Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction and determining students readiness using placement test

Week 2 - Theoretical

Unit 1 - Talk about friendship and communication (1A), Subject and object questions, Friendship and communication, Three monologues: Online friendships, Article: But are they real friends?, Things you have done recently

Week 3 - Theoretical

Unit 1 - Describe experiences in the present (1B) & Give and respond to opinions (1C), Present simple and present continuous, Gradable and extreme adjectives, Word stress: extreme adjectives / Word groups, Giving and responding to opinions, At the flower shop, Article: Can you really learn a language in 22 hours?, Learning a foreign language / Giving and responding to opinions; Using me too / me neither

Week 4 - Theoretical

Unit 2 - Talk about experiences of work and training (2A), Present perfect and past simple, Work, Present perfect and past simple, Radio show: flexibility, Article: Not the best interview I've ever had!, Work and training experiences

Week 5 - Theoretical

Unit 2 - Talk about technology (2B) & Make and respond to suggestions (2C), Present perfect and present perfect continuous, Technology, Sentence stress: main verb / auxiliary verb & Sentence stress, Making and responding to suggestions, A problem, Article: What's your favourite app?, Interviewing classmates about technology use / Making and responding to suggestions; Sounding sympathetic or pleased

Week 6 - Theoretical

Unit 2 - Write an email giving news (2D) & Review and Extension, Writing an email giving news, Conversation: life changes, An email about a new job, Life changes, An informal email (Adding new information), More practice & WORDPOWER: look, Unit Progress Test

Week 7 - Theoretical

Unit 3 - Talk about a friendship (3A), Narrative tenses, Relationships, Linking sounds, Article: 60 years and 1,000 miles: How a word game brought two unlikely people together, The story of a friendship

Week 8 - Theoretical

Unit 3 - Talk about families (3B) & Tell a story (3C), used to, usually, Multi-word verbs, Sentence stress: multi-word verbs / Stress in word groups, Telling a story, Two monologues: being a twin / A mistake, Article: Twin tales, Family traditions / Reacting to what people say; Telling a story

Week 9 - Theoretical

Unit 3 - Write about someone's life (3D) & Review and Extension, Writing a biography, Conversation: great-grandparents, An email about how great-grandparents met, A member of your family, A biography (Describing time), More practice & WORDPOWER: have, Unit Progress Test

Week 10 - Theoretical

Unit 4 - Describe people and their abilities (4A), Modals and phrases of ability, Ability, Stress with modal verbs, Radio show: successful people, Article: When will I be famous?, Becoming successful at something

Week 11 - Theoretical

Unit 4 - Describe feelings (4B) & Offer and ask for help (4C), Articles, Personality adjectives, Intonation in question tags, Offering and asking for help, Two monologues: personality types / Asking for help, Article: Why the world needs introverts, Describing a person / Question tags; Offering and asking for help

Week 12 - Theoretical

Unit 4 - Write an informal online advert (4D) & Review and Extension, Writing an online advert, Three monologues: websites, Three online adverts, Things people use the Internet for, An informal online advert (The language of adverts), More practice & WORDPOWER: so and such, Unit Progress Test

Week 13 - Theoretical

Unit 5 - Talk about the future (5A) & Talk about if and when (5B), Future forms / Zero and first conditionals, Environmental issues / The natural world, Sound and spelling: /a?/ & Consonant clusters, Conversation: an environmental project / Interview: inventions inspired by nature, Web page: The Whitley Fund for Nature / Article: Animals have adapted to survive everywhere, Predictions about the future / The best place to experience natural beauty

Week 14 - Theoretical

Unit 5 - Give reasons, results and examples (5C) & Write a discussion essay (5D), Giving reasons, results and examples / Writing a discussion essay, Voiced and unvoiced consonants, Giving reasons, results and examples, Talking about possible jobs / Monologue: rescuing whales, An essay about water pollution, Giving reasons, results and examples; Giving yourself time to think / A quiz about whales, A discussion essay (Organising an essay; Signposting language), More practice & WORDPOWER: problem, Unit Progress Test