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Map of the book Я Lesson BGrammar and functions! Vocabulary Skills and sounds ^ 1 English ...at home Questions: basic rules Words used in English from Reading: reading signs from around the world; reading and abroad other languages and answering a questionnaire; reading for main ideas Signs in English from Speaking: talking about hopes and expectations for an around the world English course; asking questions about Reward Upper-intermediate Writing: writing questions about Reward Upper-intermediate Discussion about learning; Question tags; negative Vocabulary to describe Sounds: intonation in question tags; using a model learning styles questions; imperative language errors and parts dialogue for guided speaking practice questions; suggestions of speech Listening: listening for main ideas; inferring and reply questions Writing: writing a composition The best way to learn English 2 Friends and relations The indefinite, definite Gestures and movements Speaking: talking about ways of greeting and addressing Customs and rituals in and zero article of the body people; using a model dialogue for guided speaking different cultures Reading: reading for main ideas; understanding text organisation; focusing on topic sentences; inferring Customs in different Sounds: /Qi:/ and /0э/ age groups " v .. Listening: listening for main ideas; interpreting information; talking about customs and rituals Writing: text organisation in an informal letter; writing an informal letter about customs and rituals 3 Passion play Tense review: present tenses Speaking: exchanging information on hobbies and leisure Italian football activities; a commentary of a sporting event Reading: reading for main ideas; linking ideas; dealing with unfamiliar words Writing: preparing a commentary of a sporting event Hobbies and leisure Criticising behaviour and Sport and leisure activities Speaking: talking about hobbies and leisure activities; a activities habits; agreeing and discussion about hobbies disagreeing Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for specific information Sounds: stressed words in sentences of complaint Writing: writing a report of a discussion on hobbies 4 Twenty-four hours in Tense review: talking about People, places and types Listening: identifying context and purpose; listening for your town the future; making of entertainment specific information Arranging a day out in suggestions and Speaking: planning a day out in Boston; making Boston, USA responding to them suggestions Writing: identifying the difference between formal and informal expressions; writing a formal business letter Planning a tourist guide of Tense review: talking about Features of city life Reading: reading for specific information; evaluating a text a town or region the future with will Sounds: polite and friendly intonation Speaking: describing different aspects of a town or region Writing: note-taking; writing a tourist guide for a town or region Progress check Revision Using a monolingual Sounds: /o:/ and /з:/; /э/; stressed words in sentences lessons 1-4 dictionary; learning Speaking: talking about plans for a penfriend’s visit vocabulary Writing: writing a letter giving advice about greeting people and arrangements for a stay 5 Achievements and Tense review: present perfect Important life events Speaking: talking about personal achievements and ambitions simple and continuous ambitions; exchanging information about biographies An extract from Great Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas; reading for Railway Journeys by specific information; evaluating a text; inferring Lisa St Aubin de Teran Writing: writing questions to obtain biographical information Personal achievements Tense review: present perfect Sounds: weak form /bin/ and ambitions simple and continuous Listening: listening for specific information Writing: writing a biography for a newspaper article Map of the book Lesson ®{Grammar and functions! Vocabulary v*' Skills and sounds 1 6 Trust me - I’m a Tense review: past tenses Speaking: talking about truth and deception doctor Listening: predicting the order of events; listening for Truth and deception; main ideas; listening for specific information Sister CoxalVs revenge, a Writing: rewriting the story from a different point of view short story in two parts The story of a doctor in Describing a sequence of Words connected with Sounds: syllable stress; stress in compound nouns the 19th century events in the past medical matters Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring; dealing with unfamiliar words Speaking: talking about different jobs 7 Wish you were here? Adjectives Speaking: talking about features of a holiday; discussing ~An extract from The Lost holiday preferences Writing: writing statements about holiday preferences Continent by Bill Bryson Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring; understanding writer’s style; distinguishing between fact and opinion Talking about holidays Describing position Geographical description Listening: listening for specific information; inferring Sounds: linking sounds /у/, /w/ Writing: writing a description of a town or region using fact and opinion adjectives 8 Strange sensations Participle (-ing) clauses Words connected with Reading: reading for main ideas; reading for specific Four stories from True the senses information; dealing with difficult vocabulary Speaking: talking about ghost stories ghost stories of our time A ghost story set in Verbs of sensation Words connected with sounds Sounds: pauses, word stress, intonation for dramatic effect Scotland Listening: predicting; listening for specific information; inferring; dealing with difficult expressions Speaking: talking about a ghost