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LESSON GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING LISTENING/DVD SPEAKING WRITING

UNIT 1 HELLO page 7 BBC interviews | Where are you from?
1.1 Where are you from? be: I/you countries sentence stress; word stress listen to people say hello introduce yourself learn to use capital letters
page 8
1.2 Arrivals be: he/she/it jobs word stress read descriptions of people ask questions about people
page 10 arriving at an airport
1.3 How do you spell …? give personal information the alphabet the alphabet; sentence stress listen to people give personal information give personal information
page 12
1.4 Around the world Around the World: watch a BBC programme speak about yourself and your country write a personal introduction
page 14 about people around the world

UNIT 2 PEOPLE page 17 BBC interviews | Who is in your family?

2.1 Family photos be: you/we/they family sounds: /ʌ/; contractions listen to someone talk about photos talk about photos of family and friends learn to use contractions
page 18
2.2 A family business possessive adjectives numbers 11–100 word stress: numbers read about family listen to people talk about their daily routines check information about people
page 20 businesses
2.3 Let’s have a break making suggestions feelings intonation: showing interest listen to people making suggestions suggest things to do
page 22
2.4 Royal wedding The Royal Wedding: Willliam and Catherine: talk about five people in your life write a description of five people in your life
page 24 watch a BBC programme about a royal wedding
Consolidation 1 page 27

UNIT 3 THINGS page 29 BBC interviews | What are your favourite things?
3.1 What’s this? this/that/these/those things sounds: plurals /s/, /z/, /iz/ listen to conversations between students ask about objects
page 30
3.2 Famous clothes possessive ’s colours and clothes sounds: possessive ’s read descriptions of talk about possessions use linkers and, but
page 32 famous clothes from films
3.3 Café culture ordering in a café food and drink intonation: phrases with or read about some famous listen to people in a café order food and drink
page 34 cafés
3.4 The market Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage: watch a BBC buy things in a market write about a market
page 36 programme about a famous market

UNIT 4 LIFE page 39 BBC interviews | What do you do for fun?

4.1 What’s different? present simple: I/you/we/they verb phrases sentence stress listen to people talk about life in the USA find things in common use linkers
page 40
4.2 A good match present simple: he/she/it days; time phrases 3rd person s read an interview with find differences in pictures
page 42 two people
4.3 What time is it? telling the time events intonation for checking listen to people tell the time tell the time
page 44
4.4 A secret life Amish: a secret life: watch a BBC programme do a class survey write a short report about lifestyles
page 46 about an unusual family
Consolidation 2 page 49

UNIT 5 ROUTINES page 51 BBC interviews | What do you usually do at the weekend?
5.1 Bad habits present simple questions: daily routines weak forms: does listen to people talk about what drives them crazy discuss bad habits
page 52 he/she/it
5.2 Superman and adverbs of frequency food word stress read about the eating habits talk about what you eat use to linkers to sequence
super model of a sportsman and a model;
page 54 read about someone’s
morning routine
5.3 When does it open? asking for information hotel services sentence stress listen to a tourist asking questions ask for tourist information
page 56
5.4 How to feed How to feed your kids: watch a BBC programme discuss what food and drink to take to a write a forum entry
your kids about children and food desert island
page 58

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LESSON GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING LISTENING/DVD SPEAKING WRITING

UNIT 6 JOURNEYS page 61 BBC interviews | How do you get to school or work?
6.1 No trains there is/are places word stress; sentence stress listen to a man stuck at a station talk about places in towns; find differences start and end emails
page 62 between places
6.2 Getting there a/an, some, a lot of, not any transport linking read some fun facts about ask and answer questions about transport
page 64 transport
6.3 Single or return? buying a ticket travel word stress for checking listen to someone buy a bus ticket buy a ticket for travel
page 66
6.4 Rush hour Visions of India: Rush Hour: watch a BBC talk about travel in your country write a travel forum entry
page 68 programme about rush hour in India
Consolidation 3 page 71

UNIT 7 PAST page 73 BBC interviews | Where were you on your last birthday?
7.1 Where were you? past simple: was/were dates weak and strong forms: listen to people talk about New Year 2000 find out where people were in the past improve your punctuation
page 74 was/were
7.2 Record breakers past simple: regular verbs actions -ed endings read about amazing records talk about the past
page 76
7.3 How was it? giving opinions adjectives intonation listen to people give opinions give your opinion
page 78
7.4 The Chilean miners The Chilean Miners’ Rescue: watch a BBC do a quiz write a history quiz
page 80 documentary about the Chilean miners

UNIT 8 PLACES page 83 BBC interviews | Where did you go on holiday last year?
8.1 Strange meetings past simple: irregular verbs prepositions of place sounds: irregular past verbs read about how people met talk about first meetings use linkers so and because
page 84 their friends
8.2 A good holiday? past simple: questions holiday activities linking: did you? listen to a radio programme about holidays ask and answer questions about a good holiday
page 86
8.3 Where is it? giving directions prepositions stress: prepositions listen to someone asking for directions in a supermarket give directions in a supermarket
page 88
8.4 Guided tour Little Britain Abroad: watch a BBC comedy about tell a bad holiday story write a travel review
page 90 tourists in Spain
Consolidation 4 page 93

UNIT 9 SHOPPING page 95 BBC interviews | Do you like shopping?

9.1 A waste of money object pronouns money connected speech: linking listen to a radio programme about shopping mistakes talk about how you spend money write photo captions
page 96
9.2 The right gi like, love, hate + -ing activities sentence stress read about gi-giving listen to someone shopping find the right gi
page 98 around the world
9.3 I’d like a … making requests shopping departments word stress: intonation listen to a woman talk about her problems getting ask people to do things write a story using linkers
page 100 to work
9.4 The borrowing shop Leila, the ‘borrowing shop’: watch a BBC describe a favourite possession write about a useful possession
page 102 programme about a borrowing shop

UNIT 10 PLANS page 105 BBC interviews | What did you want to be?
10.1 A new job can/can’t collocations strong and weak forms: read about jobs listen to job interviews discuss the best job for you
page 106 can/can’t
10.2 Time for a change be going to life changes weak form: going to listen to street interviews about people’s goals talk about plans check your writing
page 108
10.3 Hello and goodbye starting and ending saying goodbye sentence stress listen to people start and end conversations start and end conversations
page 110 conversations
10.4 Miranda Miranda: watch a BBC comedy programme about talk about when you tried to learn write an interview
page 112 someone who wants to change their life something new
Consolidation 5 page 115

SPEAKOUT GAME page 117 LANGUAGE BANK page 118 PHOTO BANK page 138 COMMUNICATION BANK page 148 AUDIO SCRIPTS page 154