Students’ Book for the 8th grade

Michael HarrisDavid Mower

Anna Sikorzynska

Part 2

A1+–A2+

Opportunitiesfor Bulgaria

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CONTENTS Exam tasks and skills are highlighted in blue.

Learning to Learn (p.6-8) Grammar focus Skills Focus Communication Workshops; Culture/Literature Focus/ Review/Language Awareness

Language Powerbook

Warm up (p.9)Vocabulary: lifestyle adjectives Listening: people’s lifestylesSpeaking: about lifestyles

1 Alternatives (p.10-11)Vocabulary: routines, lifestylesGrammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous; time expressions and word orderReading: a magazine interview

2 Life in the UK (p.12-13)Vocabulary: superstitions; collocationsFunction: being politeReading: a magazine articleListening Strategies: listening for specific informationListening: school lesson (multiple choice); café scene (guided gap filling)Speaking: café roleplay

3 Lifestyles (p.14-15) (Culture)Vocabulary: fractionsReading: a magazine article (true/false questions)Comparing Cultures: lifestyles in Britain and BulgariaListening: a song Language Awareness 1 (p.16): -ing forms

Vocabulary: lifestyle adjectives (positive-negative);words that go together: routines (verb +noun); compound words; wordbuilding (verb➞noun)Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous; time expressions and frequency adverbs; word orderFunction: being politeSkills Corner: Reading – true/false

Warm up (p.17)Vocabulary: homes, furnitureReading: advertsSpeaking: about your home

4 His or Hers? (p.18-19)Vocabulary: housework, feelingsListening: a radio programmeReading: dialoguesGrammar: Present Perfect 1Pronunciation: irregular 3rd forms

5 Life on Alpha (p.20-21)Vocabulary: common verbs: do, go, have, make Reading Strategies: predictionReading: a magazine article (matching questions and paragraphs)Speaking: speaking about routines

6 Communication Workshops (p.22-23)Writing: a personal letter Linking: informal linking (Anyway,... Well,...)Listening: a survey (multiple-choice questions)Speaking Strategies: groupworkSpeaking: doing a group surveyPronunciation: intonation for questionsReview Modules 1 & 2 Pronunciation: /N/ and /In/ (p.24)

Vocabulary: homes/furniture; words that go together: do, make, have, go + nounGrammar: Present Perfect; contrasting the Present Perfect and the Present SimpleWriting: a personal letterlinking: and, but, because, etc. punctuation: capital letters; spelling: words with double lettersSkills Corner: Speaking – photo descriptionReview: Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect

Warm up (p.25)Vocabulary: character and personality adjectivesListening: character description (matching)Speaking: about film characters

7 Lifesavers (p.26-27)Reading: a newspaper story (matching titles and paragraphs)Grammar: Past Simple and Past ContinuousPronunciation: past forms

8 Campaigners (p.28-29)Vocabulary: campaigns, causes and issues, multi-part verbsListening Strategies: true/false questionsListening: a radio programmePronunciation: sentence stressFunction: opinions (negotiating)Speaking: giving opinions; agreeing, disagreeing (negotiating)

9 William Shakespeare – Hamlet (p.30-31) (Literature)Reading Strategies: sequencingReading and Listening: a story (sequencing; true/false questions)Vocabulary: wordbuilding (verbs➞nouns)Language Awareness 2 (p.32): Articles a/an/the and No article

Vocabulary: character adjectives; words that go together: collocations, verbs + prepositions;wordbuilding (verb➞noun➞adjective)Grammar: Past Simple and Past ContinuousFunction: expressing agreement/disagreement;expressing opinionsSkills Corner: Writing – note/memo

Warm up (p.33)Vocabulary: jobsSpeaking: about jobs and challenges

10 Champions (p.34-35)Vocabulary: opinion adjectivesReading: a magazine articleGrammar: Present Perfect 2 (with yet/already/ever/never), Present Perfect and Past Simple

11 Nothing is Impossible (p.36-37)Vocabulary: multi-part verbs; vordbuilding (nouns➞verbs➞adjectives/opposites)Reading: a magazine article (matching topics and paragraphs)Reading Strategies: working out meaningSpeaking: about recent events

12 Communication Workshops (p.38-39)Listening: an interviewFunction: opinions (negotiating)Pronunciation: intonation for opinionsSpeaking Strategies: preparing for discussionSpeaking: a discussion about people you admireWriting: a story for a magazine Linking: time linkers (first, then, while, when, suddenly, later, in the end)Review Modules 3 & 4 Pronunciation: /T/, /D/, /S/ and /tS/ (p.40)

Vocabulary: jobs; words with similar meaning; words that go together: multi-part verbs Grammar: Present Perfect with yet, already, ever, never; Present Perfect and Past SimpleWriting: completing an application form; linking: suddenly, later, meanwhile, then, as, etc.punctuation: full stops, capital lettersSkills Corner: Listening – multiple choiceReview: Past tenses; a, the or no articleExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.41)Vocabulary: celebrationsListening Strategies: getting the general ideaListening: celebrations (matching)Speaking: about your last celebration

