about others´
family • Talk about your family
• Ask and talk about photos

There is/there are: Places in a town;


• Talk about an unusual museum positive a few, a lot of
Unit 5 • Describe a town there is/there are: Hotels
Places • Talk about hotels and hostels negative and questions
• Ask and say where places are

Present Simple: Jobs; work/job


he/she/it negative Daily routine; for,
Unit 6 • Talk about a job from...to...until
•Talk about people´s jobs
Work and •Talk about daily routines and habits
routines • Make and accept offers

this, that, these, those Common objects 2;


Possessive ´s; Prices
Revision of adverbs Clothes;Colours;
Unit7 • Talk about the clothes on a market stall
dark/light
• Talk about things you want to buy
Shopping and • Talk about the clothes that people wear
fashion • Ask about and pay for things in a shop

Past simple: be Past time expressions


Past simple: positive Free time activities
•Talk about your last New Year´s Eve
Unit 8 • Talk about past events
Past events • Describe events in the past
• Make and respond to suggestions

Past simple: negative Transport: go


• Talk about an interesting holiday Past simple: questions The seasons;
Unit 9 • Talk about travel and holiday The weather; like
experiences
Holidays • Talk about past holidays
• Make and respond to requests
Present continuous: The home; in/on
positive Place phrases with
• Talk about communicating online Present continuous: prepositions
Unit 10 • Talk about your home negative and questions
• Ask where people are and what
Here and now they´re doing
• Ask for travel information
Object pronouns Life events; Years
can for ability
• Talk about a climber´s experience Abilities;
Unit 11 • Talk about people´s lives (very / quite) well
Achievers • Talk about things you know how to do
• Talk about opinions

be going to: positive Months and future time


• Talk about family holiday and negative expressions; Ordinal
Unit 12 • Talk about future plans numbers; The date
Plans • Ask and answer about future plans be going to: questions Common verbs and collocations
• Make and accept invitations
Pronunciation Everyday English Listening Reading
Sound and spelling: I´m, we´re Greeting people A conversation about who you are Three conversations meeting other
Syllables and word stress Meeting new people A conversation about people in pictures students
Syllables and word stress; First day at work An online profile
Main stress; Intonation

Sound and spelling: /h/ and /w/ Asking for and giving Three conversations about home Three posts: Our Homes
Sound and spelling: /s/, /z/, /iz/; personal information towns A personal information form
Do you...? A conversation at the airport
Main stress in questions; Finding a new flat
Intonation in questions

Syllables and word stress; Ordering and paying A conversation about food likes Three families´weekly food:
Sound and Spelling: /iː/, /ɪ/ in a café and dislikes Food for One Week
and /aɪ / Three conversations about dinner An article: The number One Breakfast
Sound and Spelling: /kɑːr/ and /lɔː/ In a café A text message
Syllables and word stress;
Sentence stress

Stressed words Asking and talking A conversation about work and travel A blog: Breakfast in Málaga and
Sound and spelling: /ð/ about photos to work Lunch in London
Sound and spelling: /tʃ/ and Photos of famous people and Photo captions;
/dʒ/ their families An International Family
Talking about family photos A photo caption

there´s/there are; Sound and Asking and saying A conversation about places in a town An article: Very hot! Very cold!
spelling: /uː/ and /ʌ/ where places are A conversation at a hostel reception A hostel review
Sound and spelling: /ʃ/ Looking for a shop An email

Main stress in compound Making and accepting Four people talk about their jobs A website: Jobs International
nouns; Sound and Spelling: offers A conversation about taking photos An article: A good Night´s Sleep
/ɜː/ at night An e mail about daily life
Consonant clusters; A visit to the new flat
Sentence stress
would
Emphasising what you say 2
Sound and spelling: /b/, /p/, Going shopping A conversation at a home store Places to go shopping
/g/ and /k/ A conversation about old clothes An article: They make colorful
Sound and spelling: this, that, In a shop clothes
these, those An advertisement and an e mail
Sound and spelling: /ʃ/ and
/ˈdʒ/
Connected speech

was/were Making and responding to Three conversations about past events People who travel for work
Sound and spelling: /t/ and /d/ suggestions Conversations about animal stories A website: WILD Stories!
Main stress and intonation Monday morning at work A thank you note

Sound and spelling: the letter a; Managing and A conversation about a trip A website: Garden Camping
Sentence stress responding to requests to Colombia A blog post: New Year´s Fun in
Sound and spelling. the letter o A conversation about summer the Big Apple
Syllables and spelling holidays An online post
A day trip to Henley

Sound and spelling: /tʃ/ and Asking for travel A monologue about a flat Text messages
/θ/; information Five phone conversations about A message board: How much do
Sentence stress present activities you use your phone?
Sound and spelling: /ə/; At the train station A message to a friend
Main stress in questions
Syllables and spelling: /ɪə/and
/eə/
Sound and spelling: /ɜː/ A conversation about Valentina An article: They Were the Fisrt!
Talking about opinions Tereshkova
can / can't A conversation about a job description An article: Amazing Humans
At Sophia's flat
Main stress; Consonant clusters An email to a friend

