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Reward
Intermediate
Level |
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Lesson |
Grammar
and functions |
Vocabulary |
Skills
and sounds |
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1.
Could I ask you something?
Personal
information; classroom language |
Asking
questions |
Language
learning and classroom language
Words for giving personal information |
Reading:
reading and answering and questionnaire
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Sounds:
polite intonation in questions
Speaking:
talking about personal information |
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2.
Going places USA
Plans
and arrangements |
Present
simple and present continuous |
Journeys
by train |
Listening:
listening with background noise; listening for main ideas
Writing:
completing a diary, writing a personal letter |
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3.
All dressed in red
Wedding
customs in different countries
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Describing
a sequence of event (1): before and after; during
and for |
Words to
describe weddings |
Reading:
reacting to a passage
Speaking:
talking about wedding customs Writing:
writing about traditional weddings in your country |
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4.
Are you a couch potato?
Leisure
activities |
Adverbs
(1): adverbs and adverbial phrases of frequency; talking about
likes and dislikes; verb patterns (1): to or -ing |
Adjectives
to describe likes and dislikes
Leisure activities |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about what you like doing in your spare time Writing:
writing about other people's favourite leisure activities;
linking words and, but and because |
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5.
Face the music?
Different
types of music |
Adjectives
(1): -ed and -ing endings; question tags |
Types of
music
Adjectives to express how you feel about something |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; inferring
Sounds:
intonation in question tags to show agreement or to ask a real
question
Speaking:
giving opinions about contemporary music Writing:
writing a short report; linking words on the whole, in my
opinion, the trouble is, in fact |
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Progress
check lessons 1-5
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Revision |
Countries,
nationalities and people
Techniques for dealing with difficult words
Starting a Wordbank |
Sounds:
stress change in words for countries and people, being aware of
speaker's attitude
Speaking:
describing a photo Writing:
joining sentences using after and before clauses,
writing a paragraph about New Year's Eve |
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6.
How we met
Friendship |
Past
simple and past continuous |
Nouns
and adjectives to describe personal qualities |
Reading:
jigsaw reading for specific information
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for details
Writing:
writing a paragraph about a special friend |
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7.
The way things used to be
Childhood
memories |
Used
to and would + infinitive |
News words
from a passage called Investing in memories
Nouns and verbs which go together |
Reading:
reading for specific information
Sounds:
stress and intonation when correcting someone Writing:
writing a paragraph about he way things used to be; linking
words when, after a while, eventually, now |
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8.
Cold, lost, hungry and alone
Experiences
in a foreign country |
Describing
a sequence of events (2): when, as soon as, as, while, just
as, until |
New words
from a passage called Cold, lost, hungry and alone |
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
Reading:
reading for specific information
Writing:
writing paragraphs about experiences in a foreign country;
linking words when as soon as, while, just as, until
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9.
Chocolate - like falling in love
Facts
about chocolate |
Non-defining
relative clauses; who, which, where |
Words
related to food |
Reading:
reacting to a text; reading for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about well-known people, things and places Writing:
writing about well-known people, things and places |
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10.
What did I do?
Social
gaffes around the world |
Verbs
with two objects; complaining and apologising; making requests |
New words
from a passage called What did I do? |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Listening:
listening for specific information
Sounds:
intonation in complaints and apologies Speaking:
talking about misunderstandings |
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Progress
check lessons 6-10
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Revision |
Adjectives
and strong equivalents
Adjective prefixes
Homophones |
Sounds:
linking words in connected speech; word stress in sentences
Writing:
deleting and inserting words Speaking:
talking about embarrassing incidents |
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11.
Do it now!
Organisational
skills and routine activities |
Present
perfect (1): already, yet, still |
Verbs for
household actions |
Reading:
reading and answering a questionnaire
Listening:
listening for specific information Speaking:
talking about domestic activities and personal organisation |
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12.
London Calling
Radio
news broadcasts |
Present
perfect continuous (1) for asking and saying how long |
Words
connected with news items; politics and military |
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Sounds:
word stress in sentences
Writing:
reconstituting a text
Speaking:
expressing opinions |
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13.
Fictional heroes never die
Famous
characters from fiction
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Present
perfect simple (2) and present perfect continuous (2) |
New words
from a passage called Fictional heroes never die |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about import events in your life
Writing: writing
a short biography
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14.
Twin cities
A
view of Prague |
Making
comparisons |
Town
features and facilities |
Listening:
inferring
Reading:
reading for specific information
Writing:
writing a description of a town, using linking words the main
reason why, another reason is that, both...and, neither...nor,
while, whereas
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15.