13 Wacky Weddings (p.42-43)Vocabulary: weddings; school rulesListening: dialogues (matching) Reading: an internet page (matching titles and paragraphs)Grammar: modal verbs: obligation/necessity/permission/prohibition/request (must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to, needn’t, can, can’t)

14 Parties (p.44-45)Vocabulary: parties; multi-part verbs Function: giving advice: should(n’t), (don’t)have to, it’s a good idea; congratulationsListening: a radio programme (true/false questions)

15 Scotland (p.46-47) (Culture)Reading: tourist information (true/false questions)Comparing Cultures: celebrations in Scotland and BulgariaListening: a songLanguage Awareness 3 (p.48): Past modals

Vocabulary: celebration; countries and government;word webs; words that go together: collocationGrammar: modal verbs: obligation/necessity/permission/prohibition/request (must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to, needn’t, can, can’t)Function: giving adviceSkills Corner: Speaking roleplay - relating events

Warm up (p.49)Vocabulary: food; food adjectivesSpeaking: about healthy diets

16 Eating Out (p.50-51)Reading: a restaurant guide (matching)Grammar: comparatives and superlatives; (not) as…as

17 What’s Cooking? (p.52-53)Vocabulary: food; common verbs: getReading: a magazine article (matching titles and paragraphs; multiple-choice questions)Reading Strategies: multiple-choice questions

18 Communication Workshops (p.54-55)Writing: short email messages Linking: listing (of course, by the way, one thing/another thing/ one more thing/one last thing)Listening: party dialogues Function: requests (Can I/we…?Could I/we…?)Pronunciation: intonation (showing surprise; asking for repetition)Speaking: party dialoguesReview Modules 5 & 6 Pronunciation: word stress (p.56)

Vocabulary: food; words that go together: compound words; get+prepositionsGrammar: comparatives and superlatives; (not) as…asWriting: describing an eventlinking: before, first, etc.punctuation: apostrophes for short formsSkills Corner: Listening – matchingReview: modal verbs, comparatives and superlatives

Warm up (p.57)Vocabulary: money verbsListening: people’s attitudes towards money (matching)

19 Sad Millionaires (p.58-59)Reading: a magazine article (true/false questions)Grammar: countable and uncountable nouns with some, any, no; much, many, a lot of; a little, a few

20 Money Matters (p.60-61)Vocabulary: shops and banks; adjectives; multi-part verbsReading: a questionnaireListening: a radio programme (multiple-choice questions)Function: shopping (asking for and giving information)Pronunciation: rising intonation (sounding polite)Speaking: roleplays (shopping)

21 John Steinbeck – The Pearl (p.62-63) (Literature)Reading and Listening: a story (sequencing) Vocabulary: multi-part verbsLanguage Awareness 4 (p.64): Noun determiners (all/none, both/neither, other, another, the other, the second)

Vocabulary: money; words with similar meaning;words that go together: multi-part verbsGrammar: review: there is/are, it’s; countable and uncountable nouns with:some, any, no; much, many, a lot of; a little, a fewFunction: shopping and bargainingSkills Corner: Speaking – photo description

Warm up (p.65)Vocabulary: gadgets and machinesSpeaking: about gadgets

22 Inventions (p.66-67)Reading: quotationsListening: a radio interviewGrammar: predictions: will and going toPronunciation: short forms of will

23 Adverts (p.68-69)Vocabulary: opinion adjectives; -ed, -ing adjectivesReading: magazine advertsReading Strategies: identifying facts and opinionsSpeaking: asking for information

24 Communication Workshops (p.70-71)Vocabulary: adjectives and adverbs (extremely, incredibly, very, quite, really)Listening Strategies: identifying factual mistakesListening: a radio advertWriting: an advert (a short writing text) Linking: addition (too, either, also, plus)Speaking: sales talkReview Modules 7 & 8 Pronunciation: sounds /œ/ and /e/ (p.72)

Vocabulary: words that go together: compound words;-ed, -ing adjectivesGrammar: predictions: will and going toSkills Corner: Reading – multiple choiceWriting: an announcementlinking: addition (also, too, either, plus)punctuation: commas in large numbers, spelling mistakesReview: determiners; will and going toExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.73)Listening: people communicatingVocabulary: communication; multi-part verbs

25 Mobile Fever (p.74-75)Reading: a magazine article (identifying facts and opinions)Grammar: Zero and First Conditional

26 The Box (p.76-77)Vocabulary: TV programmes; opinion adjectivesReading: a TV guideListening: a discussion programmeFunction: opinions (negotiating)Speaking: about TV and radio

27 Radio Days (p.78-79) (Culture)Reading: a magazine articleComparing Cultures: radio listening habitsListening: a songLanguage Awareness 5 (p.80): Adverbs: or manner, frequency, certainty; position in the sentence, adverbs with the same form as adjectives; adverbs with similar form but a different meaning

Vocabulary: communication;words that go together: multi-part verbs,verb + prepositionwordbuilding: noun➞verb➞adjectiveGrammar: Zero and First ConditionalReview: subject/object/possessive pronouns; possessive adjectives Function: showing agreement/disagreement; giving an exampleSkills Corner: Reading – matching

