LESSON GRAMMAR VOCABULARY SKILLS OR ACTIVITIES EVALUATION HOURS DATE
AND
FUNCTIONS
Revision 1h S1
Initial 1h S1
evaluation
Revision 2h S2
1. Could I ask you Asking questions
something?
Language learning and
classroom language
Reading: reading and answering and
questionnaire
4.3; 2; 3; 2.1; 3.1; 1h S3
Personal information; Words for giving personal Listening: listening for main ideas
classroom language information Sounds: polite intonation in questions
Speaking: talking about personal information
2. Going places USA Present simple and
Plans and present continuous
Journeys by train Listening: listening with background noise;
listening for main ideas
1.2; 3.2; 4.4 1h S3
arrangements Writing: completing a diary, writing a personal
letter
3. All dressed in red Describing a sequence of Words to describe weddings Reading: reacting to a passage
Wedding customs in event (1): before and Speaking: talking about wedding customs
2.2; 2.3; 4.2; 1h S4
different countries after; during and for Writing: writing about traditional weddings in
your country
4. Are you a couch Adverbs (1): adverbs andAdjectives to describe likes
potato? adverbial phrases of and dislikes
Reading: reading for main ideas
Listening: listening for main ideas
2.4; 3.4; 2.3; 1h S4
Leisure activities frequency; talking about Leisure activities Speaking: talking about what you like doing in 4.2
likes and dislikes; verb your spare time
patterns (1): to or -ing Writing: writing about other people's favourite
leisure activities; linking words and, but and
because
5. Face the music?
Different types of
Adjectives (1): -ed and - Types of music
ing endings; question
Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring
Adjectives to express how Sounds: intonation in question tags to show
1h S5
music tags you feel about something agreement or to ask a real question
Speaking: giving opinions about contemporary
music
Writing: writing a short report; linking words on
the whole, in my opinion, the trouble is, in fact
Progress check
lessons 1-5
Revision Countries, nationalities and Sounds: stress change in words for countries and
people people, being aware of speaker's attitude
2h S5/S6
Techniques for dealing with Speaking: describing a photo
difficult words Writing: joining sentences using after and before
Starting a Wordbank clauses, writing a paragraph about New Year's
Eve
6. How we met
Friendship
Past simple and past
continuous
Nouns and adjectives to Reading: jigsaw reading for specific information
describe personal qualities Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for
1h S6
details
Writing: writing a paragraph about a special
friend
7. The way things Used to and would +
used to be infinitive
News words from a passage Nouns and verbs which go together
called Investing in memories Reading: reading for specific information
1h S7
Childhood memories Nouns and verbs which go Sounds: stress and intonation when correcting
together someone
Writing: writing a paragraph about he way things
used to be; linking words when, after a while,
eventually, now
8. Cold, lost, hungry Describing a sequence of New words from a passage Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for
and alone events (2): when, as sooncalled Cold, lost, hungry specific information
1h S7
Experiences in a as, as, while, just as, and alone Reading: reading for specific information
foreign country until Writing: writing paragraphs about experiences in
a foreign country; linking words when as soon as,
while, just as, until
9. Chocolate - like Non-defining relative
falling in love clauses; who, which,
Words related to food Reading: reacting to a text; reading for main
ideas
1h S8
Facts about chocolate where Speaking: talking about well-known people,
things and places
Writing: writing about well-known people, things
and places
10. What did I do? Verbs with two objects; New words from a passage Reading: reading for main ideas
Social gaffes around complaining and called What did I do? Listening: listening for specific information
1h S8
the world apologising; making Sounds: intonation in complaints and apologies
requests Speaking: talking about misunderstandings
Progress check
lessons 6-10
Revision Adjectives and strong
equivalents
Sounds: linking words in connected speech; word
stress in sentences
3h S9/S10
Adjective prefixes Writing: deleting and inserting words
Homophones Speaking: talking about embarrassing incidents
Written evaluation
1h S10
11. Do it now! Present perfect (1):
Organisational skills already, yet, still
Verbs for household actions Reading: reading and answering a questionnaire
Listening: listening for specific information
1h S11
and routine activities Speaking: talking about domestic activities and
personal organisation
12. London Calling Present perfect
Radio news
Words connected with news Listening: listening for main ideas
continuous (1) for asking items; politics and military Sounds: word stress in sentences
1h S11
broadcasts and saying how long Writing: reconstituting a text
Speaking: expressing opinions
13. Fictional heroes Present perfect simple
never die (2) and present perfect
New words from a passage Reading: reading for main ideas
called Fictional heroes Speaking: talking about import events in your life
1h S12
Famous characters continuous (2) never die Writing: writing a short biography
from fiction
14. Twin cities
A view of Prague
Making comparisons Town features and facilities Listening: inferring
Reading: reading for specific information
1h S12
Writing: writing a description of a town, using
linking words the main reason why, another
reason is that, both...and, neither...nor, while,
