Unit 1
In this unit students learn to discuss the present, past and future. They study with terminology related to trips, methods of transport and daily routine. Regarding grammar, students revise and consolidate all the verb tenses they have learnt in the previous modules: present simple, present continuous and past simple by their use in specific contexts.
- Buying the perfect camper
- Vehicles
- The car doesn't work
- Means of transport - Master class
Test exercises
Unit 2
In this unit students learn to express possession, ask and speak about the recent past and discuss the weather. They use specific terminology to talk about the climate and temperature, as well as vocabulary useful far travelling (e.g.: "pack a suitcase"). Regarding grammar, students learn the present perfect to talk about recent actions in the past, as well as the appropriate use of the possessive pronouns and of the word "whose".
- On holidays
- We're off
- Living under extreme conditions
- Chain stories / Have you ever - Master class
- Travel and transportation - Writing assignment
Test exercises
Unit 3
In this unit students learn to express duration, movement, agreement and disagreement, as well as terms to express their emotions and feelings. They also practice vocabulary they can use when travelling and describing places. Regarding grammar, students revise the present perfect and learn the use of the adverbs "for/since", with a general review of the rest of the verb tenses they have studied: present simple, present continuous, past simple, "going to" + infinitive. Students learn how to place adverbs in perfect tenses and prepositions of movement, as well as the difference in meaning between "been" and "gane".
- Let's go to the lsle of Wight
- How long has she lived in London?
- lnternational human rights
- Movement - Master class
Test exercises
Unit 4
In this unit students learn to express quantity and tell stories of personal experience, and they revise and see new vocabulary related to pieces of clothing,
patterns and materials. Regarding grammar, students continue practising the present perfect and learn the adverbs yet, still, sometimes, never and already and the expression "Have you ever...?" to talk about life experiences. They also learn quantifiers such as too much/too many, a lot of and not enough.
- Having a breakdown
- Fabrics
- Dry cleaner
- Travel - Master class
- Fabrics and clothing - Speaking assignment
Test exercises
Unit 5
In this unit students learn to discuss the past and describe objects and different places and buildings in a city and learn to speak about the items found in these locations, as well as vocabulary related to shapes, materials and professions.
Regarding grammar, students learn to discuss about the past using both past simple and present perfect. They also learn verbal periphrasis such as "to just + infinitive", as well as time expressions such as "it's been", indefinite expressions, prepositions and prepositional expressions.
- See you at home
- What is it made of?
- 1 don't remember the word in English
- Different places - Master class
Test exercises
Unit 6
The lessons that form this unit include practices adapted to the students' language knowledge and related to the tapies that the students have learnt in the previous units. They revise the use of the "past simple" and "present perfect" and to use the appropriate time expressions. The unit introduces the use of the adverb "just" in the present perfect and the pronouns "something", "anything" and "nothing". Students learn vocabulary related to shapes, materials and verb patterns such as: "to look like", "to make a decision" and "to be made of". The content of this unit is introduced through contextualised and interactive activities. The unit finishes with a test to revise all the skills acquired through the lessons.
- She's left me!
- Going to England
- Glastonbury
- Entertainment industry - Additional vocabulary
- Public places - Writing assignment
Test exercises
Unit 7
Students revise and consolidate the skills acquired in the previous units through a variety of exercises and activities. Student practice their pronunciation through a series of interactive activities in which they will have to listen and repeat. They also practise their listening comprehension skills. Students revise vocabulary related to travelling, camping, fabrics and clothing by completing a series of exercises that include, far example, word/sentence-picture association. Moreover, students enhance their reading and writing skills by reading a text about carpentry, answering to a series of questions and doing a dictation. The unit finishes with a test to revise all the skills acquired through the lessons.
- Camping adventures 1 - Typical situation
- Camping adventures 2 - Typical situation
- Training far the marathon - Typical situation
- You know ambition counts - Dialogue
- Carpentry as a hobby - Reading
- Carpentry as a hobby - Dictation
Test exercises
Unit 8
In this unit of the module 81 students practice all the mentioned language skills (vocabulary, listening, reading, writing, grammar and speaking). Students learn vocabulary to name foods and supermarket sections. This unit also includes linguistic immersion exercises in which students listen to a dialogue at the supermarket and learn how to give directions. The unit finishes with a test that consolidates all the knowledge acquired.
- Supermarket - Specific vocabulary
- Sections at the supermarket - Specific vocabulary
- How much does it cost? - Specific vocabulary
- What do we need from the supermarket? - Vocabulary practice
- Fabrics and clothing - Writing assignment
Test exercises
Unit 9
This unit revolves around the tapie of clothes shopping. Students revise vocabulary related to clothes shopping: pieces of clothing, patterns, designs and fabrics. They are put into a real-lite situation in which they have to ask far specific pieces of clothing in a clothes shop. In addition, students read and answer to a series of questions related to a text about winter sports. This unit includes a variety of interactive activities so that students put into practice all the language skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking. The unit finishes with a test to revise all the skills acquired through the lessons.
- Clothes shopping - Typical situation
- Weather - Dialogue
- Outdoor atmosphere - Additional vocabulary
- Frozen fun - Reading comprehension
- Travel and transportation - Speaking assignment
Test exercises
Course revision
End-of-module test.
Final test
In this last lesson of the course and as a way to revise, the student will come across a variety of exercises which will help consolidate and evaluate any knowledge which has been acquired throughout the duration of the course
