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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
4
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
5
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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