Sentence stress; be going to Three conversations about summer


Making and accepting holiday plans A TV programme review: Danger
Sound and spelling: /v/ and /w/ invitations Two conversations about Zone
weekend plans An article: Only 4.000 Weekends
Sound and spelling: oo At a dinner party in your life!
Invitations and replies
Speaking Writing
Who you are and where you A personal profile;
are from Capital letters and full stops
People in a picture
Greeting and meeting new
people

Homes and home towns My home town;


Possessions; A friend´s home
What´s in the bag? A personal information form;
Asking for and giving personal Spelling
information

Food likes and dislikes A text message;


Saying the time; Contractions
Meal times and what you eat
Ordering and paying in a café

Work, home and study About you


Your family Photo captions;
Photos Word order

A street in your town On my street


Hotels and hostels Questions about a town
Places in a town About your town;
and and but

People´s jobs Questions about jobs


People´s daily routines and Questions about daily routines
habits An e mail about daily life; because
Offering to pay for food and and also.
drink

At a home store A question about clothes


The clothes you wear An e mail reply to an
Going shopping advertisement
Commas, exclamation marks,
and question marks

Past events Sentences about past events


Yesterday´s activities Sentences about free time
Making plans activities
A thank you note;
Writing short emails, notes
and texts

A past travel experience Sentences about your last holiday


A past holiday Questions about a past holiday
Asking for help and An online post about a trip;
responding Making the order clear

Present activities A text message to a friend


A phone conversation A message board comment
to make plans A message asking for
A conversation about travel information;
information Word order in questions
Past life events Sentences about past life events

Your abilities Questions about abilities

Interesting places to visit in a An email to a friend;


town / city Pronouns

Your next holiday Notes about holiday plans and


everyday activities
Your future plans Questions about future plans
An invitation and a reply;
Inviting a friend Paragraphs
UNITS Learning Objectives Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Functional Language
• Talk about meeting people from Be: positive and negative. Countries and Nationalities Syllables and word stress Asking for and giving
other countries. Be: questions and short Adjectives Sound and spelling: /k/ information
• Talk about where you are from. answers. Wordpower: from Sound and spelling: long and
• Talk about people you know. short O
Unit 1 • Ask for and give information. Intonation for checking
People • Write an online profile. Consonant clusters

• Talk about what kind of work you Present simple: positive and Jobs Word stress; -s endings Asking for things and
find interesting. negative. Studying; Time do you replying
Unit 2 • Talk about jobs. Present simple: questions and Wordpower: work Sound and spelling: ou
Work and • Talk about study habits. short answers.
• Ask for things and reply.
studies • Complete a form.

• Talk about what you do every day. Position of adverbs of Time expressions; Sentence stress; Making arrangements
• Talk about routines frequency Common verbs Sound and spelling: /aɪ/
• Talk about technology in your life. have got Technology and /eɪ/
• Make arrangements. Wordpower:prepositions of Word stress;
Unit 3 • Write an informal invitation. time Main stress and intonation
Main stress;
Daily life Thinking abou what you
want to say

•Talk about eating with your family. Countable and uncountable Food Sound and spelling: ea; Arriving at a restaurant;
• Talk about the food you want. Food nouns; a/an, some, any Cooking Sound and spelling: /k/ Ordering a meal in a
• Talk about the food you eat every Quantifiers: much, many, a lot Wordpower: like and /g/ restaurant
day. (of) Word groups
Unit 4 • Arrive at and order a meal in a
Food restaurant
• Write a blog post about something
you know how to do

• Talk about what a good home is There is / There are Places in a city There's Asking for and giving
• Talk about towns Possessive pronouns and Furniture Sound and spelling: /b/ directions
Unit 5 • Describe rooms and furniture in your possessive 's Wordpower: Prepositions of and /p/
home place Sound and spelling: vowels
Places • Ask for and give directions before r
• Write a descrition of your Sentence stress
neighbourhood
• Talk about a family you know Past simple: Be Family; Sound and spelling: /ʌ/; Leaving a voicemail
• Talk about your family and family Past simple: positive Years and dates Sentence stress message
history Past simple: irregular verbs -ed endings;
• Talk about past activities and hobbies Wordpower: go Sound and spelling: ea
Unit 6 • Leave a voicemail message and ask Sound and spelling: a
Family for someone on the phone
• Write a life story
• Talk about where you'd like to travel Past simple: negative and Transport did you; Saying excuse me and I'm
to questions Transport adjectives Sound and spelling: /ɔ:/ sorry
• Talk about past trips love / like/ don't mind / hate Wordpower: get Word stress
• Talk about what you like and dislike +verb + -ing Intonation for saying excuse
Unit7 about transport me;
• Say excuse me and I'm sorry Emphasising what we say
Trips •Write an email about yourself

