UNIT 1: Getting around



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UNIT 1: CHALLENGES

Objectives

• Discussing your language learning experiences

• Saying how much you know/don’t know about things

• Talking about your achievements

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading texts language learners

o Listening comprehension of dialogues about people’s achievements

o Speaking about famous achievements

o Writing a news bulletin using passive constructions

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Verbs/adjectives with prepositions

▪ Passives

▪ Perfect aspect

o Vocabulary

▪ Learning languages

▪ Talking about how much you know

▪ Achievements

▪ Prefixes

▪ Challenges

• Social and cultural aspects

o People’s ambitions and achievements

o Historical achievements

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about famous historical achievements. Reading, Students’ Book, page 10

o Listening for specific information to complete basic information about a man telling his language learning experience. Listening, exercise 6, Students’ Book, page 7

o Take part in a conversation to exchange information about things one knows/doesn’t know. Speaking exercise 3, Students’ Book, page 9

o Writing a news bulletin. Writing, exercise 11a, Students’ Book, page 11

• Language reflection

o Showing command of verbs/adjectives with prepositions studied in the unit. Review and Practice 1, exercise 1, Students’ Book, page 18

o Show command of the correct use of the Perfect Aspect. Review and Practice, exercise 2, Students’ book, page 18

o Show command of the vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and Practice, exercise 4, Students’ book, page 18

• Social and cultural aspects

o Analysing recent achievements. DVD Ultimate challenge. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 3, page 152

UNIT 2: COMMUNITY

Objectives

• Giving advice/making recommendations about places

• Distinguishing between, and use, features of formal and informal language

• Describing a place

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading an article about the Internet’s largest encyclopaedia

o Listening to people discussing their experiences living abroad

o Speaking about ‘cultural awareness’

o Writing a paragraph about one’s favourite place

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Verb patterns 1

▪ Comparatives review

o Vocabulary

▪ Community

▪ Adjectives to describe places

▪ Phrasal verbs

▪ Recommending places

• Social and cultural aspects

o Comparing cultural differences from people living abroad

o Cultural awareness

o The Internet as a source of knowledge: encyclopaedias

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading an article about the Internet’s largest encyclopaedia. Reading, Students’ Book, pages 24 and 25

o Listening to three speakers telling their experiences living abroad. Listening, exercises 2a, 2b and 2c, Students’ Book, page 20

o Speaking about ‘cultural awareness’. Speaking, exercises 9 and 14, Students’ Book, page 22

o Writing a formal email paying special attention to greeting and signing off, coherence and cohesion, punctuation, spelling and style. Writing, exercise 13, Students’ Book, page 25

• Language reflection

o Show command of the verb patterns studied in the unit in a gap-fill activity. Review and Practice 2, exercise 1, Students’ book, page 32

o Show command of the vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and Practice 2, exercise 4 Students’ book, page 32

o Show command of the comparatives reviewed in the unit. Review and Practice 2, exercise 2, Students’ book, page 32

• Social and cultural aspects

o ‘Cultural awareness’ as a lifestyle in the 21st Century

o A documentary about London and some of its most famous outstanding places. DVD Soho. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 153

UNIT 3: TALES

Objectives

• Telling an anecdote

• Describing a person in detail

• Telling a joke

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about hoaxes that fooled the world

o Listening comprehension of three speakers telling some reading experiences

o Speaking about things that happened some time ago

o Writing somebody’s description

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Narrative Tenses review

▪ Compound words

▪ Participle clauses/gerunds

o Vocabulary

▪ Tales

▪ Books

▪ Synonyms

▪ Humour

▪ Metaphors

• Social and cultural aspects

o Recognising the importance of stories

o Stating the importance of reading

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading for the gist six book extracts. Reading, Students’ Book, page 38

o Listening for specific information of someone telling a joke. Listening, exercises 10a and 10b. Students’ Book, page 42

o Taking part in a dialogue with two partners telling jokes. Speaking, exercises 11a and 11b, Students’ Book, page 42

o Writing a description. Speaking and writing, exercise 11a, Students’ Book, page 39

• Language reflection

o Transfer knowledge of syntax, morphology and semantics of the Narrative Tenses in a writing activity. Review and Practice 3, exercise 1, Students’ book, page 46

o Show command of the participle clauses/gerunds learnt in the unit in a writing exercise. Review and Practice 3, exercise 2, page 46

o Show command of vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and practice 3, exercise 3, Students’ book, page 46

• Social and cultural aspects

o Recognising different famous writers. Students’ Book, page 44

o Recognising different famous jokers. Students’ Book, pages 40-41

o Analysing the film version of Great Expectations based on Dickens’ novel; comparing the film and the book. DVD A scary tale. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 154

