A1+ Student’s Book Contents

LANGUAGE SKILLS
VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING SPEAKING

Starter unit Greetings ❯ The verb be; Subject and object pronouns ❯ Numbers ❯ Possession ❯ Classroom instructions ❯
p.4
School subjects Present simple: affirmative and An online message board Asking for help in class
Unit 1 School activities negative READING EXPERT: SPEAKING EXPERT:
At school Present simple: questions and short Reading for the first time Asking politely
p.9 answers WORD EXPERT: Days of the week
PRONUNCIATION: Present simple:
third person endings: /s/, /z/ and /
ɪs/
Free-time activities Adverbs of frequency An article about unusual hobbies Meeting new people
Unit 2 Likes and dislikes can and can’t READING EXPERT: Reading for SPEAKING EXPERT:
Free time PRONUNCIATION: can and can’t details Responding
p.21 WORD EXPERT: want (+ to) and
need (+ to)

Clothes Present continuous A live blog of a special event Making small talk
Unit 3 Countries and Present continuous and present READING EXPERT: Similar words SPEAKING EXPERT:
Let’s celebrate nationalities simple in English Keeping a conversation
p.33 PRONUNCIATION: the -ing form WORD EXPERT: Adjective + noun going

REVIEW CHALLENGE! UNIT 1 p.20 CHALLENGE! UNIT 2 p.32

Parts of a home there is and there are Competition entries Giving directions
Unit 4 Things in a home some and any READING EXPERT: SPEAKING EXPERT:
My space Prepositions of place and movement Understanding pronouns Checking information
p.45 PRONUNCIATION: some and any WORD EXPERT:
upstairs/downstairs; inside/outside

Family and friends was and were An article about memory boxes Talking about a photo
Unit 5 Common verbs Past simple affirmative READING EXPERT: Working out the SPEAKING EXPERT:
Memories PRONUNCIATION: Past simple -ed meaning of new words Giving interesting
p.57 endings: /d/, /t/ and /ɪd/ WORD EXPERT: information
Past time expressions

Electronic Past simple: negative and questions Interviews about favourite tech Telling a story
Unit 6 equipment Question words items SPEAKING EXPERT:
Cool tech Digital world PRONUNCIATION: did and didn’t READING EXPERT: Using intonation
p.69 Predicting content
WORD EXPERT: Compound nouns

REVIEW CHALLENGE! UNIT 4 p.56 CHALLENGE! UNIT 5 p.68

Healthy living Countable and uncountable nouns An infographic about health Giving advice
Unit 7 Parts of the body Quantifiers READING EXPERT: SPEAKING EXPERT: Being a
Healthy body, Modal verbs: rules and obligation Thinking about the topic good listener
healthy mind PRONUNCIATION: have to / don’t WORD EXPERT: Adverbs
p.81 have to and must / mustn’t

Adjectives Comparatives and superlatives A quiz about the natural world Asking for and giving
Unit 8 Weather will and won’t READING EXPERT: opinions
Wonderful PRONUNCIATION: ’ll Finding facts in a text SPEAKING EXPERT:
world WORD EXPERT: about, around and Disagreeing politely
p.93 roughly; just under and just over

Things to see and do be going to An article about staycations Making plans

Unit 9 Holidays Present continuous for the future READING EXPERT: Reading for the SPEAKING EXPERT:
Holiday time! Auxiliary verbs general idea Explaining why you can’t do
p.105 PRONUNCIATION: be going to WORD EXPERT: very and too something

REVIEW CHALLENGE! UNIT 7 p.92 CHALLENGE! UNIT 8 p.104

REFERENCE EXAM SKILLS pp.117–125 IRREGULAR VERBS p.126

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LISTENING WRITING GLOBAL GOALS GLOBAL SKILLS

Imperatives; Plurals ❯ Everyday objects ❯ a and an; this/that/these/those

An interview about an unusual A description of my VIDEO: School in Critical thinking p.15 Collaboration p.16
school school 1927 Social-emotional awareness p.12 Research p.17
LISTENING EXPERT: WRITING EXPERT: Creativity p.11 Cultural awareness p.18
Listening for details Using punctuation
Problem-solving p.19
WORD EXPERT: make and do

A radio programme about A personal profile VIDEO: Transformer Critical thinking p.23 Collaboration p.28
Virtual Reality WRITING EXPERT: boy Social-emotional awareness p.25 Research p.23
LISTENING EXPERT: Using conjunctions Creativity p.27 Cultural awareness p.30
Listening for the general idea
Problem-solving p.31
WORD EXPERT: Telling the time

Reports from festivals around the An informal email (1) VIDEO: A Cocos Critical thinking p.35 Collaboration p.36
world WRITING EXPERT: Malay wedding Social-emotional awareness p.37 Research p.39
LISTENING EXPERT: Using informal Creativity p.39 Cultural awareness p.42
Predicting content expressions
Problem-solving p.43
WORD EXPERT:
Months and seasons
CHALLENGE! UNIT 3 p.44
A tour of a home A description of a room VIDEO: Bringing Critical thinking p.47 Collaboration p.52
LISTENING EXPERT: Identifying WRITING EXPERT: also light Social-emotional awareness p.53 Research p.50
types of key information and too Creativity p.47 Cultural awareness p.54
WORD EXPERT: How + adjective Problem-solving p.55

A podcast about local events A year in my life VIDEO: Nadiya’s Critical thinking p.63 Collaboration p.62
LISTENING EXPERT: Taking notes WRITING EXPERT: family Social-emotional awareness p.59 Research p.62
WORD EXPERT: in and during Prepositions of time Creativity p.61 Cultural awareness p.66
Problem-solving p.67

An interview about the history of An article about life VIDEO: Bionic Critical thinking p.71 Collaboration p.76
computers before mobile phones Boots Social-emotional awareness p.73 Research p.76
LISTENING EXPERT: WRITING EXPERT: Creativity p.72 Cultural awareness p.78
Multiple-choice exercises Giving examples
Problem-solving p.79
WORD EXPERT: look

CHALLENGE! UNIT 6 p.80

Classes at a sports centre An informal email (2) VIDEO: Race to the Critical thinking p.89 Collaboration p.87
LISTENING EXPERT: True or false WRITING EXPERT: really Pole Social-emotional awareness p.85 Research p.83
statements Creativity p.88 Cultural awareness p.90
WORD EXPERT: Irregular adverbs Problem-solving p.91

A report from the coldest city on A description of a VIDEO: Volcano Critical thinking p.99 Collaboration p.99
Earth country adventure Social-emotional awareness p.97 Research p.95
LISTENING EXPERT: Words and WRITING EXPERT: Creativity p.101 Cultural awareness p.102
phrases with a similar meaning Using commas
Problem-solving p.103
WORD EXPERT: north, south,
east, west
A radio programme about holidays A blog about future plans VIDEO: Skylodge Critical thinking p.106 Collaboration p.108
LISTENING EXPERT: Listening for and dreams Social-emotional awareness p.112 Research p.111
opinions WRITING EXPERT: Creativity p.107 Cultural awareness p.114
WORD EXPERT: stay, relax, rest Talking about future
Problem-solving p.115
hopes and dreams

CHALLENGE! UNIT 9 p.116

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