• Talk about sport and exercise can / can't, could / couldn't for Sport and exercise Can, can't, could and Talking about health and
• Talk about past and present abilities ability Parts of the body; Appearance couldn't; Sound and how you feel
• Talk about sport and exercise have to / don't have to Wordpower: tell / say spelling: /u:/ and /ʊ/
• Talk about the bodu¿y and getting fit have to
Unit 8 • Talk about health and how you feel Word stress
• Write an article Joining words
Fit and
healthy

• Talk about shopping in your town or Present continuous Shopping; Money and Prices Word stress in compound Choosing clothes;
city Present simple or Present Clothes nouns; Paying for clothes
•- Say where you are and what you are continuous Wordpower: time Sentence stress
doing Sound and spelling: o;
Unit 9 • Talk about the clothes you wear at Syllables
Clothes and different times Joining words
• Shop for clothes
shopping • Write a thank-you email

• Talk about how you use your Comparative adjectives IT collocations Sentence stress Asking for help
smartphone Superlative adjectives High numbers Word stress;
• Compare and talk about hings you Wordpower: most Main stress
Unit 10 have Main stress and intonation
Communicat •• Talk about languages
Ask for help
ion • Write a post expressing an opinion

• Talk about films and TV programmes Present perfect Irregular past participles Sentence stress; Asking for and expressing
you enjoyed when you were a child Present perfect or past simple Music Sound and spelling: /ɜ:/ opinions
• Ask and answer about entertainment Wordpower: Multi-word verbs Syllables
experiences Main stress and intonation
Unit 11 • Talk about events you've been to
Entertainme • ask for and express opinions about
things you've seen
nt • Write a review
• Talk about photographs be going to Geography Syllables and word stress Checking in at a hotel
• Talk about holiday plans Should / shouldn't Travel collocations Sentence stress Asking for tourist
• Give advice about tavelling Wordpower: take Should / shouldn't information
• Use language for travel and tourism Intonation for showing
Unit 12 • Write an email with travel advice surprise;
Consonant clusters
Travel

Unit 1
People
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit7
Unit 8
Unit 9
Places
Unit to
10go
Unit 11
Unit 12
Listening Reading Speaking Writing
Syllables and word stress Social media posts about people Where you are from Sentences about you.
Sound and spelling: /k/ you know. People you know Notes about people you know.
Sound and spelling: long and short O Online profiles Asking for and giving and information An online profile.
Intonation for checking Checking understanding Capital letters and punctuation.
Consonant clusters Using social media

A survey about study habits An article about Gabby Scampone Jobs Sentences about jobs
Ordering in a café; An online forum about study Studying Questions about study habits
Asking for help habits Study habits A form;
Three monologues about studying A competition entry form Asking for things and replying Spelling
English; Reacting to news
A teacher addressing her class Studying English

A conversation about family routines An article about an unusual Daily routines; Spending time qith your A dialogue; Notes about routines you share
Three conversations about gadgets workplaceAn interview about family; Routines you share with others with other people
Making arrangements to go out using the internet Technology in your life Sentences about gadgets you've got;
A monologue about someone's family Two informal emails Making arrangements; Questions about gadgets you've got
Thinking about what you want to say An informal email invitation;
Plan a party Inviting and replying

A conversation about buying food An article about world markets Buying food; Questions about food
A conversation about cooking A factile about Albert Adriá; The food you like and don't like A blog post about something you know how
At a restaurant Two personal emails Cooking programmes; Cooking; to do; Making the order clear
Four monogues about cooking A cooking blog The food you eat
Arriving at a restaurant; Ordering a meal in a restaurant;
Changing what you say
Cooking; A good cook you know;
Cooking for others

A conversation about a new home An article about an unusual town Places you like; Describing a picture of a Questions and sentences about what there
On the street An advertisement town; What there is in a town is in a town
Three monologues about neighbourhoods A website about neighbourhoods Your home and furniture Sentence about your home
around the world Giving and following directions; A description of your neighbourhood;
Checking what other people say Linking ideas with and, but and so
What makes a good neighbourhood;
Your neighbourhood
A conversation about a family tree An article about Steve Jobs Your family Notes about your family
A conversation about childhood hobbies Steve Jobs; What you did at different Notes about a childhood hobby
On the phone times; A childhood hobby A life stiry about someone in your family;
A monologue about someone's life story Leaving a voicemail message Linking ideas in the past
Asking for someone on the phone;
Asking someone to wait
Important years in your life
Three stories about holidays Three stories about holidays A trip around your country NOtes about a trip around your country
A webpage about city transport around A webpage about city transport Metros and express buses you know; Notes about transport
the world; four reviews of transport systems
around the world; Four reviews Disagreeing about transport; Transport An email about yourself;
Two online profiles; An email from Ahmed of transport systems you use Linking ideas with after, when and while
Two online profiles; An email Saying excuse me and I'm sorry;
from Ahmed Showing interest
Homestay families; English-speaking
countries
you'd like to visit

A podcast about training for a marathon An article about Paralympian Famous sporting events and people; Sentences about present and past abilities
Two monolgues about exercise Jonnie Peacock Running and exercise; Present and past Sentences and notes about what people
At the gym An article about High Intensity abilities have to do
A conversation about free-time activity Interval Training Getting fit; The things people have to do; An article; Linking ideas with however;
An email about a company blog; Yoga; Adverbs of manner
A blog article about free-time activity
Parts of the body
Health and how you feel;
Expressing sympathy
Free timeactivities in your country;
Your free-time activities

