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Reward
Elementary
Level |
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Lesson |
Grammar
and functions |
Vocabulary |
Skills
and sounds |
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1.
What's your name?
Introducing
yourself |
Present
simple (1): to be
Asking and saying who people are and where they are from |
Countries |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Sounds:
syllable stress
Speaking:
asking and saying who you are and where you are from |
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2.
This is Bruno and Maria
Jobs
and nationalities |
Present
simple (2): to be
Possessive adjectives
Articles (1): a/an |
Jobs |
Sounds:
syllable stress
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Writing:
writing a description saying who people are, where they are from
and what their job is |
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3.
Questions, questions
Personal
information
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Questions
Negatives
Short answers |
Forms
giving personal information |
Listening:
listening for specific information
Speaking:
using a model dialogue for guided speaking practice Writing:
completing a form; joining two pieces of information with and |
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4.
How many students are there?
A
brochure for a language school |
There
is/are
Plurals (1): regular
Position of adjectives |
Numbers
Classroom vocabulary
Adjectives to describe people or things |
Sounds:
pronunciation of numbers
Reading:
reading for specific information
Speaking:
talking about your ideal school Writing:
writing a brochure for you ideal school |
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5.
Where's my pen?
Personal
possessions |
Has/have
got
Prepositions of place (1) |
Personal
possessions |
Listening:
listening for context; listening for specific information
Sounds:
pronunciation of the alphabet
Speaking:
talking about personal possessions |
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Progress
check lessons 1-5
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Revision |
Organising
new vocabulary
Expressions to use when you don't understand |
Sounds:
syllable stress
Reading:
reading for main ideas Writing:
punctuation of sentences |
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6.
Families
Family
relationships |
Possessive
's and s'
Plurals (2): regular and irregular |
Members
of the family |
Sounds:
weak syllables
Reading:
predicting; reading for main ideas; inferring
Speaking:
talking about your family |
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7.
What's the time?
Customs
around the world at different times of day |
Present
simple (3): for customs and routines
Prepositions of time (1) |
Times of
the day |
Speaking:
telling the time
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Listening:
listening for specific information Writing:
writing an informal letter |
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8.
Home
The
home of a family in Russia |
Some
and any (1)
Prepositions of place (2) |
Rooms
Furniture
Parts of the house |
Sounds:
syllable stress
Reading:
reading for specific information
Listening:
predicting; listening for specific information
Writing:
completing a chart about different homes
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9.
How do you relax?
Different
ways of relaxing |
Present
simple (4): for habits and routines
Wh- questions
Third person singular (he/she/it) |
Hobbies |
Reading:
reading for specific information
Sounds:
third person singular present simple endings Listening:
listening for specific information Speaking:
talking about ways of relaxing in your free time |
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10.
Do you like jazz?
Different
kinds of entertainment |
Pronouns
Present simple (5): talking about likes and dislikes |
Entertainment
and recreation |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; reading for specific information
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
Sounds:
interested intonation in sentences Writing:
writing an advert for a penfriend |
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Progress
check lessons 6-10
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Revision |
Parts
of speech
Noting down new vocabulary
Features of a dictionary |
Sounds:
polite intonation
Reading:
reading for main ideas Speaking:
talking about lifestyles in Britain and in your country |
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11.
A day in my life
A
day in the life of a TV presenter |
Present
simple (6): saying how often you do things
Prepositions of time (2) |
Everyday
actions |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; understanding text organisation
Speaking:
talking about your typical day
Listening:
listening for specific information Writing:
writing about a typical day in your life using then, after
that and and |
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12.
How do you get to work?
Different
means of transport |
Articles
(2): a/an, the and no article
Talking about travel |
Means
of transport
Adjectives and their opposites |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; reading for specific information
Sounds:
listening and matching
Speaking:
talking bout how to get to work/school
Writing:
writing a paragraph on how to get to work/school |
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13.
Can you swim?
Talking
about what people can and can't do |
Can
and can't
Questions and short answers |
Skills and
abilities |
Reading:
reading and answering a questionnaire
Sounds:
strong and weak forms of can
Listening: listening
for specific information; listening for context
Speaking:
talking about personal abilities |
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14.
How do I get to Queen Street?