story Writing: writing a ghost story; linking words meanwhile, eventually, finally Progress check Revision Positive and negative Sounds: /oi/ and /эи/; stressed words in sentences lessons 5-8 connotation; adjective Listening: listening and note-taking suffixes Speaking: retelling a story 9 Impressions of school Talking about memories: Education and school Speaking: talking about early schooldays An extract from Jane Eyre remember + noun /-ing Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas; dealing with unfamiliar words; inferring by Charlotte Bronte An interview with an Used to and would + infinitive; Listening: listening for specific information; inferring English teacher in be/get used to + nouW-ing Sounds: /)/ in British and American words Sudan Writing: interpreting and writing a school report 10 Rules of law Modal verbs: must, have to, Words connected with crimes Sounds: syllable stress Strange laws around the have got to, can’t, mustn’t Reading: reacting to a text; reading for main ideas; world reading for specific information Speaking: talking about new laws Writing: writing new laws The legal system in Britain Modal verbs: don’t need to Words connected with law Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for /needn’t, needn’t and order specific information have/didn’t need to, Reading: reacting to a text; reading for main ideas should/shouldn’t Writing: writing a letter to a newspaper expressing an opinion; linking words and expressions for opinions 11 Discoveries and Clauses of purpose Speaking: talking about inventions; talking about tips for ■ inventions everyday situations Reading: reacting to a text; reading for main ideas; The story of the inventor and traveller, Francis dealing with unfamiliar words Writing: writing practical advice Galton Strange inventions Noun/adjective + to Household items and actions Speaking: guessing the purpose of different inventions + infinitive Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for specific information Sounds: assimilation of /t/ and /d/ in connected speech Writing: writing a product description Map of the book S Lesson BGrammar and functions W Vocabulary Skills and sounds S 12 Food, glorious food Conditionals (1): zero, first Fo9d and drink Speaking: talking about different ways of cooking and What your choice of food and second conditionals; preparing food; talking about typical food and drink reveals about you if and when Reading: reading and answering a questionnaire; reading for main ideas V Listening: listening for specific information; inferring Sounds: stressed words in sentences Car-engine cooking Conditionals (2): unless, Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas; reading for even if, as long as, specific information provided (that), or/otherwise Speaking: talking about car-engine cooking Writing: writing advice on eating in different situations, such as picnics and barbecues t Progress check Revision Remember, forget, try, stop, Sounds: /0:/, /аи/ and /э:/; different ways of pronouncing lessons 9-12 regret + -ing or infinitive; -ough\ stressed words in connected speech opposite or negative Listening: listening and note-taking meanings with prefixes Writing: rewriting news stories 13 High-tech dreams or The passive Words connected with Reading: predicting; reading for specific information; nightmares? technology inferring A computerised home Writing: writing a letter of complaint Items of new technology Passive infinitive; Words connected with Listening: listening for specific information; inferring passive gerund different kinds of Sounds: stress in compound nouns communication Speaking: a discussion about technology and communication Writing: writing a summary of a discussion 14 Lifestyles Relative clauses New words from a passage Speaking: talking about lifestyles; talking about changes The Amish people of about the Amish people in lifestyles Pennsylvania Reading: reading for specific information; inferring Living in California Relative and participle clauses Lifestyle in California Listening: predicting; listening for specific information Sounds: pauses in defining and non-defining relative clauses Writing: writing a diary of a day in the life of an Amish family or in a Californian community 15 Lucky escapes Third conditional Positive and negative feelings Speaking: talking about lucky and unlucky situations Talking about lucky escapes Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for specific information Reading: reading for specific information Writing: writing a summary Stories about good and Expressing wishes and regrets Opinions Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas; understanding bad luck text organisation Sounds: /s/ and ///; stressed words in sentences expressing wishes and regrets Speaking: talking about the stories 16 All-time greats Phrasal verbs Types of music and words Speaking: talking about different types of music; talking The story of the song The connected with music about national characteristics of music Girl from Ipanema Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring; linking ideas Favourite music and books Phrasal verbs Words connected with music Sounds: stressed words in sentences with phrasal verbs and books Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for specific information Writing: completing a book review using attitude words or phrases; writing a review of a favourite piece of music or book Speaking: talking about favourite pieces of music and books Map of the book Lesson Я Grammar and functions Vocabulary ^ Skills and sounds ! Progress check Revision Phrasal verbs Sounds: /э/ and /6/; silent consonants; being aware of lessons 13-16 speaker’s attitude Writing: preparing for a game called If things had been different i Speaking: playing