Four phone conversations about Two posts about living abroad; Meeting friends in town; Saying where Sentences about what you are doing
meeting Text messages about what people you are and what you're doing Notes about what someone you know is
Two phone conversations about what people
are doing Shopping; Festivals in your country; wearing
are wearing Two thank-you emails Clothes A thank-you email;
Shopping for clothes Choosing clothes; Paying for clothes; Writing formal and informal emails
Four monologues about giving presents Saying something nice
The presents you like to get; Giving
presents and thanking people for them

A conversation about phones An online discussion about headphones


Headphones and earbuds; Phones; Notes about two similar things
A radio programme about languages and earbuds Comparing two similar things A post expressing an opinion;
Asking for help A blog about languages Languages; Blogs and language Linking ideas with also, too and as well
Three monologues about text messages Four text messages; Six posts on an websites;
online High numbers
discussion board Asking for help;
Checking instructions
Sending messages; Social media posts

A conversation about a magazine Three fact files about actors; Popular films, TV programmes and books Questions about films, TV programmes and
quiz A magazine quiz about actors; Budapest; Kinds of music; books
A conversation about music in Budapest An article about actors Entertainment events in your town city Notes about entertainment events in your
A night out An article about Budapest Going out in the evening; town or city
A conversation about a film Three film reviews Asking for and expressing opinions; A film review
Responding to an opinion Structuring a review
Films
Two conversations about holidays A web page about holidays Natural places; Important things when An email with travel advice;
Two monologues about things people like An article about living in a different on holiday; Holiday plans Paragraph writing
when travelling country Living in a different country;
A prize holiday An email with travel advice; Travelling and holidays;
A conversation about a planned holiday An email asking for travel advice Giving advice about travelling
Checking in at a hotel; Asking for tourist
information;
Showing surprise
Planning holidays; Porto
UNITS Lesson and objectives Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English
• Talk about spending time with friends Question forms Common adjectives Syllables and word stress
• Ask and answer personal questions Sentence stress Greeting people;
• Talk about how you communicate Present simple and Adverbs Ending conversations
Unit 1 • Greet people and end conversations present continuos Long and short vowels
Communicating • Write a personal email Wordpower like

• Talk about holidays photos Past simple Tourism -ed endings


• Talk about past holidays Past continuous Asking for information in
• Describe travel problems Travel collocations Sentence stress a public space
• Ask for information in a public place Vowel sounds
Unit 2 • Write a travel blog Wordpower off
Travel and tourism Connected speech

• Talk about the future of cash Present perfect or Money and Sound and spelling: /dʒ/ and /j/
• Talk about money and shopping experiences past simple shopping Talking to people in
• Talk about living with less Sentence stress shops; Paying at the till
Unit 3 • Talk to people in shops Present perfect with make / do / give
• Write an update email already and yet collocations
Money
Wordpower just

• Talk about celebrations and food Present continuous Clothes and Sound and spelling: going to
• Talk about your plans for celebration and be going to appearance Making social
Unit 4 • Plan a day out in a city Sound and spelling: want and arrangements
• Make social arrangements will / won't Adjectives: places won't
Social life • Write and reply to an invitation would / shall
Wordpower look Sentence stress

• Talk about exciting and dangerous jobs must / have to / can Work Word stress
• Talk about what people do at work Making offers and
• Talk about the future of work will and might Jobs Sound and spelling: /ʃ/ suggestions
Unit 5 • Make offers and suggestions for predictions
Work • Write a job application Wordpower job and work Stressed/unstressed modals:
vowel sounds

• Talk about being afraid Verbs with dependent Sound and spelling: /uː/ and /ʊ/
• Give advice for common problems Imperative; should prepositions Asking for and giving
• Describe extreme experiences -ed endings advice.
• Ask for and give advice Uses of to + infinitive -ed / -ing adjectives Word stress
Unit 6 • Write an email giving advice Main stress
Problems and advice Wordpower Verb + to
• Talk about different generations Comparatives and get collocations
• Talk about life-changing events superlatives Sound and spelling: used to / Describing symptoms;
• Describe health and lifestyle changes Health collocations didn't use to Showing concern and relief;
Unit7 • Talk to the doctor used to Doctors' questions
• Write a blog about an achievement Health problems and Intonation for asking questions
Changes treatments
Wordpower change

• Talk about street art The passive: present


• Talk about art, music and literature simple and past simple Art, music, and literature Word stress Apologising; Making
• Talk about sports and leisure activities Present perfect with for and accepting excuses
Unit 8 • Apologise; Make and accept excuses and since. Sports and leisure activities Intonation for continuing or
• Write a book review Wordpower by finishing
Culture

• Talk about achievements Degree subjects;