MODULE 1 Lifestyles

Module 2 Homes

MODULE 3 Heroes

MODULE 4 Challenge

MODULE 5 Celebration

MODULE 6 Food

MODULE 7 Money

MODULE 8 Gadgets

MODULE 9 Communication

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Learning to Learn (p.6-8) Grammar focus Skills Focus Communication Workshops; Culture/Literature Focus/ Review/Language Awareness

Language Powerbook

Warm up (p.9)Vocabulary: lifestyle adjectives Listening: people’s lifestylesSpeaking: about lifestyles

1 Alternatives (p.10-11)Vocabulary: routines, lifestylesGrammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous; time expressions and word orderReading: a magazine interview

2 Life in the UK (p.12-13)Vocabulary: superstitions; collocationsFunction: being politeReading: a magazine articleListening Strategies: listening for specific informationListening: school lesson (multiple choice); café scene (guided gap filling)Speaking: café roleplay

3 Lifestyles (p.14-15) (Culture)Vocabulary: fractionsReading: a magazine article (true/false questions)Comparing Cultures: lifestyles in Britain and BulgariaListening: a song Language Awareness 1 (p.16): -ing forms

Vocabulary: lifestyle adjectives (positive-negative);words that go together: routines (verb +noun); compound words; wordbuilding (verb➞noun)Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous; time expressions and frequency adverbs; word orderFunction: being politeSkills Corner: Reading – true/false

Warm up (p.17)Vocabulary: homes, furnitureReading: advertsSpeaking: about your home

4 His or Hers? (p.18-19)Vocabulary: housework, feelingsListening: a radio programmeReading: dialoguesGrammar: Present Perfect 1Pronunciation: irregular 3rd forms

5 Life on Alpha (p.20-21)Vocabulary: common verbs: do, go, have, make Reading Strategies: predictionReading: a magazine article (matching questions and paragraphs)Speaking: speaking about routines

6 Communication Workshops (p.22-23)Writing: a personal letter Linking: informal linking (Anyway,... Well,...)Listening: a survey (multiple-choice questions)Speaking Strategies: groupworkSpeaking: doing a group surveyPronunciation: intonation for questionsReview Modules 1 & 2 Pronunciation: /N/ and /In/ (p.24)

Vocabulary: homes/furniture; words that go together: do, make, have, go + nounGrammar: Present Perfect; contrasting the Present Perfect and the Present SimpleWriting: a personal letterlinking: and, but, because, etc. punctuation: capital letters; spelling: words with double lettersSkills Corner: Speaking – photo descriptionReview: Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect

Warm up (p.25)Vocabulary: character and personality adjectivesListening: character description (matching)Speaking: about film characters

7 Lifesavers (p.26-27)Reading: a newspaper story (matching titles and paragraphs)Grammar: Past Simple and Past ContinuousPronunciation: past forms

8 Campaigners (p.28-29)Vocabulary: campaigns, causes and issues, multi-part verbsListening Strategies: true/false questionsListening: a radio programmePronunciation: sentence stressFunction: opinions (negotiating)Speaking: giving opinions; agreeing, disagreeing (negotiating)

9 William Shakespeare – Hamlet (p.30-31) (Literature)Reading Strategies: sequencingReading and Listening: a story (sequencing; true/false questions)Vocabulary: wordbuilding (verbs➞nouns)Language Awareness 2 (p.32): Articles a/an/the and No article

Vocabulary: character adjectives; words that go together: collocations, verbs + prepositions;wordbuilding (verb➞noun➞adjective)Grammar: Past Simple and Past ContinuousFunction: expressing agreement/disagreement;expressing opinionsSkills Corner: Writing – note/memo

Warm up (p.33)Vocabulary: jobsSpeaking: about jobs and challenges

10 Champions (p.34-35)Vocabulary: opinion adjectivesReading: a magazine articleGrammar: Present Perfect 2 (with yet/already/ever/never), Present Perfect and Past Simple

11 Nothing is Impossible (p.36-37)Vocabulary: multi-part verbs; vordbuilding (nouns➞verbs➞adjectives/opposites)Reading: a magazine article (matching topics and paragraphs)Reading Strategies: working out meaningSpeaking: about recent events

12 Communication Workshops (p.38-39)Listening: an interviewFunction: opinions (negotiating)Pronunciation: intonation for opinionsSpeaking Strategies: preparing for discussionSpeaking: a discussion about people you admireWriting: a story for a magazine Linking: time linkers (first, then, while, when, suddenly, later, in the end)Review Modules 3 & 4 Pronunciation: /T/, /D/, /S/ and /tS/ (p.40)

Vocabulary: jobs; words with similar meaning; words that go together: multi-part verbs Grammar: Present Perfect with yet, already, ever, never; Present Perfect and Past SimpleWriting: completing an application form; linking: suddenly, later, meanwhile, then, as, etc.punctuation: full stops, capital lettersSkills Corner: Listening – multiple choiceReview: Past tenses; a, the or no articleExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.41)Vocabulary: celebrationsListening Strategies: getting the general ideaListening: celebrations (matching)Speaking: about your last celebration

