WEEK

UNIT

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

LANGUAGE SKILLS

NOTES

Sept.

1^st week

Unit 1

Starter unit

Plurals/ a, an, the/ subject pronouns/ Grammar words

Numbers/ Food and drink/ times/ days of the week

Hello! / Family and age/

Ordering in a cafe

2^nd week

Unit 2

Starter unit

Pronouns/ don’t/ do you…?/

Be/

Adjectives/ Numbers/ Everyday things

Questions/ personal information/ Me too

Oct.

3^rd week

Unit 1

People and places

The verb to be / There is/are/Present simple

Countries/ Describing people

Reading: My home town

Listening: An interview

4^th week

Unit 2

Free time

Verb forms/ Adverbs of frequency/ a, any, some, one

Free time activities/ Daily life/ Classroom

Reading: Do you have any free time?

Listening: Do you like…?

5^th week

Unit 3

Home

Prepositions of place

Can/ can’t

Local facilities

In the house

Reading: Where I live

6^th week

Unit 3

Home

Possessive adjectives and pronouns

Collocations

Listening: Problems at home

Nov.

7^th week

Unit 4

Holidays

Past simple – regular/ irregular verbs

Months, seasons, dates

Reading: A holiday in Ireland

8^th week

Unit 4

Holidays

Past simple negatives and questions

Going on holiday

Listening: Did you have a nice weekend?/ Public holidays

9^th week

Review 1

Writing 01

Writing 02

Revision units 1 – 4

Forms

Pen friends

10^th week

Unit 5

Shops

This/ that/ these/ those

Describing what you want to buy

Reading: Sale!/ A famous department store.

11^th week

Unit 5

Shops

Present continuous

Department stores

Listening: Who’s next?

Do you sell…?

Dec.

12^th week

Unit 6

Studying

Modifiers: quite, very, really

Subjects/ Languages

Reading: Bilingual’s better!

13^th week

Unit 6

Studying

Comparatives

School, university and college

Listening: What are you studying?/ A Russian education

14^th week

Unit 7

Family and friends

Auxiliary verbs: be, do, can

Relationships/ Describing people

Reading: Debate of the week: working parents/ A little help from your friends

Jan.

15^th week

Unit 7

Family and friends

Have to/ don’t have to

Jobs and activities in the home

Listening: Do you have any brothers or sisters

16^th week

Unit 8

Plans

Be going to + verb

More common activities

Reading: Government plans

17^th week

Unit 8

Plans

Would like to + verb

For and against

Listening: What are you doing now?/ I’d really like to…

Feb.

18^th week

Review 2

Writing 03

Writing 04

Revision -  units 5-8

 Cards

Making arrangements

19^th week

Unit 9

Experiences

Present Perfect 1

Good and bad experiences

Reading: Put it down to experience

20^th week

Unit 9

Experiences

Present perfect 2

Me too/ Me neither

Describing experiences

Listening: On holiday in Turkey

Different kinds of experiences

21^st week

Unit 10

Travel

Too/ too many/ too much

Trains and stations

Transport

Reading: Taxi

Mar.

22^nd week

Unit 10

Travel

Superlatives

Telling the time

Listening: A train ticket/

Recommendations in a hotel

23^rd week

Unit 11

Food

A lo of/ some/ any/ much/ many/a bit of

Restaurants/ food/ cooking

Reading: Vegetarians live longer

24^th week

Unit 11

Food

Invitations and offers

Checking

Listening: A restaurant in France/ Dinner with friends

25^th week

Unit 12

Feelings

Should / shouldn’t

Health problems

Feelings

 Reading: Economics and happiness/ Newspaper articles

26^th week

Unit 12

Feelings

Present perfect 3

Outcomes Elementary