• Talk about future possibilities First conditional Education collocations Word groups Calling people you don't
• Describe actions and feelings Verbs followed by know; Calling people
Unit 9 • Make telephone calls Verb patterns to + infinitive / verb + -ing Main stress: contrastive you know
• Write a personal profile
Achievements Wordpower Multi-word verbs
with put

• Talk about seeing a crime Sentence stress: vowel sounds


• Talk about moral dilemmas Second conditional Multi-word verb Returning goods and
• Describe problems with goods and services Noun formation Word stress making complaints
Unit 10 • Return goods and make complaints Quantifiers; too / Sound and spelling: verbs
Values • Write an apology email not enough Wordpower Multi-word verbs and nouns
with on Sentence stress

• Talk about unusual technology Compound nouns Word stress: compound nouns
• Explain what technology does Defining relative clauses Asking for and giving
• Talk about discoveries Adverbials: luck and chance Word stress: adverbials directions in a building
Unit 11 • Ask for and give directions in a building Articles
Discovery and • Write a post expressing an opinion Wordpower Preposition + noun Sound and spelling: /ɔː/ and /ɜː/
inventions

• Talk about animals and people Animals Sound and spelling: /ʌ/, /ɔː/
• Tell a story Past perfect and /əʊ/ Agreeing and
• Talk about family relationships Personality adjectives Sentence stress: that disagreeing
Unit 12 • Agree and disagree in discussions Reported speech Main stress: contrastive
Characters • Write a short story Wordpower age
Listening Reading Speaking Writing
Article: Small talk Getting to know each other Personal questions
Ways of communicating
Article: The Fast and the Furious Sentences about communicating
Three conversations at a party Meeting people and ending
Four monologues about technology Three personal emails conversations; Showing interest Personal email
and communication Keeping in touch Correcting mistakes
Meeting and old friend
Conversation: keeping in touch
Audio diary: Yes Man Changed My Life Diary article: Yes Man Changed Types of holiday; A holiday
Monologue: a bad flight My Life you enjoyed Travel blog
At the train station Retelling a news story;
Conversation: travelling to Australia Two news stories about Travel problems Linking words
travel problems Asking for information in a public place;
Asking for more information
Travel blog Making travel plans

Radio report: stories from a sales day Questionnaire: Sales Season - Money and shopping experiences
Monologue: a bad flight Can you Say No? Living with less Notes about living with less
At the train station Article: Get Happy - Give Your
Conversation: travelling to Australia Money Away! Talking to people in shops; Update email
Changing your mind Paragraphing
Email: update on raising money Charities
for charity

Interview: May Ball Future plans; Preparations for


Audio blog: Indian wedding Article: Life in Numbers special occasions Notes on a city you know well
Conversation: Mike and Harry in Tokyo Tokyo highlights;
Planning to meet: birthday dinner Two emails: invitations Planning a day out in a city An invitation
Three monologues: socialising Making plans Writing and replying
Making time to think

Three monologues: cool jobs Infographic: The Coolest Jobs Job qualities and requirements
Three interviews: at a career fair Article: Planning a Safe Finding a job; The future world of work Workplace rules
Leaving work early Future Career Reassurance; Offers and suggestions Predictions: finding a job / world of work
Conversations: part-time jobs Summer and part-time jobs
Email: job application Job application
Organising and email

Two interviews: Sharks Saved My Life Article: How to Deal with Life's Common problems and possible solutions;
(Part 2) / Skydiving accident Little Problems Advice for people who are always late Advice for a common problems
Advising a friend Article: Sharks Saved My Life Emotional experiences; Stories about dramatic Notes about a dramatic event
(Part 1) events
Three monologues: problems Showing sympathy; Asking for and Message giving advice; Linking: ordering
Wiki: advice for learners giving advice ideas and giving examples
of English Giving advice
Two radio monologues: One Minute Comparing yourself in the past and now; Vocabulary definitions
Inspiration: Steven Adams; Selena Quotes: life changes Life-changing events
Gomez Changes in lifestyle and health Sentences about changes in health
At the doctor's office Article: Health: 1970 and Today Describing symptoms; Showing concern
Three monologues: making a change and relief; Responding to questions Blog: changes / achievements
Blog: Living to Change Making positive changes Linking: ordering events

Article: Six of the Best, Biggest, Art, music and literature Sentences about art and music
Radio programme: Superfans and Most Popular Sentences about yourself;
Accepting an apology A famous person you admire; Notes about sports and activities
Three monologues: book reviews Four book reviews Sports and activities
Apologising; Making and Book review
accepting excuses Positive and negative comments;
Books and reading Linking: although, however

University degrees;
Five monologues: study habits Article: Unusual Degrees Future possibilities Real possibilities; Future plans
Radio interview: shyness Shyness; Celebrity problems;
Calling people on the phone Article: The Not-so-Easy Lives of Actions and feelings Personal profile
Conversation: online courses Celebrities Calling people on the phone; Dealing Avoiding repetition
with problems on the phone
Two students profiles

Radio news: illegal downloading Dishonest behaviour; Honesty quiz


Radio news: Complaints around the Article: The Biggest Complainers When would you complain? Unreal situations
World in Europe
Returning goods to a shop Returning goods and making An apology email
Three monologues: rudeness Three emails: apologies complaints; Sounding polite Formal and informal language
Rude behaviour