13 Wacky Weddings (p.42-43)Vocabulary: weddings; school rulesListening: dialogues (matching) Reading: an internet page (matching titles and paragraphs)Grammar: modal verbs: obligation/necessity/permission/prohibition/request (must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to, needn’t, can, can’t)

14 Parties (p.44-45)Vocabulary: parties; multi-part verbs Function: giving advice: should(n’t), (don’t)have to, it’s a good idea; congratulationsListening: a radio programme (true/false questions)

15 Scotland (p.46-47) (Culture)Reading: tourist information (true/false questions)Comparing Cultures: celebrations in Scotland and BulgariaListening: a songLanguage Awareness 3 (p.48): Past modals

Vocabulary: celebration; countries and government;word webs; words that go together: collocationGrammar: modal verbs: obligation/necessity/permission/prohibition/request (must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to, needn’t, can, can’t)Function: giving adviceSkills Corner: Speaking roleplay - relating events

Warm up (p.49)Vocabulary: food; food adjectivesSpeaking: about healthy diets

16 Eating Out (p.50-51)Reading: a restaurant guide (matching)Grammar: comparatives and superlatives; (not) as…as

17 What’s Cooking? (p.52-53)Vocabulary: food; common verbs: getReading: a magazine article (matching titles and paragraphs; multiple-choice questions)Reading Strategies: multiple-choice questions

18 Communication Workshops (p.54-55)Writing: short email messages Linking: listing (of course, by the way, one thing/another thing/ one more thing/one last thing)Listening: party dialogues Function: requests (Can I/we…?Could I/we…?)Pronunciation: intonation (showing surprise; asking for repetition)Speaking: party dialoguesReview Modules 5 & 6 Pronunciation: word stress (p.56)

Vocabulary: food; words that go together: compound words; get+prepositionsGrammar: comparatives and superlatives; (not) as…asWriting: describing an eventlinking: before, first, etc.punctuation: apostrophes for short formsSkills Corner: Listening – matchingReview: modal verbs, comparatives and superlatives

Warm up (p.57)Vocabulary: money verbsListening: people’s attitudes towards money (matching)

19 Sad Millionaires (p.58-59)Reading: a magazine article (true/false questions)Grammar: countable and uncountable nouns with some, any, no; much, many, a lot of; a little, a few

20 Money Matters (p.60-61)Vocabulary: shops and banks; adjectives; multi-part verbsReading: a questionnaireListening: a radio programme (multiple-choice questions)Function: shopping (asking for and giving information)Pronunciation: rising intonation (sounding polite)Speaking: roleplays (shopping)

21 John Steinbeck – The Pearl (p.62-63) (Literature)Reading and Listening: a story (sequencing) Vocabulary: multi-part verbsLanguage Awareness 4 (p.64): Noun determiners (all/none, both/neither, other, another, the other, the second)

Vocabulary: money; words with similar meaning;words that go together: multi-part verbsGrammar: review: there is/are, it’s; countable and uncountable nouns with:some, any, no; much, many, a lot of; a little, a fewFunction: shopping and bargainingSkills Corner: Speaking – photo description

Warm up (p.65)Vocabulary: gadgets and machinesSpeaking: about gadgets

22 Inventions (p.66-67)Reading: quotationsListening: a radio interviewGrammar: predictions: will and going toPronunciation: short forms of will

23 Adverts (p.68-69)Vocabulary: opinion adjectives; -ed, -ing adjectivesReading: magazine advertsReading Strategies: identifying facts and opinionsSpeaking: asking for information

24 Communication Workshops (p.70-71)Vocabulary: adjectives and adverbs (extremely, incredibly, very, quite, really)Listening Strategies: identifying factual mistakesListening: a radio advertWriting: an advert (a short writing text) Linking: addition (too, either, also, plus)Speaking: sales talkReview Modules 7 & 8 Pronunciation: sounds /œ/ and /e/ (p.72)

Vocabulary: words that go together: compound words;-ed, -ing adjectivesGrammar: predictions: will and going toSkills Corner: Reading – multiple choiceWriting: an announcementlinking: addition (also, too, either, plus)punctuation: commas in large numbers, spelling mistakesReview: determiners; will and going toExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.73)Listening: people communicatingVocabulary: communication; multi-part verbs

25 Mobile Fever (p.74-75)Reading: a magazine article (identifying facts and opinions)Grammar: Zero and First Conditional

26 The Box (p.76-77)Vocabulary: TV programmes; opinion adjectivesReading: a TV guideListening: a discussion programmeFunction: opinions (negotiating)Speaking: about TV and radio

27 Radio Days (p.78-79) (Culture)Reading: a magazine articleComparing Cultures: radio listening habitsListening: a songLanguage Awareness 5 (p.80): Adverbs: or manner, frequency, certainty; position in the sentence, adverbs with the same form as adjectives; adverbs with similar form but a different meaning

Vocabulary: communication;words that go together: multi-part verbs,verb + prepositionwordbuilding: noun➞verb➞adjectiveGrammar: Zero and First ConditionalReview: subject/object/possessive pronouns; possessive adjectives Function: showing agreement/disagreement; giving an exampleSkills Corner: Reading – matching

