Unit

Structural and lexical items

Functions

Themes/Situations

Unit   16

adverbs   of frequency, have to / don't have to, I'm a (job title), job vocabulary   (bank manager, police officer ...), clothing vocabulary (jeans, sweater,   skirt ...)

explaining   what somebody is wearing, describing obligations, describing frequency of   actions/events, giving and asking about job titles

clothes

Unit   17

too,   enough, extension of adjectives (long, short, new ...), object pronouns,   alternative formation of negatives of 'to be' (he's not), to like, to   agree/disagree

giving   opinions (too/enough), giving opinions and compliments about personal   appearance

opinions

Unit   18

present   continuous tense, now / at the moment, what's happening?, extension of basic   verb vocabulary (write, sit,
  drive ...)

describing   and asking about present actions

actions   in progress

Unit   19

would   like, to want, can (requests and possibility), too (also) / either   (negative), food and drink vocabulary (food types, meal courses)

understanding   a menu, describing food preferences, requesting a restaurant table and   ordering a meal

food   and drink

Unit   20

shape   vocabulary (square,
  circle ...), consolidation and extension of adjectives, this/that,   these/those, left/right, top/bottom, how long/wide is ... ?, length/width ...

describing   shapes and technical specifications, referring to near and distant objects

describing   objects

Unit   21

how   do I get to ... ?, turn right/left go straight on/ahead, on the right/left,   in front of, on the corner, over there, next to, behind, between, opposite /   across from, go up/down, upstairs/downstairs

asking   for and giving directions in the street, directions inside buildings,   describing position and layout

finding   your way

Unit   22

public-transportation   verbs (leave, arrive, land, take off), ticket types, could I ... ?, would   like to, I'm afraid, how long does it take?, how far?, how often?, frequency   (once/twice a ..., every)

understanding   and asking about timetables (air and train), making travel arrangements and   reservations

air   and train travel

Unit   23

months   of the year, seasons, years, ordinals, the date, on (date), in (month, year,   season)

giving   and asking about dates

the   calendar and festivals/celebrations

Unit   24

comparatives   (–er, more/less, better/worse, than, as ... as), superlatives (the –est, the   most/least, the best/worst), vocabulary – geographical features (mountain,   river, continent ...)

making   comparisons, describing geographical features, giving opinions (comparatives   and superlatives)

world   geography

Unit   25

consolidation   and extension of polite requests (may,   would you mind –ing?), certainly, sure, of course (not), why/because

checking   in for a flight, dealing with customs and immigration officials, making and   responding to polite requests, asking for reasons and justifying actions

customs   and immigration

Unit   26

past   simple tense (was(n't)/were(n't), regular verbs –ed, did in questions, didn't   in negative answers, had)

describing   and asking about situations in the past

life   in the past

Unit   27

irregular   verbs in the past simple tense

describing   past actions

a   bad day

Unit   28

some/any/no,   something/anything/nothing/
  everything, much/many/a lot/a few, if (zero conditional), geographical   vocabulary (bridge, coast, harbor ...)

describing   an urban environment, describing a rural environment, describing relative   quantity, describing leisure opportunities

describing   places

Unit   29

present   continuous with future meaning, going to, first / then / after that,   somebody/anybody/nobody /
  someone/anyone/no one

describing   and asking about plans and intentions, describing and asking about future   arrangements

plans   and arrangements

Unit   30

weather   vocabulary, will

giving   opinions/forecasts about the future, describing the weather

the   weather