CAE GOLD PLUS

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Area of Foreign Languages

English

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CAE GOLD PLUS Teaching Programme Unit 1: Tuning in AIMS To listen a discussion about music. To use tenses properly. To read an article about live music. To learn new words by word formation. To read an article about making music. To exchange information about the advantages and disadvantages of downloading music. To listen to an interview. To have a conversation. To write an informal letter To write a letter or an article, using the right style and well organised

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Listening to a discussion about music on a local radio station. - Reading an article about live music. - Reading a text about making music - Reading an article about the power of file sharing - Having a conversation about personal matters. - Writing a letter II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Review of tenses. B. Vocabulary - Music. - Suffixes III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about music. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Consumers education To show interest in music. Making music-Their Way, page 10. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Reading, page 9 II. Language reflections - Review, Unit 1 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Reading, page 11

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Unit 2: Spend it or save it AIMS To listen to a radio programme about spending and saving money. To give opinions. To read a text about earning money. To use the defining and non-defining clauses. To read a text about celebrities supporting charities. To learn new words by word formation To learn compound adjectives. To learn words about advertising and marketing To learn the articles a/an/zero article To write an informal letter

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Listening and speaking about money - Giving opinions II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Defining and non-defining relative clauses. - Articles B. Vocabulary - Money - Word formation - Compound adjectives - Advertising and marketing III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about money and saving money - To discuss about selling stuff online CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Consumers education To show interest in managing projects. Designing brands are for monkeys, page 21. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Reading, page 23 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 2 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Reading, page 21.

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Unit 3: What makes us tick AIMS To read a text about saying sorry To read a text about revenge. To express possibility To read a text about information about job interviews To learn adjectives of character To use modal verbs properly. To use gerunds and infinitives To speculate about any topic To discuss about revenge To analyse the importance of smiling

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Speaking and reading a magazine article about the power of saying sorry. - Reading and speaking about revenge. - Speaking about possibility and speculation. - Reading a text about smiles - Writing an information sheet about job interviews. II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Modal forms. - Gerunds and infinitives B. Vocabulary - Adjectives of character III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about character. - To discuss about job interviews. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Moral and civic education To show interest and realise of the different characters. Vocabulary, page 30. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Speaking, page 37 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 3 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Reading, page 35

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Unit 4: Pushing the boundaries AIMS To read a magazine article about science. To analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it. To use the conditionals properly To read a text about Murphys Law To learn words by word formation To learn collocations, fixed phrases and idioms. To write an article about science

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Reading a magazine article about science and speak about it. - Listening to someone speaking about a red canary. - Reading a text about medical discoveries and discuss about it. - Writing an article about science II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Conditionals. B. Vocabulary - Science - Word formation - Collocations - Fixed phrases - Idioms III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about science. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Consumers education To show interest in technology and science. Vocabulary, page 42. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Exam Focus, page 45 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 4 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Murphys Law, page 46

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Unit 5: Thrills and skills AIMS To listen to two people talking about sport. To read a text about extreme sport. To read a text about thrills and skills To discuss about counterfactual thinking To make comparisons To exchange information about sports. To read a text about online gliding. To write a reference

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Listening and speaking about sports. - Speaking and reading about extreme sports. - Reading and speaking about thrills and skills. - Agreeing and adding information. - Reading and speaking about online gliding - Writing a reference II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Intensifiers - Modifiers - Intensifying comparative forms. B. Vocabulary - Word formation - Sports idioms III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about sports. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Consumers education To show interest in sports. Thrills and skills, page 57. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Exam Focus, page 56 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 1-5 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Vocabulary, page 54

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Unit 6: Family ties AIMS To read some texts about parents and teenagers. To express wishes. To read a text about childhood influences To read a text about families in different parts of the world. To use substitution or ellipsis To know the easily confused words To write a competition entry To exchange information about families

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Reading and speaking about problems between parents and teenagers. - Listening and speaking about family life - Reading a magazine article about families from different parts of the world. - Listening and speaking about female and male characteristics. - Writing a competition antry. II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Hypothetical meaning: wish. - Substitution/ellipsis. B. Vocabulary - Word + preposition - Families - Easily confused words III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about families. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Moral and civic education To show interest about families around the world. Reading, page 72. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Exam focus, page 76 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 6 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Reading, page 68

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Unit 7: Creative talents AIMS To read a magazine article about henna. To exchange information in a two way conversation. To read a text about computer games To develop a long speech To use different tenses to talk about the future To use words with similar meaning To use word formation to create new words To write a review

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Speaking a two way conversation - Reading a text about computer games - Giving a speech - Reading a text about talent - Writing a review II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - The future - Verb patterns B. Vocabulary - Words with similar meaning - Word formation III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about art. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Moral and civic education To show interest in different types of arte; Reading, page 83. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Exam Focus, page 81 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 7 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Reading, page 83

