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Contents
Lesson

Grammar

Vocabulary

Functional language

1a My name p6

To be (1)
I am; What is your name?
My name is

English around you: names

Greetings (1)
Asking & saying names

1b My country p8

To be (2) (my, his, her)

Cities & countries

Greetings (2)
Asking & saying where
youre from

1c My number p10

It

Numbers 110

Greetings (3)
Asking for & saying phone
numbers

1d Review p12

Review lesson
The alphabet
Numbers 1120
English around you: abbreviations

Spelling names

2a Hotel lobby p14

2b Hotel room p16

This/that/here/there

Common objects

2c Hotel caf p18

Plurals, a/an

Food & drink

In a caf

2d Review p20

Review lesson

Asking about jobs

1 & 2 Language reference p22

3a International workers p24

To be (affirmative)

Jobs

3b International train p26

To be (negative)

Colours & nationalities

3c International school p28

To be (questions & short answers)

Days of the week

English around you: the classroom

Saying goodbye

3d Review p30

Review lesson

4a Personal photos p32

It, they

Numbers 21101

Talking about age

4b Personal web page p34

Possessive 's

Family
English around you: family words

4c Personal possessions p36

Prepositions of place

Personal possessions

4d Review p38

Review lesson

3 & 4 Language reference p40

5a Working life p42

Present simple (1) (affirmative)

5b Technology life p44

Present simple (2) (negative; and & but) Technology

English around you: computers

5c Hard life? p46

Present simple (3) (questions & short

answers)

5d Review p48

Review lesson

6a Daytime p50

Adverbs of frequency

Common verbs & nouns (2)

Telling the time (1)

6b Free time p52

Present simple (4) (wh- questions)

Common verbs & nouns (3)

Free time activities

Telling the time (2)

6c Meal time p54

Present simple + how often + time

expressions

Food (2) & meals

English around you: food labels

6d Review p56

Common verbs & nouns (1)

Emails

Adjectives (1)

Review lesson

5 & 6 Language reference p58

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1a

Pronunciation

Reading

Contractions (1)

Dialogues: four greetings

1b

1c

Listening

Speaking
Meet other students

Introductions

Dialogue: introductions

Intonation (1) (wh- questions)

Four phone dialogues

Roleplay: phone numbers

The alphabet

At the hotel

At the hotel

1d
2a

2b
2c

Dialogue: in a hotel room

/i/

Asking what something is in English

In a caf

Roleplay: in a caf

2d
3a

Consonants: /d/, /d/, /r/ & /t/

3b

Contractions (2)

3c

Communication: jobs

International workers
Dialogue on a train

Game: Correct or incorrect?

Dialogues about age

Talking about how old things are

United Nations International School

3d
4a

Word stress (1)

4b

Schwa //

Family album web page

4c

Talking about your family

In a flat

Communication: describe and draw

4d
5a

Talk about where you live and work

Working life

5b

Consonants: /s/ & /z/

5c

Intonation (2): (yes/no questions)

Interview with a man about his new job

Game: My new job a hard life?

6a

/e/, //, /u/ & //

Morning people and night people

Talking about your daily routine

6b

Connected speech (1)

Community centre noticeboard

Dialogues about technology

Technology Life Survey

5d

6c

Eating habits survey

Phone call to a community

centre

Roleplay: a famous persons free time

Make a healthy living survey

6d

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Lesson

Grammar

Vocabulary

7a City break p60

There is/there are (1)

Places in a city (1)

7b City life p62

There is/there are (2) (questions &

negative)

Adjectives (2)
Places in a city (2)

7c City tour p64

Travel words
English around you: signs

7d Review p66

Review lesson

8a Film sequels p68

Was/were

Years

8b Film script p70

Was/were (questions, negative &

time expressions)

English around you: television

8c Film reviews p72

Subject & object pronouns

Adjectives of opinion

8d Review p74

Review lesson

Functional language

Survival English

Giving an opinion

7 & 8 Language reference p76

9a Holiday p78

Past simple irregular verbs

Big numbers

(affirmative)

9b Last days p80

Past simple regular verbs

(affirmative & negative)

English around you: songs

Music words

9c Independence day p82

Prepositions of time (in, on, at)

Months

9d Review p84

Review lesson

10a Good weekend! p86

Past simple questions (1)

10b Good question! p88

Past simple questions (2)

10c Good deal p90

10d Review p92

The date

Weekend activities
Guessing
Money & prices
English around you: clothes labels

In a shop

Review lesson

9 & 10 Language reference p94

11a Special people p96

Can/cant

Action verbs

11b Special event p98

Present continuous

English around you: international

organizations

11c Special paintings p100

11d Review p102

Talking about a painting

Review lesson

12a The phone p104

Telephoning

12b The airport p106

Going to (1) future plans

English around you: at the airport

12c The end p108

Going to (2); future time expressions

Feelings

12d Review p110

Review lesson

Telephone English

Best wishes for the future

11 & 12 Language reference p112

Communication activities p114 Audioscripts p120 Irregular verb list p127

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Pronunciation

Reading

Word stress (2)

Take a break in the worlds

top cities

Presentation: a city you know

Dialogue about a neighbourhood

Communication: Two places

7b
7c

/m/, /f/, /v/ & /p/

Listening

In the city of York

Speaking

Roleplay: tourists in New York

7d
8a

Years

8b
8c

Do it again

Talking about films and TV

Presentation about you in the past

Dialogue from a detective film

Find someone who

Intonation (3)

Dialogues about opinions

Game: Thats My Opinion

8d
9a

Email about a holiday

Talk about a real or imaginary place

you went on holiday

9b

Past simple regular verbs

9c

// & //

Independence day holidays

Interview about independence day

holidays

10a

Diphthongs

Dialogue about the weekend

Guided dialogue about the weekend

10b

Connected speech (2)

Quizzes in Britain

A quiz

Make a quiz

Night markets the place for a

good deal

In a shop

Shopping questionnaire
Roleplay: in a shop

The Beatles last concert

Retell the story of the Beatles

9d

10c
10d
11a

Can/cant

11b

//

11c

Game: The English Challenge!

People look at us
At a concert

Dialogues on the phone

Special paintings

Dialogues about paintings

Describe a painting

Me and my mobile

Three phone calls

Guided phone call

At the airport

Describe a picture
Roleplay: at the airport

11d
12a

Intonation (4)

12b
12c

Going to

The end of the course!

Guided dialogue end of course

12d

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