Unit 1: I'm only human
LESSON 1:
- talk about the contrasts of tribal life with modern day life
- read a text about the tribes of the forest
- Introduce the grammatical form of the Present Simple and Present Continuous
- talk about how tribesmen are different to people in our culture
LESSON 2:
- listen to a radio interview which relates to the Amazon Indians
- listen two girls talking on the phone about a new boy in class
- write a letter in response giving as much information about yourself as you can
LESSON 3:
Keywords: present simple, present continuous, infinitive of purpose, question forms, huts, sticks, necklaces, vegetation, seeds, spears, collocations, tribal problems
Unit 2: Making a difference
LESSON 1:
- define each character in the pictures
- talk about why they were important historical figures
- read the text ''Her work touched many...'' and discuss what kind of things this woman did in her life
- introduce the concept of Past time
LESSON 2:
- listen to a monologue about a historical film called ‘Spartacus'
- listen to a dialogue between two friends. The friends are discussing a film that one of them has seen
- write a report
LESSON 3:
- a project in groups on someone in history who made a difference. The Project is called ‘That was his/her life'
Keywords: past simple affirmative, past simple interrogative, questions, where, what, jobs, professions, attitude, films, theatre
Unit 3: Technology in our lives
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LESSON 1:
- talk about inventions and how they changed the world
- learn how to use the Comparative and superlative adjectives
- learn the difference between fact and opinion
- a quiz: Let's buy it
LESSON 2:
- quiz
- listen to advertisements of products and fill in the missing
information
- write an e-mail to complain
- write a short note to a pen-friend
LESSON 3:
- design an advertisement to make the products sound attractive
Keywords: comparative, superlative, relative clauses, present simple, past simple, electronic gadgets, computers, computer accessories, words of persuasion
Unit 4: Communication
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LESSON 1:
- talk about the first impression (facial expression, the way someone is standing or sitting)
- modal verbs
- read the text: ''Body Talk''
- differences and similarities of expressions in different persons
LESSON 2:
- listen to a dialogue between two schoolmates
- role-play: describe a situation to your partner
- vary the meaning of a statement by changing the stress and intonation on different words
- write a description of a dream, exchange dreams with your partner, explain dreams
LESSON 3:
- design an outfit for a 13-year-old school student for a fashion magazine
Keywords: will, have to, should, simple present, modal verbs, gestures, clothes, fashion
Unit 5: Change and experience
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LESSON 1:
- introduce the form of Present Perfect, make a statement using the Present
Perfect
- difference between ''have been'' and ''have gone''
- read leaflets
- postcards
LESSON 2:
- the words ''since'' and ''for''
- talk about a bad experience
- listen to a telephone conversation between two friends
- correct a postcard
- make your own postcard to send to a friend
LESSON 3:
- write a short e-mail to a friend about the film ''El Greco''
- write a short report about a famous woman
Keywords: present perfect, past simple, ago, museums, artifacts, London sights, postcard, postcard expressions
Unit 6: What a waste!
LESSON 1:
- things we throw away in public places, recycling, educate people on the
benefits of looking after the areas they live
- the first two types of conditional sentences and the word unless
- 3 statements about environmental problems
- short texts about pollution and environment
LESSON 2:
- listen to a radio programme
- listen to a song
- talk about different environmental problems and the international or
national environmental organizations
- talk about solutions to dealing with the waste that people throw out
- write a letter to a friend to give your opinion
LESSON 3:
- create an awareness campaign
- the steps to create a piece of art from waste and junk
Keywords: first conditional, if, unless, pollution, rubbish, bi-nomial nouns, eco-art
Unit 7: Magnetism and the world we live in
LESSON 1:
- listen to the conversations between some teenagers and find out what the
mystery is
- grammar: Past Continuous and Used to
- game: Fact or Myth?
- listen to the guide in the Planetarium describing the life and work of the
scientists
- read two texts about magnetism and migration
LESSON 2:
- natural phenomena
- static electricity
- listen to a song
- story writing competition
LESSON 3:
- problems for migrating turtles
- project about helping turtles
Keywords: past continuous, used to, past simple, modal verbs, magnetism, animals, languages, environment
Unit 8: Getting around
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LESSON 1:
- means of transport in different countries
- make your own poster: Changes in means of transport through time
- idioms
- articles about transport
LESSON 2:
- relative Pronouns: who, which, where, when, how
- tag questions
- listen to the noises from a busy street in a big city. What sounds can you
hear?
- meaning of the signs
- write a semi-formal letter
LESSON 3:
- how Bikes for the World could help the people in Namibia
- project: make a plan to get bikes for the people in Namibia
Keywords: question tags, relative clauses, who, which, where, when, how, comparative form, superlative form, means of transport, travel idioms, helping others
Unit 9: 'Keeping up appearances'
LESSON 1:
- Does the way you dress show people how you feel about yourself?
- make a list of items that are the latest fashion for young people today
- game: ask your partner what he/she would like to change about his/her appearance
- make a poster about trends in fashion
- listen to a piece of a song and guess what the song is about
- reading: Psychology in our lives (quiz)
LESSON 2: - idioms about clothing
- meaning, use and symbolism of clothes in the past and today
- listen to the guide of the Byzantine Museum talking about the clothes that the people in the Byzantine period wore
- role play: Buying clothes
- writing: 'Teen worries'
LESSON 3: - write a short note to tell your friend where a museum is and what kinds of things she/he can see there
- design clothes for a competition
Keywords: second conditional, wish, character, status, clothes, clothes design
Unit 10: A material world
LESSON 1:
- read the text: ''A Plastic World''
- find what will be used in the future to make different products
- find what raw materials are produced in different countries
- what materials will be used in future?
LESSON 2:
- listen to a school lesson on the History of Silk
- mini project
- silk and social status in the past
- write an email on behalf of a company manager to give explanations to a customer
LESSON 3:
- ancient Constructions & Mysteries
- prepare your lecture about the Antikythera Mechanism
Keywords: passive voice, made of, used for, question form, raw materials, silk, ancient buildings, instruments