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Unit 8: What keeps us going AIMS To read a magazine article about dream jobs To read an article about teenage airline boss To discuss about jobs To listen to an interview To compare things To repeat what others said in a given moment. To read a proposal To write a proposal

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Speaking and listening about jobs. - Reading a magazine article about dream jobs and speak about it. - Listening, speaking and writing about the advantages and disadvantages of jobs. - Reading proposals - Writing proposals II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Direct and reported speech. - Reporting words B. Vocabulary - Three-part phrasal verb III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about jobs - To discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of certain jobs CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Moral and civic education To show interest in getting a good job and to be prepared for it, Exam Focus, page 95. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Exam Focus, page 95 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 8 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Writing, page 101

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Unit 9: On the road AIMS To read a magazine article about travelling To use narrative tenses To use dependent prepositions adjectives and nouns To express emphasis To give a speech To write a competition entry To exchange information about travelling

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Speaking about international travel - Speaking about an amazing in event during a trip - Reading, writing and speaking about how to be a good traveller - Listening and speaking about a trip through the Americas - Giving emphasis to certain words of the speech - Giving a speech - Writing a competition entry II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Emphasis. - Review of narrative sentences B. Vocabulary - Dependent prepositions adjectives and nouns III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about travelling. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Consumers education To show interest in knowing other countries. Reading, page 107. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Reading, page 107 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 9 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Speaking, page 104

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Unit 10: Close to nature AIMS To read a magazine article about how eco-friendly you are To use countable and uncountable nouns To read a text about saving cats To use it properly To speak sounding interested To use phrasal verbs and compound nouns To write a report

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Reading, listening and speaking about how eco-friendly you are. - Reading and speaking about saving big cats. - Speaking about any topic sounding interesting - Writing a report II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Countable, uncountable nouns - Introductory It B. Vocabulary - Phrasal verbs and compound nouns III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about the environment and the natural world. - To discuss about endangered species. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Environmental education To show interest in the environment and the endangered species. Reading, page 118. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Listening, page 116 II. Language reflections - Review, Progress Test 6-10 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Reading, page 118

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Unit 11: Always on my mind AIMS To read a text about the memory and mind. To write an article. To discuss about the mind. To use phrasal verbs with think To give a speech To know how to emphasize with inversion To exchange information about the earliest memories

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Listening and speaking about the earliest memories. - Reading and speaking about the mind. - Speaking giving emphasis with inversion. - Giving a long speech. - Writing an article. II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Modal verbs - Emphasis with inversion B. Vocabulary - Expressions with take - Expressions with mind and brain - Phrasal verbs with think - Expressions with think III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about the brain and the mind CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Consumers education To show interest in the mind and the brain. Reading, page 133. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Grammar, page 130 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 11 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Exam Focus, page 133

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Unit 12: A matter of time AIMS To read a magazine article about the futuro house To read an article about Golsoncott To read a text about the memory banker To read a text about the past of London To exchange information on any topic To write an essay To use the passive To speak about the future in the past To listen to a conversation

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Reading and speaking about the future house - Speaking about a magazine article - Reading and speaking about the past of London - Speaking about any topic - Writing an essay II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Passives - Passive infinitives - The future in the past B. Vocabulary - Idiomatic language/collocations III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about the past. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Moral and civic education To show interest in the past and the future. Speaking, page 148. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Reading, page 142 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 12 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Speaking, page 149

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Unit 13: A way with words AIMS To read an article about ghost writers To use adverbials expressing attitude To use participle clauses To have a discussion on any topic To use the passive To write a proposal To use similes To express feelings and ideas To express opinions

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Reading and speaking about the ghost writers - Expressing feelings and ideas - Expressing opinions - Listening about the qualities of a good teacher - Writing a proposal II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Participle clauses - Passive voice B. Vocabulary - Adverbials expressing attitude - Communication idioms - Similes III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about a good teacher. - To discuss about ghost writers CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Moral and civic information To show interest in the importance of teachers. Listening, page 162. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Reading, page 155 II. Language reflections - Review Unit 13 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Listening, page 162

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Unit 14: Its how you tell it AIMS To read a review To read an extract from a novel To learn vocabulary about words and stories To use synonyms To know grammar mistakes to avoid To use proper punctuation To write a overview

CONTENTS I. Communication skills - Reading and speaking about The Neverending Story Review - Reading, speaking and writing about stories. - Writing overviews - Reading and speaking about planning to take an exam II. Language reflections A. Language and grammar functions - Mistakes to avoid B. Vocabulary - Books and stories - Synonyms III. Sociocultural aspects - To discuss about taking future exams. CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS Consumers education To show interest in training courses on English. Reading, page 176. ASSESSMENT I. Communication skills - Students Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 126 II. Language reflections - Students Book, Mistakes to avoid, page 173 III. Sociocultural aspects - Students Book. Reading, page 166

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