Articles: Science Fiction through Definitions;


Podcast: From Fiction to Fact the Years Describing inventions Unexpected events
Article: Lucky Discoveries Unexpected events; Discoveries
Lost in a building and inventions A post for a website
Radio call-in: inventions of the future Four opinion posts: important Asking for and giving directions in a Giving opinions; Expressing results
inventions building; Checking information and reasons
Useful / important inventions

Radio news: Willie the Parrot Articles: Jambo's Story Experiences with animals Animals causing problems
Three monnologues: sibling rivalry Article: Brothers and Sisters: The Animal life-savers
A difference of opinion Facts Memorable things people say; Family Things people have said to you
Radio report: Hurricane Harvey Article: Houston's Storm Bakers personalities; Sibling relationships
Agreeing and disagreeing A story
Linkers: past time
UNITS Learning Objectives Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Friendship and communication
• Talk about communication Subject and object Gradable and exteme adjectives
• Talk about friendship and communication questions Word stress: extreme
Unit 1 • Describe experiences in the present Wordpower yourself adjectives
Talk • Give and respond to opinion Present simple and Word groups
• Write a guide present continous

Work
Present perfect and
• Talk about the workplace past simple Technology Present perfect and past simple
Unit 2 • Talk about experiences of work and training Present perfect Sentence stress: main verb /
• Talk about technology and present perfect Wordpower look auxiliary verb
Modern Life • Make and respond to suggestions continuous
• Write and email giving news Sentences stress

Relationships
Narrative tenses
• Talk about relationships Multi-word verbs Linking sounds
Unit 3 • Talk about a friendship used to, usually Sentence stress: multi-word
• Talk about families Wordpower have
Relationships • Tell a story
verbs
Stress in word groups
•Write about someone's life

Ability
• Talk about people Modals and phrases of
Unit 4 • Describe people and their abilities ability Personality adjectives Stress with modal verbs
• Describe feelings
Personality • Offer and ask for help Articles Wordpower so and such Intonation in question tags
• Write an informal online advert
Environmental issues
• Talk about endangered animals Future forms Sound and spelling: a
• Talk about the future The natural world
Unit 5 • Talk about if and when Zero and first Consonant clusters
The natural world • Give reasons, results and examples conditionals Wordpower problem
• Write a discussion essay Voiced and unvoiced consonants

Compound nouns
• Talk about different cultures Modals and obligation Word stress: compound nouns
• Talk about advice and rules Describing food
Unit 6 • Describe food Comparatives and Sound and spelling: /ʃ/ and /tʃ/
Different cultures • Ask for and give recommendations superlatives Wordpower go
• Write a review of a restaurant or café Sounding interested

Building
Modals of deduction
• Talk about ideal houses Verbs and prepositions Modal verbs: final /t/ and /d/
• Describe a building Quantifiers sounds
Unit 7 • Describe a town or city Wordpower over Sentence stress: verbs and
House and home • Make offers and requests and ask for permission prepositions
• Write a note with usuful information Sounding polite
Sharing information
• Talk about an interesting news story Reported speech
Unit 8 • Talk about podcasts Reporting verbs Sound and spelling: /g/ and /k/
• Talk about what other people say
Information • Generalise and be vague
Verb patterns
Wordpower in / on + noun Sound and spelling: /h/ and /w/
• Write an email summary of a news story
-ed / -ing adjectives
The passive Sound and spelling: final -ed in
• Talk about street entertainers Music; Word-buiding adjectives
Unit 9 • Talk about films and TV Defining and non- (nouns) Relative clauses: pausing;
• Give extra information defining relative clauses
Entertainment • Recommend and respond to recommendations Wordpower see, look at, watch,
Word stress
Showing contrast
• Write an article hear, listen to

Sport; Adjectives and


• Talk about different kinds of opportunities Second conditional prepositions Sentence stress: would
• Talk about new things it would be good to do Expressions with do, make and take
Unit 10 • Talk about imagined past events Third conditional Sentence stress: would and have
Opportunities • Talk about possible problems and reassure someone Wordpower Easily confused words
• Write an email with advice Sounding sure and unsure
Everyday English Listening Reading Speaking Writing
Three monolgues: Online Article: But are they real friends? Things you have done recently A guide
Giving and responding to friendships Article: Can you really learn a Learning a foreign language
opinion language in 22 hours? Giving and responding to opinions; Introducing a purpose; Referring
At the flower shop Using me too/me neither pronouns
Article: What kind of learner are
Conversation: Learning vocabulary you?

