Course Map Unit Structures Topics and Functions Skills Learner Training Review & Tests The present simple Introductions Speaking: introducing yourself and others Learning a language Unit 1 Practice do and be Social English Speaking and listening: asking questions 1 Adverbs of frequency Family, friendship and romance Pronunciation: identifying syllables p. 1 Writing: filling in forms there is/are Classroom language Speaking and listening: classroom instructions; Needs and priorities Unit 2 Practice have/has got Instructions asking and answering about transport and travel Units 1-2 Test* 2 Imperatives Describing people Pronunciation: word stress and schwa p. 18 Transport Writing: describing places Reading: postcards The present continuous What’s happening now and Speaking: talking about present activity Resources for language Unit 3 Practice There is/are + -ing around now Listening: song: Tom’s Diner learning 3 Eating and drinking Writing: describing a process p. 34 Containers Likes and dislikes The past simple Famous people Speaking: life stories Vocabulary (1): feelings Unit 4 Practice Time expressions In the house Reading: relatives from the city about vocabulary; Units 1-4 Revision 4 Adverbs of degree Pronunciation: verb endings knowing a word (p. 215) p. 50 Adverbs of manner Speaking and listening: restaurants Units 3-4 Test* Writing: adverbs The present perfect (1) Cause and effect Speaking and listening: recent events; Vocabulary (2): Unit 5 Practice yet and still Clothes getting ready vocabulary learning 5 Possessives Shopping Pronunciation: short forms strategies p. 66 Short forms Reading: shopping around the world Writing: punctuation Countable and uncountable Quantity and measurement Speaking: offering and requesting Language awareness: Unit 6 Practice nouns Areas of study Speaking and listening: complaints, making native and non-native Units 5-6 Test* 6 Quantifiers Health and the body an appointment speakers; formal and p. 82 The present perfect (2) Appointments Listening: in a library informal learning Zero conditional Writing: informal letters and emails Unit Structures Topics and Functions Skills Learner Training Review & Tests will Prediction and probability Reading and listening: global warming Communication Unit 7 Practice might Global warming Speaking and listening: directions and places strategies 7 The fi rst conditional Places and directions Pronunciation: silent letters p. 98 if and when Speaking: contradicting Writing: formal letters and emails Comparatives World records Reading and speaking: identifying missing Listening strategies Unit 8 Practice Degrees of comparison Free time information Units 5-8 Revision 8 Superlatives Sports Listening: song: A Bigger Heart; Buzkashi (p. 219) p. 114 Comparing quantity Ability Pronunciation: sentence stress Units 7-8 Test* good at Writing: linking words Modals Permission, necessity and Speaking: enquiring about rules Speaking strategies (1): Unit 9 Practice have/has to prohibition Listening: Sabay; song: Blowing in the Wind feelings and situations 9 some/any + thing/where/one Advice Pronunciation: -er and -or endings p. 133 Jobs and careers Writing: CVs; job applications Metaphor Reading: job and training advertisements The past continuous Biographies Speaking: describing people Speaking strategies (2): Unit 10 Practice when, while and during Describing people: feelings, Pronunciation: countries and nationalities Communication repair Units 9-10 Test* 10 Manner and state adjectives character, appearance, age Reading: biography; poem: The Wicked Postman p. 154 -ed and -ing adjectives Countries Writing: autobiographies going to Future plans Speaking: agreeing and disagreeing Grammar (1): feelings Unit 11 Practice The present continuous for Probability Reading: the internet about grammar; 11 the future Arrangements Pronunciation: word endings comparing grammar p. 173 no one/nothing/nowhere Geography Listening: songs: For No One and Nowhere Man Writing: developing an argument The passive Experience Speaking and listening: job interviews Grammar (2): mistakes Unit 12 Practice The present perfect (3) The arts Speaking: small talk and strategies Units 9-12 Revision 12 been and gone Social chat Pronunciation: past participles; intonation (p. 223) p. 190 Phrasal verbs Writing: charts and statistics; listing Units 11-12 Test* *in the Teacher’s Book Additional Material 210 Revision 215 Language Reference 232 Audioscripts 248 Unit One introductions – the present simple – adverbs of frequency – wh- questions – friendship, romance and family – fi lling in forms – language learning 1. Introductions 1.1 An introduction to introductions A. Look at the pictures. What’s happening? Jane, this is Hi, Htun Htun, and this is Si Si. Mi Chan! How are you? 2. Have some cake. 1. 