Syllabus
Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English
Unit 1 Communicating (Teacher’s Notes p.20)
Getting started Talk about sharing things on your phone
1A Ask and answer personal questions Question forms Common adjectives Syllables and word stress
Sentence stress
1B Talk about how people communicate Present simple and Adverbs Long and short vowels
present continuous
1C Greet people and end conversations Sentence stress Greeting people;
Ending a conversation
1D Write a personal email
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER like
Unit 2 Travel and Tourism (Teacher’s Notes p.33)
Getting started Talk about holiday activities
2A Talk about past holidays Past simple Tourism -ed endings
2B Describe difficult journeys Past continuous Travel collocations Sentence stress: vowel sounds
2C Ask for information in a public place Joining words Asking for information in
a public place
2D Write a travel blog
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER off
Unit 3 Money (Teacher’s Notes p.47)
Getting started Talk about shopping
3A Talk about experiences of generosity Present perfect or past make / do / give
simple collocations
3B Talk about spending and saving Present perfect with just, Money Sound and spelling: /dʒ/ and /j/
money already and yet
3C Talk to people in shops Sentence stress Talking to people in
shops; Paying at the till
3D Write an update email
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER just
Unit 4 Social Life (Teacher’s Notes p.60)
Getting started Talk about weddings
4A Talk about your plans for celebrations Present continuous Clothes and Sound and spelling: going to
and going to appearance
4B Plan a day out in a city will / won’t / shall Adjectives: places Sound and spelling: want and won’t
4C Make social arrangements Sentence stress Making arrangements
4D Write and reply to invitations
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER look
Unit 5 Work (Teacher’s Notes p.73)
Getting started Talk about people at work
5A Talk about what people do at work must / have to / can Work Word stress
5B Talk about your future career will and might Jobs Sound and spelling: /ʃ/
for predictions
5C Make offers and suggestions Sentence stress: vowel sounds Offers and suggestions
5D Write a job application
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER job and work
Unit 6 Problems and Advice (Teacher’s Notes p.86)
Getting started Talk about being afraid
6A Give advice on common problems should / shouldn’t; Verbs with Sound and spelling: /uː/ and /ʊ/
imperatives dependent
prepositions
6B Describe extreme experiences Uses of to + infinitive -ed / -ing adjectives -ed endings
Word stress
6C Ask for and give advice Main stress Asking for and giving
advice
6D Write an email giving advice
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER verb + to
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Syllabus
Listening and Video Reading Speaking Writing
Three conversations at a party Article: Small Talk Getting to know each other Personal questions
Four monologues about technology Article: The Fast and the Furious Ways of communicating Sentences about communicating
and communication
Meeting an old friend Meeting people and ending
Unit Progress Test
conversations; Showing interest
Conversation: keeping in touch Three personal emails Keeping in touch Personal email
Correcting mistakes
Audio diary: Yes Man changed my life Diary article: Yes Man changed Types of holiday; A holiday you enjoyed
my life
Monologue: a bad flight Two news stories about problems Retelling a news story;
on journeys Problems on journeys
At the train station Asking for information in a public place;
Unit Progress Test
Asking for more information
Conversation: travelling to Indonesia Travel blog Writing blogs and diaries Travel blog
Linking words
Radio biography: Philip Wollen Web forum: Generosity Day Experiences of generosity
Three monologues: spending habits Quiz: What kind of spender are Spending and saving money Sentences about spending
you?
Shopping for a present Talking to people in shops;
Unit Progress Test
Changing your mind
Four monologues: raising money for Email: update on raising money Charities Update email
charity for charity Paragraphing
Interview: May Ball; Article: Life in numbers Future plans; Preparations for
Audio blog: Indian wedding special occasions
Conversation: Mike and Harry in Tokyo Tokyo highlights; Notes on a city you know well
Planning a day out in a city
Arranging to meet; birthday dinner Making arrangements;
Unit Progress Test
Making time to think
Three monologues: socialising Two emails: invitations Invitations and replies
Three monologues: work Infographic: The happiest jobs What makes people happy at work; Job Workplace rules
qualities and requirements
Three interviews: future careers Article: Planning a safe future Your future career; The future world of Predictions: finding a job / world of work
career work
Leaving work early Offers and suggestions; Reassurance
Unit Progress Test
Conversation: a summer job Email: Job application Summer jobs Job application
Organising an email
Article: How to deal with life’s Common problems and possible Advice on a common problem
little problems solutions; Advice for people who
are always late
Two interviews: Sharks saved my life Article: Sharks saved my life Emotional experiences; Stories about Notes about a dramatic event
(Part 2) / Skydiving accident (Part 1) dramatic events
Advising a friend Asking for and giving advice;
Unit Progress Test
Showing sympathy
Three monologues: problems Wiki: Advice for learners Advice Message giving advice; Linking: ordering
of English ideas and giving examples
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Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English
Unit 7 Changes (Teacher’s Notes p.99)
Getting started Talk about different generations
