Unit 1: Welcome!
In Unit 1 you will:
READLISTEN TO- a teenager's presentation of INTERNATIONAL TEEN CAMP
- English words in Greek dialogues
TALK ABOUT- photographs
- leisure activities
WRITE- your partner's profile
- classroom language cards
Keywords: personal information, classroom, to be, have got, present simple
Unit 2: Junior high school life
In Unit 2 you will:
READ
- a magazine quiz
- teenagers' e-mails
- a school timetable
- a poster about school clubs
- blurbs of novels for teenagers
LISTEN TO- teenagers talking about school clubs
- a radio programme about teenagers' favourite books and authors
TALK ABOUT- your student type
- your ideal school routine
- your preferences in school clubs
- current activities
- the plot of a book
WRITE- an e-mail about your ideal school
- a school club poster
Keywords: school subjects, school routines, school clubs, leisure activities, time, book, simple present, present continuous
Unit 3: Teen matters
In Unit 3 you will:
READ- a magazine article about eating habits
- food labels
- an Agony Aunt's answer to a magazine reader
- computer game reviews
LISTEN TO- a song about a teenager's feelings
- teenagers calling Teen Helpline
- a dialogue between friends about buying a present
TALK ABOUT- differences in drawings
- teenagers in photos
- ideas for presents
WRITE- tips for healthy eating habits
- the lyrics for a song
- a letter of advice to a teenager
Keywords: food, healthy diet, feelings, computer, video games, shopping, nouns, quantifiers, must, don't have to, may, might, should, comparative form, superlative form
Unit 4: Looking back on the past
In Unit 4 you will:
READ- a magazine quiz about important personalities
- students' short stories
- a quiz about tsunamis
- newspaper articles about natural disasters and accidents
LISTEN TO- an extract from a radio play
- short dialogues
TALK ABOUT- your activities at a specific time in the past
- specific information in a short story
- a day you did something wrong
WRITE- a 'Mystery Person' quiz
- opening paragraphs in stories
- an article about a disaster
- information cards about a disaster
Keywords: personalities of the past, burglary, dates, weather, natural disasters, accidents, past simple, prepositions of time, past continuous
Unit 5: Times change
In Unit 5 you will:
READ
- museum guide book texts
- a student's article about the UK
LISTEN TO- a recorded message of a museum
- an Embassy official talking about British superstitions
- an interview with an English teacher about teenage life in the past
- a song about learning English
TALK ABOUT- ancient Rome and Egypt
- important historical figures
- similarities & differences between the British and the Greeks
- photos suitable for an exhibition
- your past habits and states
- your learning habits
WRITE- a history quiz
- a paragraph about your partner's past habits
Keywords: ancient history, education, numbers, tv programmes, radio programmes, technology, relative clauses, who, which, where, gerund, past simple, used to
Unit 6: Teens in action
In Unit 6 you will:
READ- a poster about recycling
- school environmental schemes on the Internet
- an advertisement for volunteers
- a quiz on a historical area in Athens
- a student's letter of application and CV
- an online article about the Kazantzakis museum
LISTEN TO- a radio news report on a school trip
TALK ABOUT- your experiences
- voluntary work
- learning by doing
WRITE- a letter of application
- your CV
- a Treasure Hunt task sheet
Keywords: environment, work, archaeological sites, present perfect simple, past simple
Unit 7: Tomorrow and beyond
In Unit 7 you will:
READ
- a student's e-mail about a summer course in England
- a diary entry
- an article about life in the future
LISTEN TO- a telephone conversation about a trip
- radio phone-in calls
TALK ABOUT- a trip to England
- differences in students' diaries
- bad habits & good intentions
- how you can use various objects
- teenagers' life in the future
- what your horoscope says
WRITE- a list of your good intentions
- a diary entry
- a horoscope of a famous person
Keywords: travelling, future technology, star signs, horoscopes, present continuous, be going to, future simple
Unit 8: In the papers
In Unit 8 you will:
READ
- students' articles about famous awards
- an English message in Braille
- an article about how to make a school newspaper
- newspaper headlines
LISTEN TO- an interview with a blind boy
- a conversation between students planning their school newspaper
TALK ABOUT- famous awards
- activities at different workplaces
- famous people with disabilities
- the results of an event
- your experiences
- what a newspaper headline reveals
WRITE- an article about awards around the world
- an English message in Braille
Keywords : awards, braille code, punctuation marks, disabilities, school newspaper, simple present passive, simple past passive
Unit 9: Happy summer holidays! (review)
In Unit 9 you will:
READ
- a web page about a teen camp
- teenagers' e-mails about their holidays
- a teenager's e-mail about the European Union
LISTEN TO- a conversation about the European Union
TALK ABOUT- unusual sports & eco-holidays
- travelling
- the European Union
- your favourite painting
WRITE- a letter to an English-speaking friend giving information about travelling in Europe
Keywords: review