I couldn't live without it
Personal
possessions
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Adjectives
(2): order of adjectives |
Possessions
and objects around the home
Compound nouns
Nouns and adjectives which go together
Techniques for dealing with unfamiliar words |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Sounds:
stress in compound nouns
Speaking:
talking about personal possessions
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Progress
check lessons 11-15
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Revision |
Adjectives
and participles
Adjectives which go after the noun |
Sounds:
consonant clusters in end position; linking words in connected
speech; stressed words in sentences
Speaking:
describing objects |
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16.
Do it in style
Style
and fashion
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Asking
for and giving advice; must and should |
Clothes,
accessories, appearance
Material and colours
Techniques for dealing with unfamiliar words |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about fashion
Writing:
writing advice for visitors to you company |
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17.
Rose Rose
A
ghost story by Barry Pain
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Making
predations: may and might; going to and will |
New words
from a story called Rose Rose |
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
Speaking:
predicting Writing:
writing the ending of a story from a different point of view;
linking words although, in spite of + -ing |
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18.
What do you do for a living?
Jobs
and conditions of work |
Drawing
conclusions; must, can't might, could; describing
impressions |
Jobs
Adjectives to describe personal and professional qualities |
Speaking:
talking about your job or your ideal job
Sounds:
stressed syllables in words; intonation when disagreeing
Listening:
listening for specific information
Reading:
understanding text organisation |
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19.
Guided tours
Pilgrimage
to Santiago de Compostela
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Talking
about obligation, permission and prohibition |
Religion
and tourism |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; inferring
Sounds:
strong and weak forms of can, have to and must
Writing:
a description of rules in your country |
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20.
How unfair can you get?
Emotional
reactions |
Talking
about ability and possibility: can, could, be able to |
Compound
adjectives |
Speaking:
talking about personal qualities
Listening:
predicting; listening for main ideas; listening for detail;
listening for specific information
Writing:
re-telling the story from notes and from the listening activity |
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Progress
check lessons 16-20
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Revision |
Multi-part
verbs: phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs with objects |
Sounds:
different ways of pronouncing the letter a; linking words in
connected speech; consonant clusters in initial position
Speaking:
talking about unlikely statements Writing:
writing statements which must be, might be and can't be true |
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21.
Cinema Classics
Films |
Adverbs
(2): formation; giving opinions; emphasising |
Types of
films
Adjectives to describe opinions |
Listening:
listening for specific information; listening for main ideas
Sounds:
strong intonation for emphasising an opinion
Writing:
inserting words; writing the plot of a classic film
Speaking:
talking about classic films |
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22.
Wild and beautiful
Animal
conservation |
Adverbs
(3): position of adverbs and adverbial phrases |
Animals |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; evaluating a text
Speaking:
talking about environmental changes in the world
Writing:
writing about something which has changed with linking words
ago, then, today, in ...years' time |
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23.
Valentine
A
poem
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Reported
speech (1): statements |
Love
symbols
Techniques for dealing with unfamiliar words
Adjectives to describe personal characteristics |
Reading:
reading for specific information
Listening:
inferring; listening for main ideas Sounds:
reciting a poem Speaking:
talking about romantic things, people and places Writing:
writing a poem |
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24.
Medium wave
The
media |
Reported
speech (2): questions |
Newspapers,
television and radio |
Listening:
listening for specific information
Writing:
writing a report of an interview; linking words the reason
for this, because, another reason for this, besides
Speaking:
talking about the media |
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25.
A cup of tea
A
short story by Katherine Mansfield |
Reported
speech (3): reporting verbs |
New words
from a story called A cup of tea |
Speaking:
predicting
Reading:
predicting; reading for main ideas
Writing:
rewriting the story from another point of view |
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Progress
check lessons 21-25
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Revision |
Multi-part
verbs: phrasal verbs without objects and phrasal prepositional
verbs |
Sounds:
different ways of pronouncing the letter e; silent
consonants; stress when correcting someone
Speaking:
talking about yourself; responding to others |
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26.
Eat your heart out ... in the USA
American
regional cooking |
Giving
instructions and special advice |
Food
Ways of preparing food, ways of cooking, kitchen equipment |
Speaking:
talking about typical food from your country or region
Reading:
reading for specific information; reacting to a text
Listening:
listening for specific information; understanding text
organisation |
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27.