Finding
your way around town |
Prepositions
of place (3)
Asking for and giving directions |
Shops
and town facilities |
Listening:
listening for specific information; listening for main ideas
Reading:
predicting; reading for main ideas; reading for specific
information
Speaking:
talking bout shopping in Britain and you country
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15.
What's happening?
Describing
actions taking place at the moment
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Present
continuous |
Compass
points
Adjectives to describe places |
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
Sounds:
stressed words
Speaking:
talking about cities around the world
Writing:
writing a postcard to a friend |
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Progress
check lessons 11-15
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Revision |
International
words
Words from other languages
Words and expressions used in everyday language |
Sounds:
syllable stress; stressed information
Reading:
stressed words Speaking:
talking about cities around the world Writing:
writing a postcard to a friend |
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16.
Who was your first friend?
Talking
about childhood |
Past
simple (1): be |
Adjectives
to describe character |
Speaking:
talking about childhood
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
Sounds:
strong and weak forms of was
Writing:
writing true and false statements about your childhood |
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17.
How about some oranges?
Typical
food at different meals
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Some
and any (2)
Countable and uncountable nouns
Making suggestions |
Items of
food and drink |
Listening:
listening for specific information; listening for main ideas
Sounds:
plural nouns; in noun expressions with and
Speaking:
talking about eating conventions in Britain and your country |
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18.
I was born in England
Biographies
of Sting and Whitney Houston |
Past
simple (2): regular verbs
Have |
Words
connected with the music business
Important life events |
Reading:
predicting; reading for specific information
Sounds:
past simple endings
Listening:
predicting; listening for specific information
Speaking:
talking about the life of a famous person |
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19.
What's he like?
Talking
about appearance |
Describing
people (1) |
Adjectives
to describe people's appearance
Physical features |
Writing:
writing a letter giving a personal description
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
Speaking:
talking about typical appearance |
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20.
A grand tour
Visiting
cities in Europe |
Past
simple (3): irregular verbs
Yes/no questions and short answers |
Verbs
connected with tourism
Irregular verbs |
Sounds:
pronunciation of some European cities and countries
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
Speaking:
talking about a holiday |
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Progress
check lessons 16-20
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Revision |
Word
association
Word charts
Words formed from other parts of speech |
Sounds:
silent letter patterns; interested intonation in sentences;
syllable stress
Speaking:
playing a game called Twenty Questions |
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21.
Mystery
An
extract from an article about Agatha Christie |
Past
simple (4): negatives
Wh- questions |
New words
from a passage about Agatha Christie |
Reading:
predicting; reading for main ideas; reading for specific
information
Sounds:
weak stress of auxiliary verbs
Writing:
writing a short autobiography
Speaking:
talking about your life |
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22.
Dates
Special
occasions and important dates |
Past
simple (5)
Expressions of time |
Ordinal
numbers
Dates, months of the year |
Sounds:
pronunciation of ordinal numbers and dates
Listening:
listening for main ideas; understanding text organisation
Speaking:
talking about your answers to a quiz |
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23.
What's she wearing?
Clothes
and fashion |
Describing
people (2)
Present continuous or present simple |
Items of
clothing and accessories
Colours
Actions of the face, hand and body |
Listening:
listening of specific information
Reading:
reading and answering a questionnaire
Speaking:
discussing your answers to the questionnaire |
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24.
I'm going to save money
Talking
about resolutions and future plans |
Going
to
Because and so |
New verbs
from this lesson |
Reading:
predicting; reading for main ideas
Listening:
predicting; listening for main ideas
Writing:
writing resolutions; joining sentences with
because and so |
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25.
Eating out
Eating
in different kinds of restaurants |
Would
like
Talking about prices |
Food items |
Listening:
predicting; listening for specific information
Sounds:
pronunciation of like and 'd like
Reading:
reading for specific information
Writing:
writing a paragraph about eating out in your country |
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Progress
check lessons 21-25
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Revision |
Techniques
for dealing with difficult words
Word puzzles |
Sounds:
words with the same pronunciation but different spelling;
syllable stress; polite intonation
Writing:
preparing a quiz Speaking:
asking and answering quiz questions |
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26.
Can I help you?
Shopping |
Reflexive
pronouns |
Items of
shopping |
Listening:
listening for specific information; listening for main ideas
Sounds:
polite and friendly intonation
Speaking:
talking about shopping habits |
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27.