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Grammar focus Skills Focus Communication Workshops; Culture/Literature Focus/ Review/Language Awareness

Language Powerbook

Warm up (p.81)Vocabulary: the InternetReading: a factfileSpeaking: about the internet

28 Online (p.82-83)Vocabulary: sources of informationReading: a questionnaireListening: to a student answering the questionnaireGrammar: Second ConditionalSpeaking about your ideal future

29 Virtual Tourism (p.84-85)Vocabulary: common verbs: do, make Reading: a web page Reading Strategies: matching topics and paragraphsSpeaking: asking for/finding out information

30 Communication Workshops (p.86-87)Writing: an internet page (for a city or area)Linking: addition (too, also, as well as)Listening: at the travel agentsFunction: asking about placesSpeaking: talk about countriesReview 9 & 10 Pronunciation: the sound /r/ (p.88)

Vocabulary: the web; words that go together: collocations with make and doGrammar: First and Second ConditionalSkills Corner: Writing – formal letterWriting: a description (of a city)linking: addition (too, also, as well as)punctuation: apostrophes of possession, spellingReview: Zero, First and Second Conditional; adverbs

Warm up (p.89)Vocabulary: leisure activities, adjectivesListening: sea sounds; description of leisure activities

31 Round the World (p.90-91)Reading: a magazine articleGrammar: Present Perfect 3 (with for, since)

32 Going Overseas (p.92-93)Vocabulary: reasons for emigrating; multi-part verbsListening Strategies: listening for specific informationListening: a radio interview, a dialogueFunction: making suggestions (what about, how about, you could, should) and reacting to suggestionsPronunciation: intonation

33 Edgar Alan Poe – The Maelstrom (p.94-95) (Literature)Reading and Listening: a story (sequencing)Vocabulary: wordbuilding (noun➞verb➞adjective)Language Awareness 6 (p.96): Present Perfect, Past Simple and Present Simple

Vocabulary: water activities; adjectives;wordbuilding: noun➞verb➞adjectiveGrammar: Present Perfect (with for and since); Present Perfect and Present Simple; Review: too + adjective, not + adjective + enoughFunction: making suggestionsSkills Corner: Reading – matching

Warm up (p.97)Vocabulary: weatherListening: a descriptionSpeaking: about the weather

34 Winter Sports (p.98-99)Vocabulary: winter sportsGrammar: The PassiveReading: encyclopaedia extracts (matching headings and extracts)

35 Everest (p.100-101)Vocabulary: geography; expressions with prepositions/adverbsReading: a magazine article (true/false questions)Speaking: asking for/finding out information

36 Communication Workshops (p.102-103)Writing: a formal letter of enquiryLinking: listing questions (however, first, secondly, another question, etc.)Reading: brochure extractsListening: a dialogue (true/false questions)Function: requests – formal (Could you, Do you think I could, Can I possibly have)Speaking: roleplay (asking for and giving information)Review Modules 11 & 12 Pronunciation: /A…/, /O…/ and /‰…/(p.104)

Vocabulary: weather; mountains words that go together: multi-part verbswordbuilding: verb➞noun➞adjectiveGrammar: The PassiveWriting: editing a letterlinking: with time words (one day, in the end, etc.)punctuation: commas for lists, spellingSkills Corner: Writing – short text (email)Review: Present Perfect, Past Simple and Present Simple; the PassiveExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.105)Vocabulary: travel and leisure; collocationListening: monologues (matching)Speaking: about travel and leisure

37 Travellers’ Tales (p.106-107)Grammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present PerfectReading: biodata about travellers (matching, multiple-choice questions)Pronunciation: contractions of short forms (has and is)

38 Extreme Sports (p.108-109)Vocabulary: extreme sports; cognates; multi-part verbsFunction: preferences (+ -ing or noun/+ to + infinitive)Pronunciation: intonation of questionsListening: TV programme; interviewsListening Strategies: preparationSpeaking: describing and talking about photos; interviewing partner

39 Explorers (p.110-111) (Culture)Reading: non-fiction (true/false questions)Vocabulary: wordbuilding: noun➞verb➞adjective➞adverbComparing Cultures : past and present explorersLanguage Awareness 7 (p.112): State and activity verbs

Vocabulary: travel and leisureGrammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect; time expressions and word orderFunction: expressing preferencesSkills Corner: Writing – a letter

Warm up (p.113)Vocabulary: transport; travel wordsListening: monologues (matching)

40 Fear of Flying (p.114-115)Vocabulary: air travelGrammar: Present Perfect Simple and ContinuousSpeaking: talking about a photo

41 On the Move (p.116-117)Vocabulary: travel words; multi-part verbsFunction: travel situationsPronunciation: stress affecting meaningListening: airport announcements (matching)Listening Strategies: matching information and dialoguesSpeaking: talking about a photo; roleplays