Radio show: likeability Article: Not the best interview Work and training experiences An informal email
Making and responding to I've ever had! Interviewing classmates about
suggestions A problem Article: What's your favourite technology use Adding new information
app? Making and responding to
Conversation: life changes An email about a new job suggestions; Sounding sympathetic
or pleased
Life changes

Two monologues: being a twin Article: 60 years and The story of a friendship A biography
Telling a story A mistake 1.000 miles: How a word
game brought two unlikely Family traditions Describing time
Conversation: great- grandparents people together Reacting to what people say;
Article: Twin tales Telling a story
An email about how A member of your family
great-grandparents met

Radio show: successful people Article: When will I be famous? Becomming successful at something An informal online advert
Offering and asking Two monologues: personality types Article: Why the world needs Describing a person
for help Asking for help introverts Question tags; Offering and asking The language of adverts
Three monologues: websites Three online adverts for help
Things people use the internet for

Conversation: an environmental Web page: The Whitley Fund Predictions about the future A discussion essay
Giving reasons, project for Nature The best place to experience
results and examples Interview: inventions inspired Article: Animals have adapted natural beauty Organising an essay;
by nature to survive everywhere Giving reasons, results and examples; Signposting language
Talking about possible jobs An essay about water pollution Giving yourself time to think
Monologue: rescuing whales A quiz about whales

Three monolgues: culture shock Article: Culture shock? There's Describing different cultures Two reviews
Asking for and giving Radio show: vending machines an app to deal with that Describing a special meal
recommendations in Japan Blog: Hungry adventures Asking for and giving Positive and negative language;
A special gift recommendations; Adverbs
Three monologues: special ocassions Reviews of a café Expressing surprise
Places to go out

Four monologues: describing Web page: A more personal Describing buildings A note with useful information
Making offers and buildings place to stay
requests and asking Conversation: comparing life Web page: Five reasons Talking about where you live Offering choices
for permission in a town and a city why small towns are better
Visiting a friend's family than cities Making offers and requests and
Conversation: a holiday in Florida Article: Top five things to do in asking for permission; Imagining
and around Miami, Florida; people's feelings
A note A recent holiday
Podcast: Pod-on-pod Giving opinions about podcasts An email about a news story
Generalising and Interview: fake reviews Article: Thinking of making a Describing experiences using
being vague A job interview podcast? Just give it a try! reporting verbs Summarising information
Monologue: a news story Article: The restaurant that Generalising; Being vague
wasn't there Air travel
A news story
Article: To binge or not to binge Recommending a film or TV An article about a form of
Recommending Conversation: film trailers Article: The three best music programme entertainment
and responding to Three monologues: musical festivals you've probably never A musical experience
recommendations experiences heard of Recommending and responding; Contrasting ideas; The structure of
Planning an evening out Asking someone to wait an article
Two monologues: live music A blog about staying at home Live vs. recorded music

Conversation: trying new activities Article: Searching for Taking new opportunities An email with advice
Talking about possible serendipity A past event that made life better
problems and Making a marriage proposal Talking about possible problems Advising a course of action
reassuring someone A web page about volunteering; and reassuring someone; Changing
Monologue: volunteering Emails giving advice the subject
Volunteering
UNITS Learning Objectives Grammar Vocabulary
• Discuss meeting famous people Review of Tenses Character adjectives
• Discuss people you admire Questions Trying and succeeding
• Discuss a challenge Wordpower: make
Unit 1 • Explain what to do and check understanding
Outstanding People • Write an article

• Discuss coping with natural disasters Narrative tenses Expressions with get
• Discuss dangerous situations Future time clauses and Animals and the
• Give advice on avoiding danger conditionals environment
Unit 2 • Give and respond to compliments Wordpower: face
• Write guidelines in a leaflet
Survival

• Discuss what makes something a work of art Multi-word verbs Ability and achievement
• Discuss ability and achievement Present perfect and Words connected with sport
• Discuss sport abilities and issues present perfect Wordpower: up
Unit 3 • Make careful suggestions continuous
• Write a description of data
Talent

• Discuss childhood experiences used to and would Cause and result


• Discuss events that changed your life Obligation and Talking about difficulty
• Discuss and describe rules permission Wordpower: as
Unit 4 • Describe photos
Life lessons • Write an email to apply for work

• Discuss attitudes to risk Future probability Adjectives describing


• Discuss possible future events Future perfect and future attitude
• Prepare for a job interview continuous The nature world
• Discuss advantages and disadvantages Wordpower: side
Unit 5 • Write an argument for and against an idea
Chance

• Discuss travelling Infinitives and -ing forms Travel and tourism


• Discuss choices The passive Describing changes
• Discuss changes Wordpower: out
Unit 6 • INtroduce requests and say you are grateful
Around the globe • Write a travel blog

• Discuss the design of new buildings too / enough ; so / such Describing life in cities
• Discuss living in cities Causative have / get Film and TV;
Unit 7 • Discuss changes to a home Houses
City living • Imagine how things could be
• Write an email to complain
Wordpower: down

• Discuss attitudes to money First and second Money and finance


• Discuss personal finance conditionals Crime
• Discuss moral dilemmas and crime Third conditional; Wordpower: take
Unit 8 • Be encouraging should have + past
• Write a review participle
Dilemmas

• Discuss the impact of new inventions Relative clauses Health


• Discuss new inventions Reported speech; Verbs describing thought
Unit 9 • Discuss people's lives and achievements Reporting verbs and knowledge
Discoveries • Express uncertainty
• Write an essay expressing a point of view
Wordpower: come
• Discuss ambitions and expectations Past modals of deduction Adjectives with prefixes
• Speculate about the past Wishes and regrets Verbs of effort
• Discuss life achievements Wordpower: way
Unit 10 • Describe how you felt
• Write a narrative
Possibilities
Pronunciation Everyday English Listening Reading
The letter e; Word stress Breaking off a Conversation about Jocelyn Bell- Burnell Articles: Protector of the sea and
Rapid speech conversation; Podcast: The 30-day challenge The woman who reinvented
Explaining and checking Starting a new job children's TV
understanding Conversation about technology Interviews: 30-day challenge
Article: Tech free!