Home thoughts from abroad
Holiday
postcards |
Defining
relative clauses |
Holidays |
Speaking:
talking about holiday postcards
Reading:
reading for main ideas; linking ideas
Sounds:
pauses in relative clauses
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Writing:
writing postcards
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28.
Local produce
Things
grown and made in Britain |
The
passive |
Manufactured
and natural products
Words which go together
Techniques for dealing with unfamiliar words |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Speaking:
talking about typical food, drink or products of your town,
region or country
Writing:
writing about typical food, drink or products |
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29.
Just what we're looking for!
Looking
for somewhere to live |
Verb
patterns (2): need + -ing and passive infinitive;
causative constructions with have and get;
reflexive pronouns |
Adjectives
to describe things which go wrong with a house
Furniture and fittings
Jobs
Verbs for household maintenance |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Speaking:
discussing if you are houseproud; talking about homes
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30.
Sporting chance
New
rules for old sports |
Verb
patterns (3): make and let; infinitive constructions
after adjectives |
Sports and
sports equipment
Words which go together |
Reading:
inferring
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Sounds:
stressed words in sentences
Speaking:
talking about sport |
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Progress
check lessons 26-30
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Revision |
Verbs
and nouns which go together
Words which are sometimes confused |
Sounds:
different ways of pronouncing the letter i
Reading:
understanding text organisation
Writing:
inserting words and sentences |
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31.
I never leave home without it
Useful
objects and equipment |
Zero
conditional: in case |
Personal
possessions |
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Sounds:
syllable stress
Reading:
reading for main ideas Speaking:
talking about the things you always take with
you |
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32.
Politely but firmly
Letters
Complaining about a new car |
Describing
a sequence of events (3): as soon as; when and after
for future events |
Parts of a
car |
Speaking:
talking about making complaints
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Writing:
writing a letter of complaint |
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33.
Superhints
Practical
household advice |
Verb
patterns (4): infinitive of purpose; by + -ing; giving
advice; if clauses |
Household
objects and actions |
Reading:
reading for specific information
Sounds:
different pronunciation of vowels and diphthongs; weak forms in
connected speech
Listening:
listening for specific information
Writing:
writing household advice
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34.
The green tourist
The
effects of tourism on the environment |
First
conditionals |
New words
from a passage called Are you a green tourist?
Words which go together |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; inferring
Sounds:
stress and intonation in first conditional sentences Listening:
listening of specific information Speaking:
talking about the effects of tourism |
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35.
Lost in the pacific
The
story of Amelia Earhart |
First
conditional |
New words
from a passage about Amelia Earhart |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; understanding text organisation
Writing:
writing a paragraph about an unsolved mystery
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Progress
check lessons 31-35
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Revision |
Relationships |
Sounds:
different ways of pronouncing the letter o; syllable stress
Speaking:
talking about true and false information about Britain
Listening:
listening for main ideas |
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36.
What's your advice?
Letters
to a problem page |
Second
conditional; giving advice |
Relationships |
Reading:
reading for main ideas
Sounds:
linking words in connected speech
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Writing:
writing a letter of advice
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37.
You should have been here last week!
A
visit to Hong Kong |
Past
modal verbs (1): should have |
Tourism in
Hong Kong
Techniques for dealing with unfamiliar words |
Reading:
reading for main ideas; inferring
Listening:
listening for main ideas; listening for detail
Speaking:
talking about something you did wrong and which you regret
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38.
Now you see me, now you don't
Strange
and supernatural incidents
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Past
modals (2): may have, might have, could have, must have,
can't have |
New words
from three stories about strange incidents |
Reading:
understanding text organisation; inserting phrases
Speaking:
telling stories; speculating
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39.
Making the grade
Education
in Britain and the USA |
Expressing
wishes and regrets |
Education
Subjects that are studied at school or college |
Listening:
listening for specific information
Sounds:
intonation in sentences with if only
Speaking:
talking about important events in your educational career
Writing:
writing a description of the educational system in your
country; linking words like and unlike
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40.
The man who was everywhere
A
thriller by Edward D Hoch |
Third
conditional |
New words
from a story called The man who was everywhere |
Reading:
understanding text organisation; understanding a writer's
style
Listening:
listening for main ideas
Speaking:
predicting; discussing what you would have done Writing:
rewriting the story from a different point of view |
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Progress
check lessons 36-40
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TO TOP |
Revision |
Colloquial
language
Idiomatic expressions
Techniques for dealing with unfamiliar words |
Sounds:
different ways of pronouncing the letter u; silent letters;
linking words in connected speech
Reading:
understanding text organisation
Speaking:
reacting to a story |
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