42 Communication Workshops (p.118-119)Listening: tourist problems, completing sentencesPronunciation: (polite) questionsFunction: tourist situationsSpeaking Strategies: preparing for roleplaysSpeaking: roleplays (tourist problems)Writing: a reportLinking: addition and contrast (in addition, plus, although, however, on the other hand, etc.)Review Modules 13 & 14 Pronunciation : consonant sounds (p.120)

Vocabulary: transport and travelGrammar: Present Perfect Simple and ContinuousFunction: travel situationsSkills Corner:Writing: a reportlinking: addition and contrast (in addition, plus, also,as well as, too, although, however, on the other hand)punctuation: apostrophesSkills Corner: Listening – multiple choiceReview: Present tenses (Simple, Continuous and Perfect); State and activity verbs

Warm up (p.121)Vocabulary: genres of stories (fiction); adjectivesListening: story summaries Speaking: describing photos (matching); about stories

43 A Memory (p.122-123)Grammar: Past Perfect; Past Tenses (Simple, Continuous and Perfect)Reading: autobiography extract (true-false questions)Speaking: practise telling a funny story

44 The Chase (p.124-125)Vocabulary: key words for texts; modifiers (quite, very, rather, a bit, extremely, totally, etc.); modifying strong adjectivesReading: a short story (by H.G.Wells)Reading Strategies: paragraph gapsSpeaking: game (narrating)

45 Mary Shelley - Frankenstein (p.126-127) (Literature)Reading and Listening: a story (true/false questions, sequencing)Speaking: discussing a storyLanguage Awareness 8 (p.128): used to and would

Vocabulary: stories; modifiers (quite, very, rather, a bit, extremely, totally, etc.)Grammar: Past Perfect; Past Perfect, Past Simple and Past ContinuousFunction: interviewingSkills Corner: Reading – true/false question

Warm up (p.129)Vocabulary: physical appearanceListening: police TV appeal (matching)Speaking: describing people’s appearance

46 People Watching (p.130-131)Grammar: modals for speculating (sentence transformation)Speaking: speculating about people based on photos

47 Personality (p.132-133)Vocabulary: personality adjectives (opposites); multi-part verbsFunction: describing people and speculatingListening Strategies: true/false questionsListening: radio programme; interviewsSpeaking: describing people

48 Communication Workshops (p.134-135)Listening: a radio programme (matching)Speaking Strategies: speculating about photosSpeaking: discussing a photoWriting: describing a personLinking: exemplification:(especially, particularly, for example, such as)Review Modules 15 & 16 Pronunciation: contractions (‘d) (p.136)

Vocabulary: physical appearanceGrammar: modals for speculation; Review: modals for obligation, permission and prohibitionFunction: describing peopleSkills Corner: Listening- matchingWriting: a descriptionlinking: exemplification: (especially, particularly, for example, such as)spelling: pluralsReview: used to and would, modals for speculation, multi-part verbsExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.137)Vocabulary: dancesListening: people talking about dances (matching)Reading: a questionnaire

49 Performance (p.138-139)Listening: a radio interviewGrammar: future arrangements and intentions (going to, Present Simple, Present Continuous)Speaking: about going out socially

50 Cool Britannia? (p.140-141)Vocabulary: clubsListening Strategies: multiple-choice questionsListening: a radio programme Pronunciation: unstressed wordsFunction: asking for/giving/refusing permission; talking about permission (let me/allow me to)

51 Ireland (p.142-143) (Culture)Reading: a magazine article (matching titles and paragraphs; true/false questions)Vocabulary: multi-part verbsComparing Cultures: Irish and Bulgarian music and dance traditionsListening: a songLanguage Awareness 9 (p.144): Time clauses (when, as soon as, after, before)

Vocabulary: dances; music; adverbs of degree (very well, quite well, extremely well, etc.)words that go together: compound words; multi-part verbsGrammar: Review: question words; Present continuous for personal arrangements; be + going to for intentions; Present Simple for fixed arrangementsFunction: asking for, giving and refusing permissionSkills Corner: Speaking – photo discussion

Warm up (p.145)Vocabulary: musical instruments and stylesListening: musical extractsSpeaking: about music

52 In Concert (p.146-147)Vocabulary: concertsReading: a concert review (matching titles and paragraphs)Grammar: question tagsPronunciation: intonation

53 Rap (p.148-149)Vocabulary: urban problems; compound wordsReading Strategies: completing gapped textsReading: a magazine articleSpeaking: talking about music

54 Communication Workshops (p.150-151)Vocabulary: words describing musicWriting: a letter to a magazineLinking: contrast linkers (although, however)Listening Strategies: matching people and opinionsListening: to extracts from film music; to people talking about musicFunction: giving opinions: agreeing and disagreeingPronunciation: intonationSpeaking: give a class presentation and talk about musicReview Modules 17 & 18 Pronunciation: sounds /d/ and /t/ (p.152)

Vocabulary: musical instruments and styles;words that go together: compound wordsGrammar: question tagsSkills Corner: Reading – matchingWriting: an emaillinking: although, however, butpunctuation: comas, spellingReview: Present Simple and be + going to; question tags

Student Activities (p.153-154) Writing Help (p.155-159) Grammar Summary (p.160-173) Mini-Dictionary (p.174-192)

