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Starter unit Aa Bb  Vocabulary 

The classroom • ​Colours • ​Cardinal and ordinal numbers    Speaking 
The alphabet  • ​Classroom expressions  • ​Telling the time
p6 Days and months • ​Telling the time

Vocabulary Aa Bb
Reading Grammar Life skills Listening Speaking Writing Exam success

My ID Countries ▶ 21st century kids    to be – affirmative Numeracy: ▶ Identifying the picture ▶ Personal questions – 1 ▶ A personal profile Listening: Identifying the
p10 and negative Understanding correct picture
Nationalities The UK in numbers Australian statistics Your favourite hobby Presenting statistics
statistics
Unit 1

to be – questions and Speaking: Spelling

The family A personal profile Personal questions – 1
short answers
have got
possessive adjectives

School School subjects ▶ Bring your own    Possessive ’s Autonomy: ▶ Studio schools ▶ Describing people ▶ An informal email Reading: True/False/
days technology (BYOT) Organising your Not Mentioned
Everyday objects Possessive pronouns Advice for managing your Using your mobile phone A study planner
to school studies
p22 Regular and irregular time Use of English:
Unit 2

Describing faces
Study space – some plural nouns Conversation
Describing people
tips
Question words
An informal email
this, that, these, those
Articles

Gateway to exams: Units 1–2 p34

24/7 Everyday activities ▶ Hobbies Present simple – Personal ▶ A young musician ▶ Giving directions ▶ A short note – 1 Listening: True/False/
p36 that give you affirmative well-being: Not Mentioned
Free-time activities TV video diary Which hobby? A poster
something else! Present simple – Attitudes to TV
Writing: Style and content
Places in a town Giving directions
TV survey negative
Unit 3

A short note – 1 yes/no questions and

short answers
wh- questions

   Adverbs of
frequency

Home time Rooms ▶ Studying abroad There is/There are Physical ▶ Following a recipe ▶ Making and replying to ▶ A description of a place Reading: Matching titles
p48 well-being: offers and paragraphs
Furniture Understanding food    Prepositions A teenager’s diet An eating diary
Choosing healthy
Unit 4

labels of place Studying abroad Use of English: Completing

Food and drink food Making and replying to
the dialogue
A description of a Countable and offers
place uncountable nouns
some, any, a/an

Gateway to exams: Units 3–4 p60

Connected Computers ▶ Teen tech world: can/can’t ICT: Preparing ▶ Online passwords ▶ Asking for and giving ▶ A questionnaire Use of English:
p62 Brilliant tech ideas! Adverbs of manner presentations information Multiple-choice cloze
Unit 5

Using computers A presentation A presentation

Pecha Kucha Gadgets Speaking: Information
The Internet    The imperative Asking for and giving
presentations exchange
information
like, love, hate + gerund
A questionnaire

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 Vocabulary Aa Bb
Reading Grammar Life skills Listening Speaking Writing Exam success

Good buys Shops ▶ Text message    Present continuous – Money and ▶ A phone conversation ▶ Describing pictures ▶ A short note – 2 Reading: Matching notices
p74 conversation affirmative and finance: Identifying and prompt sentences
Shopping Advertising techniques Texting An advert
negative selling techniques
Special offers Listening: Multiple-choice
Clothes Describing pictures
Unit 6

A short note – 2 Present continuous –

questions and short
answers
Present simple and
present continuous

Gateway to exams: Units 5–6 p86

Teamwork Sports ▶ The museum of Past simple of to be Social skills ▶ Sports ▶ Asking for and giving ▶ A story Listening: Matching
p88 football and citizenship: opinions
Sports competitions There was/There were A good team player A presentation Writing: Checking your
Working in a team
Working in a team Sport work
Unit 7

Sports people Past simple affirmative – Asking for and giving

A story regular verbs opinions

   Past simple
affirmative – irregular
verbs

Great job! Jobs ▶ Valley High goes Past simple – negative The world of work: ▶ A billionaire ▶ Personal questions – 2 ▶ An informal email: Reading: Matching people
p100 job shadowing! Getting work businessman giving news and information
Personal qualities    Past simple – Jobs
Unit 8

experience
Work experience in questions and short Work experience A personal statement Speaking: Knowing about
Adjectives to
the UK evaluation
describe jobs answers Personal questions – 2
An informal email:
giving news

Gateway to exams: Units 7–8 p112

Mother Animals and insects ▶ The animal    Comparative The world around ▶ A great explorer ▶ Agreeing and ▶ A blog post Reading: Multiple-choice
nature Olympics adjectives you: Reducing disagreeing
Parts of the body A podcast on rubbish A poster Listening: Completing
Unit 9

pollution
p114 The Great Pacific Superlative adjectives Surprising facts sentences
Geographical features Agreeing and disagreeing
Garbage Patch
Present perfect with ever
A blog post and never

Holiday The weather ▶ Are long school be going to Art and culture: ▶ Visiting London ▶ Invitations ▶ An article Use of English: Open cloze
planner holidays bad for Learning through
Things to take on Talking about a poem Holiday plans A poem Writing: Exam conditions
Unit 10

you?    Prepositions literature

p126 holiday
of time Invitations
Variety is the spice
Types of transport
should/shouldn’t
An article
must, have to

Gateway to exams: Units 9–10 p138

Aa Bb
  Unit-by-unit wordlist  p140   Exam success  p151   Communication activities  p154   Writing bank  p156   Irregular verbs  p158

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