whereas
15. I couldn't live Adjectives (2): order of Possessions and objects
without it adjectives around the home
Reading: reading for main ideas
Sounds: stress in compound nouns
1h S13
Personal possessions Compound nouns Speaking: talking about personal possessions
Nouns and adjectives which
go together
Techniques for dealing with
unfamiliar words
Progress check
lessons 11-15
Revision Adjectives and participles
Adjectives which go after
Sounds: consonant clusters in end position;
linking words in connected speech; stressed
2h S13/S14
the noun words in sentences
Speaking: describing objects
16. Do it in style
Style and fashion
Asking for and giving Clothes, accessories,
advice; must and should appearance
Reading: reading for main ideas
Speaking: talking about fashion
1h S14
Material and colours Writing: writing advice for visitors to you
Techniques for dealing with company
unfamiliar words
17. Rose Rose
A ghost story by
Making predations: may New words from a story
and might; going to and called Rose Rose
Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for
specific information
1h S15
Barry Pain will Speaking: predicting
Writing: writing the ending of a story from a
different point of view; linking words although,
in spite of + -ing
18. What do you do Drawing conclusions; Jobs
for a living? must, can't might, could; Adjectives to describe
Speaking: talking about your job or your ideal job
Sounds: stressed syllables in words; intonation
1h S15
Jobs and conditions describing impressions personal and professional when disagreeing
of work qualities Listening: listening for specific information
Reading: understanding text organisation
Revision
1h S16
Written evaluation
1h S16
19. Guided tours
Pilgrimage to
Talking about obligation, Religion and tourism
permission and
Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring
Sounds: strong and weak forms of can, have to
1h S17
Santiago de prohibition and must
Compostela Writing: a description of rules in your country
20. How unfair can Talking about ability and Compound adjectives
you get? possibility: can, could,
Speaking: talking about personal qualities
Listening: predicting; listening for main ideas;
1h S17
Emotional reactions be able to listening for detail; listening for specific
information
Writing: re-telling the story from notes and from
the listening activity
Progress check
lessons 16-20
Revision Multi-part verbs: phrasal
verbs and prepositional
Sounds: different ways of pronouncing the letter
a; linking words in connected speech; consonant
2h S18
verbs with objects clusters in initial position
Speaking: talking about unlikely statements
Writing: writing statements which must be, might
be and can't be true
21. Cinema Classics Adverbs (2): formation; Types of films
Films giving opinions; Adjectives to describe
Listening: listening for specific information;
listening for main ideas
1h S1
emphasising opinions Sounds: strong intonation for emphasising an
opinion
Writing: inserting words; writing the plot of a
classic film
Speaking: talking about classic films
22. Wild and
beautiful
Adverbs (3): position of Animals
adverbs and adverbial
Reading: reading for main ideas; evaluating a text
Speaking: talking about environmental changes
1h S1
Animal conservation phrases in the world
Writing: writing about something which has
changed with linking words ago, then, today,
in ...years' time
23. Valentine
A poem
Reported speech (1):
statements
Love symbols Reading: reading for specific information
Techniques for dealing with Listening: inferring; listening for main ideas
1h S2
unfamiliar words Sounds: reciting a poem
Adjectives to describe Speaking: talking about romantic things, people
personal characteristics and places
Writing: writing a poem
24. Medium wave Reported speech (2):
The media questions
Newspapers, television and Listening: listening for specific information
radio Writing: writing a report of an interview; linking
1h S2
words the reason for this, because, another
reason for this, besides
Speaking: talking about the media
25. A cup of tea
A short story by
Reported speech (3):
reporting verbs
New words from a story
called A cup of tea
Speaking: predicting
Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas
1h S3
Katherine Mansfield Writing: rewriting the story from another point of
view
Progress check
lessons 21-25
Revision Multi-part verbs: phrasal Sounds: different ways of pronouncing the letter
verbs without objects and e; silent consonants; stress when correcting
2h S3/S4
phrasal prepositional verbs someone
Speaking: talking about yourself; responding to
others
26. Eat your heart
out ... in the USA
Giving instructions and Food
special advice Ways of preparing food,
Speaking: talking about typical food from your
country or region
1h S4
American regional ways of cooking, kitchen Reading: reading for specific information;
cooking equipment reacting to a text
Listening: listening for specific information;
understanding text organisation
27. Home thoughts Defining relative clauses Holidays
from abroad
Speaking: talking about holiday postcards
Reading: reading for main ideas; linking ideas
1h S5
Holiday postcards Sounds: pauses in relative clauses
Listening: listening for main ideas
Writing: writing postcards
28. Local produce
Things grown and
The passive Manufactured and natural Reading: reading for main ideas
products Speaking: talking about typical food, drink or
1h S5
made in Britain Words which go together products of your town, region or country
Techniques for dealing with Writing: writing about typical food, drink or
unfamiliar words products
29. Just what we're
looking for!
