Reward - Map of the book - Pre-intermediate Level

Reward Pre-intermediate Level
Lesson	Grammar and functions	Vocabulary	Skills and sounds
1. Welcome! Hospitality customs in different countries	Present simple (1) for customs and habits Questions Adverbs of frequency	Hospitality: verbs	Listening: listening for main ideas Speaking: talking about suitable questions to ask people Reading: reading for main ideas Writing: writing simple sentences with adverbs of frequency
2. A day in the life of the USA Typical daily routines	Present simple (2) for routines: third person singular Expressions of time	Routine activities Meals Times of the day Matching verbs and nouns	Reading: reading for main ideas Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for specific information Sounds: third person singular present simple endings Writing: writing connected sentences about daily routines using and and then
3. Home rules Different ideas of 'home' in different cultures	Articles Plurals	Types of housing Rooms Furniture and equipment	Reading: reacting to a passage and comparing information in a passage with personal opinion Speaking: talking about typical homes and ideas of 'home'
4. First impressions Impressions of Britain and the USA	Verb patterns (1): - ing form verbs Talking about likes and dislikes	Positive and negative adjectives Matching nouns and adjectives	Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring Sounds: strong intonation for likes and dislikes Speaking: talking about likes and dislikes
5. Take a closer look Describing a situation	Present simple and present continuous	Words for everyday transactions, such as shopping Identifying verbs and nouns; grouping words according to subject	Speaking: talking about people's lifestyles; describing a situation Sounds: Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for context
Progress check lessons 1-5 BACK TO TOP	Revision	Words with more than one part of speech Choosing useful words Starting a Wordbank	Sounds: third person singular present simple endings; interested intonation Speaking: talking about customs and traditions of hospitality Writing: punctuation of sentences; writing about customs of hospitality
6. Surprising behaviour An extract from The Kingdom by the Sea, by Paul Theroux	Past simple (1): regular and irregular verbs	New words from a passage by Paul Theroux Adjectives and nouns which go together	Reading: reading for main ideas; inferring Sounds: past simple endings Speaking: talking about surprising behaviour
7. The world's first package tours The life of Thomas Cook	Past simple (2): questions and short answers	Travel and tourism Nouns, adjectives and verbs which go together	Reading: reading for main ideas; reading for specific information Speaking: talking about important events in Thomas Cook's life; talking about experiences as a tourist
8. Something went wrong Travel situations when things went wrong	Expressions of past time So, because	Journeys by train, boat and plane Hotel accommodation	Listening: predicting, listening for specific information Speaking: talking about a situation where something when wrong Writing: writing a story about something that went wrong using and, but, so and because
9. Family life Portrait of a French family; typical families from different countries	Possessive 's Possessive adjectives	Members of the family	Listening: listening for specific information Sounds: weak syllables; contrastive stress Reading: reading for main ideas Speaking: giving general and/or specific information about families in your country
10. The town where I live Venice; talking about the advantages and disadvantages of life in your home town	Have got	Town features and facilities Adjectives to describe towns	Listening: listening for specific information; listening for main ideas Writing: writing a description of the town where you live using and and but
Progress check lessons 6-10 BACK TO TOP	Revision	Word chains Compound nouns Categorising vocabulary	Sounds: syllable stress in words; friendly intonation Writing: predicting a story from questions Speaking: talking about past events; families
11. How ambitious are you? Talking about ambitions	Verb patterns (2): to + infinitive; going to for intentions, would like to for ambitions	Ambitions Verbs and nouns which go together	Reading: reading and answering a questionnaire Writing: writing a paragraph describing your ambitions using because and so
12. English in the future The role of the English language in the future of your country	Will for predictions	Jobs School subjects	Listening: listening for main ideas Sounds: syllable stress in words Speaking: talking about the future of English Writing: writing a paragraph about what people think about the future of English
13. Foreign travels Planning a trip to South America	Going to for plans and will for decisions Expressions of future time	Equipment for travellers	Listening: listening for specific information Speaking: planning a trip
