Teens 5 - OPTIMISE B1 - Updated 2023

UNIT 1 LANGUAGE SKILLS

Grammar Vocabulary
Present simple Personality: creative, curious, dependable, Reading
friendly, generous, negative, polite, popular Skimming (What do they do all day?)
Present continuous serious, shy, unreliable
Listening
Stative verbs Nouns: ity: generosity, curiosity, creativity, Understanding situations
reliability, dependability, negativity,
Quantifiers: LEAVE OUT popularity Speaking
EXCEPT: most (people), both (my parents), ness: politeness, shyness, seriousness, Talking about yourself
each-every (+ singular) friendliness
Language in use
ADD: Reflexive Pronouns Collocations with adjectives: big trouble, Multiple choice cloze
fast asleep, feel small, deep voice,
long time, wide awake Writing
An email (with input)
Phrasal verbs: look after, look forward to,
look into, look up, turn into, turn off, turn on
turn over
UNIT 2 Grammar Vocabulary
House & Home: attic, balcony, basement, Reading
ceiling, chimney, dining room, fence, Text type (Accommodation available)
Past simple garage, hedge, living room, roof, study
Listening p.18: LEAVE OUT
Past continuous Phrasal verbs p. 17 ex. 2 and 3: LEAVE
OUT Speaking
Used to Photo description
Word patterns: be worth+ing, depend on
Would (p.19): LEAVE OUT be keen on+ing, tell sb to do sth, stop sb Language in use p.21: LEAVE OUT
from doing sth, make sb do sth
Writing
An article
PROGRESS CHECK UNITS 1-2
TEST 1

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UNIT 3 Grammar Vocabulary
Holidays: backpacker, business/camping/
school trip, campsite, cruise, currency, Reading
Present Perfect Simple guest, guidebook, guided tour, hostel, Understanding tenses (The Hyperloop)
luggage, package holiday, passport,
resort, sightseer, tour guide, tourist, voyage Listening
journey, passenger Attitudes and opinions
Present Perfect Continuous
ADD (from the listening p. 30): facilities, Speaking
save up, suitcase, tent, abroad, risky, Making suggestions
accommodation
Countable & Uncountable nouns: LEAVE OUT Language in use
EXCEPT: many, much, lots of, a lot of, few, Word formation: Negative (un, im, il, ir, Open cloze
little dis): able, certain, comfortable, fair, happy
helpful, honest, legal, patient, popular,
possible, responsible, tidy

Word patterns p.29 ex.6 : LEAVE OUT Writing

A review
Phrasal verbs: break down, check in,
drop off, pick up, set off, speed up, take off,
turn up
UNIT 4 Grammar Vocabulary
Outdoor activities: hiking, horse-riding, Reading
ice skating, rock-climbing, sailing, skiing, Scanning (Maximum Fun!)
snowboarding, sky-diving
Will Listening
Phrasal verbs: call off, eat out, get Main idea
be going to together, go out, sleep in, stay up, take up,
work out Speaking
Present simple for future Expressing opinions
Collocations (Free time):
Present continuous for future Nouns: virtual reality, game console Language in use
free time, sports event, high-tech gadgets Key word transformation
Connectors of contrast: although, despite, Verbs: have a go at doing sth, spend time
in spite of (the fact that), even though with somebody, make time for sb or sth, Writing
take a break from, have a good time, have An article
the day off

