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Unit Language Focus Vocabulary Reading

What’s your name? Numbers 1-100

0 Welcome! I’m (Mary). Days and months
page 6 My name’s (John). The alphabet
Preview: The Real Thing:
Subject pronouns Excuse me, what’s your name?
Question words

The verb be Greetings Web page with personal

1 Hello,
Indefinite articles: a, an Work information
Good-bye Questions with be and do Countries and languages Membership forms
page 8 Preview: Personal information
Present Simple 1 The Real Thing:
See you!

2 Friends and this, these and plural nouns Family members Short job descriptions
Possessives Jobs and occupations Descriptions of morning
Families Questions with do and does Morning routines routines
page 16 Present Simple 2 Drinks and snacks A simple menu
Preview: The Real Thing:
How much …? Thanks. WORKBOOK:
Would you like …? Descriptions of families
Do you have …?

3 Home Sweet there is / there are Places in a town Descriptions of homes

have / has Rooms and facilities
Home determiners Colors and furniture
page 24 Recycling: The Real Thing:
a, an Really.
Would you like …?
Preview:
The verb like

World English DVD 1: At Home page 32

Flashback 1 page 34
4 What’s go, like, love + -ing Free time activities Easy quiz
Present Continuous Talking about habits Short movie reviews
Happening? Tourist attractions Cyber guide to a city
page 36 The Real Thing: Hello.
WORKBOOK:
Tourism brochure

5 A Weekend can for ability Skills Informal e-mail describing an

Countable & uncountable nouns Items for a weekend away excursion
Away a pair of The Real Thing: Simple directions
page 44 Present Continuous for future The usual, nothing special.
plans
Past Simple 1 & 2
Recycling:
a, an, some
Present use of the Present
Continuous
Preview:
Irregular past verbs

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Speaking Listening Writing Pronunciation Takeout

English
Days and months Numbers and letters A brief note /i/ Classroom language
Numbers and letters introducing yourself

Introducing yourself People introducing A web message be: short forms Can you repeat that,
and giving personal themselves Introductions Word stress: Yes, I do. please?
information Talking about / No, I don’t
languages and WORKBOOK:
countries Writing an e-mail
Song: “Hello, Good- (punctuation)
bye!”, by The Beatles

Talking about family, People introducing A short description of do: strong /du/ and Telling time 1
jobs and morning their family your morning routine weak /də/ forms
routines Describing jobs Would you like?: /dyu/
Ordering food and Talking about morning WORKBOOK:
drink routines Describing your family
Paying the check at a (linking words 1)
restaurant

Describing your home People talking about A short description of /O/ and /´r/ Reserving a hotel room
and area where they live an ideal home

WORKBOOK:
Describing where you
live (there is / are,
has / have)

Describing what you People talking about A simple tourist guide Telling time: Telling time 2
are doing at the their free time, what to your town or city schwa /ə/
moment and what you they are doing and
do in your free time their plans for the day WORKBOOK:
Making arrangements Writing a postcard
(time expressions)

Talking about what People discussing Informal e-mail -ed endings: Invitations
you can do abilities and plans for describing what you /d/, /t/ and /´d/
Describing plans the weekend did last weekend
WORKBOOK:
WORKBOOK: can, can’t
Answering an
advertisement
(linking words 2)

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Unit Language Focus Vocabulary Reading

6 That Was Then Past Simple 3 Physical descriptions Short stories about the past
Comparatives and superlatives Time expressions in the past TV review
page 52 Recycling: Household objects
Past Simple of regular verbs The Real Thing: WORKBOOK:
Fillers: Well …, I mean … Description of a television
house

World English DVD 2: Saloon page 60

Flashback 2 page 62
7 In the Adverbs of frequency
Contrasting Present Simple
Spotlight and Present Continuous
page 64 Recycling:
Would you like …?
Daily routines Newspaper article about
Expressions of frequency someone’s work
Numbers and dates Short quiz about lifestyle
The Real Thing: Magazine article describing
So someone’s life

Imperatives Prepositions of place Rules, instructions and

8 Getting It
must, mustn’t Locations directions
Right Recycling: Instruction verbs Article describing location
page 72 Past Simple The Real Thing:
Get it? See? WORKBOOK:
Descriptions of board games

9 Let’s Object pronouns Celebrations Article giving advice

should, shouldn’t Birthday gifts Descriptions of local festivals
Celebrate! Rules and obligations The Real Thing:
page 80 Recycling: There are four of us.
Present Simple

World English DVD 3: Fiesta! page 88

Flashback 3 page 90
Quantifiers Food Remedy for a cold
10 The Good Life Recycling: Minor illnesses Report on the quality of life in
page 92 Question forms (past and The weather a town
present tenses) The Real Thing: Description of a town or city
Preview: Really? WORKBOOK:
Zero conditional: if and when Article about health

11 Dream Recycling: Describing landscapes Postcard describing a favorite

Modal verbs: can, must and Clothes place
Destinations should Tourist attractions E-mail describing a future trip
page 100 Preview: The Real Thing: and inviting a friend
going to Yeah. Short descriptions of hotels
Have you ever … and tourist locations

12 Adventures Recycling: Fears and phobias Short articles about attempts

Tense review Reading materials at breaking records
and Preview: The Real Thing:
Achievements Present Perfect and Past Maybe, I don’t know. WORKBOOK:
Simple Stories describing experiences
page 108 Irregular past participles

World English DVD 4: Around the World page 116

Flashback 4 page 118

Communication Bank page 120 Reference Guide page 126 Transcripts page 136
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Speaking Listening Writing Pronunciation Takeout

English
Describing childhood Listening to short A story in the past Vowel sounds in Asking a favor
memories radio interviews A short TV review irregular past verbs:
Telling simple stories Song: “His Latest /b/, /E/, // and /o/
about the past Flame” by Elvis WORKBOOK: Stress in word groups
Role-playing a radio Presley Describing an invention
interview (linking words 3)

Discussing lifestyles Listening to a simple A short article about a Third person s: Making arrangements
and daily routines radio interview change in lifestyle /s/, /z/ and /´z/
Making arrangements People talking about
numbers and dates WORKBOOK:
Writing a diary
(sequencers 1)

Giving simple Following simple Describing a location must, mustn’t Giving directions
directions directions Rules and instructions
Explaining how Somebody talking for a game
something works about rules
Talking about rules and WORKBOOK:
regulations Writing an e-mail
(giving instructions)

Describing celebrations People describing A short article should, shouldn’t Congratulating

in the past festivals describing a festival
Talking about
obligations in everyday WORKBOOK:
life Writing an informal
letter (writing notes)

Talking about and Someone describing a A cold remedy The weather: At the drugstore
comparing diets healthy diet A short report about a rainy, raining
Describing the Someone describing a town or city
weather and your trip and the weather Describing the weather
mood WORKBOOK:
Writing a report about
a city (expanding notes)

Describing a place and People describing A short description of going to Making suggestions
saying why you like it hotels a place
Describing your A tourist guide giving An informal invitation WORKBOOK:
vacation plans and information /u/, /´r/ and /O/
comparing them to Song: “Perfect Day” WORKBOOK:
others by Lou Reed Asking for more
information
(sequencers 2)

Discussing world People answering A biography of a friend // and /A/ Reacting to news
records questions about what A short biography of a
Describing famous makes them nervous personal hero
people’s lives
WORKBOOK:
Writing about your
experiences
(suddenly)