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Unit 1: MAKING CONTACT

- Grammar: to be, subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, preposition of
place, possessives, a/an, plural nouns.
- Vocabulary: family members, countries and nationalities.
- Functions: Talking on the phone.
- Skills: Reading and writing personal information, speaking on the phone.
Unit 2: LOOK ALIKE
- Grammar: have got, this/that/these/those, imperatives, object pronouns
- Vocabulary: Personal possessions, appearance and personality.
- Functions: describing people.
- Skills: reading, listening, speaking a description of people, writing a
personal email.
Unit 3: HOME SWEET HOME
- Grammar: there is/there are, some/any, prepositions of place, can.
- Vocabulary: Rooms, furniture, objects, towns and villages.
- Functions: Directions.
- Skills: listening and giving directions. Reading a story. Writing a short
text.
Unit 4: A DAY IN THE LIFE
- Grammar: Present simple, preposition of time, like/love + ing.
- Vocabulary: Verbs of routine, times and dates, ordinal numbers.
- Functions: telling the time.
- Skills: listening, reading and describing a day or special days. Writing a
short text about your country.
Unit 5: AROUND THE WORLD
- Grammar: Present simple with wh- questions, adverbs of frequency, How
often...?
- Vocabulary: climate and location, geography.
- Functions: Inviting.
- Skills: listening and reading the description of a town. Writing a short text
about a town.
Unit 6: EAT TO LIVE...
- Grammar: countable and uncountable nouns, some/any, how much/ how many, a
lot/ a little/ a few/ not much/ many, would like, can/ could.
- Vocabulary: food and drinks, money and measurements.
- Functions: buying food and drinks.
- Skills: reading a newspaper article, asking for things in a shop. Writing an
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Unit 7: FOLLOWING FASHION
- Grammar: present continuous, present simple/ present continuous, too/ not
enough.
- Vocabulary: clothes.
- Functions: expressing preferences.
- Skills: reading a magazine article, discussing shopping preferences.
Unit 8: NOW AND THEN
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- Grammar: past simple (to be, can). Past simple affirmative. (Regular and
irregular verbs)
- Vocabulary: school subjects.
- Functions: good/bad news, responses.
- Skills: reading a website, giving and receiving news. Writing an email.
Unit 9: MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- Grammar: Past simple- negative and questions, Wh- words as object or subject.
- Vocabulary: Inventions, charity, technology.
- Functions: asking for information.
- Skills: reading a magazine article, a biography. Interviewing a friend.
Unit 10: STUFF DOT COM
- Grammar: comparative adjectives, possessive pronouns, superlative adjectives.
- Vocabulary: technology, phrasal verbs.
- Functions: describing objects.
- Skills: reading about inventions, describing and writing about a gadget or
object you like.
Unit 11: TIME FOR A BREAK!
- Grammar: going to, present continuous with future meaning.
- Vocabulary: travel and holiday.
- Functions: describing your favourite place.
- Skills: reading and listening to holiday advertisements, talking about
holiday plans, writing a post card.
Unit 12: PLANET EARTH
- Grammar: will, adverbs of manner.
- Vocabulary: the environment, animals.
- Functions: giving opinions.
- Skills: reading and discussing about the environment. Writing a letter
Unit 13: HEALTHY BODY
- Grammar: present perfect, ever/never.
- V ocabulary: health and fitness. Sport.
- Functions: describing a photo.
- Skills: reading a health article, describing a photo. Writing a
questionnaire.
UNITS 1, 2, 3, 4 Grammar:
- Modal verbs
- Have to
- Past continuous
- Defining relative clauses
- Going to and will
- First conditional
- May/might
- Indefinite pronouns
V ocabulary:
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Travel and souvenirs

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- Jobs
- Job applications
- Feelings and emotions
- Technology, horoscopes
UNITS 4, 5, 6, 7
Grammar:
- Present perfect,
- Just, already, yet, how long, for, since
- Present perfect continuous vs present perfect
- Question tags
- Second conditional
- Review of modals
- Modals for deduction
V ocabulary:
- Relationships
- Phrasal verbs
- Computers
- Sports
- Illnesses and remedies
- Feelings and descriptive adjectives
UNITS 9, 10, 11, 12
Grammar:
- The passive
- Past perfect
- Articles
- Reported speech
- Reported questions
- Third conditional
- Review of conditionals
- Wish
V ocabulary:
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The media
Newspapers
TV programs
Crime
Criminals
Feelings
Cinema and films
Positive and negative adjectives
Basic and strong adjectives

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