a game called If things had been different 17 Spending money Countable and uncountable Shopping items; new words Speaking: talking about shopping; discussing An extract from Tender is nouns from a story humorous sayings the Night by F Scott Reading: predicting; understanding the writer’s style; Fitzgerald reading for main ideas; reacting to a text Sounds: timing and intonation in jokes; different ways of telling a joke Different shopping habits Ways of expressing quantity Words connected with money Speaking: talking about words connected with money Speaking: talking about shopping habits Writing: writing a questionnaire about people’s shopping habits 18 Trends Future continuous and Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas; dealing with How to survive the future perfect difficult vocabulary; inferring 21st century Speaking: talking about future trends Writing: writing advice about future trends Future trends and party Future in the past Words connected with politics Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for specific politics information Sounds: syllable stress Writing: looking at words and phrases often used in discussions; writing a composition about the 21st century 19 Legendary Britain Passive constructions with Reading: reading for main ideas; reading for The legend of King Arthur say, believe etc specific information and the Knights of the Speaking: talking about legends Round Table Legendary places Speculating about the past: Words connected with legends Listening: predicting; listening for specific information; may have, might have, listening and note-taking; inferring must have, can’t have Sounds: stressed words in a dialogue Writing: writing a guide to legendary people and places 20 The real thing? Reported speech Adjectives to describe Speaking: talking about well-known brands and products Characteristics of different different products Listening: predicting; listening for main ideas; listening brands and products for specific information Sounds: understanding different tones of voice Global advertising Reporting verbs Speaking: talking about advertising; using a model dialogue for guided speaking practice Reading: reading for main ideas; linking ideas; distinguishing between main ideas and examples Listening: predicting; understanding text organisation Writing: writing a dialogue complaining about an advertising claim Progress check Revision Idioms; slang and Sounds: homophones; homographs lessons 17-20 informal language Speaking: planning a stay in a foreign country О \English... at home and abroad Questions: basic rules VOCABULARY Пв>Л A fortf'6 1 Here are some words from other languages which are used in English. Are there any which you also use in your Pur'^4 * unv?ea^e' language? Are there any words which come from your language? \ ___ sushi pasta pizza salon samba alpha sauna karate boutique mascara drama panorama fez delicatessen kindergarten delta concerto kebab glasnost junta '"яое a° not fepA +L. •*> samovar siesta piano bungalow route Visitors are at1|ttials m\ the expected to complain at the office between 2 Work in pairs. Say what the words in the I в the hours of box mean and where they come from. 9 and 11am daily 3 Write down five English words which you p\ease \eave V ^ often see in your country. va\ u e s a ^ READING AND SPEAKING 1 Look at the signs written in English from around the world. Read them and decide where you might see them. Choose from these places: STOP-DRIVE - in a hotel - in a zoo - in a laundry - in a restaurant - in a street SIPEWAYS 2 Work in pairs. The English in the signs is grammatically correct but each sign has a different meaning from what it intends to say. Say what each sign intends to say and what it really says. | Our wines leave 3 Which sign do you find the most amusing? Have you come across any » y o u n o th in g W similar confusing signs in English or in I hope for. your language? 2 lesson / 4 Here are some questions about using English at 6 Work in groups of three or four and make a list of your home and abroad. Read them and think about your hopes and expectations for your English lessons. Use answers to them. these phrases: 1 Have you ever been to an English-speaking We hope we7/... We’d like to... We expect we41... country? When you have finished, share your ideas with the rest 2 Can you meet English-speaking people in your of the class and make a class list. You could put your country? hopes and expectations on a wall poster to remind you. 3 Where can you hear English spoken or written in your town? GRAMMAR 4 Have you ever spoken English with a native speaker? Questions: basic rules 5 How long have you been learning English? 6 What do you like most and least about learning Here are some rules for forming questions. You put the auxiliary verb before the subject in English? written questions and usually in spoken questions. 7 Do you ever use your own language during your You put the rest of the verb after the subject. English lessons? Have you ever studied another foreign language? 8 Do you usually ask questions during your lessons? When a verb has no auxiliary, you use the auxiliary do 9 Who speaks to you most often in English? Your in the question, followed by an infinitive without to teacher or your fellow students? Do you write down every new word you come across? 10 Are you looking forward to your Upper- You don’t use do in questions with modal verbs or the intermediate English course? verb be. Can you guess what a word means from the context? Are you looking forward to working in groups? 5 Work in pairs and talk about your answers to When you use a question word {who, what, where, the questions. when, how) you put an auxiliary verb before the I’ve been to the States a couple of times, and... subject. How long have you been in this class? When who, what or which is the subject of the sentence, you don’t use do. What gives you most help, your textbook or your dictionary? 