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Hours
Listening:
- Understand and extract information from short, simple spoken texts and conversations on familiar topics, both in natural conversations and audio recordings.
- Comprehend a range of everyday vocabulary, phrases, and expressions related to personal experiences, hobbies, and common activities.
Speaking:
- Participate in routine conversations on familiar topics, providing brief descriptions, opinions, and explanations.
- Express likes, dislikes, and preferences, make simple comparisons, and ask and answer questions in different social contexts.
Reading:
- Understand the main ideas and some details of texts on familiar topics, such as newspaper articles, emails, and short narratives.
- Extract key information, infer meaning from context, and identify main characters, events, and settings.
Writing:
- Write short paragraphs and simple compositions on familiar topics, including personal experiences, opinions, and descriptions.
- Use cohesive devices, such as conjunctions and linking words, to organize ideas and express basic arguments.
- Unit One WELCOME
Lesson 1.1 Nice to meet you
Grammar : present simple: beVocabulary : countries and nationalities
Pronunciation : word stress
Lesson 1.2 Travel light
Grammar : this/that, these/those; possessivesVocabulary : objects
Pronunciation : word stress; this/that, these/those
Lesson 1.3 Can I have a coffee?
Function : Making requestsVocabulary : Tourist places
Pronunciation : Polite intonation; sentence stress
Lesson 1.4 Fawlty Towers
- Unit Two LIFESTYLE
Lesson 2.1 Join us!
Grammar : present simple: I/we/you/theyVocabulary : activities
Pronunciation : linking: do you
Lesson 2.2 High flyers
Grammar : present simple: he/she/itVocabulary : daily routines; jobs
Pronunciation : third person ‘s’
Lesson 2.3 What time does it start?
Function : Asking for informationVocabulary : The time
Pronunciation : Sentence stress; polite intonation
Lesson 2.4 A visit to Panama
- Unit Three PEOPLE
Lesson 3.1 Big happy families
Grammar : have/has gotVocabulary : family
Pronunciation : sentence stress
Lesson 3.2 Real friends?
Grammar : adverbs of frequencyVocabulary : personality
Pronunciation : word stress
Lesson 3.3 Are you free tonight?
Function Making arrangementsVocabulary Time expressions
Pronunciation Intonation to show interest
Lesson 3.4 Diwali celebrations
- Unit Four PLACES
Lesson 4.1 A place to stay
Grammar : there is/areVocabulary : rooms and furniture; prepositions
Pronunciation : word stress; weak forms: there’s a, there are
Lesson 4.2 Around town
Grammar : can for possibilityVocabulary : places in towns; prepositions
Pronunciation : word stress; weak forms: can
Lesson 4.3 Can I help you?
Function : ShoppingVocabulary : Things to buy
Pronunciation : Polite intonation
Lesson 4.4 Favourite places
- Unit Five FOOD
Lesson 5.1 My fridge
Grammar : countable and uncountable nounsVocabulary : food and drink
Pronunciation : weak forms: a, an, some, any
Lesson 5.2 A lifetime in numbers
Grammar : how much/many; quantifiersVocabulary : food and drink
Pronunciation : weak forms: a, an, some, any
Lesson 5.3 Are you ready to order?
Function : Ordering in a restaurantVocabulary : Restaurant words
Pronunciation : Polite intonation; linking
Lesson 5.4 Beach barbeque
- Unit Six THE PAST
Lesson 6.1 In their past
Grammar : was/wereVocabulary : dates and time phrases
Pronunciation : weak forms: was/were
Lesson 6.2 Time twins
Grammar : Past simpleVocabulary Life story collocations
Pronunciation Past simple verbs: -ed endings
Lesson 6.3 What did you do?
Function : Asking follow-up questionsVocabulary : Activities
Pronunciation : Linking: did you
Lesson 6.4 Nelson Mandela
- Unit Seven HOLIDAYS
Lesson 7.1 Travel partners
Grammar : ComparativesVocabulary : Travel adjectives
Pronunciation : Word stress; sentence stress
Lesson 7.2 The longest bike ride
Grammar : SuperlativesVocabulary : Places
Pronunciation : Weak form: the
Lesson 7.3 Can you tell me the way?
Function : Giving directionsVocabulary : Places
Pronunciation : Sentence stress: correcting
Lesson 7.4 Hong Kong
- Unit Eight NOW
Lesson 8.1 Having a great time
Grammar : Present continuousVocabulary : Verbs + prepositions
Pronunciation : Weak forms: prepositions and articles
Lesson 8.2 What a difference!
Grammar : Present simple and continuousVocabulary : Appearance
Pronunciation : Intonation in questions
Lesson 8.3 What do you recommend?
Function : RecommendingVocabulary : Types of film
Pronunciation : Word stress; linking
Lesson 8.4 Changing trends
- Unit Nine TRANSPORT
Lesson 9.1 Citybikes
Grammar : can/can’t, have to/don’t have toVocabulary : Adjectives
Pronunciation : Word stress; weak sound /e/
Lesson 9.2 Free ride
Grammar : Articles: a/an, the, no articleVocabulary : Transport collocations
Pronunciation : Weak forms: a/an, the
Lesson 9.3 Sorry I’m late
Function : ApologisingVocabulary : Excuses
Pronunciation : Intonation in apologies
Lesson 9.4 Airport
- Unit Ten PLANS
Lesson 10.1 Life’s a lottery
Grammar : Be going to; would like toVocabulary : Plans
Pronunciation : Weak forms: going to, would
Lesson 10.2 Survive
Grammar : Will/might (not) /won’tVocabulary : Phrases with get
Pronunciation : Contractions
Lesson 10.3 Lets do something new
Function : Making suggestionsVocabulary : Art and culture
Pronunciation : Intonation: sounding positive
Lesson 10.4 Wild weather
- Unit Eleven HEALTH
Lesson 11.1 I don’t feel well
Grammar : Should/shouldn’tVocabulary :The body/health
Pronunciation : Weak form: should
Lesson 11.2 One thing at a time
Grammar : AdverbsVocabulary : Communication
Pronunciation : Sentence stress: adverbs
Lesson 11.3 Help!
Function : Offering to helpVocabulary : Verbs of movement
Pronunciation : Intonation in offers
Lesson 11.4 Fat or sugar?
- Unit Twelve EXPERIENCES
Lesson 12.1 Great experiences
Grammar : Present perfectVocabulary : Experiences
Pronunciation : Sentence stress
Lesson 12.2 Afraid of nothing
Grammar : SuperlativesVocabulary : Places
Pronunciation : Weak form: the
Lesson 12.3 Hello, I’ve got a problem
Function : Giving directionsVocabulary : Places
Pronunciation : Sentence stress: correcting