Sound and spelling: g Agreeing using question Conversation about a survival situation Article: Lost at sea
Intonation in question tags tags; Interview: The Tiger Leaflet: How to survive...an animal
Giving compliments and Cooking for a friend attack
responding Talking about getting lost Leaflet: Be wise and survive

Word stress Keeping to the topic of the Conversation: learning experiences Text about learning: Learning to
Sound and spelling; conversation; Radio programme: The sports gene learn
Consonant sounds Making careful suggestions Making wedding plans Article: Born to be the best;
Interviews about sport Three articles about athletes
Article: Fitness: Seatle snapshot

Sound and spelling: u Describing photos; Interview: Psychology of money; Two texts about life-changing events that helped people become r
Contrastive stress Expressing careful Two monologues: training for a job Article: Training for the emergency frontline
disagreement Presenting photos Advert for being an international student 'buddy'
Three monologues: living in different
places

Sound and spelling: th Responding to an idea; Monologue:What are your chances? Quiz: Are you an optimist or a
Intonation groups Discussing advantages and Conversation: talking about work pessimist?;
disadvantages Money problems Article: Why we think we are going
News reports: environmental problems toi have a long and happy life
Quiz: The unknown continent;
Article: Cooking in Antarctica
Essay about protecting the
environment

Consonant clusters Introducing requests; Two monologues and sightseeing tours Website about four tourist destinations; Website: Where to go?
Consonant sounds Showing you are grateful Interview: disappearing languages Article: Danger! Dying languages
Asking for a favour Travel blog: Around the Grand Canyon
Conversation: a trip to the Grand Canyon

Sound and spelling: o Imagining how things Interview: 'Smart' cities; Two monologues Article: Quick - slow down!
Stress in compound nouns could be; talking about 'smart' cities Article: Who puts the 'real' in
Using vague language Two monologues: house renovations reality TV?
Flat hunting Email: complaining about an
Interviews about a new shopping centre important issue

Stressed and unstressed words; Being encouraging; Radio programme: personal finance Article: Is it time to give up on
Sound and spelling: I Showing you have things in Three monologues about hoonesty cash?
Word groups common Going to the bank Newspaper article: The honesty
Conversation about a TV programme experiment
Review: Crime with a smile

Sound and spelling: ui Expressing uncertainty; Conversation about inventions Article: Too good to be true?
Linking and intrusion Clarifying a Conversation about an email hoax Article: The rise and fall of Harry Minkoe
misunderstanding Finding the perfect flat Essay: The value of alternative medicine
Four monologues about alternative
medicine
Word stress Describing how you felt; Interview about Dan Cooper Story: The man who disappeared;
Linking interrupting and Two monologues: pursuing a dream Blog: The wreck of the Titan
Consonant clusters announcing news Celebrating good news Article: Dream to help
Conversation about goals Story: Rosa's diary: The ultimate goal
Speaking Writing
Discussing inspiring people Article
Asking and answering Organizing an
questions about challenges article
Explaining a process;
Checking understanding
Discussing technology

Telling a survival story Guidelines


Giving advice; Asking Organizing
questions guidelines in a
Giving compliments and leaflet
responding
Discussing the natural
environment

Talking about something you Article describing


have put a lot of effort into data
Discussing sport and ways to Describing data
improve performance
Planning a party
Talking about popular sports

Talking about how your life Job application


has changed Giving positive
Discuss experiences of training impression
and rules
Describing photos; Expressing
careful disagreement
Discussing living in a different
country
Discussing possible future For and against
events essay
Role play: a job interview Arguing for and
Explaining and responding to against an idea
an idea for a café
Giving opinions on
environmental problems

Comparing different tourist Travel blog


destinations Using descriptive
Agreeing and disagreeing language
Asking for a favour
Discussiing local tourist
destinations

Discussing good and bad Email of


points about a city complaint
Planning a home renovation Using formal
Designing and describing a language
new room

Giving opinions on financial Review


matters Organizing a
Discussing moral dilemmas review
Talking about hopes and
worries
Discussing programmes about
crime

Talking about inventions Opinion essay


Describing a hoax or a scam or Presenting a
a case of fraud series of
Giving and receiving surprises arguments
Telling stories about Story
coincidences Making a story
Describing and comparing interesting
brave or amazing people
Telling an important piece of
news
Talking about performing

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