Verb patterns (2): need
+ -ing and passive
Adjectives to describe Reading: reading for main ideas
things which go wrong with Speaking: discussing if you are houseproud;
1h S6
Looking for infinitive; causative a house talking about homes
somewhere to live constructions with have
Furniture and fittings
and get; reflexive Jobs
pronouns Verbs for household
maintenance
30. Sporting chance Verb patterns (3): make Sports and sports equipment Reading: inferring
New rules for old and let; infinitive Words which go together Listening: listening for main ideas
1h S6
sports constructions after Sounds: stressed words in sentences
adjectives Speaking: talking about sport
Progress check
lessons 26-30
Revision Verbs and nouns which go Sounds: different ways of pronouncing the letter i
together Reading: understanding text organisation
3h S7/S8
Words which are sometimes Writing: inserting words and sentences
confused
Written evaluation
1h S8
31. I never leave
home without it
Zero conditional: in case Personal possessions Listening: listening for main ideas
Sounds: syllable stress
1h S9
Useful objects and Reading: reading for main ideas
equipment Speaking: talking about the things you always
take with
you
32. Politely but
firmly
Describing a sequence of Parts of a car
events (3): as soon as;
Speaking: talking about making complaints
Reading: reading for main ideas
1h S9
Letters when and after for future Listening: listening for main ideas
Complaining about a events Writing: writing a letter of complaint
new car
33. Superhints
Practical household
Verb patterns (4): Household objects and
infinitive of purpose; by actions
Reading: reading for specific information
Sounds: different pronunciation of vowels and
1h S10
advice + -ing; giving advice; if diphthongs; weak forms in connected speech
clauses Listening: listening for specific information
Writing: writing household advice
34. The green
tourist
First conditionals New words from a passage
called Are you a green
Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring
Sounds: stress and intonation in first conditional
1h S10
The effects of tourism tourist? sentences
on the environment Words which go together Listening: listening of specific information
Speaking: talking about the effects of tourism
35. Lost in the
pacific
First conditional New words from a passage Reading: reading for main ideas; understanding
about Amelia Earhart text organisation
1h S11
The story of Amelia Writing: writing a paragraph about an unsolved
Earhart mystery
Progress check
lessons 31-35
Revision Relationships Sounds: different ways of pronouncing the letter
o; syllable stress
2h S11/S12
Speaking: talking about true and false
information about Britain
Listening: listening for main ideas
36. What's your
advice?
Second conditional;
giving advice
Relationships Reading: reading for main ideas
Sounds: linking words in connected speech
1h S12
Letters to a problem Listening: listening for main ideas
page Writing: writing a letter of advice
37. You should have Past modal verbs (1):
been here last week! should have
Tourism in Hong Kong Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring
Techniques for dealing with Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for
1h S13
A visit to Hong Kong unfamiliar words detail
Speaking: talking about something you did wrong
and which you regret
38. Now you see me, Past modals (2): may
now you don't
New words from three
have, might have, could stories about strange
Reading: understanding text organisation;
inserting phrases
1h S13
Strange and have, must have, can't incidents Speaking: telling stories; speculating
supernatural incidents have
1h S14
1h S14
39. Making the
grade
Expressing wishes and
regrets
Education Listening: listening for specific information
Subjects that are studied at Sounds: intonation in sentences with if only
1h S15
Education in Britain school or college Speaking: talking about important events in your
and the USA educational career
Writing: writing a description of the educational
system in your country; linking words like and
unlike
40. The man who
was everywhere
Third conditional New words from a story
called The man who was
Reading: understanding text organisation;
understanding a writer's style
1h S15
A thriller by Edward everywhere Listening: listening for main ideas
D Hoch Speaking: predicting; discussing what you would
have done
Writing: rewriting the story from a different point
of view
Progress check
lessons 36-40
Revision Colloquial language
Idiomatic expressions
Sounds: different ways of pronouncing the letter
u; silent letters; linking words in connected
2h S16
Techniques for dealing with speech
unfamiliar words Reading: understanding text organisation
Speaking: reacting to a story