Unit

Structural and lexical items

Functions

Themes/Situations

Unit 16

revision and extension of phrasal verbs (put, keep,   go), festival/tradition/celebration vocabulary

discussing traditions and celebrations, explaining   the historical background to national celebrations and traditions, describing   safety precautions

festivals, celebrations and traditions

Unit 17

overall review of plurals, irregular plurals, contrasting   quantifiers and different uses of quantifiers (many, much, a little, little,   a few, few), use of many/much in positive sentences in written register, a   piece of (information, advice), a/an with vowel sounds

describing and emphasizing quantities

the Internet

Unit 18

extension of imperatives (Please, will you..., Don't   be..., Just), unconventional tags (will you, aren't I), extension of adverbs   of frequency (most often, often not, not often, frequently)

understanding informal spoken English (native   speakers) – contractions, informal and slang usage

informal spoken register (analyzing register)

Unit 19

revision and summary of numbers (large numbers,   fractions, decimals), arithmatic (plus, minus, multiplied/divided by...)

describing numerical equivalents and conversion   factors (weights, measures and currency)

weights and measures (imperial and metric), currency   values

Unit 20

revision and extension of passives (it was   announced/confirmed/alleged/
  revealed, is thought/said/rumored/believed to be/have been), is/was to   (meaning is/was going to), extension of 'have something done'   (unplanned/unwanted actions)

understanding journalistic register, understanding   newspaper headlines (abbreviated style)

newspapers

Unit 21

would (meaning used to), revision (contrast) of used   to (past) and used to –ing (habits), revision (contrast) of remember to and   remember –ing, academic subject vocabulary, adult education and training   vocabulary

describing former ways of life, describing former   rules and obligations, describing education and training content

school days

Unit 22

letter-writing expressions and conventions,   adjectives/nouns describing personality traits (proud, pride...)

letter-writing, describing personal characteristics

letter writing

Unit 23

comparative adjectives with adverbs of degree,   advertising register (superlative adjectives – unbeatable, rock-bottom...),   idioms in advertising

understanding advertising language, making emphatic   comparisons (by far the best, so much better...)

advertising

Unit 24

mixed conditionals, would rather have, should be   –ing, Had I done (3^rd Conditional variant), extension of   'opinions' language (opposed to, object to), animal vocabulary

discussing types of animals (categories – farm   animals, wild animals, pets...), expressing strong opinions, debating the   current and possible future impact of past events (mixed conditionals)

the animal world

Unit 25

reported speech variant in spoken register (He said   he was/is), reported speech verbs (admitted/insisted/replied/
  agreed to / threatened to / apologized for...)

complaining, apologizing, defending a point,   reporting (disputes)

complaining and apologizing

Unit 26

inversion (not since, never before, at no time, no   sooner, under no circumstances, so little, not only), political vocabulary   (elections, public spending, taxation)

making forceful arguments, discussing political   issues, understanding political reports

politics and government

Unit 27

UK/US variants, country/nationality/citizen   vocabulary

This unit provides information about UK/US   differences and international English usage. In this sense it departs from   the style of other units in the course.

British and American English

Unit 28

contrastive treatment of all the future tenses   (present simple as future, present continuous as future, going to, will for   uncertain future, will for spontaneous decisions, future continuous, future   perfect simple, future perfect continuous, might, should)

expressing different degrees of certainty about the   future, describing interrelationships between future events

going on a cruise

Unit 29

contrastive treatment of all past and perfect tenses   (past simple, past continuous, used to, present perfect simple, present   perfect continuous, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous)

describe memories and experiences (good and bad)

past experiences

Unit 30

relating to quotes and proverbs (as ... once said,   there is an old saying, as the famous saying goes), one/one's/oneself

relating to quotations and humor
  (This is a light-hearted unit to end the course on a high note)

famous quotations and famous mistakes