Unit

Structural and lexical items

Functions

Themes/Situations

Unit 1

review of past simple and past continuous, review of   phrasal verbs, negative questions, question tags, passive verb forms with be   and verbs with get

names and titles, family details, education and   work, residential status

giving personal biographical info, reporting common   knowledge, stating and checking assumptions, reacting to statements in   conversation

giving biographical details, stating assumptions,   character profiles

Unit 2

to do vs. to go …ing, commenting to invite a   response, recycling of negative questions, recycling of question tags

describing a hobby, photography vocabulary

describing hobbies and interests, questioning   preferences and reasoning, commenting to invite a response, explaining and   defending points of view

leisure

Unit 3

abbreviated language in ads

review of adjectives and adjective order, quality   adjectives, adjectives for property and size, materials and finishes   vocabulary, modifying size (verbs)

understanding advertisements for property, renting   property, describing modifications to property, comparing expectations with   reality

buying and renting property, describing   modifications to property

Unit 4

review of the passive, describing topographical   features, understanding notes on a map, predicting change

farming, chemicals, flora & fauna vocabulary

speculating about the future, describing flora and   fauna

threats to the environment

Unit 5

abbreviated language in written notes and   instructions, to do vs. to make, present continuous with always, revision of   used to and would for past routine

daily routine, chores and utensils vocabulary

describing present and past routine, writing and   understanding brief notes and instructions, responding to requests,   demurring, refusing

present and past routines, accepting and refusing

Unit 6

using at all for emphasis, short responses ending in   to, review of verb + infinitive with   to, review of verb + object + infinitive with to, final prepositions in   questions

confident assertion, tentative assertion, expressing   doubt, expressing bewilderment

academics

Unit 7

review of adjective + preposition + -ing, use of   articles, extending and reviewing job vocabulary

formulating tentative questions and suggestions,   asking for permission, granting permission willingly, with reservations

jobs, working conditions, negotiating permission

Unit 8

abbreviated language in newspaper headlines, use of   speech marks in headlines when quoting, use of apostrophes

understanding   newspaper headlines, referring to and discussing news stories and current   affairs

newspapers and current events

Unit 9

to be supposed to, and + infinitive, review of   adjectives ending in –ed and –ing

art-related vocabulary

making and responding to suggestions, describing   works of art

describing art

Unit 10

present tense in a preface, mere, sheer, just   as/when, all of a sudden, informal clefts in a sentence, to say a few words,   without further ado, to change the subject…, as if/as though, like (similar   use)

telling a story (written register), giving an   account of past events, making formal and informal speeches

giving a speech

Unit 11

besides, in any case, generally, review of verbs +   -ing, review of prepositions of place, review of reported speech

travel and privatization vocabulary

contrasting positive and negative points in a   debate, making and changing transportation arrangements

public transportation

Unit 12

expressions of encouragement, review of present   continuous and present simple, emphasizing (strongly)

sports-related vocabulary

describing personal characteristics, understanding a   sports commentary, offering encouragement and support

sports

Unit 13

review of needn’t + perfect infinitive, adjectives +   a with as, with how, with too, inverted word order, regular word order,   questions as statements (emphatic), review of both/some/all/most/none of   which/whom

persuading – e.g. persuading someone to go and watch   a film, expressing strong personal views and feelings, describing performance

music and entertainment

Unit 14

conditionals to express the future, as/though, yet   used as although, despite/in spite of, anyway/anyhow, royalty, elections,   political vocabulary

taking part in a formal debate, expressing points of   view formally, contrasting positive and negative points in a formal debate,   discussing political and constitutional issues

politics and government

Unit 15

articles w/nationalities, broadly speaking, overall,   may as well, might as well, one (emphatic)

qualifying generalizations, referring to countries   and territories, giving tourist information to a foreign visitor

travel and tourism