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CROSSING BARRIERS

Profesor: ____________________
Clasa: a - Xa
Manual: Upstream Upper Intermediate
Unit 1: Crossing Barriers

Vocabulary areas
- English in the world;
- the Internet, means of communication
Phrasal verbs: switch, put, hang, run, get, call,
cut (related to communication)

1.1

1.2
1.3
2.1
2.2
3.1

Functions
- making suggestions;
- comparing &contrasting;
- expressing preference
- making assumptions
Grammar
- articles and determiners;
- partitives;
- countable and uncountable nouns
Writing
- letters: formal/semi-formal/informal style

3.3
4.1
4.2

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Unit 2: Moods and Feelings

MOODS AND FEELINGS

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Vocabulary areas
- moods and emotions; physical sensations;
- expressing feelings
Phrasal verbs with up/down

1.1

Functions
- asking about and expressing feelings
- exclamations

2.1
2.2
3.2

Grammar
- present simple and present continuous;
- state verbs;
- used to/be used to/ get used to

3.3

Writing
- transactional letters (1)

1.2
1.3

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4.2

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Unit 3: Making A Living

MAKING A LIVING

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Vocabulary areas
- vocabulary related to:
- types of jobs; skills and qualities
- earning money; places of work
- phrasal verbs: run, put, take, eat, live, cut
(related to money)

1.1

Functions
- asking for/expressing opinions;
- agreeing/disagreeing;
- encouraging; demanding explanations;
- asking for/giving advice

3.2
3.3

Grammar
- ING form or infinitive;
- Reported speech
Writing
- reports and letters of application

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2.1
2.2

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Unit 4: Make Yourself At Home

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

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Vocabulary areas
- vocabulary related to:
- types of houses; rooms/areas of a
house; appliances and furniture
- renting a house/flat
- Phrasal verbs: put; wash; clear; hang
(related to household chores);

1.1

Functions
- making a complaint;
- avoiding giving a direct answer;
- omissions
- making suggestions

4.1

Grammar
- present perfect
- present perfect continuous

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2.1
3.3

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MODERN LIVING

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Clasa: a - Xa
Manual: Upstream Upper Intermediate
Unit 5: Modern Living

Vocabulary areas
- modern lifestyles;
- TV programmes; media/fame;
- Fashion; personalities
Phrasal verbs: take to, go off, keep up with,
be out/in, be into; be taken aback

1.1

Functions
- expressing likes/dislikes;
- giving/reacting to news;
- making and responding to
suggestions;
- complimenting
Grammar
- adjectives/adverbs
- comparisons

1.2
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.2

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Unit 6: Going Places
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GOING PLACES

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Vocabulary areas
- types of holidays and trips;
- travel and travellers;
- holiday objects and souvenirs;
- signs; types of roads; holiday experiences
Phrasal verbs: check, set, take, break, pick, slow
(related to travel)
Functions
- persuading; criticising;
- agreeing/disagreeing; asking for an opinion;
complaining; thanking
Grammar
- modal verbs: obligation & necessity;
possibility/impossibility; ability & permission
WRITING:
- narratives (1)

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1.2
2.1
2.3
3.1
3.3
4.1
4.2

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HISTORY

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Manual: Upstream Upper Intermediate
Unit 7: History

Vocabulary areas
- historical events;
- war and peace; control; time
Phrasal verbs: take over, carry out, blow up, go off,
bring about, back out, beat up (related to history)
- expressions related to luck

1.1
1.2
2.1
3.3

Functions
- expressing surprise, disbelief, sympathy;
Grammar
- past forms;
- past modals
Writing
- narratives 2

4.1

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Module 3

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Unit 8: Learning Lessons

LEARNING LESSONS

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Vocabulary areas
- education; places in a school;
- types of schools;
- exams and qualifications
- phrasal verbs: catch; fall; go; keep; look;
put; tell; work (related to education)
Functions
- congratulating;
- consoling; reacting

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1.1
1.2
1.3
2.1
2.2
3.3
4.1

Grammar
- the passive;
- causative form
Writing
- opinion letter and article

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Unit 9: Planet Issues

PLANET ISSUES

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Vocabulary areas
- environmental issues
- phrasal verbs: use up; give up; cut
down; end up with; throw away;
wrap up; look out for; end up
(related to food and packaging)
Functions
- asking indirect questions;
- expressing ignorance/uncertainty;
- expressing concern/frustration
Grammar
- future forms; wishes;
- conditionals and mixed conditionals;
Writing
- reviews

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1.2
2.1
3.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.2

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THE CYCLE OF LIFE

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Manual: Upstream Upper Intermediate
Unit 10: The Cycle of Life

Vocabulary areas
- stages of life; healthy living; healthy eating
- phrasal verbs: do without; take up; put on;
get over; put up with; giving off; cut out;
keep off; do with; live on (related to healthy
living)

1.1

1.2

Functions
- giving, accepting and rejecting advice
Grammar
- defining/non-defining relative clauses;
- clauses of purpose and of concession;
- question tags
Writing
- revision and extension

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3.1
3.2
3.3
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Vocabulary areas

1.1

Functions

1.2

Grammar

2.1
3.1
3.2
3.3

Writing

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4.2

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