English Course B1.1

UNIT 1. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE Grammar focus Present simple review Adverbs of frequency Present continuous Theme/Lexical focus – Daily life/Activities Functional focus – Starting conversation/Meeting people Writing task – An informal letter to a pen pal describing your typical working day UNIT 2. WHAT’S YOUR FAMILY LIKE? Grammar focus Personal descriptions Have got/like/enjoy doing Saxon genitive Theme/Lexical focus – People/Parts of the body Adjectives of physical description Functional focus – Introducing people to each other Writing task – A short email describing your new girl/boyfriend to another friend UNIT 3. MOVING AROUND! Grammar focus – Past simple Theme/Lexical focus Transport Airport/holidays Functional focus – Enquiring about and buying a train ticket Writing task – A chronological narrative: writing about a disastrous holiday UNIT 4. A WINDOW TO ANOTHER WORLD Grammar focus – Past simple and past continuous Theme/Lexical focus – Books & Stories/Types of books Functional focus – Telling an anecdote Writing task – A story: students will be given a choice of titles UNIT 5. THE ANIMAL WORLD Grammar focus – Comparative and superlative adjectives Theme/Lexical focus – Zoo animals: Gorilla Functional focus – Joining a gym/sportsclub Writing task – Filling out a membership form UNIT 6. WHAT SHOULD I WEAR? Grammar focus – Countable and uncountable nouns Theme/Lexical focus Shopping and clothes Food Clothes Functional focus Buying food How many/much…? Writing task – Writing a note: instructions for a shopping trip (what to buy and where, etc. UNIT 7. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Grammar focus – Present perfect: just, yet, already Theme/Lexical focus – Entertainment/Types of entertainment Functional focus – Giving and responding to invitations Writing task – An email to a friend: have you seen … yet? Would you like to go? UNIT 8. RUN FASTER, JUMP HIGHER, FEEL BETTER Grammar focus – Present perfect: for and since Theme/Lexical focus – Health & Sport/Adjectives describing sports Functional focus – Joining a gym/sportsclub Writing task – Filling out a membership form UNIT 9. TURN OFF YOUR PHONES, PLEASE Grammar focus – Passive (present) Theme/Lexical focus – Science and technology gadgets Functional focus – Asking for information in a shop Writing task – An essay: A gadget I couldn’t live without UNIT 10. WATCH OUT! Grammar focus Modals: advice, prohibition/obligation Need to/needn’t Theme/Lexical focus Safety/Safety equipments Dangerous jobs Functional focus – Giving advice (to someone who wants to do a dangerous job) Writing task – An email to a friend telling them what they need to bring on a camping trip.