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LEVEL 4Grammar

VocabularyStudents can…

Verb tenses – statements
Verb tenses – questions

News sections
Actions in the news

Preset perfect continuous
Verb + object + verb

Language-learning tips
Communicate . . . ornot?

Present passive
Time clauses

Food preparation
Tastes and textures

Second conditional
Past modals for
hypothetical situations

Polite and impolite
behavior
Word partners

Comparatives andsuperlatives
Reporting commands
and advice

Compound adjectives
Travel talkDefining relative clauses
Wish

Character traits
Tips to manage stress

Page 2

Classroom language

Unit 1

Pages 3–12

The news
A Stories in the news
B I totally agree.
C Survival stories
D Creating news

Unit 2

Learning outcomes

tell news stories
agree and disagree with opinions
ask questions and talk about a news story
discuss a news story

Pages 13–22
Students can . . .

Communicating
A Language learning
B One possibility is . . .

give and discuss language-learning tips
express interests
offer options
talk about ways of communicating
discuss their communication preferences

C Have her message me.
D Modern Communication

Unit 3

Pages 23–32
Students can . . .

FoodA Street food
B Sounds good to me.
C Mix and bakeD Future food

Unit 4

describe ways food is preparedgive and accept recommendations
describe steps in a recipe
discuss what people may eat in the future

Pages 33–42

Behavior
A The right thing to do
B I didn’t realize that.
C Doing things differently
D Acts of kindness

Unit 5

discuss how they would react to situations
express and acknowledge expectationstalk about past hypothetical situations
discuss ways to be kind

Pages 43–52

Travel and tourism
A Cities
B I’ll let someone know.
C Travel experiences
D My town, the best town

Unit 6Students can . . .

Students can . . .

make comparisons about cities
report and respond to a problem
report commands and advice
discuss ideas for a festival in their town

Pages 53–62

The way we are
A Who I am
B Sorry, but can I ask something?

Students can . . .

C Wishing for change
D Alternative therapies

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talk about character traits
interrupt politelyagree to an interruption
talk about present wishes
discuss ways to relax

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language

Listening andPronunciation

Reading andWriting

Speaking

Interactions:
Agreeing with an opinion
Disagreeing politely

Listening:
Today’s news
News reports basedon viewer-submitted
photosPronunciation:
Reduced vowel sounds

Reading:“Citizen Journalism”
A magazine article
Writing:
Become a citizen
journalist• Information exchange about news stories• Keep talking: Interview about news-reading habits• Opinions on reading the news
• Information exchange about headline news
• Keep talking: Board game to practice questions• A news blog

Interactions:
Expressing interest
Offering opinions

Listening:
Options for English
classesFavorite methods ofcommunication
Pronunciation:
Unreleased final
consonant sounds

Reading:“Too Much Information”
A magazine article
Writing:
A conversation inwriting• Discussion of improving English to communicate
successfully• Keep talking: “Find someone who” activity about
recent experiences• Role play about language class options• Personal anecdotes about communicating• Keep talking: Role play of body language• Class survey about most popular ways of communicating

Interactions:
Giving arecommendation
Accepting a
recommendation

Listening:
Healthy eating habits
The San Francisco
Gourmet Chocolate Tour
Pronunciation:
Linked consonant andvowel sounds

Reading:“What Will You Be Eating
25 Years from Today?”A magazine article
Writing:
A recipe• List of popular street foods• Keep talking: Description of festival foods• Role play about finding time to cook
• Description of an original snack• Keep talking: Interview about fun food facts• A plan for a food tour

Interactions:
Expressing an
expectation
Acknowledging an
expectation

Listening:
Cross-cultural differences
Radio talk show aboutacts of kindness
Pronunciation:
Reduction of have

Reading:“Make SomeoneHappy”
A magazine article
Writing:
An act of kindness• Interviews about reactions to different situations• Keep talking: Information exchange about reaction
to dilemmas• Information exchange about customs in different
countries• Information exchange about past hypothetical situations• Keep talking: Discussion of right and wrong decisions• Discussion about kind acts

Interactions:
Reporting a problem
Responding to aproblem

Listening:
Hotel problems
City festivals
Pronunciation:
Linking of same
consonant sounds

Reading:“Welcome to Medellin,
Columbia – The Cityof Everlasting Spring”
A website
Writing:
Creating a home page

• Comparison of different cities• Keep talking: Travel adventure game
• Role play about a hotel situation• Advice for foreign visitors• Keep talking: Interview about solutions to travel
problems• A plan for a town festival

Interactions:Interrupting politelyAgreeing to aninterruption

Listening:
Type A and Type B
personalities
Guided imagery
Pronunciation:
Stress in thought groups

Reading:“Therapies That Work!”
An article
Writing:
About relaxation• Discussion about job and personality matches• Keep talking: Discussion of birth order and personality• Discussion about personality• Information exchange about making wishes• Keep talking: Board game about wishes• Brainstorm creative ways to relax

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LEVEL 4
Unit 7

Learning outcomes

Grammar

VocabularyStudents can . . .

