Business studies
Function/topics
Talk about relationships,marriage, and family life. Discuss the most important issues to consider before etting married. Talk about the best ways to meet people. Evaluate the pros and cons of monitoring family members
Grammar
Use conditionalsentenceswithout if tohypothesize. Use whclauses assubjects andobjects
Vocabulary
Use expressionslike in the endand in a word tosummarize orfinish yourpoints.Use then and inthat case to drawa conclusionfrom somethingsomeone said
Conversation strategies
Binomial pairs
Speaking naturally
Bringing up baby? A student talksabout hisexperience with a“baby simulator.”Keeping tabs on thefamily A family counselordiscusses
Listening
usingtechnology to keeptrack of familymembers
Reading
Technology – is itdriving familiesapart?An article abouthow technologyimpacts familydynamics
Writing
Write a magazinearticle about how toenhance friendships. Express numberand amount withexpressions like anumber of, a greatdeal of.Avoid errors with anumber of, etc.Use expressionslike affect, havean effect on todescribe effects.
Vocabularynotebook
Now or never Use expressionsin sentences that arepersonallymeaningful
Grammarextera
More on inversionsMore on what clauseswhat clauses with passiveverbs and modals inwriting
History
Function/topics
Talk about peopleand events inhistory.Determine whatmakes a historicalevent“world-hanging
Grammar
Use the perfectinfi nitive torefer to pasttime. Use cleftsentencesbeginning withIt to focu
Vocabulary
Adjectiveantonyms(lasting –temporary;superfi cial –profound)Metaphors (sift,bring to life)
Conversationstrategies
Conversation strategies
Use expressionslike Let’s not gothere to
Speaking naturally
Sayingperfectinfi nitives
Listening
Tracing familyhistories Two friends talkabout their familybackgrounds.Citizen participation
Projects A lecturer describesprojects that helpuncover the past
Reading
The Ancient Lives Project An article about the collaboration between experts and volunteers inpiecing together the past
Writing
Write a narrative essay about your family or someone you know. Order events in the past.
Avoid errors with in the end and at the end
Grammar extera
More on perfect infi nitives The perfect infi nitive after adjectives and nouns More on cleft sentenceswith it + be it + be + noun phrase in writing
Engineering wonders
Function/topics
Talk about feats, challenges, and developments in engineering. Evaluate the priorities in research and development. Discuss the usefulness
Grammar:
Use –everwords in talkingabout unknownpeople orthings.Use negativeadverbs (never
not only) +inversion tostart a sentencefor emphasis
Vocabulary
Vocabulary ofengineeringprojects (erect,install) Verbs (interact,determin
Conversation strategies
Use expressionslike given orconsidering tointroduce factsthat support youropinions.Emphasize
negative phraseswith at all andwhatsoever
Speaking naturaly
Intonation ofbackgroundinformation
Listening
Other amazing feats Threedocumentariesdescribe marvels ofengineering.Is she for realA radio interviewabout a robot
Reading
RobotsAn article aboutthe widespreaduse of robots insociety
Writing
Write an essayabout whetherrobots can replacehumans. Expressalternatives.Avoid errors with would rather /rather than
Vocabulary note book
How do you doit? Ask yourselfquestions usingnew vocabulary
Gramme extera
whatever, whichever, andwhoever as subjects andobjects Patterns with howeverand whateverMore on inversion Inversion with modalsand in passive sentences
Currentevents
Function/topic
Talk about thenews, who reportsit, and how.Discuss if speed oraccuracy is moreimportant in newsreporting.Evaluate how muchyou trust what youhear or read in thenews
Grammer
Use –everwords in talkingabout unknownpeople orthings.Use egativeadverbs (never,not only
Vocabulary
inversion tostart a sentencefor emphasi
Gramme extera
whatever, whichever, andwhoever as subjects andobjects Patterns with howeverand whateverMore on inversion Inversion with modalsand in passive sentences
Unit 10 Currentevents
Function/topic
Talk about thenews, who reportsit, and how.Discuss if speed oraccuracy is moreimportant in newsreporting.Evaluate how muchyou trust what youhear or read in thenews
Grammer
Use –everwords in talkingabout unknownpeople orthings.Use egativeadverbs (never,not only
Vocabulary
inversion tostart a sentencefor emphasis
Conversation strategie
Highlight topicsby putting themat the start orend of what yousay. Use this andthese toHighlightinformation andthat and those torefer to knowninformation
Speaking naturaly
Stress andintonation
Listening
Other amazing feats Threedocumentariesdescribe marvels ofengineering.Is she for real?
A radio interviewabout a robot
Reading
Robots An article aboutthe widespreaduse of robots insociety
Writing
Summarize anarticle. Use subject-verbagreement. Avoid subject-verbagreement errorsin relative clauses
Vocabularynotebook
Trust yourinstincts .Find multipleverbs thatcollocate withthe same noun
Grammarextera
Simple vs. continuousinfi nitives More on perfectcontinuous infi nitives More on the subjunctiveThe subjunctive andconditional sentences
Is it real
Function/topics
Talk about whetherinformation is trueor not. Consider how youwould handle anemergency.Talk about whitelies and if they’reever acceptable.Discuss if artforgers are still trueartists
Grammar
Use be to to refer to fi xed or hypothetical future events. Use passive verb complements
Vocabulary
Idioms andphrasal verbswith turn (turnover a new leaf,turn around) Words in context (lucrative,laborious
Conversation strategies
Use expressionslike That doesn’tseem right toexpressconcerns. Use to me, toher, etc. tointroduce anopinion
Speaking naturally
Stress inlongeridioms
listening
Online lies Two friends talkabout the lies thatpeople tell aboutthemselves online.Fakes of art! A radio programprofi les artist JohnMyat
Reading
Authenticating art An article aboutthe techniquesused to identifyart forgeries
Writing
Use it or lose it.Use newvocabulary inimaginaryconversationswith a friend
vocabularynotebook
Use it or lose it. Use newvocabulary inimaginaryconversationswith a friend
Grammarextera
More on be to; be due to,be meant to be to for orders andinstructions More on passive perfect infi nitives would rather
Psychology
Function/topics
Talk about beingindependent, thepsychology ofattraction, and thebrain.Discuss thedifferences betweenonline andin-personrelationships.Discussstereotypes
Grammar
Use objects -ing forms after prepositions and verbs. Use refl exive pronouns including to add emphasis and each other / one another. Vocabulary Conversationstrategies
Vocabulary
More formal adjectives (obsolete,portable) Adjectives into nouns (convenient– convenience;
easy – ease
Conversation strategies
Use expressions like I can see it from both sides and by the same token. Use to put it adverb to indicate your meaning behind an opinion
Speaking naturally
Stress in expression
Listening
eporter relates her conversation with Kristen Ulmer. What’s the point of research? Two people discuss the benefi ts and drawbacks of research.
Reading
Invention: inspired thinking or accidental discovery? An article about how inventions come about
Writing
Write an opinion essay about technological progress. Compare and contrast arguments.
Use it clauses passive to say what people think. Avoid errors with affect and effect
Vocabularynotebook
Pick and choose Create a thesaur
Grammarextera
common verbs,adjectives, and nouns object ing More on refl exive pronouns Referring to unknown people