7A Talk about life-changing events Comparatives and Life events with get
superlatives
7B Describe changes in lifestyle used to / didn’t use to Health and fitness Sound and spelling: used to /
collocations didn’t use to
7C Talk to the doctor Health problems and Tones for asking questions Describing symptoms;
treatments Doctors’ questions
7D Write a blog about an achievement
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER change
Unit 8 Culture (Teacher’s Notes p.111)
Getting started Talk about a painting
8A Talk about art, music and literature The passive: present and Art and music; Common
past simple verbs in the passive
8B Talk about sports and activities Present perfect with for Sports and activities Word stress
and since
8C Apologise, make and accept excuses Tones for continuing or finishing Apologies and excuses
8D Write a book review
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER by
Unit 9 Achievements (Teacher’s Notes p.123)
Getting started Talk about an unusual student
9A Talk about future possibilities First conditional Degree subjects; Word groups
Education collocations
9B Describe actions and feelings Verb patterns Verbs followed by to +
infinitive / verb + -ing
9C Make telephone calls Main stress: contrastive Telephoning people you
don’t know; Telephoning
people you know
9D Write a personal profile
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER Multi-word verbs with put
Unit 10 Values (Teacher’s Notes p.136)
Getting started Talk about seeing a crime
10A Talk about moral dilemmas Second conditional Multi-word verbs Sentences stress: vowel sounds
10B Describe problems with goods and Quantifiers; too / not Noun formation Word stress
services enough Sound and spelling: verbs
and nouns
10C Return goods and make complaints Sentence stress Returning goods and
making complaints
10D Write an apology email
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER Multi-word verbs with on
Unit 11 Discovery and Invention (Teacher’s Notes p.147)
Getting started Talk about robots
11A Explain what technology does Defining relative clauses Compound nouns Word stress: compound nouns
11B Describe discoveries Articles Adverbials: luck and
chance
11C Ask for and give directions Sound and spelling: /ɔː/ and /ɜː/ Asking for and giving
directions in a building
11D Write a post expressing an opinion
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER preposition + noun
Unit 12 Characters (Teacher’s Notes p.160)
Getting started Talk about taking care of an animal
12A Tell a story Past perfect Animals Sound and spelling: /ʌ/, /ɔː/and /əʊ/
12B Talk about family relationships Reported speech Personality adjectives Sentence stress: that
Word stress
12C Agree and disagree in discussions Main stress: contrastive Agreeing and
disagreeing
12D Write a short story
Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER age
Communication Plus p.127 Grammar Focus p.142 Vocabulary Focus p.133
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Syllabus
Listening and Video Reading Speaking Writing
Two radio monologues: One minute Quotes: life changes Comparing yourself in the past and now; Vocabulary definitions
inspiration, Rivaldo; Sylvester Stallone Life-changing events
Article: 1950s and today Changes in lifestyle and health Sentences about changes in health
At the doctor’s Talking to the doctor: describing
Unit Progress Test
symptoms; responding to questions
Three monologues: making a change Blog: Living to change Making positive changes Blog: changes / achievements
Linking: ordering events
Article: Six of the best, biggest Art, music and media Sentences about art and music
and most popular
Radio show: I can’t believe it! Record breakers; Sports and activities Sentences about yourself;
Notes about sports and activities
Accepting an apology Apologising; making and accepting
Unit Progress Test
excuses
Three monologues: book reviews Four book reviews Books and reading Book review
Positive and negative comments;
Linking: although, however
Five monologues: study habits Article: Unusual degrees Degree subjects; Real possibilities; Future plans
Future possibilities
Radio interview: shyness Article: The not-so-easy lives of Shyness; Celebrity problems;
celebrities Actions and feelings
Telephoning Telephoning; Dealing with problems
Unit Progress Test
on the phone
Conversation: Online courses Two student profiles Advantages and disadvantages of Personal profile
online learning Avoiding repetition
Radio news: illegal downloading Dishonest behaviour; Honesty quiz Unreal situations
Radio news: Complaints around the Article: The biggest complainers When would you complain?
world in Europe
Returning goods to a shop Returning goods and making
Unit Progress Test
complaints; Sounding polite
Three monologues: rudeness Three emails: apologies Rude behaviour Apology emails
Formal and informal language
Radio report: inventions Article: Science fiction: Definitions;
They thought of it first! Describing inventions
Article: Lucky discoveries Discoveries and inventions Unexpected events
Lost in a building Asking for and giving directions in a
Unit Progress Test
building; Checking information
Radio phone in: inventions of the future Four opinion web posts: important Useful inventions / important inventions A web post
inventions Giving opinions; Expressing results
and reasons
Radio news: Willie the Parrot Article: Jambo’s story Experiences with animals; Animals causing problems
Animal life-savers
Three monologues: sibling rivalry Article: Brothers and Sisters – Memorable things people say; Family Things people have said to you
The Facts personalities; Sibling relationships
Discussion at the gym Agreeing and disagreeing in discussions
Unit Progress Test
Monologue: story Story: unexplained events Fact or fiction? Narrative
Linkers: past time
Audioscripts p.166 Phonemic symbols and Irregular verbs p.176
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