14. In Dublin's fair city Finding your way around town	Prepositions of place Asking for and giving directions	Towns features Adjectives to describe bars	Reading: reacting to a passage Listening: listening for specific information Sounds: Speaking: giving directions around town
15. An apple a day Typical meals in different countries	Expressions of quantity (1): countable and uncountable nouns, some and any, much and many	Food and drink Meals	Listening: listening for specific information Speaking: talking about typical meals and food in different countries
Progress check lessons 11-15 BACK TO TOP	Revision	Word maps Nouns from verbs and nouns from other nouns Noun suffixes for jobs	Sounds: weak syllables; contrastive stress; polite intonation in questions Speaking: planning a lunch party for friends
16. What's on? Typical entertainment in different countries	Prepositions of time and place Making invitations and suggestions	Types and places of entertainment and related words	Listening: listening for specific information Speaking: talking about typical entertainment Writing: writing and replying to invitations
17. Famous faces Describing people	Describing appearance and character: look like, be like	Words to describe height, age, looks, build and character	Listening: listening for main ideas Speaking: describing people Writing: writing a letter describing your appearance
18. Average age Personal qualities at different ages	Making comparisons (1): comparative and superlative adjectives	Adjectives of character	Reading: reacting to a passage and comparing information in a passage with your own experience Speaking: talking about exceptional people Writing: writing sentences describing exceptional people
19. Dressing up Typical clothes in different countries	Making comparisons (2): more than, less than, as ... as	Clothes Colours Personal categories for organising new vocabulary	Reading: reading for specific information Sounds: weak syllables; weak forms; stress for disagreement Listening: listening for main ideas
20. Memorable journeys A car journey across the USA	Talking about journey time, distance, speed and prices	Numbers Words to describe a long-distance journey by car	Listening: listening for specific information Sounds: syllable stress in numbers Speaking: talking about a memorable journey
Progress check lessons 16-20 BACK TO TOP	Revision	International words Adjective suffixes Male and female words	Sounds: polite and friendly intonation Speaking: mutual dictation Writing: mutual dictation to recreate a story
21. How are you keeping? Your body and your health	Present perfect simple (1) for experiences	Parts of the body	Reading: reading and answering a questionnaire Speaking: talking about experiences
22. What's new with you? Talking about changes in your life	Present perfect simple (2) for past actions with present results	Political and social conditions	Listening: predicting listening for specific information Sounds: linking of /v/ and /s/ endings before certain verbs Writing: writing a letter describing recent changes in your life
23. It's a holiday Important national or local events and festivals	Present perfect simple (3): for and since	Words to describe important events and festivals	Listening: for specific information Sounds: weak form Writing: writing a paragraph describing an important national occasion
24. Divided by a common language? A comparison of British and American English	Defining relative clauses: who, which/that and where	American English words with different meanings in British English	Speaking: talking about useful types of English Reading: inferring Sounds: comparing American and British standard pronunciation; difference in specific phonemes Listening: listening for specific information
25. What's it called in English? Describing objects	Describing things when you don't know the words	Adjectives for shape, material, size etc Words to describe something if you don't know the English word Everyday objects	Listening: listening for main ideas Sounds: consonant clusters; word linking in sentences Speaking: describing everyday objects
Progress check lessons 21-25 BACK TO TOP	Revision	Verbs from nouns and nouns from verbs Noun suffixes Meanings of get	Sounds: Speaking: Talking about your travel experiences Writing: writing a paragraph about other students travel experiences
26. Safety first Safety instructions and rules	Modal verbs Must for obligation; mustn't for prohibition	Words to describe situations where safety instructions apply: on a motorway, in a train, at the border, in the street	Speaking: talking about safety instructions Sounds: linking of /must/ and /musnt/; insistent intonation Reading: reading about safety instructions Listening: listening for main ideas
27. The Skylight A short story by Penelope Mortimer	Can, could (1) for ability	New words from a story The Skylight	Speaking: talking about what you can or can't do; predicting what happens next in a story Listening: listening for main ideas; listening for specific information