MODULE 10 The Web

MODULE 11 The Sea

MODULE 12 Mountains

MODULE 13 Adventure

MODULE 14 Travel

MODULE 15 Stories

MODULE 16 People

MODULE 17 Dance

MODULE 18 Music

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Language Powerbook

Warm up (p.81)Vocabulary: the InternetReading: a factfileSpeaking: about the internet

28 Online (p.82-83)Vocabulary: sources of informationReading: a questionnaireListening: to a student answering the questionnaireGrammar: Second ConditionalSpeaking about your ideal future

29 Virtual Tourism (p.84-85)Vocabulary: common verbs: do, make Reading: a web page Reading Strategies: matching topics and paragraphsSpeaking: asking for/finding out information

30 Communication Workshops (p.86-87)Writing: an internet page (for a city or area)Linking: addition (too, also, as well as)Listening: at the travel agentsFunction: asking about placesSpeaking: talk about countriesReview 9 & 10 Pronunciation: the sound /r/ (p.88)

Vocabulary: the web; words that go together: collocations with make and doGrammar: First and Second ConditionalSkills Corner: Writing – formal letterWriting: a description (of a city)linking: addition (too, also, as well as)punctuation: apostrophes of possession, spellingReview: Zero, First and Second Conditional; adverbs

Warm up (p.89)Vocabulary: leisure activities, adjectivesListening: sea sounds; description of leisure activities

31 Round the World (p.90-91)Reading: a magazine articleGrammar: Present Perfect 3 (with for, since)

32 Going Overseas (p.92-93)Vocabulary: reasons for emigrating; multi-part verbsListening Strategies: listening for specific informationListening: a radio interview, a dialogueFunction: making suggestions (what about, how about, you could, should) and reacting to suggestionsPronunciation: intonation

33 Edgar Alan Poe – The Maelstrom (p.94-95) (Literature)Reading and Listening: a story (sequencing)Vocabulary: wordbuilding (noun➞verb➞adjective)Language Awareness 6 (p.96): Present Perfect, Past Simple and Present Simple

Vocabulary: water activities; adjectives;wordbuilding: noun➞verb➞adjectiveGrammar: Present Perfect (with for and since); Present Perfect and Present Simple; Review: too + adjective, not + adjective + enoughFunction: making suggestionsSkills Corner: Reading – matching

Warm up (p.97)Vocabulary: weatherListening: a descriptionSpeaking: about the weather

34 Winter Sports (p.98-99)Vocabulary: winter sportsGrammar: The PassiveReading: encyclopaedia extracts (matching headings and extracts)

35 Everest (p.100-101)Vocabulary: geography; expressions with prepositions/adverbsReading: a magazine article (true/false questions)Speaking: asking for/finding out information

36 Communication Workshops (p.102-103)Writing: a formal letter of enquiryLinking: listing questions (however, first, secondly, another question, etc.)Reading: brochure extractsListening: a dialogue (true/false questions)Function: requests – formal (Could you, Do you think I could, Can I possibly have)Speaking: roleplay (asking for and giving information)Review Modules 11 & 12 Pronunciation: /A…/, /O…/ and /‰…/(p.104)

Vocabulary: weather; mountains words that go together: multi-part verbswordbuilding: verb➞noun➞adjectiveGrammar: The PassiveWriting: editing a letterlinking: with time words (one day, in the end, etc.)punctuation: commas for lists, spellingSkills Corner: Writing – short text (email)Review: Present Perfect, Past Simple and Present Simple; the PassiveExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.105)Vocabulary: travel and leisure; collocationListening: monologues (matching)Speaking: about travel and leisure

37 Travellers’ Tales (p.106-107)Grammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present PerfectReading: biodata about travellers (matching, multiple-choice questions)Pronunciation: contractions of short forms (has and is)

38 Extreme Sports (p.108-109)Vocabulary: extreme sports; cognates; multi-part verbsFunction: preferences (+ -ing or noun/+ to + infinitive)Pronunciation: intonation of questionsListening: TV programme; interviewsListening Strategies: preparationSpeaking: describing and talking about photos; interviewing partner

39 Explorers (p.110-111) (Culture)Reading: non-fiction (true/false questions)Vocabulary: wordbuilding: noun➞verb➞adjective➞adverbComparing Cultures : past and present explorersLanguage Awareness 7 (p.112): State and activity verbs

Vocabulary: travel and leisureGrammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect; time expressions and word orderFunction: expressing preferencesSkills Corner: Writing – a letter

Warm up (p.113)Vocabulary: transport; travel wordsListening: monologues (matching)

40 Fear of Flying (p.114-115)Vocabulary: air travelGrammar: Present Perfect Simple and ContinuousSpeaking: talking about a photo

41 On the Move (p.116-117)Vocabulary: travel words; multi-part verbsFunction: travel situationsPronunciation: stress affecting meaningListening: airport announcements (matching)Listening Strategies: matching information and dialoguesSpeaking: talking about a photo; roleplays