UNIT 4: PROGRESS

Objectives

• Describing the chances of something happening

• Talking about plans and arrangements

• Following an extended piece of discourse

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about a superheroes

o Listening comprehension of people making future plans

o Speaking activity: discussing about favourite superheroes

o Writing a summary of one story

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Future probability

▪ Future forms review

▪ Inversion

o Vocabulary

▪ Progress

▪ Arrangements

▪ Sounding imprecise

▪ Special abilities

▪ Two-part expressions

• Social and cultural aspects

o The importance of progress in nowadays society

o Superheroes: the way the influence our world

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading for the gist in a text that tells about scientific progress recreating super-powers artificially. Reading, Students’ Book, exercises 3 and 4, pages 48-49

o Listening to two conversations about people making plans. Listening, Students’ Book, exercise 10, page 53

o Speaking about favourite super-heroes. Speaking, exercise 1, Students’ Book, page 48

o Writing a summary of a story in 30 words. Writing, Students’ Book, exercise 13a, page 56

• Language reflection

o Transfer knowledge of syntax, morphology and semantics of inversions learnt in the unit. Review and Practice 4, exercise 3. Students’ book, page 60

o Show command of the future probability review. Review and Practice 4, exercise 2, Students’ book, page 60

o Use the vocabulary learnt in the unit in a gap filling activity. Review and Practice 4, exercise 6, Students’ book, page 60

• Social and cultural aspects.

o A documentary about recent items of technology and our future life with the progress they bring. DVD Future world. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 155

UNIT 5: FORTUNES

Objectives

• Talking about professional relationships

• Discussing financial decisions/regrets

• Expressing priorities

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about professional relationships

o Listening comprehension of an interview with a company director

o Speaking with a partner about what is important in a job

o Writing a short paragraph on a selected topic

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Emphasis

▪ Conditional sentences

▪ Sentences adverbials

o Vocabulary

▪ Finance expressions

▪ Money, achievement and charity

▪ Expressing what is/isn’t important

▪ Describing a job

▪ Fortunes

▪ Expressing quantity

▪ Idioms 1 (Money)

• Social and cultural aspects

o The importance of business

o Philanthropists and charity in our society

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading for the gist in text about great philanthropists nowadays. Reading, Students’ Book, page 67

o Listening for specific information of a man talking about business. Listening, exercises 9 and 10, Students’ Book, page 64

o Speaking: discussing what is important in a job. Speaking, exercise 1, Students’ Book, page 68

o Writing a short paragraph from a selected sentence. Writing, exercise 15, Students’ Book, page 70

• Language reflection

o Transfer knowledge of syntax, morphology and semantics of conditional sentences review to complete some sentences. Review and practice 5, exercise 2, Students’ book, page 74

o Put into practice what has been learned in the unit regarding the expression of emphasis to rewrite some sentences. Review and Practice 5, exercise 3, Students’ book, page 74

o Show command of vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and Practice 5, exercises 4 and 5, Students’ book, page 74

• Social and cultural aspects

o A film about the stories of two famous brands. DVD A new venture. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 156

UNIT 6: POWER

Objectives

• Describing an important building/structure

• Taking notes from fluent connected speech

• Writing an autobiographical statement

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading for the gist in texts about charisma

o Listening comprehension of the description of famous buildings/structures

o Speaking with a partner about teenagers

o Writing an autobiographical statement

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Articles

▪ Whatever, whoever, whenever

▪ Link words of time and contrast

o Vocabulary

▪ Power

▪ Architecture

▪ Fashion and fads

▪ Personal characteristics

▪ Idioms 2 (Body parts)

• Social and cultural aspects

o Becoming aware of the importance of political and economical power

o Knowing representative buildings and structures (regarding power)

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading for the gist in a text about the architecture of power. Reading, Students’ Book, page 76

o Listening for specific information about gadgets. Listening, exercises 1a and 1b, Students’ Book, page 79

o Discussing about teenagers. Speaking, exercise 6. Students’ Book, page 80

o Writing a short text about important buildings/structures. Writing, Students’ Book, page 78

• Language reflection

o Transfer knowledge of syntax, morphology and semantics of articles to a writing activity. Review and Practice 6, exercise 1, Students’ book, page 88

o Show command of the vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and practice 6, exercise 4, Students’ book, page 88

o Practise the knowledge acquired in the unit about phrasal verbs. Review and practice 6, exercise 3, Students’ book, page 88

o Show command of whoever, whatever, whenever for a writing activity. Review and practice 6, exercise 2, Students’ book, page 88

• Social and cultural aspects

o Some extracts about film stars. DVD Hollywood icons, Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 5, page 157

UNIT 7: NATURE

Objectives

• Explaining procedures

• Making inferences based on extended prose

• Writing an ad for an object

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about animals

o Listening comprehension about animals

o Speaking about extreme weather places

o Writing an ad to sell something

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Relative clauses

▪ Verb patterns 2

▪ As … as and describing quantity

o Vocabulary

▪ Nature

▪ Collocations

▪ Descriptive language

▪ Buying and selling

▪ Suffixes

• Social and cultural aspects

o Realising the importance of respecting nature

o Learning to love pets and animals in general

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading for the gist in a written text about animal watching. Reading, Students’ Book, page 90

o Listening for specific information of some people explaining how to live with animals. Listening, exercise 7, Students’ Book, page 92

o Discussing what is the hottest place in the world. Speaking, exercise 1, Students’ Book, page 93

o Writing an ad. Students’ Book Writing, exercise 12, page 98

• Language reflection

o Transfer knowledge of syntax, morphology and semantics of relatives to complete a text. Review and Practice 7, exercise 1, Students’ book, page 102

o Show command of verb patterns learnt in the unit to complete some sentences. Exercise 3, Review and Practice 7, Students’ book, page 102

o Show command of vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and Practice 7, exercises 4 and 5, Students’ book, page 102

