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Hours
Understanding:
- By the end of this stage learners should be able to understand simple conversations, different types of emails, comparisons, past habits, making plans, conversations over the phone, and descriptions of places and people.
Reading:
- learners are able to understand the main idea in each paragraph.
- learners are able to spot difficult vocabulary and deduce its meaning through context.
- learners are able to deduce some indirect information from texts.
- learners are able to reflect on the text and express their opinion.
Spoken interaction:
- learners are able to create and tell stories about the past.
- learners are able to compare between situations and others and express their preferences.
- learners are able to talk about their past habits.
- learners are able to talk about their future plans.
- learners are able to give directions.
- learners are able to give advice.
Spoken production:
- learners are able to communicate and create conversations about basic topics like their jobs, friends, food, nature, and technology...etc.
- learners are able to give advice, describe and give directions to a place.
Writing:
- learners are able to create a formal and informal Emails using linkers and sequencers.
- learners are able to write an invitation.
- learners are able to write about their experiences in a form of story.
- Unit One LIFE
Lesson 1.1 Feeling good
Grammar : Question formsVocabulary : Free time
Pronunciation : Stressed words
Lesson 1.2 True Love
Grammar : Past simpleVocabulary : Relationships
Pronunciation : Past simple verbs: -ed endings
Lesson 1.3 Nice day, isn’t it?
Function : Making conversationVocabulary : Conversation topics
Pronunciation : Linking
Lesson 1.4 Someone special
- Unit Two WORK
Lesson 2.1 The company 4u?
Grammar : Present simple and continuousVocabulary : Work
Pronunciation : Word stress
Lesson 2.2 A risky business
Grammar : adverbs of frequencyVocabulary : jobs
Pronunciation : stressed syllables
Lesson 2.3 I like working outide
Function : Expressing likes/dislikesVocabulary : Types of work
Pronunciation : Intonation: sound interested
Lesson 2.4 Dream commuters
- Unit Three TIME OUT
Lesson 3.1 Free in NYC
Grammar : Present continuous/be going to for futureVocabulary : Time out
Pronunciation : Fast speech: going to
Lesson 3.2 Relax!
Grammar : Questions without auxiliariesVocabulary : Places to visit
Pronunciation : Stress in compound nouns
Lesson 3.3 Can I take a message?
Function : Making a phone callVocabulary : Collocations
Pronunciation : Linking: can
Lesson 3.4 Rio de Janeiro
- Unit Four GREAT MINDS
Lesson 4.1 Hidden talent
Grammar : Present perfect + ever/neverVocabulary : Make an do
Pronunciation : Weak forms: have
Lesson 4.2 Schools of thought
Grammar : can, have to, mustVocabulary : Education
Pronunciation : Weak forms: have to
Lesson 4.3 What should I do
Function : Givig adviceVocabulary : Language learning
Pronunciation : Silent letters
Lesson 4.4 Inventions
- Unit Five TRAVEL
Lesson 5.1 Fantastic film trips
Grammar : Past simple and past continuousVocabulary : Transport
Pronunciation : weak forms: was/were
Lesson 5.2 Travel tips
Grammar : Verb patternsVocabulary : Travel items
Pronunciation : Stressed syllables
Lesson 5.3 You can’t miss it
Function : Asking for/giving directionsVocabulary : Touris
Pronunciation : Intonation: questions
Lesson 5.4 Full circle
- Unit Six FITNESS
Lesson 6.1 Keeping fit
Grammar : Present perfect + for/sinceVocabulary : health
Pronunciation : Sentence stress
Lesson 6.2 The future of food
Grammar : May, might, willVocabulary : Food
Pronunciation : Intonation: certainty/uncertainty
Lesson 6.3 How are you feeling?
Function : Seeing the doctorVocabulary : llness
Pronunciation Difficult words: spelling v pronunciation
Lesson 6.4 Monitor me
- Unit Seven CHANGES
Lesson 7.1 LIVING THE DREAM
Grammar : Used toVocabulary : Verbs + prepositions
Pronunciation : Weak forms: used to
Lesson 7.2 The great imposter
Grammar : Purpose, cause and resultVocabulary : Collocations
Pronunciation : Rhythm in complex sentences
Lesson 7.3 Can you tell me?
Function : Finding out informationVocabulary : Facilities
Pronunciation : Intonation: checking information
Lesson 7.4 A Greek adventure
- Unit Eight MONEY
Lesson 8.1 Treasure hunt
Grammar : Relative clausesVocabulary : Money
Pronunciation : Pronouncing the letter ‘s’
Lesson 8.2 Pay me more!
Grammar : Too much/many/enough/veryVocabulary : Multi-word verbs
Pronunciation : Multi-word verb stress
Lesson 8.3 I’m just looking
Function : Buying thingsVocabulary : Shopping
Pronunciation : Weak forms: do you/can I
Lesson 8.4 Solerebels
- Unit Nine NATURE
Lesson 9.1 Green living
Grammar : Comparatives/superlativesVocabulary : Natures
Pronunciation : Stressed syllable
Lesson 9.2 Into the wild
Grammar : ArticlesVocabulary : The outdoors
Pronunciation : Word stress, weak forms: a and the
Lesson 9.3 It could be because
Function : Making guessesVocabulary : Animals
Pronunciation : Silent letters
Lesson 9.4 The Northern Lights
- Unit Ten SOCIETY
Lesson 10.1 Top cities
Grammar : Uses of likeVocabulary : Describing a city
Pronunciation : Weak forms: going to, would
Lesson 10.2 Crime and punishment
Grammar : Present/past passiveVocabulary : Crime and punishment
Pronunciation : Weak forms: was/were
Lesson 10.3 There’s a problem
Function : ComplainingVocabulary : Problems
Pronunciation : Sentence stress
Lesson 10.4 Mary’s meals
- Unit Eleven TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 11.1 Keeping in touch
Grammar : Present perfectVocabulary : Communication
Pronunciation : Sentence stress
Lesson 11.2 Make a difference
Grammar : Real conditionals + whenVocabulary : Feelings
Pronunciation : Weak forms: will
Lesson 11.3 I totally disagree
Grammar : Giving opinionsVocabulary : Internet terms
Pronunciation : Polite intonation
Lesson 11.4 Is TV bad for kids?
- Unit Twelve FAME
Lesson 12.1 Caught on film
Grammar : Reported speechVocabulary : Film
Pronunciation : Contrastive stress
Lesson 12.2 A lucky break
Grammar : Hypothetical conditionals present and futureVocabulary : Suffixes
Pronunciation : Word stress
Lesson 12.3 What can I do for you?
Grammar : Requests and offersVocabulary : Collocations
Pronunciation : Polite intonation: requests