42 Communication Workshops (p.118-119)Listening: tourist problems, completing sentencesPronunciation: (polite) questionsFunction: tourist situationsSpeaking Strategies: preparing for roleplaysSpeaking: roleplays (tourist problems)Writing: a reportLinking: addition and contrast (in addition, plus, although, however, on the other hand, etc.)Review Modules 13 & 14 Pronunciation : consonant sounds (p.120)

Vocabulary: transport and travelGrammar: Present Perfect Simple and ContinuousFunction: travel situationsSkills Corner:Writing: a reportlinking: addition and contrast (in addition, plus, also,as well as, too, although, however, on the other hand)punctuation: apostrophesSkills Corner: Listening – multiple choiceReview: Present tenses (Simple, Continuous and Perfect); State and activity verbs

Warm up (p.121)Vocabulary: genres of stories (fiction); adjectivesListening: story summaries Speaking: describing photos (matching); about stories

43 A Memory (p.122-123)Grammar: Past Perfect; Past Tenses (Simple, Continuous and Perfect)Reading: autobiography extract (true-false questions)Speaking: practise telling a funny story

44 The Chase (p.124-125)Vocabulary: key words for texts; modifiers (quite, very, rather, a bit, extremely, totally, etc.); modifying strong adjectivesReading: a short story (by H.G.Wells)Reading Strategies: paragraph gapsSpeaking: game (narrating)

45 Mary Shelley - Frankenstein (p.126-127) (Literature)Reading and Listening: a story (true/false questions, sequencing)Speaking: discussing a storyLanguage Awareness 8 (p.128): used to and would

Vocabulary: stories; modifiers (quite, very, rather, a bit, extremely, totally, etc.)Grammar: Past Perfect; Past Perfect, Past Simple and Past ContinuousFunction: interviewingSkills Corner: Reading – true/false question

Warm up (p.129)Vocabulary: physical appearanceListening: police TV appeal (matching)Speaking: describing people’s appearance

46 People Watching (p.130-131)Grammar: modals for speculating (sentence transformation)Speaking: speculating about people based on photos

47 Personality (p.132-133)Vocabulary: personality adjectives (opposites); multi-part verbsFunction: describing people and speculatingListening Strategies: true/false questionsListening: radio programme; interviewsSpeaking: describing people

48 Communication Workshops (p.134-135)Listening: a radio programme (matching)Speaking Strategies: speculating about photosSpeaking: discussing a photoWriting: describing a personLinking: exemplification:(especially, particularly, for example, such as)Review Modules 15 & 16 Pronunciation: contractions (‘d) (p.136)

Vocabulary: physical appearanceGrammar: modals for speculation; Review: modals for obligation, permission and prohibitionFunction: describing peopleSkills Corner: Listening- matchingWriting: a descriptionlinking: exemplification: (especially, particularly, for example, such as)spelling: pluralsReview: used to and would, modals for speculation, multi-part verbsExam Zone: Use of English; Speaking; Reading; Listening and Writing

Warm up (p.137)Vocabulary: dancesListening: people talking about dances (matching)Reading: a questionnaire

49 Performance (p.138-139)Listening: a radio interviewGrammar: future arrangements and intentions (going to, Present Simple, Present Continuous)Speaking: about going out socially

50 Cool Britannia? (p.140-141)Vocabulary: clubsListening Strategies: multiple-choice questionsListening: a radio programme Pronunciation: unstressed wordsFunction: asking for/giving/refusing permission; talking about permission (let me/allow me to)

51 Ireland (p.142-143) (Culture)Reading: a magazine article (matching titles and paragraphs; true/false questions)Vocabulary: multi-part verbsComparing Cultures: Irish and Bulgarian music and dance traditionsListening: a songLanguage Awareness 9 (p.144): Time clauses (when, as soon as, after, before)

Vocabulary: dances; music; adverbs of degree (very well, quite well, extremely well, etc.)words that go together: compound words; multi-part verbsGrammar: Review: question words; Present continuous for personal arrangements; be + going to for intentions; Present Simple for fixed arrangementsFunction: asking for, giving and refusing permissionSkills Corner: Speaking – photo discussion

Warm up (p.145)Vocabulary: musical instruments and stylesListening: musical extractsSpeaking: about music

52 In Concert (p.146-147)Vocabulary: concertsReading: a concert review (matching titles and paragraphs)Grammar: question tagsPronunciation: intonation

53 Rap (p.148-149)Vocabulary: urban problems; compound wordsReading Strategies: completing gapped textsReading: a magazine articleSpeaking: talking about music

54 Communication Workshops (p.150-151)Vocabulary: words describing musicWriting: a letter to a magazineLinking: contrast linkers (although, however)Listening Strategies: matching people and opinionsListening: to extracts from film music; to people talking about musicFunction: giving opinions: agreeing and disagreeingPronunciation: intonationSpeaking: give a class presentation and talk about musicReview Modules 17 & 18 Pronunciation: sounds /d/ and /t/ (p.152)

Vocabulary: musical instruments and styles;words that go together: compound wordsGrammar: question tagsSkills Corner: Reading – matchingWriting: an emaillinking: although, however, butpunctuation: comas, spellingReview: Present Simple and be + going to; question tags

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