• Social and cultural aspects

o Watching film extract from a documentary about wild environments. DVD In the wilderness. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 158

UNIT 8: ISSUES

Objectives

• Stalling for time when asked a difficult question

• Discussing lifestyle

• Explaining everyday problems

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about future inventions

o Listening comprehension of people talking about inventions

o Speaking about other people’s profiles

o Writing an essay about a problem (200-250 words)

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Reporting verbs

▪ Continuous aspect

▪ Fronting

o Vocabulary

▪ Issues

▪ Lifestyles

▪ Expressions for good/bad inventions

▪ Cause and effect

▪ Academic English

• Social and cultural aspects

o Recognise the importance of environmental issues

o Future inventions and everyday life

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading for the gist in a text describing everyday problems. Reading, Students’ Book, page 110

o Listening for specific information of two people talking about their work/life habits. Listening, exercises 2 and 3, Students’ Book, page 107

o Speaking about future inventions. Speaking, exercise 8. Students’ Book, page 106

o Writing an essay about a problem. Writing, exercise 10c, Students’ Book, page 112

• Language reflection

o Show command of the reporting verbs learnt in the unit to correct some sentences. Review and Practice 8, exercise 1, Students’ book, page 116

o Check through practice knowledge of vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and Practice 8, exercises 3 and 4. Students’ Book, page 116

o Show command of the Continuous tense learnt in the unit to fill in the gaps of exercise 3. Review and Practice 7, Students’ book, page 116

• Social and cultural aspects

o Watching a film about people complaining about things they hate doing. DVD Pet hates. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 159

UNIT 9: VISION

Objectives

• Expressing a degree of certainty

• Using colloquial expressions to explain your tastes

• Responding to hypothetical questions

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about famous geniuses

o Listening to a radio interview

o Discussing with a partner about art

o Writing a paragraph about people doing things

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Dependent prepositions

▪ Discourse markers

▪ Unreal past

o Vocabulary

▪ Vision

▪ Confusing words

▪ The arts

▪ Describing arts

▪ Cameras and photos

• Social and cultural aspects

o Recognising historical geniuses

o The importance of communication

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading a text about three historical geniuses (Leonardo da Vinci, Huang Ti and Sir Isaac Newton). Reading, Students’ Book, page 118

o Listening to a radio interview and making notes. Listening, exercise 10, Students’ Book, page 120

o Take part in a discussion about geniuses. Speaking, exercise 14, Students’ Book, page 120

o Writing a paragraph about people doing things. Writing, exercise 1a, Students’ Book, page 124

• Language reflection

o Show command of the discourse markers learnt in the unit to re-write some sentences. Review and Practice 9, exercise 2, Students’ book, page 130

o Show command of the vocabulary learnt in the unit. Review and Practice 9, exercises 4 and 5. Students’ book, page 130

o Show command of the unreal past learnt in the unit. Review and Practice 9, exercise 3, Students’ book, page 130

• Social and cultural aspects

o A film about one extraordinary genius of all times. DVD Leonardo. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 160

UNIT 10: feelings

Objectives

• Discussing how feelings affect you

• Making guesses about imaginary situations

• Describing a childhood memory

Contents

• Communication skills

o Reading and understanding texts on feelings

o Listening comprehension of people describing amazing situations

o Discussing about childhood memories

o Writing a short paragraph describing a childhood memory

• Language reflection

o Grammar

▪ Modals (and verbs with similar meanings)

▪ Modals of deductions (past and present)

▪ Uses of would

o Vocabulary

▪ Feelings

▪ Outlook/attitude

▪ Strong feelings

▪ Phrasal verbs and particles

• Social and cultural aspects

o Stating the importance of feelings for human life

o Childhood: memories for a life

Evaluation criteria

• Communication skills

o Reading a text on a child’s memories. Reading, exercises 4a and 4b. Students’ Book, page 138

o Listening to three people discussing amazing experiences and their feelings about them. Listening, exercises 2 and 3. Students’ Book, page 135

o Speaking about a dream one would like to realise. Speaking, Students’ Book, exercises 12a and 12b, page 134

o Writing a paragraph about an early childhood memory. Writing, exercise 12a, Students’ Book, page 140

• Language reflection

o Transfer knowledge of syntax, morphology and semantics of modals in two writing activities. Review and Practice 10, exercises 1 and 2. Students’ book, page 144

o Show command of vocabulary learnt in the unit in an activity using appropriate words to fill in the gaps. Review and Practice 10, exercises 4 and 5, Students’ book, page 144

o Show command of would reviewed in the unit for a writing activity. Review and Practice 10, exercise 3, Students’ book, page 144

• Social and cultural aspects

o The importance of feelings for humans’ lives

o A film about friendship. DVD Close encounter. Students’ Book, exercises 1 to 4, page 161

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