Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency tobecome effective communicators. Viewpoint 1 Student's Book is for young adultand adult students who have reached an upper-intermediate level of Englishproficiency (B2). Each of the 12 units in this book teaches the language, skills, and strategies that students need to progress beyond intermediate leveland to speak and write in English naturally, effectively, and appropriately. From the same author team as the ground-breaking Touchstone series, Viewpoint 1also draws on the Cambridge International Corpus which underpins a highlyeffective approach to teaching English language.
In HI 2, Units 6 to 10 of the bookViewpoint 1 will be covered.
Unit 6: In to the future
· Function/topics
Talk about futureof money technology clothing *give a presentation.
· Grammar
Describe futureevents with be, describe future events with be going to, willmay, might
use modal verbs for expectation guesses, offers.
· Vocabulary
Expression used ingiving presentation *Nouns for people
· Conversation strategies
Use would or, dyour opinion *respond with expressions such as I think so
· Reading
An articledescribing ways that governments can take responsibility for the citizen
happiness
· Writing
Write a paragraphfor an essay about government *use expression to add ideas
Unit 7: Gettingalong
· Function/topics
Talk about getting along with friends and family • Compareexperiences of growing up in
different types of families • Share views ondealing with difficult friends
· Grammar
Use phrasal verbs • Use infinitives and -ingforms after adjectives, nouns, and pronouns
· Vocabulary
Phrasal verbs on the topic of house rules (have friendsover) • Idiomatic expressions (
drive your friend’s away, tagalong with someone
· Conversation strategies
Make your meaning clear with expressions likewhat I’msaying isandI mean• Use
expressions such asI have to sayto show that you want to make a strong point
· Reading
On the Mercy Ships• An interview with Dr. Leo Cheng, whose volunteer work with
Mercy Ships changeslives in developing countries
· Writing
Write an email inquiry about volunteering • Useitas subject and object • Avoid errors
with verbforms
Unit 8: Food science
· Function/topics
Talk about farming, food, and nutrition• Share ideas foreating a healthy diet • React to
statistics
· Grammar
Use the passive to focus on information when talking aboutthe past, present, and future;
Use complements of verbsthat describe causes and effects
· Vocabulary
Human body parts and processes (heart, metabolism) • Noun and verb forms of the same
root (discovery, discover
· Conversation strategies
Use rhetorical questions to make a point ; Give exampleswith expressions such assuch
as, like, take, andforinstances
· Reading
On the Mercy Ships;An interview with Dr. Leo Cheng, whose volunteer work with
Mercy Ships changeslives in developing countries
· Writing
Write an email inquiry about volunteering ; Useitas subject and object ; Avoid errors
with verbforms
Unit 9: Success andhappiness
· Function/topics
Define and discusssuccess and happiness; Share stories about happy moments and times
when thingswent wrong
· Grammar
Use the determinersall, both, each, every, neither, noneof, no; Use -ingforms as educed
relative clauses, to escribesimultaneous events, and as subjects and objects
· Conversation strategies
Use expressions likeAs far as (success) is concernedto focus in on a topic ;Use
expressions likeAs far as I’m concerned / can tell
to give and soften opinions.
· Vocabulary
Expressions withget(get off the ground, getunder way, get off to a good start)
Synonyms (study=analyze)
· Reading
Unhappy? Maybe you’re not in the rightcountry!• An article describing ways that
governments can take responsibility for theircitizens ‘happiness.
· Writing
Write a paragraphfor an essay about whether governments are responsible for citizens’
happiness;Use expressions to add ideas; Avoid errors with in addition to, etc.
Unit 10 :Going places
Grammar extra
Reported speech: verbs and pronouns • Reported speech: timeand place expressions• other reporting verbs • Reportingverb forms
Vocabulary notebook
So amazing! • When youlearn a new word, make word forks with other words in thesame family
Writing
Write a survey article for a student magazine• Contrastideas • Avoid errors with although
Reading
The tourist threat• an article about the benefits and dangers of the touristindustry
Listening
More adventures in Bolivia• A woman tells a friend about her plans for a trip toBoliviaResponsible tourism• an eco-tourguide
Discusses things people can do to beresponsible tourists.
Speakingnaturally
• Silent vowels
Conversation strategies
Use expressions such asyou mean, so what you’re sayingis, andso I guesswhen drawing conclusions • Ask for moredetails
About someone’s ideas or opinions, usingin whatway
Vocabulary
Adjectives ending –edand –ing(amazed, amazing) • Synonyms (industries, businesses
Grammar
Use reported speech to report statements• Use reportedspeech to report questions and instructions
Function/topics