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UNIT 5 Grammar
Modals: ability, obligation, advice,
permission (can, must, have to, don't have
to, could, may, might, should, ought to,
need to, be able to)
Modals: possibility, probability, certainty
(must, can't, may, might, could, should,
ought to)
UNIT 6 Grammar
Relative Clauses: ONLY: defining
Non defining relative clauses: LEAVE OUT
PROGRESS CHECK UNITS 3-4
Vocabulary
The body: ankle, blood, bone, chin, knee, Reading
shoulder, skin Paraphrasing (Teenlife: animal lives)
Problems and illness: ache, cold, cough,
cut, flu, hurt, infection, injure, pain
Treatments and help: bandage, medicine
operation, prescription Listening
Synonyms
Phrasal verbs p.51 ex 3: LEAVE OUT
Collocations: do: homework, housework,
your teeth, your hair, some exercise. Speaking
have: flu, a cold, a cough, a headache, surgery, Habits
an operation, a bath, a shower, medicine
take: some exercise, a bath, a shower, medicine
a decision, care of sb
make: a mistake, an effort, fun of sb, up your Language in use
mind, your bed, a decision Word formation
Word formation: ion: accommodation,
communication, decision, infection,
operation, organization, prescription, Writing
protection A story
ment: agreement, amazement, enjoyment,
entertainment, equipment, excitement,
improvement, treatment
TEST 2
Vocabulary
Food: cake, chillies, coffee, crisps, curry, Reading
dark chocolate, lemon, lime, milk chocolate Identifying synonyms (A young star of the kitchen)
orange, popcorn, strawberries, bitter, juicy,
salty, sour, spicy, sweet Listening
Similar meanings
Cooking verbs: bake, barbecue, boil,
fry, grill, microwave, roast Speaking
Describing actions in pictures
Phrasal verbs for cooking p.61 ex. 3: Language in use
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 LEAVE OUT Multiple choice
Word formation: fry, mix, spice, cream,
blend, boil, satisfy, taste Writing
Articles An email
(a, an, the or -) Collocations: a wide variety, fall ill, have
in common, in the opposite direction,
look forward to, make a meal, the whole world
PROGRESS CHECK UNITS 5-6
UNIT 7 Grammar Vocabulary
Shopping: bargain, brand-new, cash card, Reading
change, cost, exchange, half price, Understanding time words and phrases
special offer, order, rent, return, (Teenagers take over the market)
Past perfect simple second-hand, voucher, browse
Listening
Past perfect continuous p.72: LEAVE OUT Phrasal verbs: add up to, get by, give Relevant information
away, pay back, run out of, save up, shop
around, take back Speaking
Asking questions
Comparatives & Superlatives Idioms p.73: LEAVE OUT
(long and short adjectives, (not) as…. as, Language in use
regular and irregular adjectives) Word formation: assistant, buyer, Word formation
cashier, customer, electrician, hairdresser,
lawyer, librarian, manager, mechanic, Writing
optician, owner, receptionist, salesperson, A story
seller, shopper, supervisor, visitor, waiter
director, salesman, saleswoman, waitress
UNIT 8 Grammar Vocabulary
Clothes design: cotton, denim, fur Reading
leather, silk, wool, dye Understanding attitude and opinion
(Project fashion!)
The passive (Simple Present, Simple Past Clothes & accessories: belt, bracelet,
and Simple Future) button, cap, collar, earring, glove, handbag, Listening:
jewellery, jumper, necklace, pocket, Key information
Question tags sandals, shorts, sleeves, socks, suit,
sweatshirt, trainers, wristband Speaking
Discussing alternatives

Verbs followed by -ing and infinitive Phrasal verbs: have on, hang up, do up, Language in use:

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 ONLY: enjoy / like / deny / consider / dress up, take off, put on, try on, wear out ONLY exercises 1 and 2
imagine / suggest
refuse / decide / manage / promise / Word formation: cloth, design, trend, Writing
would like amaze, fashion, appear, beauty, create A story
PROGRESS CHECK UNITS 7-8
TEST 3
UNIT 9 Grammar Vocabulary
People & Sports: defend, fan, goalposts, Reading
match, opposing team, pitch, position, Understanding implication (Want to play Quidditch?)
sports kit, acrobat, athlete, captain, climber
cyclist, gamer, gymnast, player, referee, Listening
Conditional: Zero, first and second rider, pool, darts, table tennis, bowling Relevant information

Time clauses Phrasal verbs p.95 ex. 2 - 3: LEAVE OUT Speaking

(after, before, soon, while, until, when, till, Listening and responding
once, as soon as) Collocations: do: athletics, gymnastics,
yoga. go: for a bike ride, swimming, Language in use p.99: LEAVE OUT
windsurfing, water-skiing, skiing,
ice-skating, surfing, horse-riding. Writing
play: tennis, football, basketball, golf An email
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UNIT 11 Grammar Vocabulary
Studying: certificate, degree, diploma, Reading
Reported Speech qualification, lesson, subject, read, study, Understanding specific information (Summer Camp)
primary, secondary, pass, take, pupil,
Reported Questions student. Listening
Multiple choice with pictures
Present Simple -- Past Simple Phrasal verbs: copy out, break up, hand
Present Continuous -- Past Continuous in, go over, drop out, fall behind Speaking
Past Simple / Pres Perfect -- Past Perfect Uncertainty
will / can -- would / could Idioms: p. 117 LEAVE OUT
must -- had to Language in use p.121: LEAVE OUT
(See other changes for time and place p.159)

Writing
An email

UNIT 12 LEAVE OUT (BUT LOOK AT PAGE 130 FOR ORAL PRACTICE)
FINAL TEST
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