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1 Beginner A1+. Virginia Evans - Jenny Dooley Contents Topics Vocabulary Reading Starter Unit alphabet; numbers (1-100);. (pp. 4-6) colours; classroom objects;. international English words UNIT 1 e-friends countries & nationalities - e-mails (pp. 8-15) famous people all - a factfile over the world - Curricular Cuts: Around the UK! (Geography). Module 1. UNIT 2 families family-related words; - TV guides (pp. 16-23) host families appearance; character adjectives; - an entry to a host family magazine camps activities - camp ads - Culture Clip: The British Royal Family Self-Assessment Module 1 (pp. 24-25) Across the Curriculum 1 & Songsheet 1 (p.)

2 26). UNIT 3 daily routines everyday activities; subjects; jobs - an entry to a song competition (pp. 28-35) jobs - an article on a mother who is a student - a quiz about the qualities of a police officer - Culture Clip: Home on the range! Module 2. UNIT 4 houses rooms; things in a house; - Queen Mary's Doll's House (pp. 36-43) interiors buildings - Home Exchange listing shops/places - notices - Curricular Cuts: In Good Shape! (Art &. Design). Self-Assessment Module 2 (pp. 44-45) Across the Curriculum 2 & Songsheet 2 (p. 46). UNIT 5 star signs star signs; food; containers; - an article about food preferences (pp.

3 48-55) menus utensils; portions according to star sign cooking - an article giving advice on cooking Module 3. instructions - Curricular Cuts: Calorie Lab (Maths). UNIT 6 weather and weather; seasons; months; - a cartoon strip (pp. 56-63) related feelings adjectives related to feelings; - The Bancroft Arnesen Expedition seasonal activities activities; clothes - Culture Clip: I Love New York! clothes Self-Assessment Module 3 (pp. 64-65) Across the Curriculum 3 & Songsheet 3 (p. 66). UNIT 7 famous people vocabulary related to ways of life - an article about the early lives of famous (pp. 68-75) ways of life in the in the past people past - a poem about the Cheyenne past habits & - an article about the Inuit activities - Curricular Cuts: The Birth of Youth Culture Module 4.

4 (History). UNIT 8 extinct animals parts of the body; animals - an article about extinct animals (pp. 76-83) animal stars - an article about the first chimp in space stories - beginnings and endings of a story - Literature Corner: Black Beauty Self-Assessment Module 4 (pp. 84-85) Across the Curriculum 4 & Songsheet 4 (p. 86). UNIT 9 tomorrow's world sports; sports equipment - an article about a typical day in the future (pp. 88-95) personal plans - an article about gap year activities future plans - Culture Clip: The new Wembley Stadium Module 5. UNIT 10 travelling words connected with travelling; - an article about etiquette in various (pp.)

5 96-103) personal natural features countries experiences - a poster with personal experiences personal changes - Curricular Cuts: A Ray of Sunshine (Science). Self-Assessment Module 5 (pp. 104-105) Across the Curriculum 5 & Songsheet 5 (p. 106). Special Days (pp. 108-111) Pairwork Activities (pp. 112-115) Word Perfect (pp. 116-120) Grammar Check (pp. 121-131). 2. Grammar Listening Speaking Writing to be; a/an; this/that spelling names; exchanging phone numbers; classroom language to be; question words - completing a talking about countries and - a pen-pal letter registration form nationalities; introductions & Portfolio: a registration form; a - identifying the greetings factfile for a country; a map of your language heard on country tape - completing short exchanges on introductions &.

6 Greetings have got; can; possessive - introducing one's describing physical appearance; - a postcard case/pronouns/adjectives family talking about character; talking Portfolio: a family tree; an entry to - deciding on what about abilities; asking for and a host family magazine; a famous presents to buy for offering help family from your country a host family present simple; like/love - a song talking about daily routines; - a job ad + -ing; prepositions of - identifying time expressing preferences; talking Portfolio: a song for a competition;. time; adverbs of about school subjects; telling the a paragraph about your daily frequency time; talking about jobs routine there is/are; plurals; - completing talking about houses; talking about - a fax message prepositions of place; information about location; giving directions Portfolio: a paragraph about your imperative Windsor Castle house; a home exchange listing - matching people to houses countable/uncountable - finding what people talking about food preferences; - a recipe nouns; some/any; are ordering ordering food; giving advice.

7 - a star sign menu much/many/a lot of - choosing the correct preparing food; talking about food Portfolio: a shopping list picture quantities present continuous; - a song talking about weather - a letter while on holiday comparisons - matching people to talking about how the weather Portfolio: a postcard; a poster with places in New York makes us feel; describing actions family activities; an article about happening now; buying clothes; your town/city comparing clothes ordinals; past simple - sorting information talking about dates of birth; talking - a biography (regular verbs); about a famous about the Cheyenne's way of life; Portfolio: a factfile about a famous prepositions of time; person talking about past habits & activities person; an entry for a website about used to what you used to do as a child had, could; past simple - completing describing animals; narrating - a story (irregular verbs) information about a events; showing surprise Portfolio: a paragraph about an Museum of Natural extinct animal; a paragraph about History/animal stars an animal star, a For Sale' poster for Black Beauty simple future.

8 Be going - completing making predictions about life in the - an e-mail to; present continuous information about future; talking about plans and Portfolio: ads; a paragraph about for future arrangements an organisation intentions an organisation; a short description of a stadium must/mustn't, can, - a song talking about travelling; talking - a letter giving news should/shouldn't; present - matching people to about personal experiences and Portfolio: a short paragraph giving perfect; superlatives countries personal changes; paying/ information about your country; an accepting compliments in English article about your travel experiences American - British Guide (p.)

9 132) Irregular Verbs (p. 133) Grammar Reference Section (pp. 134-141) Word List (pp. 142-151). 3. Alphabet 1 Listen and repeat. 2 Talk with your friend. A: What's your name? Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff B: Mario. A: How do you spell it? B: M A R I O. Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Numbers Xx Yy Zz 3 a. Read and write the numbers. Then, listen and repeat. 4 Listen and repeat. 10 ten 16 sixteen 1 .. 11 eleven 17 seventeen one two three 12 twelve 18 eighteen .. 13 thirteen 19 nineteen four five six 14 fourteen 20 twenty 15 fifteen .. seven eight nine 5 Read and match. * .. zero # 21 a hundred 22 ninety-nine b.

10 Make a telephone list with your 33 eighty-eight classmates' phone numbers. 44 fifty-five 55 seventy-seven 66 sixty-six Name Telephone 77 forty-four 88 twenty-one 99 thirty-three 100 twenty-two A: Hello, what's your name? B: Alex. That's A L E X. 6 Listen and circle. A: And your last name? B: Cotton. forty fourteen fifty fifteen A: Cotton? How do you spell it? ninety nineteen seventy seventeen B: C O Double T O N. A: What's your phone number? B: 409295. A: Thanks. 4. Colours 7 a. Look, read and match. b. Talk with your friend. A: What's your favourite colour? B: Blue. What about you? c. Put the colours in alphabetical order.