Listening
Speaking /
Pronunciation
Scenario
Study Skills / Writing
Video
My world, our world
entries (1.1)
Conversation describing
new holidays on offer (1.3)
Discussing opinions about
new holidays (1.3)
Long turn taking
Describe
favourite places (1.1)
Discussion about different
climates (1.2)
Showing interest
intonation for agreeing and
disagreeing (1.3)
Key language: agreeing
and disagreeing
Task: making a choice
Scenario: choosing a
holiday itinerary for a tour
operator
Write a short paragraph
describing climate (1.2)
Study skills: Dictionary skills:
Understanding meaning
Writing skills:
Understanding text
organisation
descriptive
writing: places
Meet the expert: an
interview with James
Moore, an expedition
medical consultant,
about living in
extreme
places (1.2)
Stories of determination
(2.1)
Description of an
inspirational person (2.2)
Conversation discussing
potential new flatmates (2.3)
Talk about stories of
determination (2.1)
Voiced and unvoiced
consonants
regular past
endings (2.1)
Collaboration
Research
and describe inspirational
people (2.2)
Word stress
(2.3)
Key language: describing
people
Task: choosing a new
flatmate
Scenario: choosing the
most suitable flatmate
Write a short description of
a determined person (2.1)
Study skills: Learning styles
and strategies Writing
skills:
Inferring
a reflective
blog
Meet the expert: an
interview with Karen
Rubins, a comic artist (2.2)
Stories about the early days
of the internet
analysing
the topic
(3.1)
An introduction to a new
TV programme,
The World
Today
(3.3)
TV programme
development meeting (3.3)
was/were
strong and weak
forms (3.1)
Interview about internet
use (3.1)
Word stress
(3.2)
Retell a recent news story
(3.2)
Intonation in short
questions
(3.3)
Discussion about recent TV
programmes or series (3.4)
Key language: making
suggestions
Task: designing a show
Scenario: planning a TV
programme
Write a short paragraph
describing climate (1.2)
Study skills: collaboration:
working with others
Writing skills:
Summarising
a TV
programme review
Study skills video:
collaboration: working
with others (3.4)
Doctors expressing
opinions (4.1)
Student counsellor
interviews (4.3)
Comparing life experiences
(4.1)
Justifying opinion
Discussion about food
and health (4.2)
Interview about eating
habits and diets (4.2)
Phrase stress and rhythm
(4.3)
Key language: giving
advice and reasons
Task: giving advice about
health issues
Scenario: giving advice to
students
Write a summary about
the eating habits and diets
(4.2)
Study skills: Guessing
the meaning of unknown
words
Writing skills:
Inferring
an
informal email
Meet the expert: interview
with Dr John Briffa, a
doctor who specialises
in nutrition,
about brain
food (4.2)
Nature programme about
three islands (5.1)
Conversation describing
photos; choosing photos
and reasons why (5.3)
Describe the islands;
presentation to compare
two places (5.1)
Comparison of personal
lives (5.2)
Strong and weak forms
(schwa)
(5.3)
Key language: justifying
choices
Task: giving reasons and
making choices
Scenario: describing
photos to a partner and
selecting which ones to
use
Write a short paragraph
describing climate (1.2)
Study skills:
developing
self-awareness
Correcting
your writing
Writing skills:
Understanding text
organisation
writing
comparative paragraphs
Meet the expert: interview
with Gareth Philips, a
professional photographer
about the selection
of photos (5.3)
Meeting between
futurologist and a business
investor;
evaluating and
predicting
(6.1)
Conversation about
specific problems and
possible solutions (6.2)
Television talk show about
family matters (6.3)
Making future predictions
(6.1)
Discuss questions about
family; Discussion
about family dilemmas;
contractions:
’ll
(6.2)
Word linking
(6.3)
Key language: expressing
opinions
Task: having a discussion
Scenario: discussion about
family matters in a talk
show
Write paragraph(s) about
predictions for a specific
society and country (6.1)
Study skills: Critical
Thinking: judging
reliability, considering
evidence, developing
self-awareness
Writing skills:
Understanding text
organisation
a short article
Study skills video: a
short lecture on critical
thinking (6.4)