So and such
The passive

Positive and negativedescriptions
Verb and noun
formation

Past perfect
Third conditional

Prefixes: mis-, dis-,and reExpression withmake and get

Past modals forspeculating
Embedded questions

Suffixes -ful and -less
Mysterious events

Reported statements
Reported yes / noquestions

Three-word phrasal
verbs
Verbs + prepositions

Causative get and have
Future continuous vs.
future with willWord partners
Setting goals

Present continuous
passive
Infinitive passive
Linking words

Preventing pollution
Community
improvement

Pages 63–72

New ways of thinking
A Inventions
B Got any suggestions?

describe important inventions
elicit ideas
suggesting solutions
discuss how things have been improved
describe something they invented

C Accidental inventions
D Making life easier

Unit 8

Pages 73–82

Lessons in life
A Why did I do that?
B I’m sure you’ll do fine.

Students can . . .

describe events in the past
express worry
reassure someone
talk about how things might have beendescribe a memorable day

C What if . . . ?
D A day to remember

Unit 9Pages 83–92

Can you believe it?
A Everyday explanations
B I’m pretty sure that . . .
C History’s mysteries
D Unexplained abilities

Unit 10

speculate about everyday situations
express probability and improbability
ask and speculate about historical events
discuss the power of memory

Pages 93–102

Perspectives
A A traffic accident
B As I was saying . . .
C There’s always an explanation
D Seeing things differently

Unit 11

Students can . . .

Students can . . .

report what people saychange and return to the topic
report what people ask
discuss different perspectives

Pages 103–112
Students can . . .

The real world
A Getting it done
B Let me see . . .

talk about getting things donetake time to think in an interview
close an interview
ask and talk about future goals
discuss future careers

C Future goals
D My career

Unit 12

Pages 113–122

Finding solutions
A Environmental concerns
B That’s a good point.
C My community
D Getting involvedvi

Students can . . .

discuss environmental trends
support and not support an opinion
discuss ways to improve their community
discuss ways to raise awareness

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Functional
language

Listening andPronunciation

Reading andWriting

Speaking

Interactions:
Eliciting an idea
Suggesting a solution

Listening:
Unusual solutions tounusual problems
i-Cybie, a robot dog
Pronunciation:
Emphatic stress

Reading:“Technology Helps
Japan’s Elderly”
An article
Writing:
An Invention• Discussion of inventions• Keep talking: Promoting creative products• Vote on inventive solutions• Discussion of improvements to early innovations• Keep talking: Discussion of product improvements• Description of an original invention

Interactions:
Expressing worry
Reassuring someone

Listening:
Worrisome situations
Memorable days
Pronunciation:
Reduction of had

Reading:“Tuesday, January 9,2007”
A magazine article
Writing:
About a memorable day• Information exchange about past experiences• Keep talking: Picture story• Role play about difficult situations• Description of personal experiences that might havebeen different• Keep talking: Discussion of possible outcomes indifferent situations• Description of a memorable day

Interactions:
Expressing probability
Expressing improbability

Listening:
Mind-reading“The Magpies and theBell,” a South Korean
folktalePronunciation:
Intonation in embedded
questions

Reading:“The Woman Who
Can’t forget”
A magazine article
Writing:
An origin myth

• Discussion of possible explanations for unusual
everyday events• Keep talking: Speculations about pictured events• Information exchange about probability• Discussion of possible explanations for historicalmysteries• Keep talking: Descriptions and speculations about
unsolved mysteries• Story-telling from different cultures

Interactions:
Changing the topic
Returning to a topic

Listening:
Three conversations
about sports
Interview for the Proust
Questionnaire
Pronunciation:
Linked vowel sounds with/ w / and / y /Reading:“The Dress”
A lecture
Writing:
Questionnaire results• “Whisper the sentence” game to report what
people say• Keep talking: “Find the differences” activity about
eyewitness reports• Discussion about sports• “Find someone who” activity about famous people• Keep talking: Survey about general topics• Questionnaire about thoughts and values

Interactions:
Taking time to think
Closing an interview

Listening:
Plans to get things done
A job interview
Pronunciation:
Reduction of will

Reading:“Jobs of the future”
An article
Writing:
A letter of interest• Discussion about ways to prepare for an interview• Keep talking: Match the places and the activities• Role play about a job interview• Discussion of future goals• Keep talking: Survey about life in the futureInteractions:Supporting an opinion
Not supporting anopinionListening:
Bottled water and theenvironment
How people help solve
community issues
Pronunciation:
Rise-falling and low
falling tones

Reading:“El Sistema: Social
Change ThroughMusic”
A magazine article
Writing:
A letter to a communityleader• Discussion of environmental trends• Keep talking: Board game about the environment• Comparison of opinions about issues• Discussion about ways to improve the quality of life ofpeople in the community• Keep talking: A plan for a community improvement
project• Information exchange about raising awareness

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