Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to the course

Week 2 - Theoretical

Unit 6 - Talk about advice and rules (6A), Modals of obligation, Compound nouns, Word stress: compound nouns, Three monologues: culture shock, Article: Culture shock? There's an app to deal with that, Describing different cultures

Week 3 - Theoretical

Unit 6 - Describe food (6B) & Ask for and give recommendations (6C), Comparatives and superlatives, Describing food, Sound and spelling: /f/ and /v/ / Sounding interested, Asking for and giving recommendations, Radio show: vending machines in Japan / A special gift, Blog: Hungry adventures, Describing a special meal / Asking for and giving recommendations; Expressing surprise

Week 4 - Theoretical

Unit 7 - Talk about ideal houses (7A) & Describe a building, Modals of deduction, Buildings, Modal verbs: final /t/ and /d/ sounds, Four monologues: describing buildings, Web page: A more personal place to stay, Describing buildings

Week 5 - Theoretical

Unit 7 - Describe a town or city (7B) & Make offers and requests and ask for permission (7C), Quantifiers, Verbs and prepositions, Sentence stress: verbs and prepositions / Sounding polite, Making offers and requests and asking for permission, Conversation: comparing life in a town and a city / Visiting a friend's family, Web page: Five reasons why small towns are better than cities, Talking about where you live / Making offers and requests and asking for permission; Imagining people's feelings

Week 6 - Theoretical

Unit 7 - Write a note with useful information (7D) & Review and Extension, Making offers and requests and asking for permission, Conversation: a holiday in Florida, Article: Top five things to do... in and around Miami, Florida; A note, A recent holiday, A note with useful information (Offering choices), More practice & WORDPOWER: over, Unit Progress Test

Week 7 - Theoretical

Unit 8 - Talk about an interesting news story (8A) & Talk about podcasts, Reported speech, Sharing information, Sound and spelling: /g/ and /k/, Podcast: Pod-on-pod, Article: Thinking of making a podcast? Just give it a try!, Giving opinions about podcasts

Week 8 - Theoretical

Unit 8 - Talk about what other people say (8B) & Generalise and be vague (8C), Verb patterns, Reporting verbs, Sound and spelling: /h/ and /w/, Generalising and being vague, Interview: fake reviews / A job interview, Article: The restaurant that wasn't there, Describing experiences using reporting verbs / Generalising; Being vague

Week 9 - Theoretical

Unit 8 - Write an email summary of a news story (8D) & Review and Extension, Generalising and being vague, Monologue: a news story, A news story, Air travel, An email about a news story (Summarising information), More practice & WORDPOWER: in / on + noun, Unit Progress Test

Week 10 - Theoretical

Unit 9 - Talk about films and TV (9A), The passive, -ed / -ing adjectives, Sound and spelling: final -ed in adjectives, Conversation: film trailers, Article: To binge or not to binge..., Recommending a film or TV programme

Week 11 - Theoretical

Unit 9 - Give extra information (9B) & Recommend and respond to recommendations (9C), Defining and non-defining relative clauses, Music; Word-building (nouns), Relative clauses: pausing; Word stress / Showing contrast, Recommending and responding to recommendations, Three monologues: musical experiences / Planning an evening out, Article: The three best music festivals you've probably never heard of, A musical experience / Recommending and responding; Asking someone to wait

Week 12 - Theoretical

Unit 9 - Write an article (9D) & Review and Extension, Recommending and responding to recommendations, Two monologues: live music, A blog about staying at home, Live vs. recorded music, An article about a form of entertainment (Contrasting ideas; The structure of an article), More practice & WORDPOWER: see, look at, watch, hear, listen to, Unit Progress Test

Week 13 - Theoretical

Unit 10 - Talk about new things it would be good to do (10A) & Talk about imagined past events (10B), Second conditional / Third conditional, Sport; Adjectives and prepositions / Expressions with do, make and take, Sentence stress: would / Sentence stress: would and have, Conversation: trying new activities, Article: Searching for serendipity, Taking new opportunities / A past event that made life better

Week 14 - Theoretical

Unit 10 - Talk about possible problems and reassure someone (10C) & Write an email with advice (10D) & Review and Extension, Sounding sure and unsure, Talking about possible problems and reassuring someone, Making a marriage proposal / Monologue: volunteering, A web page about volunteering; Emails giving advice, Talking about possible problems and reassuring someone; Changing the subject / Volunteering, An email with advice (Advising a course of action), More practice & WORDPOWER: Easily confused words, Unit Progress Test