28. Breaking the rules? Rules and customs in everyday situations in different countries	Can, can't (2) for permission and prohibition	Words to describe rules in everyday situations	Reading: reading and answering a questionnaire Sounds: strong and weak forms of can; American English can and can't Listening: listening for main ideas Speaking: talking about rules
29. Warning: flying is bad for your health Advice on staying healthy	Should and shouldn't for advice	Medical complaints Parts of the body	Reading: reading for specific information Listening: listening for specific information Speaking: talking about advice for staying healthy
30. Doing things the right way Behaviour and manners in different situations	Asking for permission Asking people to do things Offering	Words from a questionnaire about behaviour in social situations	Reading: reading and answering a questionnaire Sounds: polite intonation in questions Listening: listening for specific information
Progress check lessons 26-30 BACK TO TOP	Revision	Adjectives and nouns which go together Words with more than one meaning and part of speech Techniques for dealing with words you don't understand Word association	Sounds: polite and friendly intonation Speaking: talking about advice and rules for foreign visitors to your country Writing: writing some advice and rules for foreign visitors
31. My strangest dream An English woman talks about here dream in which the Queen came to tea	Past continuous (1) for interrupted actions When	Verbs and prepositions which go together Adjective and noun or noun and noun combinations Words for story telling	Speaking: predicting what happens next in a story Listening: listening for specific information Writing: writing a story using suddenly, fortunately, unfortunately, to my surprise, finally
32. Time travellers A true story about two women who travelled back in time	Past continuous (2): while and when	New words from a passage called Time travellers	Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas Speaking: talking about travelling in time
33. Is there a future for us? Two children give their views on the environment in the future	Expressions of quantity (2): too much/many, not enough, fewer, less and more	Geographical features and location	Reading: reading for specific information; inferring Speaking: talking about the geography of you country; talking about the environment
34. The day of the dead An article about Mexico's Day of the Dead	Present simple passive	Religion	Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas; reacting to a passage Speaking: talking about a ritual or festival in you country Writing: writing about a ritual or festival
35. Mind your manners! Table manners and behaviour in social situations	Making comparisons (3): but, although, however	Food Plates, cutlery etc. Cooking utensils	Reading: reading and answering a questionnaire Listening: listening for specific information Sounds: stress and intonation in sentences with but, however, although Speaking: talking and writing about table manners and social occasions in your country
Progress check lessons 31-35 BACK TO TOP	Revision	Multi-part verbs	Sounds: stress in multi-part verbs Writing: punctuating a story; inserting words into a story
36. Lovely weather The best times to visit different countries	Might and may for possibility	Weather	Reading: reading for specific information Writing: writing a letter giving advice about the best time to visit your country
37. Help! Emergency situations	First conditional	Words to describe emergency situations	Speaking: talking about emergency situations; predicting the end of a story Sounds: words linking in sentences Listening: listening for main ideas, listening for specific information
38. My perfect weekend Two people describe their perfect weekend	Would for imaginary situations	Luxuries and necessities New vocabulary from a passage called My perfect weekend	Speaking: talking about luxuries and necessities; talking about your perfect weekend Reading: reacting to a passage Sounds: linking of /d/ ending before verbs beginning with /t/ or /d/
39. The umbrella man A short story by Roald Dahl	Second conditional	New vocabulary from a story called The umbrella man	Reading: predicting; reading for main ideas; reading for specific information Listening: listening for specific information Writing: rewriting a story from a different point of view
40. How unlucky can you get? Unlucky experiences	Past perfect: after, when and because	New vocabulary from a story called How unlucky can you get?	Listening: listening for specific information Sounds: linking of /d/ in past perfect sentences Speaking: predicting the end of a story Writing: writing sentences using after, because and when
Progress check lessons 36-40 BACK TO TOP	Revision	Make and do Formation of adverbs	Sounds: stressed words Speaking: talking about difficult situations; preparing and acting out a dialogue
Communication activities Grammar section Irregular verbs Phonetic alphabet