1 Read the rules for making questions in the grammar box. Find one more example of each rule in Reading and speaking activity 4. 2 Work in pairs and think of questions that you could ask your fellow students. Work with another pair and ask your questions. Then tell the rest of the class some of the things you have found out about your partners. WRITING AND SPEAKING 1 Look through Reward Upper-intermediate. Write five questions about the book to ask your partner. Where’s the pronunciation guide? 2 Work in pairs and exchange questions. Can you answer your partner's questions? The pronunciation guide is at the back of the book. 3 |English^ at home and abroad Question tags; negative questions; LISTENING imperative questions; suggestions; reply questions 1 Look at these statements about English and decide if you agree with them. Work in pairs and compare your SOUNDS AND SPEAKING answers with a partner. You’ll forget a language if you don’t use it. 1 Read the dialogue. Decide where Pat's sentences a-g You can learn a language outside the classroom. below go in the dialogue. The best way to learn a language is to go to the PAT (1) ____ country where it is spoken. don Yes. In fact, I speak French and Russian. You should always use the dictionary if you don’t PAT (2) ____ understand a word. don Yes, when I was seventeen, I did Russian for a Don’t worry about making mistakes; it’s more couple of years. important to make yourself understood. pat (3)____ Learning about grammar is very useful. don No, I’ve almost forgotten it. It’s easy to forget a Listening, especially to native speakers, is the most language if you don’t practise. difficult skill to develop. pat (4)____ Children find it easier to learn a foreign language. don No, I practised when I was in France. pat (5)____ 2 \(°~Щ Listen to Hazel, Michael and Janet talking don For the day? about how they learned a foreign language. pat (6)____ Find out where and when they first started learning don Does it? I didn’t know that. Aren’t you worried the language. about the cost? PAT (7) ____ 3 Work in pairs. Put the name of the speaker by the a You speak French, don’t you? statements in 1 that you think they would agree with. b Why not? It only takes three hours by train now, ESQ Now listen and check. doesn’t it? с Russian! You didn’t learn Russian at school, GRAMMAR did you? d I’ve got an idea. Let’s go to Paris, shall we? e Well, say something in Russian, will you? Tags after affirmative statements f No, it’ll be good fun. And there’ll be plenty of You speak French, don't you? opportunities to speak French, won’t there? There’ll be opportunities to speak French, won't there? g And what about your French? You haven’t forgotten Tags after negative statements that as well, have you? You haven’t forgotten that as well, have you? You didn’t learn Russian at school, did you? Negative questions 2 Q Now listen to the dialogue. Write R if you Aren't you worried about the cost? think the intonation is rising on Pat's question tags Imperative questions and F if you think the intonation is falling. Say something in Russian, will you? For more information on the intonation of Suggestions question tags, see the Grammar review at the back Let's go to Paris, shall we? of the book. Reply questions It only takes three hours. Does it? I didn’t know that. He doesn’t like grammar. Doesn't he? I thought he did. 3 Work in pairs and act out the dialogue. For more information, see the Grammar review at the back of the book. 4 lesson / 1 Look at the grammar box. How do WRITING AND VOCABULARY you form the following? 1 question tags after affirmative 1 This composition was written by a learner of English. It contains statements twenty-three mistakes. Mark the mistakes in the following ways. 2 question tags after negative - Underline any words which are wrong. statements - Circle and arrow any words which are in the wrong position. 3 question tags after imperatives - Insert any words which are missing. 4 question tags after let’s to make The first four have been done for you. a suggestion 5 negative questions 6 reply questions 2 Work in pairs. Use these words to analyse the mistakes in the composition. punctuation spelling word order missing word wrong word preposition 2 Complete the sentences with a verb form noun adjective suitable question word or tag. Are there any mistakes which you often make? 1 Pass me your book,___? 2 You haven’t been waiting long, _ p 3 Write a composition with the same title. When you have finished your first 3 Let’s finish now,____? draft, read it through and check that you have avoided the types of mistake 4 You haven’t got a pen,___? mentioned in activity 2. 5 ‘We must go.’ ‘Oh,___stay longer?’ 4 Work in pairs and exchange your compositions. Do you both agree on the 6 ‘___dreadful weather?’ ‘Yes, best way to learn English? it is.’ 7 ‘I didn’t like the film.’ ‘____? I did.’ 8 ‘I’m tired.’ ‘___? You don’t look The best way to learn English tired.’ ™ vpars people have/trying to 3 Choose four statements from Since,many years, f и Listening activity 1 and rewrite find the best way to learning, a them with question tags. Work in pairs and ask each other For me' the bBSt WSy your questions. is to last a long time in the country, such as England or United States. Listening comprehention is extremely hardy and you needed to hear to English auhtentic. it is good to hear to the radio and wacth television in English. Gramer is important as wel, so you must spend long time to learn the rules. At s last, the most important thing to do i seize the opportunity to talk at peple as much as you can. Do you agree? 5