Whose bag is this?
Describing
objects and giving information |
Whose
Possessive pronouns
Describing objects |
Adjectives
to describe objects
Materials |
Speaking:
describing objects; acting out conversations in a Lost Property
office
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
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28.
What's the matter?
Minor
illness
Healthcare in Britain |
Asking
and saying how you feel
Sympathising
Should, shouldn't |
Adjectives
to describe how you feel
Nouns for illnesses
Parts of the body |
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Reading:
reading for specific information; dealing with unfamiliar
words
Writing:
writing an advice leaflet about healthcare for visitors in
you country |
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29.
Country factfile
Facts
about Thailand, United Kingdom and Sweden |
Making
comparisons (1)
comparative and superlative forms of short adjectives |
Adjectives
to describe countries
Measurements |
Sounds:
syllable stress; pronunciation of measurements
Reading:
reading for specific information
Listening:
listening for specific information Writing:
writing a factfile for your country |
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30.
Olympic spirit
Olympic
records |
Making
comparisons (2):
comparative and superlative forms of longer adjectives |
Sports
Adjectives to describe sports |
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about olympic sports
Writing:
understanding text organisation |
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Progress
check lessons 26-30
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Revision |
Adjectives
and opposites
Words Zigzag |
Sounds:
words which rhyme; stress patterns
Speaking:
conversation building for sentences
Listening:
listening for main ideas |
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31.
When in Rome, do s the Romans do
Customs
and rules in different countries |
Needn't,
can, must, mustn't |
New words
from this lesson |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about rules and customs in different countries
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information Sounds:
pronunciation of must and mustn't Writing:
writing advice and rules for visitors to your country |
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32.
Have you ever been to London?
Travel
experiences |
Present
perfect (1): talking about experiences |
New words
from this lesson |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Sounds:
strong and weak forms of have and haven't
Speaking:
talking about things to do in your town; talking about
experiences
Writing:
writing a postcard |
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33.
What's happened?
Talking
about good and bad luck |
Present
perfect (2): talking about recent events
Just and yet |
Adverbs
and their opposites |
Listening:
listening for specific information
Speaking:
talking about things you have and haven't done; acting out
conversations about good and bad luck
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34.
Planning a perfect day
Favourite
outings |
Imperatives
Infinitive of purpose |
Words
connected with outings |
Speaking:
talking about a perfect day
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Writing:
writing advice for planning the perfect day out |
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35.
She sings well
Schooldays |
Adverbs |
Adverbs
and their opposites |
Sounds:
identifying attitude and mood
Reading:
reading for main ideas; reading for specific information
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about achievement at school; performing an action in the
style of different adverbs |
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Progress
check lessons 31-35
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Revision |
Collocation |
Sounds:
words with the same vowel sound; word stress and a change of
meaning
Reading:
reading for specific information
Writing:
focusing on unnecessary words |
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36.
I'll go by train
Travel
by train and plane |
Future
simple (2):
(will) for decisions |
Features
of an airport and station |
Listening:
listening for specific information
Reading:
reading for specific information
Speaking:
acting out a role-play in a travel agent's
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37.
What will it be like in the future?
Talking
about the future |
Future
simple (2):
(will) for predictions |
Nouns and
adjectives for the weather |
Listening:
listening for specific information
Reading:
predicting; reading for specific information
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38.
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare
World
facts
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Active
and passive |
Verbs used
for passive |
Speaking:
talking about true and false sentences
Reading:
reading and answering a quiz
Listening:
listening for specific information
Writing:
writing a quiz about your country |
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39.
She said it wasn't far
Staying
in a youth hostel |
Reported
speech: statements |
Items
connected with travel |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Listening:
listening for specific information
Writing:
writing a letter of complaint
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40.
Dear Jan .... Love Ruth
A
short story by Nick McIver |
Tense
review |
New words
from this lesson |
Reading:
predicting; reading for main ideas
Listening:
listening for specific information
Writing:
writing a different ending to the story |
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Progress
check lessons 36-40
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TO TOP |
Revision |
Prepositions
Word association |
Sounds:
syllable stress
Speaking:
playing Reward Snakes and Ladders |
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