3. This is How U Tin Maung from the school, and do you this is Di Green from the International do? I‛m Development Association. David Would 7. Johnston. you like a drink? 4. 6. 5. Please, call me Di. B. Number the missing sentences 1-7. - No, thank you. - I‛m OK. Very busy! - Yes, please. - How do you do? - Hi, Htun Htun. Hi, Si Si. - OK. Thanks. - Pleased to meet you, Ms Green. 1.1 C. Listen and check. D. Are these conversations in formal or informal English? Write them in the table. formal informal Would you like a drink? Yes, please. Have some cake. OK. Thanks. 1 UNIT 1 E. Without looking back, try to order the conversation. a. Tin Maung. b. Pleased to meet you, Ms Green. c. D-i. d. Can you spell that, please? e. I‛m Tin Maung. 1 - f. This is U Tin Maung from the school. And this is Di Green from the International Development Association. g. T-i-n M-a-u-n-g. How do you spell your name? h. Ton Mun… I‛m sorry, could you say that again, please? i. Please, call me Di. I‛m sorry, what‛s your name? 1.2 F. Listen and check. G. Practise the conversation with your partner. Take turns to be Tin Maung and Di. 1.2 Introducing yourself A. Complete the conversation about yourself. C. How do you tell people…? What‛s your name? I’m... 1. where you are from I‛m sorry, could you say that again, please? 2. what your job is 3. where you live Can you spell that, please? 4. your phone number B. Ask and answer the questions in pairs. D. How do you ask people for the information in C? E. Ask and answer the questions in pairs. 1.3 Social English In English, people usually ask How are you? (or something similar) when they see their family, friends or workmates. In other languages, people ask about food or activities. What do they say in your language? A. Practise these short conversations. 4. 1. How Fine How‛s it are you? thanks, and you? going? OK. 2. Not How so great. I don‛t 5. How are you? have a job, and my are you? Uggghhhh… dog died. 3. How Very 6. How Really do you do? well, thank you. are you? great! B. Rank the conversations from very informal to very formal. very informal 1 very formal UNIT 1 2 C. Look at the picture. What can Htun Htun say? Choose the best reply. Jane, this is Htun Htun. And this is Si Si. Hi Htun Htun. Hi Si Si. - Hi Jane. - Pleased to meet you. - How do you do? - Hello. How are you? 1.4 Introducing other people 1.3 A. Listen to these conversations. These people are all introducing someone. What information are they providing? a. name and organisation . d. , and . b. and . e. and . c. and . B. Work in groups of three. Practise introducing each other. Use different ways of introducing, both formal and informal. Use the examples in exercise A as a guide. 2. The Present Simple 2.1 Love and marriage A. Why do people get married? B. What do people like to do in their free time? Brainstorm reasons people get married. In groups, make lists using these verbs. listen to... read... play... watch... visit... go... C. These women are married. Read what they say about themselves. I have an important job, and I work very hard. I usually start work at 7.30am and fi nish at 9pm. In the evenings I sometimes watch TV, but I don‛t watch fi lms. I often go to bed late, at about 1am. I don‛t like spending money, because I want to buy a nice large house in the city. Myint Myint San San San Aye I sing I‛ve in a band, and I also got four small play the guitar. I usually go children, so I don‛t have much out at night, I don‛t like staying at free time! I never go to restaurants home – it‛s boring! At the weekends, I or cinemas. At the weekends, I usually often go to the hairdresser. I also visit my parents, or go to the market love dancing. I never drink and meet my friends. At night, I alcohol. always listen to the news on Ma Sein the radio. 3 UNIT 1 Here are their husbands. Who is married to whom? Min Min usually goes to bed late, and Michael likes playing with his children. Aung Mon studies hard. He goes to wakes up at 11am – he doesn’t like He sometimes organises football games university every day. He likes reading – getting up! He loves listening to music. at the weekends. He likes gardening, he reads books about history. He doesn’t He spends a lot of money on clothes – but he doesn’t like fl owers. He grows read story books. In the evenings, he he always wears fashionable shirts and vegetables. He loves cooking. At the visits his friends and talks about history. trousers. He never cooks or cleans. He weekends, he often cooks Indian food, He sometimes goes to teashops and often eats in restaurants. and invites friends to dinner. buys tea for his friends. 1.4 D.